Archives: Speakers

Mark is the CEO of FSD Africa.  Mark’s early career (1989-2003) was in investment banking in the City of London where he advised growth companies on M&A and capital raising. He has now been involved in financial sector development in Africa for almost two decades. From 2004-2009 he was CEO of FinMark Trust, based in… Read more »

Angus Brown is a fintech entrepreneur and is the founder and CEO of Centbee, a global blockchain payments company based in South Africa. Angus was one of the founding team, and later CEO of South Africa’s first bank-backed digital currency and rewards program, eBucks.com in 2000. After leaving South Africa’s leading banks, FirstRand after 11… Read more »

Houda leads GlobalData’s EMEA telecom market data and intelligence practice. She focuses on providing analysis and strategic insights on telecoms, ICT, digital transformation, and digital industries for the region. She also manages the region’s custom research, opportunity sizing, and consulting engagements. Prior to joining GlobalData, Houda worked at telco Bouygues Telecom in Paris. Houda holds… Read more »

Patrick Gutmann is the Managing Director of MFS Africa’s UK and European entities and heads up one of the Business Units (BUs) within the Group – BU Banks, Institutions, and Governments (BIG). BU BIG is responsible for managing the Group’s relationships with Banks, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, and its engagement with regulators, governments, and the development sector. In addition,… Read more »

Dr Githinji Gitahi, MBS, Group Chief Executive Officer, Amref Health Africa A passionate advocate for pro-poor Universal Health Coverage, Githinji Gitahi joined Amref Health Africa as the Global Chief Executive Officer in June 2015. Amref Health Africa, founded in 1957, is the largest Africa-led international organization, reaching more than 11 million people each year through… Read more »

Greg Perry joined IFPMA in February 2018 as Assistant Director General and has responsibility for the organization’s external outreach and stakeholder engagement in global health topics including innovation, access, Africa engagement and regulatory affairs . Greg brought with him more than 20 years’ leadership and advocacy experience in the public healthcare arena. Prior to joining… Read more »

John has nearly a decade of experience with specific focus on investments in emerging markets and the technology sector. As Managing Director, John built the DFC’s first direct equity investment group to invest in companies committed to creating developmental impact. Prior to joining the DFC, John worked at SoFi, a leading fintech which went public… Read more »

With Portsmouth Ltd. Co., Ned Rauch-Mannino leads strategic advisory services to better-position global markets engagement. He most recently served as deputy assistant secretary for global operations and senior adviser for global markets in the U.S. Department of Commerce, supporting U.S. competitiveness and reinforcing trade and investment across markets worldwide. Prior, he served as an adviser… Read more »

Rachel Graham leads our BVI corporate transactional practice in the EMEA region, based out of our London office. She is highly regarded in her field, having nearly 25 years of experience practising as a lawyer, 17 of which have been offshore. Rachel advises corporations, high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, financial institutions, seed capital investors, private… Read more »

Constantinos is a Senior Vice President and covers a portfolio of banks in Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans. He also has oversight responsibilities for Moody’s banks ratings in Romania, and for the ratings of non-bank financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Since joining Moody’s Limassol-based banking team in 2005,… Read more »