Archives: Speakers

As Global Head of Business Development, Allan is responsible for overseeing the promotion of Jersey as a leading international finance centre across key strategic overseas markets including Africa, the Gulf region, Greater China, the US and the UK. Allan joined Jersey Finance in 2015 as Business Development Director, before being promoted to Regional Head –… Read more »

Paul is the founder and CEO of Truestone Impact Investment Management, a City based social impact investment firm with over ten years of experience investing in frontier markets.Truestone was originally as a private client wealth manager, focussing on discretionary and advisory asset management. With more than £500 million under management, that business was sold in… Read more »

Currently I am in charge of the Marine and Inland cargo insurance at the Algerian Insurance Company C.A.A.T. Previously, I held several positions at the Company (Internal Auditor, Senior engineering insurance manager assistant, Fire & similar perils manager…). My current focus is on how to reach the low income populations with insurance programs in Africa.

Frederic is an Investment Officer on the private equity team of MicroVest in charge of the Africa portfolio. Prior to that he worked in Congo and Cameroun on humanitarian and development projects and in Paris in M&A for 10 years where he advised SMEs and PE funds in their financial transactions. Frederic is graduated from… Read more »

Susan A. Mboya, Ph.D. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Mboya Dr. Susan Mboya is the President of the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation and also the Group Director for Women’s Economic Empowerment for Coca-Colas Eurasia, Africa Group (EAG). Dr. Mboya leads the women’s economic empowerment programs and partnerships, for the Eurasia and Africa markets, under the 5by20 program, Coca-Colas global commitment to… Read more »

Christian is an Investment Director at AfricInvest, with a focus on the financial sector, innovation and startups. He structured numerous investments in banks, insurance companies and fintech, and serves at the board of several African financial institutions. Prior to joining AfricInvest in 2011, Christian gained 11 years of experience in senior positions with Veolia, Saint-Gobain… Read more »

David holds 16 years’ experience in finance, having previously worked for two of the country’s largest microfinance institutions. Under David’s leadership our microfinance company grew to become Sierra Leone’s largest non-bank lender and transitioned to deposit taking status. Currently serving as the Chairman of the Sierra Leone Association of Microfinance Institutions (SLAMFI), David is a… Read more »

Laura Foschi is currently Deputy Director at ADA a Luxembourg non-governmental organization that promotes inclusive finance worldwide. She is also Senior Investment Manager and responsible for all investment services to Luxembourg Microfinance Development Fund (LMDF). Prior to this position she has been the general director of the microfinance investment vehicle Consorzio Etimos for 5 years…. Read more »

Jean, founding partner of Barak, manager to Africa’s largest structured commodity trade finance fund, has two decades of experience in building and managing commodity trading businesses at leading South African financial institutions. His tenure at Barak has seen steady growth in demand for such funding, yielding niche strategies, which has recently seen the AUM double… Read more »

Dan is the Executive Director of ISF Advisors at the Global Development Incubator and has a passion for bringing inclusive agriculture and supply chain financing solutions to market. Based in New York, Dan directs ISF’s portfolio of projects related to investment advisory, financial inclusion, and enterprise strategy in the rural finance sector. This includes managing… Read more »