2025 Speaker Speakers

Meit Gandhi 2025 Speaker

Senior Associate - Venture Capital , FMO

Meit is a Senior Associate in FMO's Venture Capital team focusing on direct FinTech and VC fund investments in Africa. He has worked across emerging markets like India and Africa…

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Mehul Pandya 2025 Speaker

MD and Group CEO , CARE Ratings Limited

"Associated with CareEdge since 2000, Mehul Pandya is the Managing Director & Group CEO of CareEdge. Over the years, Mehul Pandya has successfully incubated and nurtured the company’s business in…

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Medha Wilson 2025 Speaker

Group CEO , MicroLoan Foundation

Medha Wilson is the Chief Executive Officer of MicroLoan Foundation, where she leads the organization’s strategic vision and oversees its operations across Africa. She serves on the board of MicroLoan’s…

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Maximilian Biswanger 2025 Speaker

Investment Director, Head of DFS Equity , British International Investment

Maximilian is an Investment Director at BII’s Financial Services Group. He heads the group’s growth equity investments in fintechs across Africa and Asia and leads its strategy for equity investments…

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Mauricio Preciado Awad 2025 Speaker

Executive Director, Blended and Innovative Finance , Save the Children Global Ventures

Mauricio leads the Blended and Innovative Finance team at SC Global Ventures, an entity focussed on accelerating change for children through innovative financing and scaling new technologies that offer hope…

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Matthew Mcluckie 2025 Speaker

Managing Partner , Posaidon Capital

Matthew is a Mangaing Parter at Posaidon Climate Venture Partners, an Africa focused mechant banking platfrom converging mainly private capital with investments delivering a positive climate, nature and biodiversity impact.…

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Matt Lane 2025 Speaker

Portfolio Manager: Africa , Challenger Trade Finance Fund

"Matt is the Portfolio Manager for Africa of the Challenger Trade Finance Fund. Additionally, he sits on the Investment and Risk Committee. As a Chartered Accountant and CFA, Matt brings…

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Matheus Chodin 2025 Speaker

Senior Associate , ImpactA Global

"Matheus started his career as an intern in the Infrastructure & Project Finance team at Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados in São Paulo. Following an exchange programme at Paris-Panthéon-Assas…

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Marlene Jennings 2025 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , ARCH

Marlene was appointed Chief Executive Officer at ARCH, having previously served as a Non-Executive Director since 2018. Prior to Marlene’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, she served as the General…

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Mark Palmer 2025 Speaker

NED , Orion Minerals Ltd

"Mark Palmer over 40 years experience in the mining sector. Mark has a B.Sc. in Mining Geology from University College, Cardiff and spent 12 years working in Australia, including 8…

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