A development finance professional with over fifteen years of experience, Patricia’s expertise covers areas of social performance and impact measurement, rural finance and risk management with a regional focus on Africa and Asia & Pacific. Patricia is currently managing the Social Finance Programme’s collaboration with the Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF) looking at… Read more »
Mr. Valk started his career in banking at ABN AMRO and ING in the Netherlands, where he worked in corporate banking and SME banking, with clients spread throughout Europe. He subsequently moved to FMO, the Dutch development bank, where he focussed on financial services for SMEs through microfinance, leasing and private equity/venture capital funds throughout… Read more »
Elena took up her current role in March 2017. Prior to that she was the head of financial and professional services in the Department for International Trade (DIT), London. In 2016-17 Elena’s team was responsible for facilitating over £3bn in exports and delivered 200 global inward investment projects into the UK. Prior to joining DIT… Read more »
Judith is a specialist in financial market development for developing countries. She has more than two decades’ experience as an investment banker at JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank and spent six years at SOAS including completing a PhD in financial sector development. She is co-invetsigator for a £2m ERSC project relating to financial access in… Read more »
Saad is an investment principal at TLG Capital and heads private investments and portfolio operations across the firm’s African interests. He has been instrumental in originating, structuring and closing healthcare, pharma, O&G and FMCG related transactions. He has significant experience with the micro finance company within TLG’s portfolio and is looking to expand the operations… Read more »
Rafik is the Managing Partner of Grant Thornton in Algeria, one of the leading Tax and advisory firm. He has conducted many advisory and tax assignments including, Business Risk Services, Forensic services, Tax Advisory services,. Rafik is graduated from Said Business School- Oxford University. Rafik is graduated from the Algerian Finance school “Ecole Supérieure de… Read more »
Micheal is an Investment and Sustainability professional with vast experience working in Africa and in Global markets. Over the last decade, he has been actively involved in ESG and CSR initiatives of several African organizations. With a Background in Development Economics, Micheal also has advanced Masters degrees in Financial Management, and in Risk Analysis, and… Read more »
Susan is part of the financial institutions group at IFC. She invests in insurance, both mature companies and earlier stage technology related to insurance, in developing countries. She has 29 years experience in insurance in a variety of different roles. Prior to joining IFC, Susan worked at Swiss Re, where she was a Managing Director… Read more »
John has over 25 years of industry experience having started his career at Robert Flemings in equity research leading into a long career in portfolio management at London & Capital Asset Management focusing on clients from the African continent. With a keen interest on the entrepreneurial side of his client’s activities, John decided to explore… Read more »
Ms. Selloua Chakri has several years of experience in the African capital markets. Ms. Chakri focuses on providing strategic advice to exchanges, regulators and other key financial market participants.
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