Drina Meyer-Jardine is a business professional and Industry Leader with extensive experience in various fields. She is the CEO and Shareholder for MJSC (Pty) Ltd and MJSC Entreprenör Ltd. Her expertise spans Business Advisory, Human Resources, and Employee Relations. She holds an LLB (Hons) and B.Com degree and has additional qualifications in Project Management, Human… Read more »
Dr. Henok Tesfaye is the Chairman and CEO of USP Holdings-a privately held multi-industry company headquartered in Washington, DC. Over two decades ago, Dr. Henok embarked on a career in the parking management industry as the President and Chief Executive Officer of U Street Parking, Inc., (USP). Once a parking attendant, he is now the… Read more »
Fiona Perrott-Humphrey is an independent senior adviser to Rothschild & Co’s Mining Team. Her focus is on the constantly changing trends in the sector which impact on both corporate strategy issues as well as on the communication process between companies, their shareholders and host governments. She believes that current developments underway in the energy transition… Read more »
Emebet Melese (PhD), Chief Executive Officer at Nib International Bank, has more than twenty two years banking experience. She joined Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in March 2002 and worked at different divisions of the Bank till May 2024 when she joined Nib International Bank as a CEO. Her dream to put an impact on one… Read more »
Dr. Brook Taye is the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Investment Holding, a sovereign wealth fund that acts as the Government of Ethiopia’s strategic investment arm. Before this role, he was the Director General of the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority, responsible for regulating the country’s securities market. Prior to that, he served as a Senior… Read more »
r. Tahirih T Danesh is the CEO of Africa College Foundation (MII UK). She focuses on increasing enjoyment of socioeconomic rights & development in private and third sector entities. Particularly passionate about young marginalised and minority communities, she is a serial civic entrepreneur, an advocate of the United Nations Global Compact Principles and leads the… Read more »
Dr. Eyob Tekalign Tolina is currently a State Minister of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance for fiscal policy and public finance, where he has been serving for the past 6 years. Prior to this role, he served as Minister in charge of Ethiopia’s National Planning Commission. Dr. Tolina has spent over eighteen years helping shape Ethiopia’s… Read more »
Dovina holds the post of Ag Director of the Financial Services Unit at the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance. Dovina joined the Ministry in June 2018 where the main tasks were to implement and devise new strategies to develop the financial services sector. She is responsible for the oversight of a team of… Read more »
Dotun Olowoporoku is the General Partner at Ventures Platform. He has extensive experience in entrepreneurship, investing, and C-level operations. His skill set includes venture investing, portfolio support, board management, startup fundraising, product development, innovation consulting, community building, local and remote team leadership, P&L oversight, and multichannel growth marketing for both startups and established organisations. Before… Read more »
Dorothy is currently leading FSD Africa’s Nature Finance and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Programme. She is also driving the growth of the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) as the Head of Secretariat. She has previously been the project lead for the implementation of the UNEP FI’s Principles of Sustainable Insurance (PSI) at ICEA LION… Read more »