Archives: Speakers

H.E. Johnston Busingye 2023 Speaker

“His Excellency Johnston Busingye assumed his duties as High Commissioner for Rwanda to the Court of Saint James on 29 March 2022 when he presented the working copies of his Credentials to the Vice-Marshall of the Diplomatic Corps and Director of Protocol at Lancaster House. His Excellency presented his Letters of Credence to Her Majesty… Read more »

Graham Shaw 2023 Speaker

“Graham Shaw FCA MBE is the CEO of Wilken Group a company that has operated in East Africa since 1963 that has operations in ICT, Aviation, Energy investing across East Africa. Graham led the successful expansion of iWay Africa until 2008 when it was sold to Telkom South Africa and also launched Cartrack 911 with… Read more »

Grace Mberia 2023 Speaker

Grace Mberia works for KPMG International Development Advisory Services (IDAS) under the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity (FRP) as the Program Director. She has over fourteen years of experience in project management; consulting; technical assistance and capacity building; financial audits; gap analysis, impact assessment and implementation; internal control reviews/ monitoring; and due diligence… Read more »

Giles Hedley 2023 Speaker

Giles is responsible for the development of Gemcorp new fund products given the targeted EM (with focus on Africa) investment exposure. Prior to Gemcorp he was responsible for the growth and development of Africa’s largest trade finance fund at Barak Fund Management. Giles has an MBA and Business Science degree through the University of Cape… Read more »

Gideon Greaves 2023 Speaker

Gideon Greaves is a dynamic South African entrepreneur with a keen interest in innovative startups. Throughout his career, he has held numerous high-impact leadership positions in the technology sector, demonstrating a strong track record of successfully exiting ventures. Gideon’s passion for early-stage investment took flight while seeking venture capital for his own startup, and he… Read more »

Gerald Matthe 2023 Speaker

Gerald Matthé leads Findev Canada’s investments in financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Indo-Pacific, and brings more than 15 years of investment experience in debt, equity and structured products across emerging and frontier markets.

Gbite Oduneye 2023 Speaker

Gbite is the visionary founder and driving force behind ODBA, an early-stage VC firm with an African focus. With over 20 years of experience in financial services and a deep understanding of Africa’s dynamic landscape, Gbite’s commitment to fostering innovation, empowerment, and sustainable growth fuels his passion for the continent. Through technology, he shapes Africa’s… Read more »

Gbenga Hassan 2023 Speaker

Gbenga Hassan is the Managing Partner at Àrgentil Capital Management Limited and oversees the principal investments, private equity and asset management business. Gbenga has over 25 years of private equity, principal investing, and financial advisory experience in the international and West African markets. Gbenga is a very active investor in the SMEs and technology sector… Read more »

Gavin Wilkins 2023 Speaker

Gavin leads commercial and strategic initiatives across the group working alongside Hawksford’s clients internationally. His experience extends across a broad range of asset classes, private and regulated investment structures, funds and international capital markets, including the London Stock Exchange, AIM, Aquis and Euronext. Gavin has spoken at numerous international forums in the UK and Africa,… Read more »

Gary Isbister 2023 Speaker

After qualifying as a Chartered Account in February 2008, Gary relocated to London where he took up an internal consulting role for BNP Paribas Securities Services where he focused on streamlining the internal operations of their outsourced fund management platform. He returned to Johannesburg (South Africa) in late 2009 and took up a deal origination… Read more »