Archives: Speakers

Akshay Grover 2023 Speaker

“Akshay Grover is the Group CEO at Cellulant responsible for driving the strategic direction and expansion of the business across Africa. Cellulant is a leading pan-African payments technology company that provides locally relevant and alternative payment methods for global, regional and local merchants. Guided by the goal of empowering global and local businesses operating in… Read more »

Akinwole Omoboriowo II 2023 Speaker

“Akinwole is a strategic & innovative thinker with board-based expertise in infrastructural project development, business management, financial economics and strategic leadership in gas & power sectors, where he has demonstrated proven track records spanning several countries. With over 20 years’ experience in the energy sector, Akinwole has led various executive teams in structuring, financing and… Read more »

Aida Attaf 2023 Speaker

“Aida is in charge of strategic partnerships in CDG Capital which is the investment bank, subsidiary of CDG, a major long term institutional investor in Morocco. Aida brings more than 15 years’ experience in financial advisory focused on public sector including green / climate financing specially in the capital market. Previously, she was an investment… Read more »

Ahmed Coucha 2023 Speaker

“Ahmad Coucha is the co-founder and CEO of FlapKap, the first and leading Revenue Based & Embedded Financing Platform in the MENA region. Prior to founding FlapKap, Coucha was the co-founder and Chief Strategy & Finance Officer of Kijamii, one of MENA’s largest and most awarded independent advertising agencies. On the academic side, Coucha finished… Read more »

Ahmed Sobhy 2023 Speaker

“Mr. Ahmed Sobhy joined Banque Misr in April 2020 as the Chief Investment Officer with oversight over the bank’s principal investments in private equity, debt capital markets, and third-party assets under management. Mr. Sobhy joined with extensive experience in investing and investment banking in several locations, including the UK, the US, and Egypt, where he… Read more »

Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule 2023 Speaker

Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule is an entrepreneur turned VC investor based in Kampala, Uganda. She built companies in Jordan, Ukraine and Uganda before building First Circle Capital together with Selma Ribica. First Circle has invested in more than 17 companies across Africa.

Adjoba Kyiamah 2023 Speaker

“Adjoba is currently Executive Director at the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, the leading and reputable private sector voice of UK-Ghana trade relations in Ghana. She spent twelve years prior to that working in legal and corporate affairs, variously at executive management level and for a short while in private legal practice. Adjoba has spent over… Read more »

Adham Azzam 2023 Speaker

“Adham Azzam, Co-Founder and CEO of Balad Corp, has extensive expertise in fintech and investment. His focus is on developing specialized financial instruments for African migrants and their families, starting with Egyptians. Through Balad’s innovative approach, Adham has spearheaded streamlined financial solutions, facilitating financial and emotional ties with home countries. Prior to founding Balad, Adham… Read more »

Ade Buraimo 2023 Speaker

“Ade Buraimo is the Group Managing Director of Alpha Morgan Capital Group, a fast growing Investment Banking Group. FT-FINANCIAL TIMES /Statista AFRICA’s Fastest Growing Companies 2021,2022. Before his appointment as the Group Managing Director, he was Managing Director, Alpha Morgan Capital Managers Ltd, Chairman of the Board of Directors Hotspot Network Limited and Independent Non-Executive… Read more »

Achraf Khallouli 2023 Speaker

Achraf holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting from the American University of North Africa and a Micro-MBA in Social Entrepreneurship from the Watson Institute in Boulder, Colorado.