2025 Speaker Speakers

Andrew Ritchie 2025 Speaker

CEO & Founder , Agri Frontier

"Andrew Ritchie, founder & CEO of Agri Frontier has spent the past 20 years of his career focused on supporting the growth and development of the African agriculture sector. Andrew…

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Anass Joundy 2025 Speaker

Principal Banker, Natural Resources , EBRD

"Anass Joundy has 23 years’ experience in Banking, including 19 years in the commodity-financing sector. Following a Masters (business & Administration) from Toulouse business school and specialized masters in Finance…

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Ana Akubardia 2025 Speaker

Investment Officer, Climate Finance, Financial Institutions , responsAbility Investments AG

Ana Akubardia is an investment professional at responsAbility Investments AG. Ana leads the sourcing, structuring and execution of climate finance debt investments in financial institutions in Africa, as wells in…

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Amr Siam 2025 Speaker

Chief Commercial officer , Egy NL for advanced feed and compost

"Chief Development Officer at Egyptian–Netherlandic for advanced feed and compost one of AR Corporates, an Egyptian–Netherlandic company Amr Siam is an experienced business leader and strategic developer with a strong…

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Amal-Lee Amin 2025 Speaker

Managing Director & Head of Climate, Diversity & Advisory , British International Investment

Amal-Lee Amin joined British International Investment in February 2020 to lead implementation of the climate strategy for aligning to the goals of the Paris Agreement. A passionate advocate for sustainable…

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Amaka Okechukwu Opara 2025 Speaker

Founding Partner , WEAV Capital

Amaka is an investment professional with over 15 years of experience in private sector and international development. She is the founding partner at WEAV Capital, an early stage VC dedicated…

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Alfonso Campo 2025 Speaker

Senior Manager, Stakeholder Engagement & Member Services , AVCA – African Private Capital Association

"Alfonso Campo is Senior Stakeholder Engagement & Member Services Manager at AVCA - the African Private Capital Association. He has over 8 years of experience in African private equity and…

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Alexander Raia 2025 Speaker

Managing Director , Cauris Finance

Alec, as Managing Director at Cauris Finance, an Africa-focused private credit fund that lends growth capital to best-in-class Fintechs. He is also an Adjunct Professor at New York University’s (NYU)…

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Alex Jarrett 2025 Speaker

Co-Founder , Mikaty

"Alex Jarrett brings nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of finance and technology, having held leadership roles at several top-tier global banks across the United States and Europe.…

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