Speaker Group: Business Leader

Milko is the Managing Director of Africa Merchant Capital Advisory and Infrastructure where he leads the advisory teams in London and Cape Town. Prior to joining the AMC Group, he was Fund Manager and Head of Structuring for a pan Africa multi strategy US$ 3 billion private equity fund where he oversaw transactions across infrastructure,… Read more »

Wesley Davis has over 30 years of professional experience devoted to Emerging Markets Finance spanning a wide range of roles, products, and geographies at Global Investment Banks and local operating companies.  While working in Africa for HSBC and Renaissance Capital Wesley developed a passion for promoting development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and applying his financial… Read more »

Paul is the Managing Director of Forest Capital Limited, a Private Equity Fund Management and Investment Advisory Company providing private equity, private credit, and quasi-equity instruments for projects, infra-development, and expansions. He was a Senior Investment Professional with Africinvest, a Pan African Private Equity Firm with assets under management in excess of $1.5 Billion. He has… Read more »

Ebele is Managing Partner of Altica Partners, an Africa focused investment firm. He has over 20 years’ experience structuring, deploying, and risk managing capital across developed and emerging markets. He has held multiple senior roles at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and Standard Chartered Bank focused on lending and risk management to African corporates, financial institutions… Read more »

Ope Sule is the Business Development Manager for Africa at London Stock Exchange and is responsible for managing the firm’s equities listing business across Africa. Ope has over 8 years’ experience in banking with a focus on capital markets and corporate finance. Prior to joining London Stock Exchange in January 2020, Ope worked in various… Read more »

Mr. Brown has served as President of Delphos International since 2021, where he has oversight of the growth and operations of the firm’s global advisory business.  He has nearly twenty years of experience in project finance, corporate finance, and private equity in frontier markets. Mr. Brown has additional responsibilities as Head of Global Origination, including… Read more »

Sebastian Waldburg is responsible for overall operations and investments at Oryx Impact. He is a seasoned impact investor with significant experience in climate finance and venture capital. He has more than 25 years in the financial sector related to energy investments and private equity, with relevant exposure to emerging markets. Experienced team leader and entrepreneur… Read more »

EDUCATION Butler University, Indiana, USA Bachelor of Science Degree (Dec 1995) • Double Major – Accounting and Finance • Double Minor – Marketing and Economics St. Georges College, Harare, Zim O’Levels (Dec 1990) EXPERIENCE Director | Graniteside Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. 1998 to Present Company Director with extensive professional experience and significant executive leadership and accomplishments… Read more »

Suresh Samuel is Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Lendable, a provider of growth debt for financial technology companies working in emerging and frontier markets globally. Prior to Lendable, Mr. Samuel was Head of Capital Markets for Tala, a leading emerging markets fintech expanding financial services to underserved populations, where he was responsible for global capital… Read more »

Olu Oyinsan is an emerging Markets Seed-stage Investor and managing partner at Oui Capital-an early stage impact fund investing in promising technology companies in frontier markets- especially Sub-Saharan Africa. Before launching Oui capital, Olu started his career in commercial banking with Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank, later working as a TEI Consultant at Forrester, a global… Read more »