Firas Ahmad is the co founder and CEO of Sarafu, a B2B ecommerce and payments marketplace in Tanzania. Firas also is the co-founder of Azampesa, the first sim-independent fully licensed mobile money wallet in Tanzania. He is widely recognized for his insights in fintech, technology and development in Africa.
Farai Sekeso is an Operating Principal at Pegasus, focusing on energy related investments for the Subnational Climate Fund. Prior to joining Pegasus, Farai was with Cygnum Capital where he was Executive Director & Fund Lead of the AfricaGoGreen Fund. He has over 15 years’ experience in infrastructure & energy investments across Africa in addition to… Read more »
Faisal Razzaq is a Chartered engineer with a Master’s degree in Engineering and extensive project management experience. As the Business Director at NjordFrey, he leads strategic initiatives aimed at driving innovation in sustainable agriculture through the integration of advanced technologies. Faisal’s expertise in engineering and project leadership uniquely positions him to oversee the development and… Read more »
Fabio is an entrepreneurial finance professional with a proven track record in both investment management and executive operational roles. His ‘on the ground’ experience encompasses developed, emerging as well as frontier markets. Before candi, Fabio was the CFO of Persistent Energy, a venture builder in the off-grid sector. Prior to this, he was a Vice… Read more »
Eva Maria Stolz is a Senior Principal at Persistent, Africa’s Climate Venture Builder. She based in Kenya and is responsible for early stage investments in climate positive ventures across SSA. She also supports entrepreneurs with venture building advice, and has served as an interim CFO for some portfolio companies. She served as a Treasurer and… Read more »
Eva Yazhari is a seasoned investor, conscious entrepreneur, author, and Managing Partner of Beyond Capital Ventures, an early-stage emerging markets venture capital fund offering a diversified portfolio of early-stage purpose-driven companies in “need-to-have” sectors in emerging markets. Previously, Eva was Vice President at EnTrust Capital Inc. Her team invested over $5 billion into top hedge… Read more »
Seasoned entrepreneur and investor with over 25 years of investment and executive management experience in financial markets having managed capital market trading and investment teams, and SaaS technology businesses. CEO of Education Innovation Partners (EduInnov8) and board member and Partner of Hlayisani Capital. Previously served in executive leadership positions at IRESS Ltd, Nedbank Capital, Sanlam… Read more »
Eugene Amusin is Head of Strategy and Client Solutions, Director for Social Finance at Citi. Eugene is responsible for designing strategy and delivering client solutions with social impact in emerging markets. He provides industry specialist support globally across sector working with growth companies, financial institutions and corporates. Eugene leads social impact risk-sharing collaborations with development… Read more »
Erica is currently head of Private Debt in the Sanlam Investments Alternatives business unit with R3bn (USD150m) under management. She joined Gensec Bank in 2004 and moved from Finance to the Credit Analysis department in 2005 when Gensec Bank became Sanlam Capital Markets. She was moved to Cape Town in 2006 to head up the… Read more »
Eric Tirabassi is the Chief Editor of TanzaniaInvest, a leading platform that provides critical insights and up-to-date information on investment opportunities across Tanzania. With a deep understanding of the Tanzanian economy, Eric has been instrumental in promoting the country’s investment landscape to a global audience.
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