Michelle is currently the Anglophine West Africa Investment Advisor to the US Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Prior to this role, Michelle worked at Chapel Hill Denham (an independent Nigerian invesment banking firm). She has extensive experience in corporate finance, investments and strategy and has executed transactions and worked across a breadth of industries including financial… Read more »
Maxine is an Investment Manager at Finance in Motion, an impact investor and manager of private debt and equity funds investing in emerging markets. She is experienced in corporate and investment finance having built and developed institutions to enhance their green and social impact in the Middle East and Africa. She currently manages Finance in… Read more »
“Proud husband and father of 3. Currently leading venture building and startups sourcing for Catalyst Fund. In my free time I also co-lead Africa: The Big Deal. Passionate about the role of entrepreneurship and tech in economic development, I have been working within the African startups ecosystem for almost a decade. Happy investor and advisor… Read more »
Matthew Ryan (CFA) is a seasoned currency expert, serving as a Head of Market Strategy at Ebury. Matthew’s commentary regularly features in major publications such as Bloomberg, FT, and Reuters.
Matt is an experienced investment professional, and Managing Director of the Aldridge Family Office. He invests in growth capital businesses and startups. He has been a Board member of KOFISI for 6 years.
“Matt is a partner in the corporate team in Carey Olsen’s London office. He advises on corporate and investment funds matters, with particular experience in the structuring and launch of investment funds. Matt provides funds, fund service providers and fund promoters with advice on all aspects of the establishment, regulation and operation of investment funds…. Read more »
Mathieu Fourn is the EduFinance Technical Assistance Director at Opportunity International EduFinance. Mathieu works closely with MFIs to develop, launch, and improve financial products in the education finance space across the global footprint of MFI partners. Prior to joining the team, Mathieu worked for RCI Banque and General Electric in corporate finance and project management… Read more »
“Mary has over 17 years’ experience in capital markets development, regulation and legal practice. She is passionate about supporting transformative capital market initiatives that promote economic development in Africa. Mary currently manages several projects on policy and regulatory reform, market infrastructure and product development. She leads the implementation of FSD Africa’s flagship Africa Regulatory Support… Read more »
Martin is the Founder & CEO of Octavia Carbon, the Global South’s first Direct Air [Carbon] Capture (DAC) company. Octavia Carbon designs, builds and deploys DAC technology that uniquely leverages Kenya’s geothermal heat, geology & talent to reverse climate change and end the fossil fuel age. They and their CO2 storage partner Cella are now… Read more »
“Martin Ewald is a Managing Director in the London office of Allianz Global Investors and heads Private Equity Impact Investment. Martin has been driven by his mission to mobilize private capital for impact markets at scale. Accordingly, he has spent the last 15 years of his career shifting the boundaries of the investable universe for… Read more »
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