Business Leader Speakers

Rania Abdel Aziz 2019 Speaker

Head - Strategic Relations Group , Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt

Accomplished Senior Position with 25+ years of experience with Commercial International Bank (CIB). Rania Abdel Aziz is appointed the task to lead the "Strategic Relations Group", prior to this role…

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Dr. Mohsen Adel 2019 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , General Authority for Investment & Free Zones (GAFI), Egypt

Graduated in 1999 from Helwan University with B.Sc. in Major Foreign Trade - Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration. In 2001 Diploma of Stock Exchange Market analysis, Faculty of Economics…

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Magdi Amin 2019 Speaker

Investment Partner , Omidyar Network, All Africa

Magdi is an Investment Partner with Omidyar Network (ON) in Washington, DC, where he focuses on global strategy and early-stage investment in Digital Identity. ON’s vision is for a world…

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Will Hunnam 2019 Speaker

Co-Founder , Orbitt, All Africa

Will is an experienced Operations Executive with a track record of successfully leading large international teams through turnaround situations. Prior to co-founding Orbitt, Will worked at Shell Plc for 15…

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Neil Hagelthorn 2019 Speaker

Managing Director, Mauritius , ICECAP

Neil is an experienced accountant, who has operated in the Mauritian and Dubai business environments for the past 9 years. Prior to that he had extensive London experience in the…

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Richard More 2022 Speaker

Partner , Curtis Murray Associates, All Africa

Richard predominantly works with a range of clients across Sub-Saharan Africa and MENA region. He concentrates on the full gamut of private equity activities – including direct investments, advisory groups,…

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Ralph Pecker 2021 Speaker

Business Development Director , Paycode, All Africa

Ralph has had many years of experience in the technology sector and started out working as a programmer and systems analyst. He has been involved with IT companies as a…

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Fernando Oltra 2019 Speaker

Head of Investor Relations , MyBucks, Southern and East Africa

Fernando Oltra heads the Investor Relations department of MyBucks, S.A., a FinTech group listed in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and regarded as the leading digital bank in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior…

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Jean-Luc Konan 2019 Speaker

CEO , COFINA, West Africa

In 2012, Jean-Luc Konan founded the Financial African Company (Compagnie Financière Africaine, COFINA), which became the first African financial institution dedicated to mesofinance. Cofina aims at bridging the missing link…

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Wasim Tahir 2019 Speaker

Sector Strategist, Financial Institutions , CDC Group

As CDC Group's Financial Institutions sector strategist, Wasim is responsible for developing the investment strategy of their second largest sector by AuM. Geographic scope covers Africa and South Asia; product…

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