Business Leader Speakers

Nigel Topping 2021 Speaker

UN High Level Climate Action Champion, COP26 , UNFCCC

Nigel Topping is the UN’s High-Level Climate Action Champion, appointed by the UK Prime Minister in January 2020. Nigel works alongside the Chilean High-Level Climate Action Champion, Gonzalo Muñoz. The…

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Dario Giuliani 2021 Speaker

Director , Briter Bridges

Dario is the founder and director of Briter Bridges, a leading research and business intelligence platform dedicated to underserved markets. Prior to Briter, Dario supported research efforts at the crossroads…

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Susie Scannelli Cook 2021 Speaker

Co-Founder and CIO/CLO , Empower New Energy

Susie is based in London and oversees Empower's investment process at the project and portfolio level. She is a seasoned specialist in all aspects of development finance, from debt structures…

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Manuel Batz 2021 Speaker

Director Middle East & Africa BioProcessing , Merck KGaA

Director Middle East & Africa Bioprocessing within Life Science Division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, since 2016. Before that held various market development and regional management leadership roles in the Life…

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Chris Wehbe 2021 Speaker

CEO , Lendable

Chris Wehbé is the Chief Executive Officer of Lendable. Previously, he was a Partner of Arrowgrass Capital Partners where he served as Head of Relative Value globally for the multi-strategy…

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Mark Napier 2021 Speaker

CEO , FSD Africa

Mark is the CEO of FSD Africa.  Mark’s early career (1989-2003) was in investment banking in the City of London where he advised growth companies on M&A and capital raising.…

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Angus Brown 2021 Speaker

CEO , Centbee

Angus Brown is a fintech entrepreneur and is the founder and CEO of Centbee, a global blockchain payments company based in South Africa. Angus was one of the founding team,…

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Houda Bostanji 2021 Speaker

EMEA Telecoms Director , GlobalData

Houda leads GlobalData’s EMEA telecom market data and intelligence practice. She focuses on providing analysis and strategic insights on telecoms, ICT, digital transformation, and digital industries for the region. She…

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Patrick Gutmann 2021 Speaker

Managing Director, MFS Africa UK Banks, Institutions and Governments , MFS Africa

Patrick Gutmann is the Managing Director of MFS Africa’s UK and European entities and heads up one of the Business Units (BUs) within the Group – BU Banks, Institutions, and Governments (BIG). BU…

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Githinji Gitahi 2021 Speaker

Group CEO , Amref Health Africa

Dr Githinji Gitahi, MBS, Group Chief Executive Officer, Amref Health Africa A passionate advocate for pro-poor Universal Health Coverage, Githinji Gitahi joined Amref Health Africa as the Global Chief Executive…

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