2025 Speaker Speakers

Zineb Lahlou 2025 Speaker

Head of Business Development , Casablanca Finance City Authority

"Zineb Lahlou is Head of Business Development at Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA), which she joined in 2014. Over the last 11 years, Zineb has worked on numerous key projects…

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Zainab Alsharif 2025 Speaker

Partner , Plus VC

Zainab Al Sharif, is a Partner at Plus VC, she has extensive experience as an Investment Analyst in the private equity and venture capital field and is passionate about contributing…

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Yusuf Umar 2025 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , RIPLE

"Yusuf Umar is the pioneer Chief Executive of RIPLE, an innovative equity investment platform dedicated to transforming the African energy landscape. With over a decade of experience spanning both the…

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Youssef Mamou 2025 Speaker

Co-founder and Co-CEO , Yolafresh

"Youssef Mamou, a dynamic entrepreneur and visionary leader, is at the forefront of driving innovation and technological advancement in Morocco and across Africa. As the co-founder and co-CEO of YoLa…

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Youngsik Ahn 2025 Speaker

Director, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, Export & Agency Finance , Citigroup

I am responsible for a large infrastructure development (road, hospital, port airport, railway, transmission line, school, water, etc.) financing with a support from export credit agencies, multi-lateral agecnes, and developmet…

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Yonas Alemu 2025 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , LoveGrass

"Yonas Alemu, has a master’s degree in business information technology, a BEng honours degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Yonas is a fully certified financial risk manager (FRM) from the…

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Xavier Pierluca 2025 Speaker

Managing Partner , Enabling Qapital

Xavier Pierluca is an investment professional with 25 years’ experience, 19 of which are in the field of impact investing managing both private equity and debt funds. He has structured…

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Winnie Mwangi 2025 Speaker

Managing Director , Finca Ventures

Winnie is the Managing Director at Finca Ventures. She is a venture capital investment professional with 18years experience in commercial venture capital, impact investing and M&A in Sub-Saharan Africa across…

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William Izod 2025 Speaker

Chief Commercial Officer , Pensana PLC

"William Izod has extensive experience in managing and developing rare earth supply chains, including 10 years working with large multi-national companies such as Dyson, and Johnson Matthey. While on the…

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Wilhelm Kuun 2025 Speaker

CEO , Skywolff Group

"As the Skywolff group CEO, Wilhelm oversees the strategic decision making of all operations. With almost two decades of experience in the electrical engineering and renewable energy sectors, he's responsible…

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