2025 Speaker Speakers

Divine Nakanyange 2025 Speaker

Head of the Investment Marketing and Facilitation Department , Rwanda Development Board

"Divine H. Nakanyange is currently the Head of the Investment Marketing and Facilitation Department at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). She is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over…

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Dina el-Shenoufy 2025 Speaker

Co-founder and GP , F6 Ventures

Ms. el-Shenoufy has over 15 years of financial services experience managing venture capital and investment portfolios in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Prior to joining Flat6Labs- the leading…

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Désiré Vencatachellum 2025 Speaker

Chief Executive , Financial Services Commission

"Désiré Vencatachellum was appointed as Chief Executive with effect from 16 September 2025. Désiré is a seasoned development banker with over 30 years of international experience in finance. He is…

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Denesh Srishanker 2025 Speaker

Group Head, Credit Enhancement Facilities , PIDG Ltd

Denesh Srishanker is the Group Head for Credit Enhancement Facilities, leading on the development and investment into new local guarantee businesses. He joined the Group in 2011, spending 2 years…

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Demola Adegbite 2025 Speaker

Partner , 500 Global

"Demola Adegbite is an Investment Partner at 500 Global, leading venture capital investments in Africa. He has more than 20+ years experience in private equity, investment banking and venture capital,…

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Deji Adebusoye 2025 Speaker

Partner , Sahel Capital

Deji is a Partner at Sahel Capital, a food and agriculture-focused private investment firm in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sahel Capital manages the Fund for Agriculture Financing in Nigeria (FAFIN) and the…

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Davis Albohm 2025 Speaker

Director, Global Partnerships , stanford seed

Davis Albohm is the director of global partnerships at Stanford Seed. His portfolio includes managing collaborations with aligned organizations around the world, including investors, which can support Seed's mission and…

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David Kruijff 2025 Speaker

Consultant , CGAP

"David joined CGAP in 2021 as part of its MSE team. Prior to this he has accumulated a wealth of experience in the microfinance sector working for organizations like ProCredit,…

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David Cowan 2025 Speaker

Africa Economist , Citi

"David has been the Africa Economist at Citi since July 2007. Prior to this he worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit for a total of eight years as Senior Economist…

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