Business Leader Speakers

Mike Harvey 2018 Speaker

Co-Chief Executive: Corporate and Investment Banking , Absa Bank Limited, part of Barclays Africa Group

Mike Harvey is the Co-Chief Executive of the Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), for the Barclays Africa Group. Barclays Africa Group Limited (“Barclays Africa” or “the Group”) is listed on…

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Lesang Magang 2018 Speaker

Chairman , Afinitas Limited

Lesang is Chairman of Afinitas Limited, which is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange Venture Board. He holds a law degree from Birmingham City University. He is the MD of…

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Mildred Nyamizyu Mwale Mutesa 2018 Speaker

Director Finance & Corporate Planning , Zambia National Building Society

She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accounts (ZICA). Mildred also holds a Masters of Business Administration…

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Laurent Klein 2018 Speaker

Head of Capital Markets Group , FINCA Impact Finance, All Africa

Laurent has 20+ years of investment banking experience in developing and emerging countries, dealing with private equity investments, loans to intermediary financial institutions, corporate and project finance transactions. He is…

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Matthew Flannery 2018 Speaker

Co-Founder/CEO , Branch International

Matt began developing Kiva in late 2004, as a side-project. In 2005, Matt left his job to devote himself to Kiva full-time. As CEO for 10 years, Matt led Kiva's…

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Rt Hon Lord Bates 2018 Speaker

Minister of State , UK Department for International Development

Lord Bates was appointed as a Minister of State at the Department for International Development on 14 October 2016. He was previously a Minister of State at the Home Office…

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Akin Majekodunmi 2018 Speaker

Vice President - Senior Credit Officer , Moody's Investors Service, All Africa

Africa Banks, focusing initially on Nigeria and then elsewhere in West and East Africa as the team’s footprint in the region grows. Prior to Moodys, for 10 years Akin worked…

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Duarte Pedreira 2018 Speaker

Head of Trade Finance , Crown Agents Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa

Duarte Pedreira is an experienced trade financier, who has worked in senior trade finance roles in London, Johannesburg and Luanda. Throughout his career Duarte had exposure to most areas of…

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Batanai Matsika 2018 Speaker

Senior Associate - Advisory Services , Akribos Capital Inc, Sub-Saharan Africa

Batanai Matsika has a strong background in equities research and mainstream investment banking in Sub- Saharan Africa having worked for financial and investment banking houses such as Sanlam, Banco Português…

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Stanley Anyetei 2018 Speaker

Investment Officer , Triodos Investment Management, All Africa

Stanley is an investment officer at Triodos Investments Management, specializing in financial inclusion in Africa. Stanley has spent more than 15 years in the investment banking space, starting at Investec…

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