Business Leader Speakers

Jürgen Hammer 2019 Speaker

Managing Director , SPTF

Jurgen Hammer is the Managing Director of SPTF, the international inclusive finance network and Standard Setting body for social performance management (SPM), in charge of the European office in Luxembourg.…

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Thomas Hougaard 2019 Speaker

Vice President , IFU - Investment Fund for Developing Countries, Sub-Saharan Africa

Thomas Hougaard is the Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa, International Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) based in Copenhagen Denmark. IFU invests across agribusiness, renewable energy and financial institutions and currently…

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Philippe Koch, CFA 2019 Speaker

Managing Partner , Miltenberg Capital Ltd

Philippe has over 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He spent his career in investment banking at international banks before joining IPRO in 2013. At IPRO, he…

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Raj Domun 2019 Speaker

Executive Director , Verdant Capital, All Africa

Raj has had a successful career in private equity at Kibo Capital Partners, a leading regional African middle market private equity fund with an AuM of more than USD 100…

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David Hardisty 2019 Speaker

Retail and Business Banking Director , Barclays Bank of Kenya, part of Absa Group Limited

After 19 years with Barclays PLC, a significant proportion of which was in the African business including time in Kenya, Botswana, Zambia and South Africa, as well as managing the…

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Christina von Doderer 2019 Speaker

Chief Investment Officer Equity Investments , Business Financial Solutions (BFS) Fund Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa

Christina is an Investment Professional with broad experience in Asset Management, Valuation, Investing and Divestitures, successfully having executed Equity, Debt and M&A Transactions for GE Capital EMEA over the last…

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Daniel O'Brien 2019 Speaker

Managing Director , Harwell Capital, All Africa

Managing Director of Harwell Capital, with responsibility for management of the group and leading the investment team. Advise growth stage Venture Capital technology companies in SaaS, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and…

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Michael Darcy 2019 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , Africa Mobile Network (AMN), All Africa

Michael Darcy B.Eng MBA CEng MIET has more than 30 years’ experience in mobile and satellite communications. With a background in digital signal processing and digital beam-forming, Mike has been…

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Twaambo Hamusute 2019 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , Zambia Home Loans, Zambia

Twaambo Hamusute is Chief Executive Officer of Zambian Home Loans, which he has led since inception. He has over 12 years’ experience in insurance, risk management and business development. Twaambo…

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Michael Waller 2019 Speaker

Managing Director , Sofala Capital, South Africa

Michael Waller is the MD of Sofala Capital, a housing finance investment company, where he has driven the formation and development of both Zambian Home Loans (“ZHL”) and IBUILD Home…

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