Archives: Speakers

José Reino da Costa 2020 Speaker

José Reino da Costa

José Reino da Costa: Millennium bim CEO and vice president of Impar Insurance Company since 2015. With a Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and a post graduate in industrial engineering and E- Business, as well as an MBA in management, José Reino da Costa has developed his carrer in top managerial positions in sectors such… Read more »

Rob Withagen 2020 Speaker

Rob Withagen

Rob Withagen is co-founder and CEO of Asoko Insight, Africa’s leading corporate data and market insights platform, offering data and insight on the continent’s most dynamic companies and the people who run them. Prior to starting Asoko, Rob spent over a decade working for emerging market consultancies. He led in-country research teams across the continent’s… Read more »

Fabio Scala 2020 Speaker

Fabio Scala

Fabio Scala is the founder of FurtherMarkets, an UK based Africa-focused consultancy. He previously led a London equity holding company into a portfolio of investments in Southern Africa, starting in Mozambique later expanding into Zimbabwe and Zambia. Fabio has also served as the Managing Director of Mozambique’s investment and development bank, where he was a… Read more »

Aly Ramji 2020 Speaker

Aly Ramji

Aly Z. Ramji is a Director at Mediapix Ltd., a media house in East Africa, where he is the Managing Editor of “The Exchange”(www.theexchange.africa), a finance and investment publication focused on Africa. Other publications that fall under his auspices include PesaTu a financial inclusion paper, an African travel site known as See Africa Today (www.seeafricatoday.com)… Read more »

Ik Izedonmwen 2021 Speaker

Ik Izedonmwen

Ikponmwosa “Ik” Izedonmwen has over 20 years Investment Banking and Corporate Finance experience in the manufacturing and financial services sectors. He had held senior position at Procter & Gamble, Citibank, First Bank of Nigeria and FSDH Merchant Bank. Ik is currently a Director at Verdant Capital and head of the firm’s Lagos office.

Tim Hoops 2019 Speaker

Tim Hoops

Tim has over 41 years experience in the oil and gas industry having graduated in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and a Masters of Science Degree in Global Energy Management for the U. of Colorado. Tim has extensive experience in project development in the USA and Australia. Working with junior explorers has… Read more »

Jake Kendall 2020 Speaker

Jake Kendall

Jake Kendall is the Director of the DFS Lab, an accelerator for high-potential entrepreneurs working to introduce innovative FinTech solutions to the developing world. Via tailored guidance and hands-on support from leading experts, the organization helps refine, grow and launch businesses that can transform the lives of the poorest, profitably and at scale. Formerly, Jake… Read more »

Cheryl Buss 2021 Speaker

Cheryl Buss

Cheryl Buss is currently the CEO of Absa International which includes Absa Securities United Kingdom. Among other responsibilities, Cheryl leads the bank’s international operations which ultimately enables a globally scalable business that drives connectivity with corporates and institutional clients through an independent international presence. Cheryl joined Absa in 2008 and managed the Global Clients Africa… Read more »

Peter Watkins 2021 Speaker

Peter Watkins

Peter is Director for University Relations in the Europe Middle East and Africa region. He develops relationships with the network of over 170 CFA Institute Affiliated Universities in EMEA that offer finance and investment programmes closely aligned to the content of the CFA® Program. CFA Institute has members and member societies in Southern, East and… Read more »