Business Leader Speakers

Basheer Oshodi, PhD 2021 Speaker

CEO & Co-founder , TrustBanc Arthur

Basheer Oshodi is the CEO and co-founder of TrustBanc Arthur. He had setup three non-interest banks and windows and developed ethical products across investment and corporate banking, commercial and retail…

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Thea Jamison, CFA 2021 Speaker

Managing Director and Founder , CHANGE Global Investment, LLC

Thea Jamison, CFA is the Managing Director and Founder of CHANGE Global Investment. Thea started her investment career in emerging and frontier markets in 1997. She has researched investment opportunities…

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Bamidele Olalekan Oseni 2019 Speaker

Managing Partner , Caleb Consulting Ltd Uganda

Bamidele Olalekan Oseni is passionate about developing and implementing Enterprise Risk Management in Africa with the aim to add value to the institution by balancing risks and returns. As a…

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Mezuo Nwuneli 2021 Speaker

Managing Partner , Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers Ltd

Mezuo Nwuneli is the Managing Partner, Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers Ltd., a food and agriculture focused private equity firm which invests in mid-sized agribusinesses. Sahel Capital oversees $65.9 million in…

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Sanyade Okoli 2021 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , Alpha African Advisory

Sanyade Okoli is the Chief Executive Officer of Alpha African Advisory Limited ("Alpha African", formerly Travant Capital). She has over 25 years of financial advisory; private equity; corporate, commercial and…

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James Griffiths 2019 Speaker

Investment Professional , Development Partners International

James is an investment professional at DPI. Prior to DPI, James worked in the corporate finance team at Rand Merchant Bank where he was involved in transactions in South Africa,…

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Divya Babu 2019 Speaker

Strategic Partnerships Lead , Bitbond

Divya is a South African actuary with nine years of global experience working in financial services across the insurance, payments and fintech sectors in emerging markets. She has prior experience…

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Graham Stuart 2019 Speaker

Minister for Investment , Department for International Trade

Graham Stuart was elected Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness in 2005 and more recently, appointed Minister for Investment at the Department for International Trade. Graham started his publishing business…

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