Archives: Speakers

“Samuel Williams is Head of the Christian Aid Resilient Futures Fund, where he leads strategy, investment structuring, and partnerships. He has extensive experience in development finance, impact investment, and philanthropy, and has worked across Africa, Asia, and the UK. Prior to his current role, Samuel led major donor and corporate partnerships for Christian Aid and… Read more »

“Sam Rosmarin is Chief Investment & Corporate Development Officer at African Bamboo, where he leads corporate finance across philanthropic and commercial partnerships to scale sustainable construction manufacturing from Ethiopia’s bamboo resources. He also leads corporate finance for Ethiopia’s first Verra-listed ARR project. He previously co-founded Komari Beverage, building Ethiopia’s first hard seltzer brand from concept… Read more »

Saad is a partner at Enko where he leads the strategic development of the investment policy, and responsible for the oversight of portfolio management for impact investments. He also hold the ultimate responsibility for establishing the investment team’s long term capital allocation framework and strategy and also oversee policies and processes for active management of… Read more »

“Ryan Tuck has over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, holding senior positions at Fibrus and Vodafone in the UK, and serving as Chief Technology Officer for New Products at AT&T Australasia. Throughout his career, he has led major network deployments and innovative product launches, bringing a blend of strategic vision and hands-on… Read more »

Russell Curtis has run the Durban Investment Promotion Authority, known as Invest Durban, for 20 years. For over 10 years he’d been a Director of the Durban Chamber of Commerce, the Durban Auto Cluster, & past Chairman of the Institute of Directors, KZN. Previously, also sitting on The Editorial Board, Independent Newspapers, plus the Boards… Read more »

“Ron has been investing in Africa for over 15 years with investment experience across multiple asset classes (from seed to growth private equity). Ron and his work had received awards and recognitions from the Financial Times, World Bank, UK Department For International Development, Ashden Awards and Secretary of State John Kerry among others. In his… Read more »

Roeland Donckers has over 20 years of hands-on experience in creating and growing finance solutions in emerging markets. He started an impact investment company that built in-house several SMEs from the ground up in agro(-processing) and light manufacturing; he began a microfinance company from scratch with a unique rural credit methodology and successfully exited after… Read more »

“Roeland Menger is the Chief Executive Officer at Nithio, a climate fintech platform unlocking investment for climate resilience. He has over 12 years of experience structuring and raising capital for renewable energy ventures in frontier markets. He has a strong background in energy, climate and agriculture projects, having developed projects and led strategic investments (including… Read more »

“Bob is the Chief Executive Officer at Jobo Africa overseeing all aspects of the business including sales, marketing, partnerships and operations. He has more than two decades of experience in West Africa, where he served in the Peace Corps as a public health volunteer, and later managed an import business focused on fair trade products… Read more »

Robert Apenya is Partner in the Corporate and Commercial Department of leading Ugandan law firm Meritas Advocates where his practice focuses on Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Banking and Finance, Regulatory and Compliance. He has advised leading private equity funds on acquisitions and disposals in various sectors across financial services, hospitality, healthcare, FMCG, Telecom, Insurance… Read more »