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Robin Smither 2020 Speaker

Robin Smither

Robin Smither has over 16 years’ experience in Corporate and Investment banking with an extensive knowledge in global markets, investment banking and lending products. Robin was with Standard Bank for more than 11 years, spent 3 years in Mauritius as Head of Corporate Banking, followed by some time in South Africa as a senior banker… Read more »

Dalia Aga-Shaw 2021 Speaker

Dalia Aga-Shaw

Dalia is an Investment Director at CDC. She is responsible for investing and managing a USD 350 million portfolio of unlisted closed-end funds across Africa and Asia with a focus on integrating Environmental, Social and Governance standards and supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, Dalia is experienced at establishing new investment vehicles and… Read more »

Sarada Nya 2021 Speaker

Sarada Nya

Sarada Nya is an attorney at law at Cameroon and Paris Bars. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of NYA & Co. Her practice focuses on business law and more especially on corporate law, M&A, private Equity, corporate governance and Compliance. She also advises on new technology law, distribution law, intellectual property, energy law,… Read more »

Nick Crasner 2020 Speaker

Nick Crasner

Nick Crasner is the Chairman and Founder of Crasner Capital. One of the youngest people in history to own a regulated Investment Bank in the United Kingdom, Mr. Crasner is responsible for the strategic direction of Crasner Capital. Mr. Crasner, who has won multiple awards for deal making and entrepreneurship, originates and manages the Firm’s… Read more »

Ali Khalpey 2020 Speaker

Ali Khalpey

Ali Khalpey joined the EFG Hermes team in 2017 as CEO of Frontier Markets and brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, combining work in Investment Banking, Equity Sales and Asset Management. He began his career through the graduate training program with Mercury Asset Management in London in 1996. In 2002, Ali joined… Read more »

Terence Gale 2020 Speaker

Terry Gale

CHAIRMAN EXPORTERS CLUB WESTERN CAPE (2014 – CURRENT) VICE CHAIR PORT LIASON FORUM (PLF) (2016 – CURRENT) VICE CHAIR HONG KONG SOUTH AFRICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OVER SEE IMPLEMENTATION OF AfCFTA

Henry Agyei Asare 2021 Speaker

Henry Agyei Asare is a Mission Entrepreneur & Financial Analyst who believes there is enough value in each person with the right character and confidence development. Henry has a background in Accounting and Finance, Investment management, project management and research. He is a public speaker/training with considerable experience in human resource development. He has been… Read more »

Hayden Reinders 2021 Speaker

Hayden Reinders

Hayden is the Head of Business Development and Client Management at Prescient Fund Services South Africa. He is a Chartered Accountant (SA), having completed his training contract with KPMG. Hayden has worked at Deloitte in Dublin, Ireland, over the 2008/2009 financial crisis period, specialising in the audit of global investment funds and investment management companies…. Read more »

Novan Maharahaje 2020 Speaker

Novan Maharaje

Novan is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of transactional experience in corporate, project and trade finance. He heads up Capital Market Services at Ocorian, where he is responsible for carrying independent valuations and offering deal structuring and transaction services to our clients. Novan has accumulated significant exposure to various industries in Africa and… Read more »

Ketso Gordhan 2020 Speaker

Ketso Gordhan

Ketso Gordhan is currently the CEO of the SA SME Fund, which is the largest institutional investor in Venture Capital in South Africa. Having invested in existing VC funds, the SA SME Fund has additionally launched 4 new venture capital firms covering, BioTech, Hardware and Engineering, IP Commercialisation and Digital Innovation. Previously Ketso has held… Read more »