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Sebastien Duquet 2021 Speaker

sebastien DUQUET

As Chief Commercial Officer, Sebastien is leading the development of SunFunder products and funds. He will particularly be involved in the fundraising of the coming “Gigaton Empowerment fund”. From 20218 to mid 2021, as Chief Investment Officer, Sebastien was supervising the investment process, portfolio allocation and funds valuation of Symbiotics managed Sicavs – USD 1.8… Read more »

Yvan De Grauwe 2021 Speaker

Yvan De Grauwe

Yvan De Grauwe is an experienced and long-time owner and grower of roses in Belgium. He has a well-developed network within East Africa. He has experience with business in Kenya on growing and sale of roses.

Funmi Dele-Giwa 2021 Speaker

Funmi Dele-Giwa

Funmi Dele-Giwa is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of legal and regulatory experience. She is qualified to practice law in Nigeria and the United Kingdom and is also a Chartered Governance Professional. She is the Director of Legal & Regulatory Affairs and the Group Company Secretary at MFS Africa, an innovative and dynamic… Read more »

Thomas Dugdale 2021 Speaker

Thomas Dugdale

Thomas Dugdale is a member of our London practice where he advises clients on investment funds and corporate matters involving both Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands law. He specialises in Cayman Islands hedge funds and private equity funds, specifically in their formation, maintenance, restructuring and winding up. Prior to joining us in January 2012,… Read more »

Scott Friesen 2021 Speaker

Scott Friesen

Scott is a serial entrepreneur with a twenty year track record of venture growth & profitability including three successful exits of his US tech and media ventures. After his last exit, rather than retiring, Scott felt inspired to start Verdant Frontiers in 2013 and plans to spend the “second half” of his life building ventures… Read more »

Gavin Wilkins 2021 Speaker

Gavin Wilkins

Gavin is Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Hawksford. He is active in all of Hawksford’s key markets working closely with clients, intermediary partners and stakeholders, including those investing in Africa. Gavin has extensive experience across a range of private and regulated funds, investment structures and capital markets including the London Stock Exchange, AIM, Aquis and… Read more »