Co-Founder and Partner , The Continent Venture Partners
"Carisa Graf-Suleman is an experienced international executive with significant investment, operations and marketing experience across ICT, technology, consumer goods, automobile, beverage, hotel and aviation sectors. Carisa built one of the…
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Partner , Novastar
Brian is a Partner at Novastar Ventures, one of the biggest and most experienced global VC fund managers in Africa. The firm has nearly a decade’s track record of investing…
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Principal & Head of Growth , CV VC
Brenton Naicker is a venture capital investor, founder, and startup advisor, currently serving as the Principal and Head of Growth at Africa’s leading blockchain-focused early-stage VC fund and accelerator. Committed…
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Portfolio Relationship Manager , FSD Uganda
Brenda Amony Yiiki is currently serving as the Portfolio Relationship Manager with FSD Uganda- The Deal Flow Facility. She is finance and investments professional supporting SMEs in Uganda to access…
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Sustainability Manager , REGMIFA / Symbiotics
Betsy is part of the Blended Finance Unit at Symbiotics and represents REGMIFA, a fund dedicated to supporting financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, at the AFSIC conference. She previously held…
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His Majesty's Deputy Trade Commissioner for Africa , UK Department for Business and Trade
"Ben Ainsley is the Deputy Trade Commissioner for Africa, based in Johannesburg. His role is to drive forward UK trade and investment right across Africa. Prior to this, Ben was…
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Deputy Director and Head Of Heavy Industries, Telecoms & Technology , Africa Finance Corporation
Begna Gebreyes is Head of Heavy Industries, Telecoms & Technology (HITT) at Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). As Head of HITT, he oversees a portfolio of US$1 billion in assets with…
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Founder & Managing Partner , Askya Investment Partners
"Babacar is founder & managing partner of Askya Investment Partners, an investment firm building generational tech and AI companies from Africa. As investor and operator, Babacar backed 17 startups…
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Chief Investment Officer , Cauris Finance
"Azer is the Chief Investment Officer of Cauris Finance, an Africa-focused private credit fund that lends growth capital to best-in-class Fintechs. He has over 15-years of investing and banking experience…
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Co-founder , GoCab
"Azamat Sultanov is a London Business School graduate, asset manager, and entrepreneur with a strong track record in private debt and venture capital. With over 15 years of experience in…
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