Jennifer is leading the development of the Impact Licensing Initiative’s Venture Studio arm, which aims to co/found impact start-ups to take technologies licensed and adapted from corporate and university technology owners and bring them to market in Africa. Prior to working with ILI, she has 15+ years’ experience as an advisor, investor and mentor to… Read more »
Jenni Chamberlain serves as Chief Executive Officer of Altree Capital Ltd. (“Altree Capital”) and Portfolio Manager for the Africa Opportunities Fund SAC Ltd and its segregated portfolio companies, as well as the Founding Partner for the Altree Kadzi Gender Climate SPV. Jenni was named to the Africa Asset Management Power 50 in each of the… Read more »
Jeffrey Kirk is the managing partner of the Appleby British Virgin Islands office and he leads the BVI office Corporate Practice Group. He advises on public and private M&A, capital markets, banking & finance, FinTech including digital assets, investment funds & services, private equity, (re)insurance and other corporate matters. He is also the global head… Read more »
Jeanne brings over 15 years of expertise in the financial inclusion sector, with a background that includes several years of experience in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia. Her focus has now shifted to Africa for over 4 years.
Jason is a serial entrepreneur and DAO builder, speaker, author, and recovering consultant. In 2017 he co-founded UTU Technologies, where he currently serves as CEO, building the trust infrastructure of the internet. In 2013 he founded MARAMOJA Transport, the oldest taxi app in Africa, serving as CEO until 2017 when he transitioned to their board,… Read more »
Jassandra Nyker is a distinguished investment executive with over two decades of experience in private equity, venture capital, and CleanTech investments. She has managed and deployed over $1 billion in capital across clean energy projects in Africa, LATAM, and Southeast Asia. As the former CEO of Nala Renewables Limited, Jassandra expanded the project pipeline to… Read more »
Experienced Investment Specialist and Certified Financial Planner (Professional). Currently utilisng knowledge, skills and experience as a Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in Asset & Investment Portfolio Management with a strong business development centricity having graduated from University of the Free State/Universiteit van die Vrystaat as… Read more »
Janice Johnston (B.Bus.Sci, H.DipTax, CFA) CEO: Edge Growth Ventures Janice has a deep and diverse investment background, spanning over 20 years with highly regarded financial institutions in South Africa and the UK. She has significant debt, venture capital and private equity investment experience across multiple sectors and business stages and is a CFA Charterholder. Janice… Read more »
Jane Niedra heads the Financial Inclusion sector at Swedfund, the Swedish Development Finance Institution. She leads a team that invests and manages a portfolio of direct investments into financial institutions and -companies as well as private credit and FI-oriented private equity funds in Africa and Asia. Before joining Swedfund in 2019 as Senior Investment Manager,… Read more »
James is a structural engineer by training, has worked globally with significant professional residency stints in Banjul, London, Washington DC, Bangkok and Dubai. Throughout his professional career spanning 33 years, James has worked on all areas of due diligence of large-scale infrastructure project finance, design, construction and management in developing and developed markets, starting out… Read more »
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