Archives: Speakers

Ntoudi Mouyelo 2022 speaker

Ntoudi Mouyelo brings a solid international banking and finance experience to Rwanda Finance Limited having worked as a senior executive in various international financial centres in Europe and Asia over the last 20 years. Ntoudi Mouyelo is specialized in risk management, structuring investment entities for financial institutions and large corporate. He has also developed an… Read more »

Dr. Amos Gyau 2022 speaker

Dr. Amos Gyau is the Regional Manager for Partenships for Forests, West and Central Africa region and leads the management of the regional team, implementation of the programme’s regional strategy, workplan and budget to achieve the regional targets. Dr. Amos Gyau holds PhD in agribusiness from the University of Goettingen and has interest in agriculture,… Read more »

Feker Tadesse 2022 speaker

Feker Tadesse is the Regional Programme Manager at Partnerships for Forests. Feker manages the East Africa portfolio across 5 countries. She has over 10 years of experience in sustainable land use, access to finance and food security. Feker Tadesse holds a B.A in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College and an M.P.A from Princeton University.

John Mundy 2022 speaker

John Mundy lead’s One Acre Fund’s efforts to connect climate finance and technology to Africa’s largest networks of smallholder farmers. John Mundy is a social enterprise and international development entrepreneur with extensive technology, food security and green economy strategy roles including: strategy lead for the World Food Programme’s Farm to Market Alliance, digital climate smart… Read more »

Olúwatóyìn (Toyin) Emmanuel-Olubake 2022 speaker

Olúwatóyìn (Toyin) Emmanuel-Olubake has over 14-years of experience investing and advising in growth markets, with a focus on West Africa. He is inspired by supporting entrepreneurs working to address complex issues in Africa with commercial solutions. He joined Novastar in 2021 from Acumen where he built a track record of identifying and partnering with dynamic,… Read more »

Nangula Uaandja 2022 speaker

Nangula Uaandja, a Chartered Accountant by profession is the CEO and Chairperson of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB). NIPDB, a Public Entity in the Presidency is tasked with the mandate of promotion and facilitating foreign and domestic investments as well as promotion the development of SMEs. Until December 2020, Nangula Uaandja served… Read more »

Edward Galante 2022 speaker

Executive Director of Mangwana Capital. Mangwana Opportunities Fund Investment Committee member since inception. Lead on agriculture and agribusiness for Mangwana with a specific remit to develop Mangwana’s agriculture portfolio from a strategic perspective for the past 4 years. Seasoned entrepreneur and financial expert. Previously, CEO /Founder of Zimbabwe Mortgage Company, CEO/ Founder of Houses for… Read more »

Nitin Nowjee 2022 speaker

Nitin Nowjee is director of investments and a member of the Africa financial services team at LeapFrog Investments. With a wealth of private equity experience and a strong network of financial services relationships across Africa, Nitin is a key figure driving change in this vast emerging market. In his current role, Nitin Nowjee focuses on… Read more »

Christophe Chabaud 2022 speaker

Christophe Chabaud is a Director at Innpact (Mauritius) Ltd a subsidiary of Innpact S.A. He is an investment management professional with several years of experience in impact investing and business development services, including market research, product development, marketing and program funding. Prior joining Innpact in 2012,Christophe Chabaud worked as an investment officer in the Middle… Read more »

Arnaud Gillin 2022 speaker

Arnaud Gillin is Partner and co-founder of Innpact. He is leading the fund setup services including feasibility analysis, definition of investment strategies, market studies, financial modelling and operational and legal implementation. With over 25 funding structures designed, Arnaud Gillin has developed a strong expertise in the structuring of impact investment funds which account today for… Read more »