Speaker Group: 2020 Speaker

Vymala Poligadu Thuron currently heads the Group Programme Development and Gender Lens Investing at GroFin, a Private Development & Impact financier investing in SMEs, operating in 15 countries in Africa and the Middle East. She has a solid understanding of private sector and international development gained through over twenty years of experience. Vymala Thuron is… Read more »

Sven is the CEO of Sustainable Planet. Sustainable Planet is growing the most sustainable protein in different countries especially in East Africa. Sustainable Planet is using the water lentil to produce the protein with the protein amount of 45%.

As Chief Commercial Officer, Sebastien is leading the development of SunFunder products and funds. He will particularly be involved in the fundraising of the coming “Gigaton Empowerment fund”. From 20218 to mid 2021, as Chief Investment Officer, Sebastien was supervising the investment process, portfolio allocation and funds valuation of Symbiotics managed Sicavs – USD 1.8… Read more »

Agnes is the Managing partner at advisory services firm. Her role involves supporting businesses overcome complex operational challenges associated with Sub Sahara Africa, providing strategic advisory  on Africa’s political and economic risks, market entry strategies and stakeholder management. She has held various roles in both in public and private sector working collaboratively to promote competitive… Read more »

Gary Tomlins (62) British 30 years of commercial and practical agribusiness experience in Europe and Africa, a Director of Production with Homegrown, Kenya (now Finlay’s) 1992-2000. In 2011 he was Technical Director of a $25m USAID funded Feed the Future Programme in Tanzania. In 2013 he set up Kusi Ltd Tanzania, 2018 set up Kusi… Read more »