“Wairimu Karanja is a Partner at Persistent, Africa’s Climate Venture Builder. She is Kenya and based in Nairobi. Wairimu manages the corporate, legal, ESG and compliance matters at Persistent. She also works with the investment teams and supports entrepreneurs with venture building advice. Wairimu has 15 years’ legal experience in leading African and international firms…. Read more »
Vymala Poligadu-Thuron is the Deputy Managing Director for the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (the Fund), an initiative of the Mastercard Foundation / MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates). She is responsible for supporting all technical, financial, and operational aspects of the initiative. Vymala is a highly experienced development professional with exposure in a range of… Read more »
“Ms. Virginie Quatre has a degree in Economics and Finance from the University of London with Academic direction from the globally renowned London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Ms. Quatre is currently the Director for the Capital Markets & Collective Investment Schemes Supervision Section at the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The Section is… Read more »
“Vinay started his career as a design engineer before moving into Supply Chain Management. He has worked with flagship international organisations such as Unilever, Coca Cola and Maersk, occupying key responsibilities across Africa and the Middle East. Currently, Vinay is a Director at the Economic Development Board of Mauritius. Leveraging on his on-the-ground experience as… Read more »
“Victoria Enoc-Ahiamadu is an Associate in the Syndications unit at Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading multilateral finance institution in Africa, where she helps mobilize funding from third-party sources and successfully distributes the firm’s assets through the primary or secondary market. She has over 4 years work experience working on project finance investment opportunities on… Read more »
“Area of Expertise – Agribusiness | Food Production | Business Strategy | Investments Uka Eje is the Co-Founder & CEO of ThriveAgric Limited, a fast-growing agricultural technology company based in Nigeria, passionate about ensuring food security. He co-founded ThriveAgric in 2017 (& began fully in 2018) with a vision to build an Africa that feeds… Read more »
“Ugonna is a seasoned advisor with over 8 years of experience in strategic consulting. As a consultant in PwC, Ugonna worked with clients across various industries, ranging from finance to technology, consumer goods, and public service. In 2021, Ugonna embarked on a new chapter as the Advisory Lead at Stears, a role that perfectly aligned… Read more »
Tracey is a well-known social entrepreneur who founded three companies before starting Copia. But her most challenging job is serving as a mom to three tiny kids and one large dog. In her free time, she has killed a few brain cells completing 11 Ironmans. Tracey holds a degree in Engineering and Economics from Dartmouth… Read more »
“Tom Gray is the Legal Counsel for Solarcentury Africa, a market leading renewables developer who is working on a number of active solar and BESS projects in Namibia and elsewhere in Africa. Tom’s career has been focused on advising on emerging market energy and infrastructure projects, firstly in private practice and now in house at… Read more »
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