Archives: Speakers

Kevin Simmons 2022 speaker

Kevin Simmons is an experienced angel and venture capital investor who has co-founded several investing networks and syndicates in the US, UK, and Africa. He is now a General Partner with pan-African VC leader LoftyInc Capital Management’s (LCM) Fund 4 and a Venture Partner for LCM’s Fund 3. He leads the deal team for LCM… Read more »

Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana 2022 speaker

Trained in economics and international finance at the University of Johannesburg (undergraduate in Economics and Econometrics (cum laude)) and Honours in international trade and finance (cum laude), Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana quickly learnt that applying her trade requires adaptation to real world challenges, at least in the realm of an investment bank. Loyal to RMB, she has… Read more »

Samantha Pokroy 2022 speaker

Samantha Pokroy is the Founder and CEO of Sanari Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in growth companies emanating from Africa (mainly from South Africa) with regional and global scalability and exposure. They emphasize digital and human enablement to unlock business potential. Samantha Pokroy has eighteen years of private equity and venture capital… Read more »

Tarek Moharram 2022 speaker

Dr. Tarek Moharram is the former CEO of Nile Scan & Labs, a leading regional diagnostics platform in the MEA region, succeeding his late father Dr. Hazem Moharram, who had previously established the Egyptian diagnostics company (full imaging, cardiology, oncology, and labs) over 25 years ago. He is a graduate with double majors, holding a… Read more »

Segun Omoregie 2022 speaker

Segun Omoregie is a partner in the law firm of G. Elias. He leads the capital markets, private equity and M&A practice groups in the Firm. he has over 25 years experience in advising on novel and complex commercial deals involving local and international clients and actors in diverse sectors of the economy. Segun Omoregie’s… Read more »

Chris Low 2022 speaker

Chris Low is I&M Group Plc’s Regional Director for its East Africa businesses (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Mauritius), based in Nairobi. Also he advises a number of FinTech start-ups in Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria, sits on the Board of the Scottish African Business Association and is an Investment Committee member of JPIN Global Ltd… Read more »

Ozofu ‘Latunde Ogiemudia 2022 speaker

OZOFU ‘LATUNDE OGIEMUDIA is a partner in Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie’s corporate advisory, private equity and mergers & acquisitions teams. She co-heads the firm’s pro bono practice, which was one of the recipients of the 2018 TrustLaw Collaboration Award as well as the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Award for Africa in 2020. Ozofu ‘Latunde… Read more »

Rym Loucif 2022 speaker

Rym Loucif is the founding partner of Loucif + Co, an independent boutique law firm based in Algiers (Algeria) and specialising in business law. Prior to founding Loucif + Co, Rym Loucif practiced with American law firms in Paris (Willkie Farr and Gibson Dunn), as well as French law firms based in Algiers (Gide and… Read more »

Howard Montagu 2022 speaker

Howard Montagu is a qualified Chartered Accountant, with over 25 years’ experience gained in the fiduciary services, share registration, share plans, loan servicing, treasury management and IT industries across Europe. Howard Montagu has extensive experience acting in the roles of Finance Director, Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director and Regional Managing Director.

Thierry Vallet 2022 speaker

Engineer by trade, Thierry Vallet brings 20 years of experience to the Banking and Finance Industry since he is specialized in International Finance during his MBA at the prestigious School HEC. Thierry Vallet joined AfrAsia Bank as Founding Executive and Head of Strategic Development in 2007 and has been instrumental in shaping the Bank from… Read more »