Business Leader Speakers

Yvan De Grauwe 2021 Speaker

Owner , De Grauwe

Yvan De Grauwe is an experienced and long-time owner and grower of roses in Belgium. He has a well-developed network within East Africa. He has experience with business in Kenya…

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Funmi Dele-Giwa 2021 Speaker

Director, Legal, Regulatory & Governmental Affairs , MFS Africa

Funmi Dele-Giwa is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of legal and regulatory experience. She is qualified to practice law in Nigeria and the United Kingdom and is also…

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Thomas Dugdale 2021 Speaker

Counsel , Harneys

Thomas Dugdale is a member of our London practice where he advises clients on investment funds and corporate matters involving both Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands law. He specialises…

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Scott Friesen 2021 Speaker

Board Chairman , Verdant Ventures LLC

Scott is a serial entrepreneur with a twenty year track record of venture growth & profitability including three successful exits of his US tech and media ventures. After his last…

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Gavin Wilkins 2021 Speaker

Chief Commercial Officer , Hawksford

Gavin is Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Hawksford. He is active in all of Hawksford's key markets working closely with clients, intermediary partners and stakeholders, including those investing in Africa.…

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Peggy Gielen 2021 Speaker

Legal and Technical Manager , Jersey Finance

Peggy is originally from Belgium, where she obtained a Masters in Economics at Antwerp University before working as a manager in the Foreign Trade and Credit functions of KBC Bank…

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David Fowler 2021 Speaker

Global Head of Private Equity , Sanne

Based in London, David is the Global Head of Private Equity at Sanne. In his role, David works with business leaders to refine and continue to drive strategic direction, management…

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Joshua Bicknell 2021 Speaker

CEO , Balloon Ventures

Josh is the co-founder of Balloon Ventures, innovating to create a profitable model to grow small businesses in emerging markets that drive good jobs. Investing tickets of $10k-$100k combined with…

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Ayo Salami 2021 Speaker

Chief Investment Officer , Emerging Markets Investment Management

Ayo Salami is the CIO of EMIM. Ayo has been with EMIM (as part of Duet Group) since 2007 where he has been involved in the management of several investment…

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Guy Kamguia 2021 Speaker

Portfolio Director - Value Creation , Zebu Investment Partners

Guy is a Portfolio Director at Zebu Investment Partners where he primarily focuses on the development and execution of value creation plans for portfolio companies. Prior to Zebu, Guy was…

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