Archives: Speakers

John Felicite 2024 Speaker

Having started his career at Robert Flemings in equity research, John has over 25 years’ industry experience. During this time he has had a long career in portfolio management at London and Capital Asset Management focusing on clients from the African continent. With a keen interest on the entrepreneurial side of his clients’ activities, John… Read more »

John Awuah 2024 Speaker

John has a proven executive management track record for over two decades driving corporate growth programmes across various functional areas in the financial services sector. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Association of Banks (GAB). Before joining GAB, he was Managing Partner of Jawuah & Co. Advisors, a financial services consulting firm. John… Read more »

John Scicchitano 2024 Speaker

John Scicchitano is a results-oriented leader with over twenty years of experience in leadership across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. As the co-founder of Pangea Africa, John, along with business partner Nii Nortei Lokko, envisions a prosperous and food-secure Ghana propelled by private sector investment in inclusive green growth. John’s educational background includes degrees… Read more »

Joel Kibazo 2024 Speaker

Joel is the founding partner of JK Associates and leads the practice. Over the last 30 years, Joel’s career has spanned the world of international journalism & broadcasting, diplomacy, management and finance with governments, international institutions, and the corporate sector. He has worked across the globe in Africa, Australia, Asia, North & South America, Caribbean,… Read more »

João Germano e Silva 2024 Speaker

João Germano e Silva, a seasoned expert with over two decades of experience, spearheads Business Development at Mitrelli. He has successfully led the execution of high-impact projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, driving growth in sectors including energy, food security, industrial development, and technology. João’s strategic leadership has resulted in the formation of key partnerships that have… Read more »

Jimmy Ranamane 2024 Speaker

Highly astute and experienced marketing, communications, and partnerships specialists with leadership acumen in corporate relationship management, branding, marketing, and business development field. I have strong investment, export promotion and tourism marketing experience having spent over 12 years’ working in senior marketing, stakeholder, relationship and brand management roles at Brand South Africa, Department of Trade, Industry… Read more »

Jiao Tang 2024 Speaker

Jiao has more than ten years of experience on climate change and climate finance for infrastructure, including waste and resources management, regenerative agriculture and the food systems, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Hailing from a private sector and investment background, she has since worked for and with international organisations, NGOs and foundations for reaching Sustainable… Read more »

Jérémy Hajdenberg 2024 Speaker

Jérémy Hajdenberg is co-CEO at Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), supporting Small and Medium Size Companies in Sub-Saharan Africa to generate economic performance and social and environmental impact. I&P’s activities include the provision of seed funding programs; direct management of investment funds ; the management of a sponsor fund (IPDEV) ; advisory and management functions with… Read more »

Jeremy Lachal 2024 Speaker

A graduate of Sciences Po Paris and holder of a master’s degree in International Law, Jérémy Lachal founded Bibliothèques Sans Frontières in 2007 alongside historian Patrick Weil. Since then, he has directed this NGO which works to bring knowledge to those who are deprived of it, all over the world. By creating innovative programs such… Read more »

Jeremy Quainooh 2024 Speaker

Recently named the Young Fintech Leader of the Year, Jeremy Quainoo is an experienced digital finance professional with over a decade of experience in banking and fintech. Jeremy champions initiatives that connect traditional financial institutions with the future of digital finance. Currently, as the General Manager, Africa Operations & Partnerships at JUMO, he oversees innovative… Read more »