Archives: Speakers

Patrick Watson 2023 Speaker

“Patrick is a seasoned finance professional with over a decade of experience dedicated to impact investing in emerging markets. As an Investment Director at Blink C.V., he was responsible for shaping and executing Blink’s impact investment strategy, focusing on private companies and investment funds across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Prior to Blink, Patrick served… Read more »

Oyin Solebo 2023 Speaker

Oyin Solebo is Managing Director of ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator – investing in early-stage startups based in Africa. Oyin was previously co-founder & COO of Movemeback – a Google-funded and London Stock Exchange-recognised platform, connecting top talent, leaders and influencers globally to African opportunities. Oyin’s career started at in Goldman Sachs’ Private Wealth Management… Read more »

Orli Arav 2023 Speaker

“Orli Arav is development finance and impact investing and specialist with over 20 years of experience in these fields. Orli’s specific areas of leadership have included: • development finance; and, • project and structured finance within funds, financial institutions, and advisory firms; and • impact investing (with a focus on frontier and emerging markets); Managing… Read more »

Onke Mkiva 2023 Speaker

Onke is responsible for RMB lending and advisory to corporate and public sector clients across Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the Technology Sector. Leading a team of investment professionals across seven African countries, he has developed formidable relationships with clients and other stakeholders across the continent. Over the last 7 – 10 years, Onke has been… Read more »

Omar El Defrawy 2023 Speaker

Omar El Defrawy is the Founder and CEO of Sylndr, Egypt’s leading used-cars marketplace. Before founding Sylndr in Q4 2021 were it raised Africa’s largest pre-seed to date, he served as the CFO and Board Member at elmenus, Egypt’s home-grown food delivery platform. Prior to that, Omar spent six years as part of EFG Hermes’… Read more »

Omar Hagrass 2022 Speaker

Omar Hagrass is the Co-Founder and CEO of Trella. Omar has been at the helm of Trella from day one, He successfully raised the largest seed round in Egypt and has managed to attract and retain the best talent for the job whilst maintaining the course and vision for the company as a whole. Omar… Read more »

Omar Saleh 2023 Speaker

Omar Saleh founded Khazna with the vision of improving the financial well-being of underserved individuals and micro-businesses by providing simple, user-centric and technology driven financial services. Prior to founding Khazna, Omar was head of Middle East and North Africa at WorldRemit, a leading cross-border payment company, where he led the company’s expansion into the region…. Read more »

Olúwatóyìn Emmanuel-Olubake 2023 Speaker

Olúwatóyìn currently works as an Investment Director with Novastar Ventures. In this role, Toyin actively supports some of the leading entrepreneurs on the continent who are building stong commercial businesses that positively impact people and planet with a focus on Africa. One of those companies is Turaco, one of the fastest growing Insurtech companies in… Read more »

Olusina Sipasi 2023 Speaker

Sina advises clients on establishment and financing of infrastructure facilities and on environmental obligations associated with project development. He has been involved in the development of climate regulations and the development of compliance framework.

Olufunmi Adepoju 2023 Speaker

“The Managing Partner of PearlMutual Consulting Ltd, Mrs. Funmi Adepoju is a graduate of accounting from the University of Ilorin and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2000. Her work experience spans various sectors including banking, economic and equity research, credit risk management, asset management, and credit ratings. She has worked in reputable organizations including… Read more »