Gabe is a seasoned entrepreneur with a distinguished track record in the technology and engineering sectors. He co-founded Global Switch, a leading data center operator, in 1998. Following his successful tenure, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Navisite Inc. (Nasdaq), a prominent cloud service provider. In 2005, Gabe returned to the UK to lead… Read more »
“A British-Somali strategist, entrepreneur and institutional leader with over two decades of international experience across the UK and the Horn of Africa. Prof. Fatumo has contributed UK expertise to the G20 South Africa Presidency, alongside senior advisory work spanning investment, institutional strategy and health systems. At the Somaliland Investment Summit, Prof. Fatumo will bring an… Read more »
“Born in Liverpool, where he grew up and was educated, Lord Polak spent over 25 years at Conservative Friends of Israel, latterly as Director, organising more than 150 delegations that took parliamentarians and parliamentary candidates to see Israel first-hand. He was awarded a CBE for political services in 2015 and was subsequently elevated to the… Read more »
Anas Ben Mejdoub is the CEO of Ryad, a London-based fintech holding company that acquires and operates the fintech rails of emerging markets, with a focus on Africa. He also co-runs London Africa Network, a community of around 700 founders, investors and operators working on the continent.
“Davey Gant is a Partner at Knife Capital, a venture capital investment manager that accelerates the international expansion of African innovation driven businesses through Knowledge, Networks and Funding. At Knife, he is Head of Legal and also leads strategic compliance and risk management across the portfolio, working closely with founders and management teams to build… Read more »
“• Kawien Ziedses des Plantes is Head of Sustainable Impact and member of the credit committee at Oikocredit International. • She holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Amsterdam and journalism from Syracuse University, New York. • As a certified integrated risk and sustainability advisor, she ensures all stakeholders are served and… Read more »
Pim Engels is a Senior Investment Officer in FMO’s Venture Capital team, where he leads FinTech investments across emerging markets with a focus on Africa, MENA, and Asia. In this role, he serves as an investor, relationship manager, and board representative for several FMO portfolio companies, as well as an LP representative for various venture… Read more »
Peter started his career in 1989 with Lloyds Merchant Bank managing its EM debt portfolios, and then worked at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. In 1993 he joined Banque Indosuez in Paris, working alongside Alexis Habib and several other members of what is now the Spinnaker Capital team. In 1999 he founded Exotix (now known as Tellimer),… Read more »
“Ms. Malebogo “”Lebo”” Kote is the Director of International Business at the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), based in London, UK. As a key leader within BITC, the Botswana National Investment Promotion Agency, she is responsible for spearheading international business expansion and driving investment promotion on a global scale. With over 15 years of… Read more »
“Marc Fayemi is a Principal in the Capital & Financial Markets Development Team (CFMD) within the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) based in London. Marc joined the EBRD in March 2021 and his responsibilities at CFMD relate to the development of new capital market products within the debt and equity capital market areas,… Read more »
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