Archives: Speakers

Peggy is originally from Belgium, where she obtained a Masters in Economics at Antwerp University before working as a manager in the Foreign Trade and Credit functions of KBC Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to joining Jersey Finance, Peggy was working at the Belgian Embassy in London, where she was responsible for developing… Read more »

Based in London, David is the Global Head of Private Equity at Sanne. In his role, David works with business leaders to refine and continue to drive strategic direction, management and delivery of Sanne’s private equity offering. David started his career at PwC Channel Islands supporting private equity fund managers and their structures. He later… Read more »

Josh is the co-founder of Balloon Ventures, innovating to create a profitable model to grow small businesses in emerging markets that drive good jobs. Investing tickets of $10k-$100k combined with tech-enabled human capital. Seed funding from Global Innovation Fund, Argidius Foundation, Citi Foundation, UKAID, and the Challenge Fund for Youth Employment. Part of the Balloon… Read more »

Ayo Salami is the CIO of EMIM. Ayo has been with EMIM (as part of Duet Group) since 2007 where he has been involved in the management of several investment strategies including long/only portfolios and Emerging Market Income. Ayo speaks regularly at conferences and leading academic institutions internationally on African financial markets. Ayo was named… Read more »

Guy is a Portfolio Director at Zebu Investment Partners where he primarily focuses on the development and execution of value creation plans for portfolio companies. Prior to Zebu, Guy was a Senior Manager on the Investments & Strategy team at Philafrica Foods, an investment holding company with a diversified portfolio of leading food processing assets… Read more »

Lolem B. Ngong is a seasoned Global Public Health professional, with more than 15 years of leadership in global health diplomacy and coordination of strategic partnerships to address threats to public health. Ms. Ngong serves as Chief of Staff at Amref Health Africa. An epidemiologist by training, Ms. Ngong has advised and led collaborations with… Read more »

Mikir Shah has over 25 years of experience in Africa across multiple leading local and global financial institutions. In August 2020, in partnership with Helios Investment Partners – the largest private equity investor in Africa, Mikir became the co-founder and CEO of Africa Specialty Risks a (re)insurer that provides risk mitigating insurance solutions to African… Read more »

Anne-Marie is CIO of FSD Africa Investments, the investment arm of FSD Africa. A Zimbabwean, she is the former CEO of FSD Mozambique, and Co-founder of Alitheia IDF Managers, a private equity fund manager investing in women-led businesses. Anne-Marie has a wealth of experience in building African financial markets. Across her career, she has led… Read more »

Arnaud Gillin is Partner and co-founder of Innpact. He is leading the fund setup services including feasibility analysis, definition of investment strategies, market studies, financial modelling and operational and legal implementation. With over 25 funding structures designed, Arnaud has developed a strong expertise in the structuring of impact investment funds which account today for more than USD… Read more »

Amal-Lee is a passionate advocate for sustainable development. In 2019 she was recognized by Apolitico as one of the top 100 influencers on climate policy. Professional experience includes shaping and leading policy on climate change and development, sustainable energy and green finance within the UK Government; Chief of Climate Change at the Inter-American Development Bank… Read more »