Archives: Speakers

Erick Yong 2019 Speaker

Erick is our CEO and co-founder and has helped developed our unique investment approach that combines funding, knowledge transfer, and capacity building. He is our specialist for working with startups, global strategy, and business development. Erick has traveled extensively since he was young and has lived in various countries while traveling with his parents. He… Read more »

Tanya van Lill 2019 Speaker

Tanya van Lill joined the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) in March 2017 as CEO, after a rewarding 10-year career at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). There, she fulfilled the roles of Director of Academic Programmes, and learning and development specialist, focusing on management and leadership development across a… Read more »

Matthew Gordon 2019 Speaker

Ptolemy is a private family office that is focussed on the development of international natural resource, Industrial, manufacturing and technology projects. Currently, we are actively looking to back technical operations teams in early stage projects.

Leonard Stiegeler 2019 Speaker

Leonard Stiegeler is the Founder of Pulse, the leading innovative media company in Africa. He is backing & investing in media-/technology- & -enabled ventures/assets. Some of his interests include Business Insider Africa, Art News Africa, Digital News Africa, Carbon, Flutterwave, Paystack and more. Prior, he was the General Manager of Swiss Ringier Africa AG since… Read more »

Jonathan de La Pasture 2019 Speaker

Jonathan de la Pasture BSc (Hons), First in Business Studies (Finance) Jonathan is a Cape Town based Portfolio Manager at Stanlib and has managed Liberty’s Africa Specialised Credit Fund since May 2014. Jonathan has over 24 years of experience as a loans professional and has arranged financings across the full spectrum of credit from corporate… Read more »

Nigel Smith 2019 Speaker

Education and qualifications: BA in Economics, Liverpool University A.C.I.B. CCF FSA London Stock Exchange “Approved Person” Certified Investment and Financial Analyst (KASNEB) Experience – Nigel has been a full time Debt Advisor and Restructuring specialist for over 25 years. He is proven at leading teams and also external stakeholders and agents/advisors in complex and high… Read more »

Josephine Kibe PhD 2019 Speaker

Josephine Kibe is responsible for the market development of the Gateway Academy and for reaching out to financial service providers, content/training providers who will be using the online learning platform. Previously, Josephine was an educator with Strathmore Business School in Nairobi and also worked in the Kenyan banking industry. Josephine has a PhD in Economics… Read more »

Yann Groeger 2019 Speaker

Yann is a development finance and impact investment expert with 15 years of experience in Micro and SME finance, education finance, green finance and agricultural finance. He is the Regional Manager for Africa at BlueOrchard Finance, the Swiss based global Impact Investment Manager, and key person in the Regional Education Finance Fund for Africa (REFFA),… Read more »

Steve Hollingworth 2019 Speaker

Steve Hollingworth is President and CEO of Grameen Foundation, a global nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable the poor, especially women, to create a world without poverty and hunger. He has worked in international development for 30 years, with a focus on the delivery of financial services to benefit the world’s poorest people. Previously,… Read more »

Peter Hinton 2019 Speaker

Mr. Hinton, CapPlus’ Senior Advisor on Low-Fee Schools, has over 25 years of experience in emerging markets, private equity, banking, development and increasing access to finance for SMEs in Africa. He has extensive experience in developing and strengthening governance at financial institutions, as well as expertise in strategy and business development. He is now applying… Read more »