Archives: Speakers

Kunle Adesuyi 2023 Speaker

Adekunle Adesuyi is the President, Beyond Markets and the Group Chief Financial Officer at AFEX. He is responsible for ensuring that the business unit within the AFEX Group that caters to shared services, which is consolidation of business operations are used within the AFEX organizational structure. He is also charged with the responsibility of centralizing… Read more »

Kristoffer Laurson 2023 Speaker

“Kristoffer is the cofounder and CEO of both PAS Solar and more recently of Gamma Meon. He raised debt and equity in 6 rounds of investment for a Nigerian offgrid energy business from blue chip investors in the sector. Kristoffer is a graduate of LSE and LBS with a Master in Finance.”

Kolawole Owodunni 2023 Speaker

Kola Owodunni is a consummate professional with over two decades of cognate experience principally in the financial services sector spanning Investment Management, Risk Management and Treasury. Currently serving as an Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (“NSIA”), he is responsible for deploying over US$4.3 billion across various investment mandates… Read more »

Khalid Aabid 2023 Speaker

Investment banker with a strong experience both in developped countries and emerging/developping countries.

Kevin Kamemba 2023 Speaker

Kevin Kamemba is based in Nairobi. Kevin brings twelve years of experience investing in private equity and real estate in Africa with a strong recent focus on financial inclusion. He joined Women’s World Banking from Incofin Investment Management, where he served as the Regional Director for Africa and oversaw the Africa portfolio in Debt and… Read more »

Kenny Nwosu 2023 Speaker

Kenny is Chief Executive Officer at Norsad Capital, an impact investor and private credit provider that offers tailor-made debt solutions to growth companies that deliver desirable social impact in Africa. Norsad’s investment coverage is sub-Sahara Africa, and the principal operational area is the Southern Africa region. Norsad’s purpose is to build a better Africa by… Read more »

Kazuhiro Numasawa 2023 Speaker

azuhiro Numasawa, CFA has more than 22 years of experience in advisory and investments across sectors while focusing on development finance over the last 17 years. He is currently a Manager at the Agriculture Finance and Rural Infrastructure Department of the African Development Bank (“AfDB”). Across 24 countries in Africa, he has identified and analyzed… Read more »

Kaunapaua Ndilula 2023 Speaker

“With nearly 30 years of executive experience, Kauna has pioneered several development interventions in the SME sector. She has put her wealth of management knowledge to work by founding BFS group of companies with a presence in Namibia and Mozambique. She is a seasoned consultant in the energy sector and former chairperson of Nampower. She… Read more »

Kasief Isaacs 2023 Speaker

Designation: Head – Private Markets Kasief joined Mergence in 2015. He has 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. As head of the Private Markets team he has overall responsibility for fund strategies across the region. These funds have a specific focus on energy, infrastructure, and impact within SA and SADC backed by… Read more »

Karishma Boodhram Panchoo 2023 Speaker

“Karishma is the Head of Private Equity and Venture Capital at ChiLin Global Fiduciary Services Ltd. In her role as Associate Director, she has the responsibility of a portfolio of PEVC clients and manages an experienced team of fund accountants and administrators. As an experienced professional over 10 years in the fund services industry, she… Read more »