Archives: Speakers

Cacious is an Investment Professional in excess of over 13 years’ experience in Investment Management. He is currently a Private Equity Specialist for the Government Institutions Pension Fund (‘GIPF’). He has a strong track record in developing economic/technical/financial models, Due Diligence, Business Plans, Business process and Studies. He is well experienced in Strategy, Project Finance,… Read more »

Brice is Managing Director – Head of West and Central Africa including Francophone countries and Capital Market throughout Sub-Saharan Africa for Eaglestone. Prior to joining Eaglestone, he was a founding Partner and board member at Gemfonds Plc in London, a global emerging market hedge fund. He has also held senior roles at Ecobank Capital, Renaissance… Read more »

Phil has considerable experience in structuring and closing international equity and debt offerings for banks and other financial institutions. He has served as Director of Investments, Africa for Equator Capital Partners, LLC since 2013. From 2005- 2013, Phil was Senior Vice President at WorldBusiness Capital, where he managed origination, underwriting, closing, collections and portfolio management… Read more »

Franklin Olakunle Amoo is a Partner at Baylis Emerging Market, an investment management firm focused on making growth equity investments in middle market manufacturing and industrial assets on a pan-African basis Prior to co-founding Baylis, Franklin led the Strategic Credit Group at Mizuho Securities USA, the securities brokerage arm of the $1.8 trillion Mizuho Financial… Read more »

Timothy Nuy founded Finclusion in July 2018 with a vision of enabling financial inclusion through data driven lending. Timothy has over 10 years of international experience across Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa in management, investment and advisory capacity. During his previous tenure with MyBucks from 2014 until 2018, Timothy was most notably involved with the group’s… Read more »

Marc is the managing principal and a key man in the Metier Sustainable Private Equity Practice, he has been integral in the creation and management of the Lereko Metier Sustainable Capital Fund and two affiliated funds which target investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, water and waste in Southern Africa and currently are invested in… Read more »

Mrs Funmi Adepoju is a graduate of accounting from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2000. Her work experience spans various sectors of the financial sector including banking, economic research, Risk management and ratings. She has worked in reputable organisations including Prudent Bank Plc, Financial Derivatives Company,… Read more »

Prior to his position as Head of Business Development at Sunibel, Nikhel was heading a team of professionals at one of the largest management companies in Mauritius. He had the responsibility of servicing a roster of clients consisting of listed companies, sovereign wealth funds and multinationals. With over seven years of experience in the industry,… Read more »

Samuel Kwabi Ameyaw has over 11 years banking experience spanning from retail banking, loan recoveries and microfinance in reputable institutions like Opportunity International Savings & Loans Limited, Access Bank and Nationwide Microfinance Limited. Until his current job, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Home Support & Allied Microfinance Limited located at Tesano in Accra…. Read more »

Adenike drives investments for LeapFrog’s $350 million investment partnership with Prudential Financial, targeting life insurance companies in leading economies across Africa. Before taking the leap to LeapFrog, Adenike worked at Africa Finance Corporation, a pan-African development finance institution. There, she was responsible for sourcing, executing and managing power and heavy industries investments across Africa. She… Read more »