Business Leader Speakers

Andrew Slater 2019 Speaker

Actuary , Tanahlot, All Africa

Andrew Slater is an actuarial and investment expert with 25 years’ experience. In his career in institutional investment, he has worked in many countries with pension funds, insurers and wealth…

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Andrew McCusker 2021 Speaker

Head of Education Finance , Opportunity International

Andrew McCusker oversees Opportunity’s work developing financial products and programs to improve access and the quality of affordable education around the world. Andrew is responsible for scaling EduFinance to more…

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Amro Abouesh 2019 Speaker

Chairman & CEO , Tanmeyah Microenterprise Services, Egypt

Mr. Amro Abouesh served as the Head of Microfinance and SMEs in the Bank of Alexandria, INTESA-SanPaolo. Prior to this post, he was the Executive Advisor to the Chairman of…

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Ameya Upadhyay 2021 Speaker

Venture Partner , Flourish

Ameya Upadhyay invests in organizations that advance financial health and inclusion across Africa, Myanmar, and Europe for the impact investing firm Omidyar Network. He also serves on boards of several…

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Alick Mcintosh 2019 Speaker

CEO , The African Stove Company (TASC)

Alick McIntosh – Founding Shareholder and CEO TASC Alick was born and educated in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He has over 25 years as an entrepreneur setting up companies from…

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Afsane Jetha 2019 Speaker

CEO & Managing Partner , Alta Semper Capital, All Africa

Afsane Jetha is the Managing Partner & CEO of Alta Semper Capital. Prior to founding Alta Semper, Afsane spent nearly five years with the Duet Group as the Managing Director…

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Aaron Fu 2019 Speaker

MD , MEST Africa, All Africa

Aaron is an early stage investor, entrepreneur, and strategic advisor to both startups as they scale and corporates as they gain agility for innovation. Over the last 4 years he…

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Nathan Horst 2018 Speaker

Senior Investment Office - Africa , MicroVest Capital Management

Nathan is a Senior Investment Officer for MicroVest, joining the team in 2011. He is responsible for pipeline development, analysis and structuring of investments, product development and market strategy. He…

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Waseem A. Khan Ph.D, CFA 2018 Speaker

Deputy CEO & Chief Investment Officer - Private Markets , Silk Invest

Waseem A. Khan is the Deputy CEO and CIO of private markets at Silk Invest Ltd., London. He has substantial experience in investing in both public as well as private…

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David Akinin 2018 Speaker

Managing Director , Atenu Developments/Emanya Capital Group (Pty) Ltd, SADC

David Akinin is the Managing Director of Emanya Capital Group (Pty) Ltd., a Namibian Private Equity firm that invests foreign and local capital into infrastructure, energy and real estate deals…

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