2025 Speaker Speakers

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett 2025 Speaker

Executive Chairman , 4G Capital

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett is Founder/Executive Chairman of 4G Capital, an award-winning neobank powering business growth in Africa. The company was ranked in the top ten global B Corporation financial institutions and…

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Warren Wheatley 2025 Speaker

CEO , Altvest Capital Limited

"Warren Wheatley is the Founder and CEO of Africa Bitcoin Corporation (ABC), Africa’s first listed Bitcoin Treasury company. A Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Warren has built…

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Wairimu Karanja 2025 Speaker

Partner , Persistent Energy Capital LLC

Wairimu Karanja is a Partner at Persistent, Africa's Climate Venture Builder. She is Kenya and based in Nairobi. Wairimu manages the corporate, legal, ESG and compliance matters at Persistent. She…

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Wahid Ben Tanfous 2025 Speaker

Investment Director , British International Investment

"Wahid Ben Tanfous is an Investment Director at BII, where he is responsible for managing relationships with partner financial institutions in South Asia and Africa. With two decades of experience…

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Vukosi Maluleke 2025 Speaker

Head of Treasury (Capital Markets and Private Debt Funding) , DBSA

Vukosi is the Head of Treasury within the Treasury and Balance Sheet Management division at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). With over 15 years of experience spanning across…

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Vivian Infante 2025 Speaker

Coverage Director, Africa Coverage , British International Investment’s (BII)

"Vivianne Infante is a member of British International Investment’s (BII) Africa Coverage Team. She has held the roles of Country Director in Ethiopia (covering the Horn of Africa) and DRC,…

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Victoria Sabula 2025 Speaker

CEO , AECF (Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund)

Victoria Sabula is the CEO of the AECF. Since 2019, she has led in driving AECF's mission to empower Africa through resilient market systems. With rural Kenyan origins, she prioritizes…

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Veronica Bolton Smith 2025 Speaker

CEO and Founder , The Critical Minerals Africa Group

"Veronica is Founder and CEO of The Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) a platform committed to giving Africa and the companies operating within the African critical minerals ecosystem a seat…

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Valerie Entsiful 2025 Speaker

Country Manager: Sierra Leone , Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator

"Valerie is the Sierra Leone Country Manager for the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA), a programme funded by BII, FMO and Proparco to unlock investments in frontier markets. She is…

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