“Karim EL HNOT is the Deputy head of the investment bank of Société Générale Maroc and CEO of Sogécapital Gestion the asset management arm of the bank. Karim has more than 24 years of experience in the asset management industry. He was successively equity analyst, fixed income fund manager, CIO and Deputy CEO in major… Read more »
Kamil holds a Bachelor of Science in electronics engineering from the American University in Cairo and deepened his specialization at the University of California in San Diego. He worked with IBM on developing cutting-edge automotive technology and later with McKinsey&Company on strategy and operations projects for diverse industries. Following his successful stint at McKinsey, he… Read more »
“Jumaane Tafawa is a 20+ year expert on corporate growth, having started and grown multiple multi-hundred-million-dollar African companies and also helped expand Fortune 1000 companies across the African continent. He is the Co-Founder of Africa Eats a diversified group of fast-growing agriculture and food-related business that are solving the food challenges across the continent. Jumaane… Read more »
“Juliet has 20 years’ experience in development in Africa, 15 of which have focused on financial sector development. Before her current role, Juliet held several other positions at FSD Africa since 2013, overseeing initiatives that cut across a variety of financial sectors and themes. Prior to FSD Africa, Juliet managed FinMark Trust’s financial sector work… Read more »
Julien Fouilliart is a business development professional with 15 years of experience in international, multicultural and cross-sector environments. He is currently Leading Bureau Veritas development strategy in Africa in Building and Infrastructures market. Based in Kenya since 2019, Julien has been on the forefront of business development efforts for in Africa, contributing to the emergence… Read more »
My name is Julia Hawkins. I run a financial advisory firm specialising in raising international capital for high-growth sustainable ventures across the African continent. Our specialities are corporate and project finance, with a focus on renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, agriculture and health.
Julia is the cofounder of Linea Capital, a revenue-based finance investment company in South Africa. Backed by USAID and the Dutch Good Growth Fund, Linea provides growth capital to high impact small and growing businesses. Julia’s background is in investment banking and asset management, having worked within FirstRand in South Africa for many years. During… Read more »
Jote is the Co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Group Holdings Inc. For over a decade, he has championed companies aiming to expand into Africa. This journey began at TMF Group, where he served as the Manager for Africa for five years, starting as the group’s first employee in Africa and expanding the… Read more »
Joshua is the co-founder of Balloon Ventures, the world’s first financial institution dedicated to good jobs. Joshua is a serial entrepreneur with successful businesses ranging from corporate volunteering to e-learning to SME investing