Johannes Feist is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Microfinance Enhancement Facility (MEF), a Luxemburg-based public-private refinancing facility for MFIs globally. He also serves as Member of the Board of Finca Microfinance Holding, a global network of 20 microfinance banks in Africa, Latin America, the Caucasus and Asia. Furthermore he is independent member… Read more »
Olayemi Anyanechi is the founder and Managing Partner of Sefton Fross, a leading law firm in Nigeria. She is one of the leading finance lawyers in Nigeria and has more than two decades of experience advising clients in diverse areas of law. She represents various organizations and multinational companies, attending to the full range of… Read more »
Craig Courtney is a senior adviser specializing in innovative solutions for international development finance. He leads the Financial Advisory Services practice at ISF Advisers. Previously, he was Director, External Relations at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), where his duties included overseeing all resource mobilisation matters, strategic communications/advocacy, governance issues and private sector partnerships…. Read more »
Hasnen Varawalla is the Co-Head of Banking for Absa based in Johannesburg in which capacity he oversees the corporate finance, capital markets and M&A businesses. He has over 20 years of investment banking experience spanning Africa, Asia and Emerging Europe having advised on over 100 capital markets and advisory assignments. Prior to joining Absa he… Read more »
Sarah graduated from Oxford University in 1992 and worked in professional recruitment for ten years before moving into Emerging Markets Search in 2003 initially covering Financial Services in Russia and CIS. Having travelled extensively throughout East, West and Southern Africa, Sarah took the opportunity in 2008 to focus purely on the African markets. She co-founded… Read more »
Mr. Abdulmajid Mussa Nsekela, has been the Chairman of the Tanzania Bankers Association https://www.tanzaniabankers.org since 18th December 2018. He joined CRDB Bank Group https://crdbbank.co.tz/ early October 2018 as the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, coming from NMB Bank https://www.nmbbank.co.tz/ where he worked for 10 years overseeing the Retail Banking Business and its Operations. Prior to joining NMB Bank, he… Read more »
Currently Freddie focuses on Supply Chain Finance across Africa and South Asia for CDC Group. Looking to support the advancement of working capital liquidity to businesses in the most difficult markets. Experienced in export, trade, and supply chain finance. Proven track record in delivering bespoke financing solutions to global trade markets. Previously lead on an… Read more »
Daniel leads Branch’s product development and engineering organizations. Before co-founding Branch, Daniel held senior roles in product management and business development strategy at Kiva.org.
Howard Rosen studied law at Exeter College, Oxford University. He obtained his degree in Jurisprudence in 1978, qualified as an English solicitor in 1980 and after initially working in private practice, worked until 1988 as an in-house counsel for international leasing companies specialising in the legal and tax aspects of international finance. At the beginning… Read more »
Koen Peters is Executive Director at GOGLA, the association for the off-grid solar energy industry. Koen is a strong advocate of making market solutions work for public goods and believes the off-grid solar industry holds the key to the quickest, most cost-effective and overall best route towards universal energy access. Throughout his career he has… Read more »
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