Archives: Speakers

“Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe is the Vice President and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Botswana. He is also the Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington-South. He is the Vice President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and President of the Alliance for Progressives, one of the UDC’s member parties. Gaolathe is a highly… Read more »

Mohamed Salah Frad is an experienced investment executive and financial strategist, currently serving as the General Manager of UGFS North Africa and the President of ATIC. With extensive expertise in venture capital, impact investing, and fund management, he has been instrumental in fostering economic growth through innovative financing solutions. He has successfully structured and managed… Read more »

“Financial journalist running shows for CNBC and Bloomberg. Currently a Senior member of Bloomberg Intl TV, and launched a television program called, Next Africa (previously Africa Amplified) the first specialized program focusing on Africa in Bloomberg. Obtained a PhD in Development Studies from SOAS University. Worked in private equity in the Middle East. Extensive experience… Read more »

Mohamed leads fundraising and investing at Africa Climate Ventures. Prior to founding Africa Climate Ventures, Mohamed Founded and was the Managing Partner of Abacus Advisory and Abacus Financial Crime Advisory in South Africa. At Abacus, Mohamed facilitated the drafting of South Africa’s National Treasury strategy between 2006 and 2015. Mohamed has also long been an… Read more »

“Mobola works on finding and supporting the best technology firms in Africa and has dedicated herself to driving capital into the most attractive opportunities, placing funding in the hands of those best positioned to grow businesses at scale across emerging market economies. She enjoys unraveling the ‘why’ that drives technological marvels. She has worked as… Read more »

“M’khuzo Mwachande is a Zambia-based investment banker focused on originating and structuring infrastructure and energy transactions across Sub-Saharan Africa. He combines execution discipline with sharp commercial instinct, having led several complex transactions — including Zambia’s first listed corporate bond restructuring and capital raises across solar, hydro, and transmission infrastructure. M’khuzo works at the intersection of… Read more »

Mike is a coFounder and Managing Partner at Enza Capital, a multi-stage venture capital firm investing in teams using technology to tackle some of Africa’s most pressing challenges. An experienced venture investor and entrepreneur, Mike is a Kauffman Fellow and leads the firm from Nairobi. Kenya. He has worked across four continents and serves as… Read more »

“Michael Habte is the Managing Partner of Spero Advisory and a seasoned capital markets executive with over 15 years of leadership across global and African financial institutions. He recently served as the first Chief Operating Officer of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX), where he co-led the design, establishment, and successful launch of Ethiopia’s first organized… Read more »

“Michael Jenrich was brought up on a farm, did an agricultural apprenticeship and studied agriculture (MSc) in Germany and worked on several crop and animal production farms in Germany. Working and living in Africa since 1992, in practical farming, rural and agricultural development with private and public sector and international organisations. Agronomist with 35 years… Read more »

“Michael is an Investment Director at British International Investment (BII) with a personal focus on working with partners to increase lending into underserved markets through intermediated credit structures (private credit funds, guarantees and structured credit). Alongside this role, Michael is also Innovative Finance Lead for the Financial Services Group at BII – leading investment strategy… Read more »