Business Leader Speakers

Charlie Robertson 2022 speaker

Global Chief Economist , Renaissance Capital

African icon, 2021, African Banker magazine TED Global talk on Africa's Fastest Billion Number 1 Frontier analyst 2016-20, Thomson Reuters Extel / Institutional Investor surveys

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Afsane Jetha 2022 speaker

Managing Partner & CEO , Alta Semper Capital

Afsane Jetha is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alta Semper Capital, an institutional private equity manager she founded in 2015 alongside Ronald Lauder (Chairman of Clinique LLC) and Richard Parsons…

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David Grayson 2022 speaker

Chief Executive Officer , Auerbach Grayson

David Grayson is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Auerbach Grayson & Company LLC, a brokerage firm specializing in providing international securities research, execution, and settlement for major…

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Lucio Frigo 2022 speaker

Founder & CEO , Materia

Lucio Frigo is an urban and cultural developer focussed on urban regeneration of historical cities, arts districts, cultural landscapes and heritage assets and operating across the MENA and Africa regions.…

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Youcef Ghoula 2022 speaker

Deputy CEO , BNP Paribas Algeria

Strategic executive with a demonstrated history of delivering business growth and transformation. Strength-based innovative leadership. Strong banking and financial background. 18 years of experience within BNP Paribas Algeria and one…

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Antti Urvas 2022 speaker

Associate Director , Finnfund

Antti Urvas is an experienced finance professional currently heading Finnfund's Financial Institutions team. Antti has a versatile career in international Commercial and Investment Banking prior to joining Finnfund in 2012.

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Abdelaziz Abdel Nabi 2022 speaker

CEO , Catalyst Capital Egypt

A passionate entrepreneur that co-founded & CEO Catalyst Partners Holding. Managed & Realized investments c.EGP500 Mn. Executed c.EGP4.4 Billion ECM & DCM transactions. Launched the first working capital Agriculture fund…

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Gaëtan Herinckx 2022 speaker

Manager - SME funding solution , BIO-Invest

Gaëtan Herinckx is a senior investment professional passionate about working with growing businesses having positive impact on societies. Gaëtan Herinckx is Manager – Senior investment officer at BIO, the Belgian…

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Lisa Thomas 2022 speaker

Founder and Managing Director , Samata Capital

Ms. Lisa Thomas has more than 15 years of experience in venture capital and private equity investing, governance, and operations in emerging markets; having worked with companies in more than…

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Milena Loayza 2022 speaker

Manager Financial Institutions , BIO

Milena Loayza is currently Head of Financial Institutions Investments at BIO, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries. BIO is a global impact investor with circa 1 billion euro in…

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