Archives: Speakers

Chris Turner 2017 Speaker

Chris has an established track record in the UK and internationally as a developer of and advisor on major development, energy and infrastructure projects. Has worked for and with the World Bank in Africa, South America and South Asia; set up and run own consultancy, development, technology and renewable energy companies in the UK, Europe… Read more »

Laura Knierim 2017 Speaker

Laura Knierim, investment manager in KfW’s financial sector department, is responsible for the implementation of programs targeting the African agricultural sector. She is KfW’s shareholder representative in several regional fund structures, specialized in microfinance and agricultural finance for Africa (for example: AATIF). Laura joined KfW four years ago. Previously, she worked for the International Organization… Read more »

Tony Pelz 2017 Speaker

Anthony Pelz was a distressed debt trader on ABN AMRO Bank NV’s proprietary trading desk based in Amsterdam. Prior to proprietary trading, Mr. Pelz worked with several investment banks including Credit Suisse, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and ABN AMRO Bank NV in roles ranging from corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions to credit and business development. He… Read more »

Tawiah Ben-Ahmed 2017 Speaker

Mr. Ben-Ahmed is the Country Head and the CEO of Metropolitan Group Ghana. Prior to Joining Metropolitan Ghana He had a successful tenure in Ghana Life Insurance as a Head of Department reporting to the Managing Director from the year 2004 to 2009. His responsibilities covered the driving of profitability and process efficiency across Finance,… Read more »

Michael Pearson 2017 Speaker

Michael Pearson is an experienced director, investor and consultant. In a career of over 30 years in financial services and strategy consulting, Michael has: – Acted as a non-executive director of several financial services companies, and is currently a non-executive director of Tanmeyah, a successful Egyptian microfinance company which is part of EFG Hermes. –… Read more »

Hassan Samir 2017 Speaker

Mr. Hassan Samir graduated from the faculty of economics and political science 1995. He started to work on the brokerage field on the same year. 1998 he joined prime securities as assistant trader manager then trader manager and sales& traders manager then deputy managing director. On 2007 he moved to a private brokerage company as… Read more »

Gaimin Nonyane 2017 Speaker

Gaimin Nonyane is Head of Economic Research at the pan-African bank, Ecobank Group, based in London, and focusses on macroeconomic dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa, fixed income and currencies and market advisory to clients. She joined the bank in November 2012, and helped to launch its first ever Country Profiles, designed to given investors an insight… Read more »

Gregoire Lecomte 2017 Speaker

Gregoire is in charge of investor relations as well as debt funding for Baobab and its 12 affiliates in Africa & China. He is responsible to find appropriate funding resources to reach Group objectives. Gregoire has more than 15 years experiences in financial services (bank, consultant & asset management) and is active in Financial Inclusion… Read more »

Robert Jenkins 2017 Speaker

Robert was one of the pioneers of the private equity industry in the UK. He was a founding partner of Phildrew Ventures, which went on to raise 5 funds totalling >$1bn. The business was sold to UBS Capital in 2000. Robert then worked for Bridgepoint Capital, Europe’s leading private equity business, in a portfolio company… Read more »