Jane Niedra heads the Financial Inclusion sector at Swedfund, the Swedish Development Finance Institution. She leads a team that invests and manages a portfolio of direct investments into financial institutions and -companies as well as private credit and FI-oriented private equity funds in Africa and Asia. Before joining Swedfund in 2019 as Senior Investment Manager,… Read more »
James has dedicated his career to advancing dignified livelihoods and inclusive economies, especially for Sub-Saharan Africans. He has helped effect change through his uncanny ability to shape powerful narratives and mobilise long-lasting relationships with experts and decision-makers in Africa and around the world. As a co-founder and, more recently, the executive director of Dalberg, a… Read more »
“James C. Polan serves as Vice President of Development Credit at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Mr. Polan had served as Vice President for Small and Medium Enterprise Finance at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), before its transformation to DFC, since July 2003. Between 1995 and 2003, he was a senior investment officer… Read more »
Jacob has more than 15 years of experience in infrastructure project preparation, political risk insurance, and project finance in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. Before joining the DFC’s Africa Investment Advisor team in September 2020, Jacob served for five years as the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Manager for USTDA, the U.S. government’s project preparation agency,… Read more »
Jackline Onyango, CFA is a Senior Investment Officer at BlueOrchard. where she has worked for the last 9 months. Prior to that she was the Chief Investment Officer at African Alliance a Pan-African Asset manager.
Jack is a Partner at Ebury where he leads our efforts for AIM’s engaging in capital deployment across a number of emerging market geographies. Jack specialises in structuring complex Currency Risk Management strategies with an expertise in exotic exposures across both Africa and LATAM. Jack is a frequent contributor to publications such as The Wall… Read more »
Jack is Director of Business Development at Truestone Impact Investment Management. Jack has over 12 year’s experience in frontier market impact investing since joining Truestone where he has focussed on providing capital raising, value creation and strategic advisory for a portfolio of SMEs based in Sierra Leone. Jack has a BA from The University of… Read more »
“Isaac serves on TLG Capital’s investment team, leading innovative credit transactions with startups, stressed SMEs, and cross-border financings. Isaac also serves on the Investment Committee of the NSSF Hi-Innovator Program, a partnership between TLG, MasterCard Foundation, and Uganda’s National Social Security Fund. Prior to joining TLG, Isaac spent four years as manager for an impact… Read more »
Imran is a Director at Verdant Capital where he oversees Verdant’s Francophone West Africa business. Imran has over 20 years’ experience as an investment professional and corporate advisor, having started his career at a leading North American investment fund where he helped oversee and actively manage a global portfolio, including its African debt and equity… Read more »
“Ignacio is Appian’s Head of Base Metals. He oversees Appian’s operations and growth strategy across all base metals, with responsibility for acquisitions, development and operations. Before joining Appian he was the CEO of Hochschild Mining PLC, a leading London-listed silver and gold mining business operating in the Americas. A Peruvian national, he has significant experience… Read more »
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