Business Leader Speakers

Kecia Rust 2019 Speaker

Executive Director , Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa, All Africa

Kecia Rust is the Executive Director and founder of the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF). She is a housing policy specialist and has worked with both public…

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Paul Jackson 2019 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , TUHF, South Africa

Paul Jackson has been TUHF’s CEO since inception in 2003 and has been involved in development finance since 1987. Prior to his appointment as CEO at TUHF, Paul held positions…

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Elise Donovan 2019 Speaker

CEO , BVI Finance, All Africa

Elise Donovan is the chief executive officer of BVI Finance and brings to the role wide-ranging work experience in Asia, North America, the Caribbean and Africa , Elise has played…

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Matthew Gilbert 2019 Speaker

Partner , Maples Group, All Africa

Matthew is head of the Maples Group's British Virgin Islands team in London and chairs the Real Estate Finance group. He advises on finance, banking and corporate law matters involving…

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David Diaz Formidoni 2019 Speaker

Investment Officer, Energy Debt , responsAbility Investments AG, All Africa

David Diaz Formidoni is an Investment Officer (Energy Debt) at responsAbility Investments AG. Based in Zurich, David leads the sourcing, coordination, structuring and execution of debt investments in financial institutions…

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Shirley Webber 2019 Speaker

Coverage Head: Natural Resources , Absa Bank, All Africa

She was previously the Sector Director of Mining, Resources and Commodities at FirstRand Bank Limited in Johannesburg. Shirley joined Absa Bank Limited in 2011 and is the Coverage Head for…

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Yvan Renaud 2019 Speaker

COO of Symbiotics SA, Investment Manager of REGMIFA , REGMIFA

Yvan joined Symbiotics in 2005. Prior to this, he worked for BlueOrchard Finance where he was the chief operations officer. Before this, he was a microfinance consultant in Peru and…

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Bola Onadele Koko 2019 Speaker

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer , FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange

Bola Onadele. Koko is the pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange. Prior to this engagement, Koko was the President of FDHL, a financial markets and risk…

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Michael Carlo Fabbroni 2019 Speaker

Head Financial Institutions Debt - Africa , responsAbility Investments AG

Michael Carlo Fabbroni is Head of Financial Institutions Debt Africa at ResponsAbility Investments AG. Based in Nairobi, Michael is in charge of the coordination and sourcing of transactions, supervision of…

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