Wayne Hennessy-Barrett is Founder/Executive Chairman of 4G Capital, an award-winning neobank powering business growth in Africa. The company was ranked in the top ten global B Corporation financial institutions and the Financial Times 100 fastest growing companies in Africa. He is a committed advocate for the power of business and technology for the alleviation of… Read more »
“Warren Wheatley is the Founder and CEO of Africa Bitcoin Corporation (ABC), Africa’s first listed Bitcoin Treasury company. A Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Warren has built a career at the intersection of finance, investment, and entrepreneurship. He began his professional journey at Alexander Forbes before moving into investment banking at ABSA… Read more »
“Walid is the CEO of Valu. Previously, Walid served as Chairman of Paytabs Egypt and Vice Chairman of EFG EV Fintech, as well as a member on the board of Bedaya for Mortgage Finance. He currently sits on the board of KarmSolar. Walid’s leadership of the NBFI platform at EFG Holding for over five years… Read more »
Wairimu Karanja is a Partner at Persistent, Africa’s Climate Venture Builder. She is Kenya and based in Nairobi. Wairimu manages the corporate, legal, ESG and compliance matters at Persistent. She also works with the investment teams and supports entrepreneurs with venture building advice. Wairimu has 15 years’ legal experience in leading African and international firms…. Read more »
“Wahid Ben Tanfous is an Investment Director at BII, where he is responsible for managing relationships with partner financial institutions in South Asia and Africa. With two decades of experience in banking and investments, Wahid brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in Debt financing and Impact investment. Wahid is particularly passionate about building strong… Read more »
Vukosi is the Head of Treasury within the Treasury and Balance Sheet Management division at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). With over 15 years of experience spanning across banking, asset management, development finance institutions (DFIs), and insurance companies, Vukosi’s expertise encompasses liquidity management, bilateral debt funding, and capital market issuances in both domestic… Read more »
“Vivianne Infante is a member of British International Investment’s (BII) Africa Coverage Team. She has held the roles of Country Director in Ethiopia (covering the Horn of Africa) and DRC, countries where she lived from 2015 until 2021. Vivianne has been instrumental in the origination and closing of various landmark BII investments including Safaricom Ethiopia… Read more »
Victoria Sabula is the CEO of the AECF. Since 2019, she has led in driving AECF’s mission to empower Africa through resilient market systems. With rural Kenyan origins, she prioritizes utilizing market dynamics to uplift underserved African communities. Under her leadership, AECF has broadened its focus to offer financing, advisory, investment, and knowledge services to… Read more »
“Veronica is Founder and CEO of The Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) a platform committed to giving Africa and the companies operating within the African critical minerals ecosystem a seat at the table when it comes to discussions around value chains and shaping policy. Veronica holds a solid background of 20 years of Africa-focused trade… Read more »
“Valerie is the Sierra Leone Country Manager for the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA), a programme funded by BII, FMO and Proparco to unlock investments in frontier markets. She is an Investment Management professional and Chartered Accountant with experience spanning private equity and private debt Investing, impact investing, investment facilitation and advisory. She has led… Read more »
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