Speaker Group: Business Leader

Fadzayi is a Director at Market Intelligence Africa where she leads on research and commercial advisory services for investors in Africa. A Corporate Finance professional with M&A and strategic research experience in Europe and Africa, Fadzayi spent 14 years with Ernst & Young (EY) in their London office where she worked on a number of… Read more »

Hicham Haddouti is the Founder and General Partner of Idus Capital. With over 14 years of experience, Hicham is a seasoned professional with an extensive experience working for many investment banks, private equity funds and consulting firms in Europe and Africa. He has held leadership positions and integrated teams in different business situations ranging from… Read more »

Marcelina is a Founder and Director of Myrtle Growth Capital based in Namibia. She is an eminent financial sector expert with extensive local and international experience spanning 25 years, both as a former financial services regulator and a financial services provider across various African countries. She serves as a Director on several public and private… Read more »

Frank is the EY East Africa Markets Leader, based in Nairobi (Kenya) and responsible for the top line growth of the firm across Advisory, Transactions, Assurance and Tax services in line with EY’s significant investment plan and growth ambitions. Together with the Africa Markets executive group, he ensures that the EY brand continues to build… Read more »

Currently Regional Manager for AME, Olivier joined Triple Jump 3 years ago as Investment Officer. Prior to joining Triple Jump, Olivier worked at Triodos in a similar role overlooking the African continent. Before joining the impact investment industry, Olivier gained extensive experience in financial services working at one of the major leasing companies in the… Read more »

Luís Rodrigues is the CTO and co-founder at QuickCheck, a digital lending company that uses machine learning to access credit risk. Before he was the CTO at Seedstars, a global organization focused on empowering entrepreneurs across Emerging Markets. Luis started his career as a researcher and lecturer at the University of Evora, Portugal. Later joined… Read more »

Micheal Akampa is a sustainable investment professional with vast experience working in Europe and internationally. He was the Founder of Traction Capital, a Sweden based impact investment company that invests in emerging and frontier markets in Africa and Asia. Prior to founding Traction Capital, Micheal worked in various senior roles in the Treasury and Investment… Read more »

Bryan Mezue is the co-founder and CEO of Lifestores Healthcare, a Lagos-based startup democratising access to healthcare for Africans. Bryan is an Alumni Fellow of the Harvard Forum for Growth and Innovation, where he co-published a feature Foreign Affairs article with Professor Clayton Christensen on innovation-led economic prosperity. Bryan is founder of Banyi Ventures, an… Read more »

Guy Futi is an African venture builder. He is the founder of Star Kitchens Group, technology provider catering to the needs of African restaurants and startups. He has worked for the JUMIA Group as a Managing Director, IROKO Partners as a Growth Manager, and was the founder of MAJI Water, a social enterprise with water… Read more »

Angela Homsi is the co-founder and CEO of Angaza Capital, a global funds management firm focusing on sustainability and impact investments. Angela is a big believer in the power of finance and technology to better the world socially and environmentally. She started her career at Goldman Sachs, then worked with Apax founder Sir Ronald Cohen… Read more »