Archives: Speakers

Mark Tindall 2025 Speaker

Mark Tindall is the Chief Executive Officer of Tana Africa Capital, a private equity organization focused on investing in consumer businesses in Africa. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Coca Cola Beverages Africa, Africa’s largest Coke bottler with operations in fourteen countries. Prior to that he worked in a range of roles for SABMiller,… Read more »

Marianne Vidal-Martin 2025 Speaker

“After a career in international cooperation, where she supported hundreds of young entrepreneurs and ESOs in Africa and the Middle East, Marianne Vidal-Marin was appointed Director of I&P Ecosystems in 2020. In this position, she leads I&P’s consulting, capitalisation, advocacy and training activities. In 2025, she co-authored the publication “”How Can African SME Funds Mobilize… Read more »

Malebogo Kote 2025 Speaker

“Ms. Malebogo “”Lebo”” Kote is the Director of International Business at the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), based in London, UK. As a key leader within BITC, the Botswana National Investment Promotion Agency, she is responsible for spearheading international business expansion and driving investment promotion on a global scale. With over 15 years of… Read more »

Mahen Abhimanu Kundasamy 2025 Speaker

“Mr. A. Kundasamy is a seasoned diplomat and corporate leader with over 25 years of high-level experience across public and private sectors. He has served as High Commissioner of Mauritius to South Africa and the UK, where he played a pivotal role in forging strategic economic and political partnerships, including landmark agreements with SADC nations… Read more »

Maelis Carraro 2025 Speaker

“Maelis Carraro is the Managing Partner of Catalyst Fund, an early stage VC fund and venture builder backing tech startups building a climate-resilient future in Africa. She has nearly two decades of experience in impact investing, climate finance, and technology-driven solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. Maelis has invested and supported nearly 100 startups… Read more »

Madleine Mwithiga 2025 Speaker

“Madleine is the Founder of ADAPTA Climate Finance Facility (ACFF) and a recognized Halcyon Fellow, specializing in climate-smart finance innovation. With 28 years of SME and agribusiness banking across 14 African markets (US$5Bn AUM), she co-developed the ADAPTA Climate Scoring Tool, a groundbreaking underwriting and risk management model for agricultural portfolios. She is also a… Read more »

Luni Libes 2025 Speaker

Luni Libes is a 30+ year serial entrepreneurs who for the past 14 years has been applying his innovations on the investing side of the table. The biggest of those efforts as co-founder/CEO of Africa Eats, an investment company using lessons from Berkshire Hathaway. The latest as co-founder/CEO of Tuesday Markets, the first public equity… Read more »

Luc-Etienne Dandrieu 2025 Speaker

Luc-Etienne Dandrieu is the General Manager of AlphaSeeds SA, leading efforts in philanthropic investment to support sustainable agribusiness in Africa. With a Master’s degree in Agriculture and Food, he has over 20 years of experience in R&D, operations, and business sustainability management, including roles at major food companies and Mercy Ships Switzerland. Passionate about food… Read more »

Loic Mackosso 2025 Speaker

“Here is a 250-word biography of **Loïc Mackosso**, based on public sources: — Loïc Mackosso is a prominent Congolese entrepreneur, legal advisor, and investment banker with more than 20 years of experience in project structuring, investment financing, and economic transformation across Central Africa. ([en.entourage.africa][1]) He is the Founder and Managing Partner of **ARIES Investissements**, a… Read more »

Loic De Canniere 2025 Speaker

“Loïc De Cannière is Founder of Incofin Investment Management, an impact investment fund management company. He has been the company’s CEO for more than 25 years. Loïc is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) and Board member of Finance Trust Bank (Uganda). Before he joined Incofin, Loïc… Read more »