Business Leader Speakers

Logan Wright 2018 Speaker

Partner , Clifford Chance LLP, All Africa

Logan is a partner in our London office. He specialises in cross-border financings for developing markets, including Africa, the Middle East, Russia and the wider CIS. Logan’s practice covers a…

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Gavin Wilkins 2018 Speaker

Client Relationship Director and Group Head of Intermediaries , Minerva Trust Company, All Africa

Gavin is Client Relationship Director at Minerva and has prime responsibility for the strategic direction of Minerva’s global corporate and funds division. Gavin has extensive experience across a variety of…

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Jibril Aku 2018 Speaker

Chairman , SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited

Jibril J. Aku holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and an MBA from the University of Benin, Nigeria. He also holds a Diploma…

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Stephen Whale 2018 Speaker

Group Director - Private Wealth Services (Jersey) , JTC, All Africa

Stephen joined JTC in 2010 and heads up the company’s PWS divisions in the Channel Islands. He started his career with PwC in London before moving to Jersey and joining…

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James Bryant 2018 Speaker

Director, Head of Operations Funds (Jersey) , Highvern, All Africa

James is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Head of Fund Operations at Highvern. Previously a director with a large international administrator, James headed up several key client relationships and sat…

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Mitesh Patelia 2018 Speaker

Corporate Finance Partner (London) , Crowe Clark Whitehill, All Africa

Mitesh is a corporate finance partner bringing extensive experience in corporate finance transactions and supporting emerging clients, particularly in capital market and mergers and acquisition transactions having completed almost 50…

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Nimit Shah 2018 Speaker

Partner , Helios Investment Partners, All Africa

Mr Shah is partner at Helios Investment Partners where he focuses on credit investments. He joined Helios in 2008, and over the last 10 years has invested in credit, growth…

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Alexander Hadden 2018 Speaker

Director, Structured Finance & Insurance , Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Mr. Alexander Hadden is a Director with the Structured Finance & Insurance Department at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution. OPIC mobilizes private capital…

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Rui Oliveira 2021 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , BFA Asset Management

With a 3 year track record of USD $250 million of assets under management (AUM), he helped build BFA Asset Management (BFAAM) as the largest fixed income and money markets…

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