Jean Kabese 2026 speakers

Jean Kabese is a Country Manager for the DRC where he leads the delivery of the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA), supporting the development of investment opportunities and facilitating engagement between businesses and development finance institutions. Jean has over nine years of investment and advisory experience across Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to relocating to the DRC, he was based in Johannesburg, where he worked in private equity covering investments across the region. His experience spans financial services, agriculture, energy and infrastructure, with a focus on investment analysis, transaction development and private capital mobilisation. Jean holds a BCom Honours in Financial Management from the University of Johannesburg and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).