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Donald Kariuki 2024 Speaker

Donald Muchiri Kariuki is an Investment Manager at Norfund, with more than 9 years’ experience in private equity. At Norfund, Donald focuses on sourcing and structuring investments within agribusiness and manufacturing, and working closely with Norfund’s portfolio companies to support senior management achieve their strategic, operational and impact objectives. Prior to joining Norfund, Donald had… Read more »

Dominic Michel 2024 Speaker

Before joining Novastar in 2019, Dominic worked in corporate finance for EY in London and prior to that, for an NGO in Uganda. These contrasting experiences gave birth to a passion for supporting businesses that create large-scale social value as a result of their commercial success. Dominic is a Chartered Accountant and has a BA… Read more »

DK Sharma 2024 Speaker

DK Sharma is Managing Director of Congo Green Metals SARL and has over 25 years in mining and exploration industry. He is a member of South African Geological Society and South African Council for Natural Scientific Profession. He is experienced in exploration and mine development projects and have led teams on several feasibility studies for… Read more »

Deon Wynter 2024 Speaker

I am an experienced IT professional with a robust background in IT support, data analysis, business intelligence, and web design/development. My expertise includes maintaining and optimizing websites, conducting SEO analysis, and managing plugins and web hosting services. Proficient in various programming languages and data analytic tools. With 5 years of experience in data analysis, 3… Read more »

Denesh Srishanker 2024 Speaker

Denesh is currently serving as the Group Head, Credit Enhancement Facilities for the Private Infrastructure Development Group with a mandate to create and invest in new Credit Enhancement Facilities across Africa and Asia. Has over 18 years of experience in credit, derivatives, structured,project and corporate financing, fundraising and syndication, all primarily in emerging markets with… Read more »

Deji Adebusoye 2024 Speaker

Deji is a Partner at Sahel Capital, a food and agriculture-focused private investment firm in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sahel Capital manages the Fund for Agriculture Financing in Nigeria (FAFIN) and the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA). Deji co-leads SEFAA, an impact-first fund investing in agribusinesses that provide direct or indirect benefits to smallholder… Read more »

Deepankar Rustagi 2024 Speaker

Deepankar Rustagi is the visionary founder and CEO of OmniRetail. His objective is re-wiring traditional trade in Africa. With an engineering background and having worked in the FMCG industry for 15+ years, a serial entrepreneur, a member of Endeavor, YPO and an alumni of Stanford University Graduate School of Business, he blends a passion for… Read more »

Davis Albohm 2024 Speaker

Davis Albohm is the director of global partnerships at Stanford Seed. His portfolio includes managing collaborations with aligned organizations around the world, including investors, which can support Seed’s mission and Seed portfolio companies. He also oversees the strategy for the Seed Transformation Network, a community of more than 1,000 entrepreneurs which have completed the one-year… Read more »

David Kruijff 2024 Speaker

David joined CGAP in 2021 as part of its MSE team. Prior to this he has accumulated a wealth of experience in the microfinance sector working for organizations like ProCredit, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and OXFAM. David held Board positions on regulated MSME banks in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, one Serbian Bank and a… Read more »

David Grayson 2024 Speaker

David Grayson is Managing Partner of Grayson Global & Partners LLC, a New York City investment bank specializing in cross border Mergers and Acquisitions and capital raising in emerging and frontier markets globally. He is also Chairman of Global Alliance Partners (GAP), a Hong Kong based international network of financial services companies that focus on… Read more »