Business Leader Speakers

Kato Mukuru 2017 Speaker

Managing Director, Head of Frontier Markets Research , EFG Hermes

Kato Mukuru joined EFG Hermes in mid-2017 as the Head of Frontier Research to lead the expansion of our research offering across our core Frontier markets in Sub-Sahara African (SSA)…

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Jerome Kisting 2017 Speaker

Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer , Baobab Capital, Southern Africa

Jerome has over 17 years experience spanning emerging markets. For the last 3 years, he has managed the Baobab Growth Fund. A VC Fund focused on Namibia. Jerome is passionate…

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Bamidele Olalekan Oseni 2017 Speaker

GM/Group Chief Risk Officer , I & M Bank Limited, East Africa

I am a Pan African Chief Risk Officer and seasoned Risk Management Professional on Basel II & III, COSO/ISO 31,000 Framework, ICAAP, and ILAAP having implemented Enterprise-Wide Risk Management across…

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Serge Mian 2017 Speaker

Head of Investor Relations , Oragroup SA (Orabank Group), Togo

Serge Mian is Head of Investor Relations at Oragroup. Most of its time is dedicated to strategic projects, fundraising and structured finance. Serge has an extensive knowledge in M&A, fund…

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Peter Bartlett 2017 Speaker

Partner , GML Capital, All Africa

Peter Bartlett has more than 30 years of experience working in Emerging Markets and sits on the Board of several EM specialist firms, Investment Managers (like TLG Africa) and has…

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Martin M. Makgatlhe 2017 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , Motswedi Securities, Botswana

Mr. Martin Makgatlhe, a citizen of Botswana, is a pioneer of the Botswana Stock Exchange, having joined the then Botswana Share Market at its inception in 1989. He has an…

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Edwin H. Dande 2017 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , Cytonn Investments, East Africa

Edwin is the Chief Executive Officer of Cytonn Investments Management Plc. Edwin has over 15 years of diversified financial services experience spanning investment banking, private equity, investment management, and real…

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Temi Ofong 2017 Speaker

Deputy CEO, Absa Regional Operations & Chief operating Officer, Absa CIB , Absa

Temi is the Managing Executive: Strategic Business Initiatives and COO, working closely with the CIB Africa Chief Executive and is responsible for the day to day functioning of the business.…

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Allan Wood 2021 Speaker

Global Head of Business Development , Jersey Finance

As Global Head of Business Development, Allan is responsible for overseeing the promotion of Jersey as a leading international finance centre across key strategic overseas markets including Africa, the Gulf…

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Paul Szkiler 2017 Speaker

CEO , Truestone Impact Investment Management, West & East Africa

Paul is the founder and CEO of Truestone Impact Investment Management, a City based social impact investment firm with over ten years of experience investing in frontier markets.Truestone was originally…

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