“Kieran is a leading capital markets lawyer, acting for both issuers and corporate advisers on a broad range of corporate transactions on London’s capital markets. His practice is focused on London’s equity and capital markets, advising both UK and international Main Market and AIM-listed companies and their advisers. Kieran has particular experience in the technology,… Read more »
“Tetiana Dzhumurat is an Associate Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with more than a decade of investment experience in mining. She has led over €1 billion of EBRD investments across debt, equity and syndicated transactions across the mining sector. Tetiana helped establish the EBRD’s Junior Mining Programme and now leads… Read more »
“Heidi is an international arbitration partner specialising in multi-jurisdictional disputes, with a particular focus on African and European clients. Heidi advises and represents clients in complex commercial and investment treaty arbitrations across major forums, including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Chamber of… Read more »
“Edward LePine Williams is Co-Founder and Partner at Lionhead, responsible for global business development, investor relations, and strategic partnerships. He leads engagement with Lionhead’s capital partners, family offices, and institutional investors, building the firm’s network of long-term relationships. Ed also supports origination and partnership development across Lionhead’s strategies, working with management teams and co-investors to… Read more »
“Kohei Muto is the Founder and CEO of Double Feather Partners, a Japan-based, Africa-focused investment and advisory firm. He works at the intersection of investment, corporate partnerships and innovation, helping connect African enterprises with global corporations and catalytic capital to develop and scale commercially viable solutions. Through the Africa Corporate Innovation Partnership (ACIP), launched with… Read more »
“Cristina Altomare leads PISTA (the Platform for Investment Support and Technical Assistance) at UNDP, where she manages a team channeling technical assistance and mobilizing investment for climate and energy projects across nearly 20 countries, in partnership with DFIs and other capital providers. In her previous capacities, she worked as an economist in the staff of… Read more »
As the Europe/Middle East Regional Director at Meritas, Zac works closely with 32 member law firms across the region.
“Caitlin Burton is the CEO of Zipline Africa and Emerging Markets. Over the past seven years she has helped grow Zipline from a single distribution center in Rwanda into one of Africa’s most consequential technology companies. Zipline now operates 13 droneports across several countries in partnership with governments, reducing the cost and complexity of public… Read more »
Jørgen Evjen is the Chief Executive Officer of Akobo Minerals AB. He is an experienced executive with a background in strategy, finance, governance and external relations. He has previously held senior positions at Piano Software, Norsk Gjenvinning and Enfo Energy, and has a background as a corporate finance advisor at Carnegie. Jørgen Evjen works closely… Read more »
“Rena Terfrüchte, CFA, has nearly 20 years of experience in development finance and currently leads a cross-functional team at DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH. Her team finances private-sector companies across Africa and the MENA region, with a focus on originating, structuring and managing complex financing solutions. Before joining DEG, she gained experience in… Read more »