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Charles Robertson 2019 Speaker

Charles Robertson

Charles is a leading emerging markets specialist, who covers the global economic themes having the greatest impact on emerging markets. He is a lead author of The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa’s Economic Revolution (2012), and is often found on twitter @RenCapMan. Graduated from the London School of Economics in 1993 and worked at… Read more »

Opelo Motswagae 2021 Speaker

Opelo Motswagae

Mr Motswagae has vast experience in management acquired through various critical roles in mining, construction, project management and Corporate Banking sector. Prior to establishing and actively managing Ticano Group (Pty) Ltd, Mr Motswagae was working as a Transaction Banker – Multinational Corporates at Stanbic Bank Botswana until June 2015, driving trade finance structured solutions and… Read more »

Johnson Chukwu 2021 Speaker

Johnson Chukwu

Mr. Johnson Chukwu, Founder and Managing Director, Cowry Asset Management Limited; Chairman, Standard Alliance Insurance Plc; Chairman Fidelity Pension Managers Ltd; Chairman Virgin Forest Energy Limited; (B.Sc – University of Lagos; MBA – Lagos Business School (Pan Atlantic University, Lagos), Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA); Fellow, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria… Read more »

Kadidiatou Fadika-Coulibaly 2021 Speaker

Kadidiatou FADIKA-COULIBALY accumulates over 20 years of varied experience in corporate finance and investsment advisory acquired during various M&A, equity, and bond transactions. She began her career at SGI Hudson & Cie as a financial analyst in 1998 and left the company in 2000 to obtain an MBA from Howard University (USA). Kadi joins the… Read more »

Peter Maila 2021 Speaker

Peter Maila 

Peter is a member of CDC’s Africa Team, based in London. He supports CDC’s equity, debt and fund investment teams throughout Africa. Peter has worked in the private equity, investment banking and telecommunications industries for 20 years. Prior to joining CDC in 2012, he was Investment Director, Principal Investments at HSBC in London. Before that,… Read more »

Dan Farrell 2021 Speaker

Dan Farrell 

Mr. Farrell is the Chairman & CEO of Privos Capital, a global Multi-Family Office LP (MFO). Privos partners with single family offices, multi-family offices, sovereign and royal families, their funds, foundations, and portfolio companies, in leading financial centers, as well as in the BRICS, N-11, and Frontier Countries of the Emerging Markets. The firm’s main… Read more »

Wondimu Wolde Yohannes 2021 Speaker

Wondimu Wolde Yohannes

Qualified mining engineer with over 25 years of experiences working with international and local companies at both grassroots and senior management level in Africa and Europe with focus on mineral exploration, business development and programme management. Currently I am managing director of Nubian Gold Exploration Ltd, a UK and Ethiopia registered company engaged in gold… Read more »

Mohamed Reda 2021 Speaker

Mohamed Reda

Mr. Mohamed Reda is the Group Chief Executive Officer of SOLID Capital Group | Africa & GCC. Also, Reda is a Board Member at Egyptian Capital Market Association ECMA, Chairman of SOLID Capital For Financial Advisory S.A.E and SOLID Capital for Investment and Development S.A.E. Reda is a board member of a group of regional… Read more »

Daniel Kinder 2019 Speaker

Daniel Kinder is the Founder & Group CEO of Double Kingdom Holdings. Daniel was formerly the Managing Partner of Hanyang Group (Beijing), Co-Managing Partner of Park Avenue Equity Partners (New York) and began his career in the Financial Institutions Group at Credit Suisse First Boston (New York).

Philip Mutooni 2021 Speaker

Philip Mutooni 

Philip Mutooni is a Partner and Managing Director at Kuramo Capital Management, where he is responsible for sourcing, executing, and managing investments. In addition to his investing role, Mr. Mutooni heads the coverage of Kuramo’s strategic relationships, and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He is based in New York. Prior to Kuramo,… Read more »