2025 Speaker Speakers

Kwabena Asante-Poku 2025 Speaker

Country Director , British International Investment

"Kwabena Asante-Poku is our Country Director for Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia. His coverage work includes investment-related activities such as deal origination, execution and portfolio management support, as well as…

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Kwabena Appenteng 2025 Speaker

Vice President , Verdant Capital

Kwabena Appenteng is a Director at Verdant Capital, based in the firm’s Accra office, where he leads strategic investment banking initiatives across West Africa. Since joining the firm in 2014,…

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Kodzo Désiré Dzilan 2025 Speaker

Investment Manager , Wic Capital

Désiré K. DZILAN is an Investment Manager at WIC GESTION, the management company of WIC Capital. Désiré joined WIC Capital in 2019 from AFIG Funds, a pioneering investment fund in…

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Khalil Lakhoua 2025 Speaker

Senior Partner & Deputy CIO , AfricInvest

"Khalil is Senior Partner and deputy CIO with Africinvest, looking after private equity investments from the pan-african generalist funds. Prior to joining AfricInvest in 2015, Khalil started his career in…

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Ketso Gordhan 2025 Speaker

CEO , SA SME Fund

Ketso Gordhan is currently the CEO of the SA SME Fund, the key institutional funder of Venture Capital Funds in Southern Africa. With R3.5bn of Assets under management and allocation…

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Kennedy Peter Mmasi 2025 Speaker

Investment Facility Manager , Economic Social Research Foundation- Tanzania

Kennedy Mmasi is the Investment Facility Manager of the Tanzania Investment Growth Facility (TIGF), jointly hosted by ESRF and UNDP Tanzania. He leads efforts to strengthen project preparation, mobilize blended…

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Keegan Ziady 2025 Speaker

Investment Director , British International Investment

Keegan is an Investment Manager in BII's Financial Services Group. He leads the department's work in platform creation and SME Finance. Keegan played a central role in the launch of…

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Karima Ola 2025 Speaker

Partner , LeapFrog Investments

Karima leads LeapFrog’s African Financial Services investment team, where she has driven landmark investments including into ARM Pensions, one of the largest pensions providers in Nigeria, and AIICO, one of…

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Kapil Kanungo 2025 Speaker

Director, Private Equity and Fund Development , Incofin Investment Management

Kapil Kanungo works as Director, Private Equity and Fund Development at Incofin. In his role, he (1) drives the development of Incofin’s new private equity and private debt impact investment…

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