Archives: Speakers

Nangula Uaandja 2022 speaker

Nangula Uaandja, a Chartered Accountant by profession is the CEO and Chairperson of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB). NIPDB, a Public Entity in the Presidency is tasked with the mandate of promotion and facilitating foreign and domestic investments as well as promotion the development of SMEs. Until December 2020, Nangula Uaandja served… Read more »

Edward Galante 2022 speaker

Executive Director of Mangwana Capital. Mangwana Opportunities Fund Investment Committee member since inception. Lead on agriculture and agribusiness for Mangwana with a specific remit to develop Mangwana’s agriculture portfolio from a strategic perspective for the past 4 years. Seasoned entrepreneur and financial expert. Previously, CEO /Founder of Zimbabwe Mortgage Company, CEO/ Founder of Houses for… Read more »

Nitin Nowjee 2022 speaker

Nitin Nowjee is director of investments and a member of the Africa financial services team at LeapFrog Investments. With a wealth of private equity experience and a strong network of financial services relationships across Africa, Nitin is a key figure driving change in this vast emerging market. In his current role, Nitin Nowjee focuses on… Read more »

Christophe Chabaud 2022 speaker

Christophe Chabaud is a Director at Innpact (Mauritius) Ltd a subsidiary of Innpact S.A. He is an investment management professional with several years of experience in impact investing and business development services, including market research, product development, marketing and program funding. Prior joining Innpact in 2012,Christophe Chabaud worked as an investment officer in the Middle… Read more »

Arnaud Gillin 2022 speaker

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 Gillin has developed a strong expertise in the structuring of impact investment funds which account today for… Read more »

Mark Napier 2022 speaker

Mark Napier 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 well over a decade. From 2004-2009 Mark Napier was CEO of FinMark… Read more »

H.E Linda Scott 2022 speaker

The High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia, H.E Linda Scott, arrived in London in December 2018. Her posting in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the second, as she began her diplomatic career in 1990 by opening the High Commission in London shortly after independence. High Commissioner H.E Linda Scott… Read more »

Anthony Nkinzo Kamole 2022 speaker

Anthony Nkinzo Kamole is the Managing Director of the Democratic Republic of the Congo National Investment Promotion Agency (ANAPI), and President of the International Network of Francophone Investment Promotion Agencies (RIAFPI). Prior to assuming this position, Anthony Nkinzo Kamole held the position of Partner specialized in Tax and Legal advisory at ABN Nzailu & Co… Read more »

Mamo Mihretu 2022 speaker

Mamo Mihretu is the founding CEO of Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH). EIH is a holding company that serves as a strategic investment arm of the government of Ethiopia. The company engages in strategic investments across a wide range of industries, with the objective of unlocking the country’s economic potential. EIH also owns and administers 27… Read more »