Maxime François-Ferrière is Director of Strategic Initiatives at TechnoServe, where he leads capital mobilization strategies and market systems transformation across Africa. He partners with government, corporates and DFIs to design viable business cases, commercial incentives, and risk-sharing structures. A former Kearney Principal with 15 years of experience in strategy, supply chain, and data analytics, Maxime… Read more »
“Gregory Blair is Corporate Finance Executive at Numeral, where he leads corporate finance, capital strategy, transaction structuring and investment initiatives across the African fintech and financial services ecosystem. With experience spanning corporate finance, capital raising, private markets and strategic business development, Gregory works with management teams, investors and financial institutions on fundraising, valuations, M&A and… Read more »
Anas Bachar is the Co-Founder of Africa Organics, one of the MENA region’s leading large-scale agricultural operators. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of Sprezzatura Advisors. A graduate of HEC Paris, he brings 20 years of experience executing M&A, debt, and capital-raising transactions for top-tier investment banks worldwide, with a deep specialisation in… Read more »
Noémie Renier is Chief Commercial Officer and Partner at Incofin Investment Management, bringing 20 years of experience in investments and impact investing. Since joining Incofin in 2010, she has held senior leadership roles across investments, risk, and fund management, while contributing actively to investor solutions and strategic initiatives across the organization. As Partner and Head… Read more »
Oliver Hass is Managing Director of asc impact GmbH, a German Article 9 SFDR fund manager investing in sustainable forestry, agriculture and carbon projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. He leads the deployment of Fund I, which closed at EUR 39m and covers more than 170,000 hectares in the Republic of Congo, Angola and Ethiopia, and is… Read more »
“Tracy Ahumuza is Transitions Coordinator for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme at the University of Cambridge, where she works at the intersection of higher education, talent development and pathways to impact across Africa. The Cambridge programme will have educated 500 Mastercard Foundation Scholars by 2030, supporting African postgraduate scholars to translate academic opportunity into employment,… Read more »
“Mehdi Ben Abdallah is Executive Director at PhosCo Ltd and Senior Strategic Advisor, where he plays a key role in advancing the Company’s strategy to develop a world-class phosphate and integrated industrial project in Tunisia. Since joining PhosCo in 2024, he has focused on strategic partnerships, investor and institutional relations, business development, and project advancement,… Read more »
“Leads finance and commercial strategy at bPOWERd. bPOWERd is a start-up allowing customers to rent power daily via battery as a service. Focussing on under and unserved urban communities, bPOWERd has completed more than 250,000 rentals across South Africa and Nigeria.”
Martyn Cowsill is VP Business Development at Ruaha Energy, and was responsible for developing satellite-based earth observation technology, “ISMO”, which has opened the door to large investment ticket sizes for ‘run-of-river’ micro hydropower mini-grids (MHMs). His previous career in manufacturing and service industries, exports and product development, post-graduate qualifications in marketing, and training in foreign… Read more »
“Luz Leyva is the Head of Blended Finance at Symbiotics Asset Management, a position she assumed in early 2025. She joined the company in 2021 as Portfolio Manager for REGMIFA, where she oversaw portfolio management services, and was appointed Fund Manager in 2024. Prior to Symbiotics, Luz spent nearly eight years at MFX Solutions, where… Read more »
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