Business Leader Speakers

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett 2021 Speaker

Founder & CEO , 4G Capital, Kenya

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett is Founder and CEO of 4G Capital, an award-winning African fintech delivering microloans and enterprise training to power MSME growth. Over 25 years’ experience in frontier market operations.…

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Rogers Augustine Nwoke 2017 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , HASAL Mocrofinance Bank Limited

With more than two (2) decades of career in banking covering Investment, Commercial and Microfinance in major Nigeria Financial Institutions such as Diamond Bank and Access Bank where he rose…

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Dr. Suzan Hamdy Ph.D 2017 Speaker

Director of Capital Markets Group, Senior General Manager and Member of the Executive- Committee , Banque Misr, Egypt

Dr. Hamdy is, currently, the General Manager and Director of Capital Markets Group (CapM) as well as a member of both the Executive Committee and ALCO Committee at Banque Misr,…

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Souleymane Ba 2017 Speaker

Partner , Helios Investment Partners LLP, All Africa

Mr Ba is a Partner at Helios Investment Partners, one of the leading Africa focused private equity firms, with more than $3 billion in assets and investments across 30 countries…

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Jan-Erik Behrens 2017 Speaker

Partner - EMEIA FS Transaction Advisory Services , Ernst & Young, Sub-Saharan Africa

Jan-Erik provides strategic and operational pre- and post-deal advice for Corporates, Private Equity and other Investors in the Financial Service industry. His transaction related work with leading global companies ranges…

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Asad Naqvi 2017 Speaker

Partner , Apis Partners

Asad Naqvi is a Partner at Apis, a private equity fund focused on growth equity investments in financial services and financial infrastructure. Asad is actively involved on all aspects of…

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Mark Napier 2017 Speaker

Director , FSD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Mark is the Director (CEO) of FSD Africa. Mark’s early career (1989-2003) was in investment banking in the City of London (Close Brothers) where he advised growth companies on M&A…

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Rupert McCammon 2021 Speaker

Founder and Managing Director , AFSIC

Rupert McCammon graduated from the Cass Business School, City University London, with a 1st Class (Hons) degree in Banking & International Finance in 1991. He was responsible for managing the…

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Edmund Higenbottam 2021 Speaker

Managing Director , Verdant Capital

Ed has originated and led high profile transactions across multiple different sectors and geographies in Africa and elsewhere. Ed has a total of fourteen years of experience in investment banking,…

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Jonas Luini 2017 Speaker

Associate VP , The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX), All Africa

Jonas Enrico Luini works as a Associate VP at TCX. He joined TCX in 2016 and he is currently responsible for relationship management for clients investing in local currency in…

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