Archives: Speakers

Tim Steel 2024 Speaker

Tim is the CEO of Copia Global which brings the power of e-commerce & financial services to the emerging middle class, transforming this historically neglected market into empowered global consumers. Tim is originally British and a Kenya permanent resident, he has a finance background and has 25 years transport and service industry experience leading diverse… Read more »

Thys van Zyl 2024 Speaker

Thys van Zyl is one of South Africa’s leading financial planners who, over the past decade, has developed a deep passion for private equity and alternative investments. Known for his uncanny ability to transform ideas into trendsetting concepts, Thys surrounds himself with the right thought-leaders to ensure these concepts’ success. He holds several local and… Read more »

Thule Lenneiye 2024 Speaker

Thule Lenneiye is a food systems, climate action, and digital transformation expert with a proven track record in digitalizing agriculture and operationalizing strategies. Her work in Eastern and Southern Africa has helped national governments define their agricultural investment goals, shaping investment compacts for six countries and facilitating over USD 5 billion in opportunities. As the… Read more »

Thedore Pantone 2024 Speaker

Ted Pantone is the Co-founder and CEO of Turaco, an innovative insurtech company on a mission to free people from the fear of financial shocks. Turaco offers affordable health and life insurance products, costing as little as USD $1 a month, across Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda. Currently serving over 2,000,000 customers, Turaco has an… Read more »

Thea Jamison 2024 Speaker

Thea Jamison is the founder and Managing Director of CHANGE Global Investment. Thea started her investment career in emerging and frontier markets in 1997. She has researched investment opportunities in over 90 countries and invested directly on 60 local stock exchanges. As such, Thea was one of the first institutional investors in Africa. Over her… Read more »

Terkuma Ivande 2024 Speaker

Terkuma Ivande serves as the Chief Operations Officer at Prado Power Limited, having over a decade of experience in the power sector. Previously, he advanced through the ranks to become the Station Manager of a gas turbine power plant. Recognizing the transformative potential of solar energy, Terkuma made a deliberate shift to the renewable energy… Read more »

Temi Marcella 2024 Speaker

Temi Marcella is an instrumental investor on the continent for the past 15 years, advising corporates, funds, and public sector stakeholders on origination, growth, and impact strategies. She served as the Regional Lead for Evercare Health Fund, as part of the $1 billion impact fund managed by TPG Capital and The Rise Fund, and led… Read more »

Tayo Oviosu 2024 Speaker

Tayo is the Founder & CEO of Paga (www.paga.com). Paga is a mobile payment company, building an ecosystem to enable people digitally send and receive money as well as creating simple financial access for everyone. Paga is the leading mobile money service in Nigeria, its first market. Prior to Paga, Tayo was Vice-President at Travant… Read more »

Tamer Nigm 2024 Speaker

Capital markets and Investment Professional with over 24 years experience working in Regional and International top tier Investment banks specializing in Fund Management, Private equity, Equity brokerage ( UK, MENA and US Financial markets) and Investor relations, obtained my Master degree in Financial Markets in 2016, and currently perusing my academic career to obtain my… Read more »

Tamar Julie Pasthan 2024 Speaker

As Head of ESG & Impact, Tamar designs and executes Vital’s cohesive, long-term impact strategy. She brings with her extensive knowledge of measurement and evaluation, and ESG implementation across multiple sectors and countries. With over a decade’s experience in social and environmental management, Tamar recommends and oversees the implementation of strategies that increase ESG and… Read more »