“Partner and Head of East Africa for TLG Capital. Currently co-raising a $50M private credit fund tailored to funding needs of East African SMEs. The fund will deploy debt secured by strong collateral. Previously worked in transaction advisory and international development with PwC and Deloitte across East and South Africa.”
Alvaro has been part of the Speedinvest team for the past four years leading their fintech emerging markets initiatives. He’s supported entrepreneurs across the world in companies like Moove, Fairmoney and Revio in Sub-Saharan Africa, Khazna, Abhi and Pemo in MENAP and Fairplay and Morgana in Latin America.
Alex is an advisory manager at British International Investment (BII). He focuses on BII’s Financial Institutions portfolio as well as initiatives to unlock investment in frontier markets such as ARIA and Invest for Impact Nepal. He previously lived in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Nigeria working in consulting.
“Alderman James Vos is the Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth in the City of Cape Town. With a portfolio that covers matters of trade, tourism, investment and business support, James heads up a team that is instrumental in driving meaningful economic opportunity in Cape Town. During his time as a Public Representative, when he… Read more »
Holder of two postgraduate certificates, one in business law another in taxation, Albert is a CEMAC Certified Tax & Legal Advisor and a member of the Cameroon National Association of Tax Consultants. He is the Managing Partner of Phoenix Advisory. He is also Deputy Head of the Central Africa Sub-Region of Andersen Global, comprised of… Read more »
“Akshay Grover is the Group CEO at Cellulant responsible for driving the strategic direction and expansion of the business across Africa. Cellulant is a leading pan-African payments technology company that provides locally relevant and alternative payment methods for global, regional and local merchants. Guided by the goal of empowering global and local businesses operating in… Read more »
“Akinwole is a strategic & innovative thinker with board-based expertise in infrastructural project development, business management, financial economics and strategic leadership in gas & power sectors, where he has demonstrated proven track records spanning several countries. With over 20 years’ experience in the energy sector, Akinwole has led various executive teams in structuring, financing and… Read more »
“Aida is in charge of strategic partnerships in CDG Capital which is the investment bank, subsidiary of CDG, a major long term institutional investor in Morocco. Aida brings more than 15 years’ experience in financial advisory focused on public sector including green / climate financing specially in the capital market. Previously, she was an investment… Read more »
“Ahmad Coucha is the co-founder and CEO of FlapKap, the first and leading Revenue Based & Embedded Financing Platform in the MENA region. Prior to founding FlapKap, Coucha was the co-founder and Chief Strategy & Finance Officer of Kijamii, one of MENA’s largest and most awarded independent advertising agencies. On the academic side, Coucha finished… Read more »
“Mr. Ahmed Sobhy joined Banque Misr in April 2020 as the Chief Investment Officer with oversight over the bank’s principal investments in private equity, debt capital markets, and third-party assets under management. Mr. Sobhy joined with extensive experience in investing and investment banking in several locations, including the UK, the US, and Egypt, where he… Read more »