Archives: Speakers

Mark Napier 2022 speaker

Mark Napier is the CEO of FSD Africa.  Mark’s early career (1989-2003) was in investment banking in the City of London where he advised growth companies on M&A and capital raising. He has now been involved in financial sector development in Africa for well over a decade. From 2004-2009 Mark Napier was CEO of FinMark… Read more »

H.E Linda Scott 2022 speaker

The High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia, H.E Linda Scott, arrived in London in December 2018. Her posting in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the second, as she began her diplomatic career in 1990 by opening the High Commission in London shortly after independence. High Commissioner H.E Linda Scott… Read more »

Anthony Nkinzo Kamole 2022 speaker

Anthony Nkinzo Kamole is the Managing Director of the Democratic Republic of the Congo National Investment Promotion Agency (ANAPI), and President of the International Network of Francophone Investment Promotion Agencies (RIAFPI). Prior to assuming this position, Anthony Nkinzo Kamole held the position of Partner specialized in Tax and Legal advisory at ABN Nzailu & Co… Read more »

Mamo Mihretu 2022 speaker

Mamo Mihretu is the founding CEO of Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH). EIH is a holding company that serves as a strategic investment arm of the government of Ethiopia. The company engages in strategic investments across a wide range of industries, with the objective of unlocking the country’s economic potential. EIH also owns and administers 27… Read more »

Bonaventure Okhaimo 2022 speaker

Bonaventure Okhaimo, is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Development Bank of Nigeria Plc. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Impact Credit Guarantee Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DBN. Bonaventure Okhaimo has over 25 years banking experience spread across Diamond Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Standard Chartered Bank, FCMB Plc, Unity Bank… Read more »

Matt Brehaut 2022 speaker

Matt Brehaut is a partner in the corporate team in Carey Olsen’s London office. Matt Brehaut advises on corporate and investment funds matters, with particular experience in the structuring and launch of investment funds. Matt Brehaut provides funds, fund service providers and fund promoters with advice on all aspects of the establishment, regulation and operation… Read more »

Alain Andre 2022 speaker

Alain André has been creating technoparks and companies for more than 30 years; to his credit, some twenty technoparks have been created in Europe, Asia and Africa, creating thousands of direct innovative jobs and tens of thousands of indirect jobs; the recent examples of the Ivory Coast, Egypt and Morocco are a good illustration of… Read more »

Elise Donovan 2022 speaker

Elise Donovan is the chief executive officer of BVI Finance and brings to the role wide-ranging work experience in Asia, North America, the Caribbean, and Africa. Elise has played a major role in expanding and deepening the BVI’s financial services footprint in cities around the world, specifically in the Asia Pacific region, through strategic relationship… Read more »