Archives: Speakers

Tokunboh Ishmael 2022 speaker

Impact and ESG Investor| Gender Lens Innovator and Investor| Passionate about shared prosperity and the role of gender consciousness in the investment process and for superior performance Tokunboh Ishmael is a global voice for creating wealth and impact by unlocking the potential of businesses that provide essential goods and services that address the accessibility, affordability,… Read more »

Shamin Ahmad Sookia 2022 speaker

Affiliations & Qualifications •Fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA-UK) and of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA-UK) •MSc in IT (Business Information Systems), KeeleUniversity, UK •MBA in Marketing, University of Mauritius •Current Chairperson of Capital Market Task Committee–Mauritius Finance •Member of the Audit Committee of CIMA Central, Eastern, Western and Southern Africa… Read more »

Kunle Apampa 2022 speaker

Kunle Apampa is a Director and Head of Client Advisory & Partnerships at Capricorn Investment Group, one of the largest mission aligned investment firms in the world. Prior to joining Capricorn, Kunle Apampa was Vice President and COO at Goldman Sachs Imprint, an ESG & Impact Investment platform within the Alternative Investments & Manager Selection… Read more »

Wim van der Beek 2022 speaker

Wim van der Beek is the founder and Managing Partner of Goodwell Investments. Within Goodwell, Wim van der Beek manages Aavishkaar Goodwell India Microfinance Development Company I and II and serves on the Board and Investment Committee of Goodwell West Africa Microfinance Development Fund and the uMunthu Fund. He also serves on the board of… Read more »

Liz Williamson 2022 speaker

Liz Williamson is the Head of Energy for Rand Merchant Bank and is responsible for M&A transactions in Renewable Energy as well as Oil and Gas across Africa. She has led the growth of the bank’s international energy client base since 2015. Originally from Texas but now based in London, Liz Williamson started her career… Read more »

Kevin Simmons 2022 speaker

Kevin Simmons is an experienced angel and venture capital investor who has co-founded several investing networks and syndicates in the US, UK, and Africa. He is now a General Partner with pan-African VC leader LoftyInc Capital Management’s (LCM) Fund 4 and a Venture Partner for LCM’s Fund 3. He leads the deal team for LCM… Read more »

Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana 2022 speaker

Trained in economics and international finance at the University of Johannesburg (undergraduate in Economics and Econometrics (cum laude)) and Honours in international trade and finance (cum laude), Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana quickly learnt that applying her trade requires adaptation to real world challenges, at least in the realm of an investment bank. Loyal to RMB, she has… Read more »

Samantha Pokroy 2022 speaker

Samantha Pokroy is the Founder and CEO of Sanari Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in growth companies emanating from Africa (mainly from South Africa) with regional and global scalability and exposure. They emphasize digital and human enablement to unlock business potential. Samantha Pokroy has eighteen years of private equity and venture capital… Read more »

Tarek Moharram 2022 speaker

Dr. Tarek Moharram is the former CEO of Nile Scan & Labs, a leading regional diagnostics platform in the MEA region, succeeding his late father Dr. Hazem Moharram, who had previously established the Egyptian diagnostics company (full imaging, cardiology, oncology, and labs) over 25 years ago. He is a graduate with double majors, holding a… Read more »

Segun Omoregie 2022 speaker

Segun Omoregie is a partner in the law firm of G. Elias. He leads the capital markets, private equity and M&A practice groups in the Firm. he has over 25 years experience in advising on novel and complex commercial deals involving local and international clients and actors in diverse sectors of the economy. Segun Omoregie’s… Read more »