“Andrew Ritchie, founder & CEO of Agri Frontier has spent the past 20 years of his career focused on supporting the growth and development of the African agriculture sector. Andrew founded Agri Frontier in 2014 which is today the leading agri business advisory provider to the food and agriculture sector with offices in East &… Read more »
“Anass Joundy has 23 years’ experience in Banking, including 19 years in the commodity-financing sector. Following a Masters (business & Administration) from Toulouse business school and specialized masters in Finance at ESCP EAP (Paris), Anass Joundy worked in BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole in Capital markets for 2 years. Anass joined EBRD in 2012 in… Read more »
Ana Akubardia is an investment professional at responsAbility Investments AG. Ana leads the sourcing, structuring and execution of climate finance debt investments in financial institutions in Africa, as wells in Caucasus and Central Asia for the Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF), one of the leading blended finance climate-focused vehicles, managed by responsAbility. Ana has over… Read more »
“Chief Development Officer at Egyptian–Netherlandic for advanced feed and compost one of AR Corporates, an Egyptian–Netherlandic company Amr Siam is an experienced business leader and strategic developer with a strong track record in building and scaling sustainable industrial ventures across Egypt and the MENA region. As Chief Development Officer, he brings over 15 years of… Read more »
“Ambassador (ret.) Reuben E. Brigety, II is one of America’s foremost experts on African affairs. From 2022-2025, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, the Continent’s largest and most developed economy. He also served as U.S. Representative to the African Union and U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Economic Commission… Read more »
Amal-Lee Amin joined British International Investment in February 2020 to lead implementation of the climate strategy for aligning to the goals of the Paris Agreement. A passionate advocate for sustainable development, she now also leads teams on gender and diversity and advisory. Amal-Lee has had senior advisor roles including the UK’s COP26 Presidency, the Green… Read more »
Amaka is an investment professional with over 15 years of experience in private sector and international development. She is the founding partner at WEAV Capital, an early stage VC dedicated to funding and supporting the most innovative female founders across Africa. She previously worked at the World Bank on private sector development, directly managing a… Read more »
“Alfonso Campo is Senior Stakeholder Engagement & Member Services Manager at AVCA – the African Private Capital Association. He has over 8 years of experience in African private equity and venture capital, with a focus on investor relations and communications. Prior to joining AVCA, Alfonso was Senior Reporter at Private Equity Africa, as well as… Read more »
Alec, as Managing Director at Cauris Finance, an Africa-focused private credit fund that lends growth capital to best-in-class Fintechs. He is also an Adjunct Professor at New York University’s (NYU) Center for Global Affairs where he teaches graduate classes on financial inclusion. Alec has worked in Fintech, finance and financial inclusion for nearly two decades…. Read more »
“Alex Jarrett brings nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of finance and technology, having held leadership roles at several top-tier global banks across the United States and Europe. Over the course of his career, he has developed deep expertise in capital markets, digital transformation, and financial innovation. Driven by a commitment to impact,… Read more »