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Ayo Salami 2021 Speaker

Ayo Salami

Ayo Salami is the CIO of EMIM. Ayo has been with EMIM (as part of Duet Group) since 2007 where he has been involved in the management of several investment strategies including long/only portfolios and Emerging Market Income. Ayo speaks regularly at conferences and leading academic institutions internationally on African financial markets. Ayo was named… Read more »

Guy Kamguia 2021 Speaker

Guy Kamguia

Guy is a Portfolio Director at Zebu Investment Partners where he primarily focuses on the development and execution of value creation plans for portfolio companies. Prior to Zebu, Guy was a Senior Manager on the Investments & Strategy team at Philafrica Foods, an investment holding company with a diversified portfolio of leading food processing assets… Read more »

Lolem Ngong 2021 Speaker

Lolem Ngong

Lolem B. Ngong is a seasoned Global Public Health professional, with more than 15 years of leadership in global health diplomacy and coordination of strategic partnerships to address threats to public health. Ms. Ngong serves as Chief of Staff at Amref Health Africa. An epidemiologist by training, Ms. Ngong has advised and led collaborations with… Read more »

Mikir Shah 2021 Speaker

Mikir SHAH

Mikir Shah has over 25 years of experience in Africa across multiple leading local and global financial institutions. In August 2020, in partnership with Helios Investment Partners – the largest private equity investor in Africa, Mikir became the co-founder and CEO of Africa Specialty Risks a (re)insurer that provides risk mitigating insurance solutions to African… Read more »

Anne-Marie Chidzero 2021 Speaker

Anne-Marie Chidzero

Anne-Marie is CIO of FSD Africa Investments, the investment arm of FSD Africa. A Zimbabwean, she is the former CEO of FSD Mozambique, and Co-founder of Alitheia IDF Managers, a private equity fund manager investing in women-led businesses. Anne-Marie has a wealth of experience in building African financial markets. Across her career, she has led… Read more »

Arnaud Gillin 2021 Speaker

Arnaud Gillin

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 has developed a strong expertise in the structuring of impact investment funds which account today for more than USD… Read more »

Amal-Lee Amin 2021 Speaker

Amal-Lee Amin

Amal-Lee is a passionate advocate for sustainable development. In 2019 she was recognized by Apolitico as one of the top 100 influencers on climate policy. Professional experience includes shaping and leading policy on climate change and development, sustainable energy and green finance within the UK Government; Chief of Climate Change at the Inter-American Development Bank… Read more »

Kecia Rust 2021 Speaker

Kecia Rust

Kecia Rust is the Executive Director of the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF). She is a housing policy specialist and has worked with both public and private sector practitioners in promoting access to affordable housing and housing finance in Africa for the past 20 years. Over the span of her career, Kecia… Read more »

Nzomo Mutuku 2021 Speaker

Nzomo Mutuku

Mr. Nzomo Mutuku, MBS, is the Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Benefits Authority in Kenya. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Mutuku worked at the National Treasury as the Senior Advisor, Financial Sector and Acting Director, Financial and Sectoral Affairs Department working on policy matters relating to financial sector development including financial inclusion, efficiency and stability…. Read more »

Paul Muthaura 2021 Speaker

Paul Muthaura

Mr. Paul Murithi Muthaura is the Chief Executive Officer of ICEA LION General Insurance Company Limited having previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer. Prior to this he was the Chief Executive of the Capital Markets Authority of Kenya, which he led from July 2012 to December 2019. In that period, the CMA was:… Read more »