Loïc has over 15 years’ experience in banking, audit and impact investing in France and in the Netherlands. As an Investment Manager for IDH Investment Management, he is responsible for the portfolio development of sustainable agricultural investments in West and Central Africa. Prior to joining IDH Investment Management, Loïc worked for one of the largest… Read more »
Lise Janice ARAKAZA is the Investor Relations and Business Development Manager at Rwanda Finance Limited, the company promoting and developing Rwanda as a leading financial destination for international investment and cross-border transactions in Africa. With a strong background in finance and a deep commitment to Africa’s socioeconomic development, Lise plays an integral role in bridging… Read more »
Ms. Thomas has nearly 20 years of experience in venture capital and private equity investing, governance, and operations in emerging markets; having worked with companies in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Caucasus. She is a Co-Founder and Partner at ATG Samata, a fund management company dedicated to making private sector investments… Read more »
Linda Ngcwangu is an Investment Professional in the Accion Transformation Capital fund. In this role, Linda deploys capital and is responsible for portfolio management in the financial services sector across Africa. Her duties include generating deal flow, building investor relationships, deal structuring and negotiations, as well as developing exit opportunities. Linda has over 10 years… Read more »
Lilian is a tech and marketing enthusiast. For the past couple of years, she has been working to bring the company’s brand on the global face. Lilian has also been pioneering innovation and technology within the company, which has been vital in reducing workload for the small-holder farmers as well as scaling the business. Lilian… Read more »
Leyla is an Investment Manager with British International Investment (BII) where she is focused on private credit funds investing and on intermediated debt including risk sharing transactions with Financial Institutions. Leyla also leads on gender finance initiatives for the Financial Services Group within BII. In the private credit space, BII’s strategy looks to address a… Read more »
As the Global Sustainability Lead for AIMS International, Pentz O’Connor, together with her team members, spearheads initiatives aimed at embedding sustainability principles into the fabric of executive search and talent management. Her approach transcends traditional notions of corporate responsibility, advocating for a holistic integration of environmental, social, and governance factors into recruitment and indeed business… Read more »
Leila Ahlstrom has served as Investment Officer for East Africa within the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s Mission Transaction Unit supporting USAID’s development objectives since DFC’s founding in 2020. Previously, she served as a Relationship Manager for Africa at USAID’s Development Credit Authority from 2015-2019. Prior to that, she worked in the private sector for… Read more »
Head of the Capital Markets supervision department supervising securities exchange, commodities exchange, derivatives, multi currency and multi assets trading platforms, Investment dealers and brokers, Investment advisors spearheaded the OECD Global Forum Peer Review of Mauritius
Lavanya Anand is a Senior Investment Manager with the Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund, one of the largest VC funds focused on Africa. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya and has over 6 years of experience investing in African startups, previously a Principal with VestedWorld, an early-stage African VC fund. Before moving to Kenya in 2018,… Read more »
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