Business Leader Speakers

Grant Flanagan 2017 Speaker

CEO , Atria Africa, Sub Saharan Africa

Grant is Chief Executive of Atria Africa. He began his career with Fleming Asset Management Zimbabwe in 2002, becoming Managing Director and CIO in its latter incarnation. In addition to…

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Eugene du Plessis 2017 Speaker

Group Treasurer , Izwe Loans

Eugene is a Director of the Izwe Group, tasked with managing funding relationship and liquidity. These activities span issuing of bonds, deposit taking, bilateral facilities, as well as the management…

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Sanjeev Gupta 2021 Speaker

Executive Director & Head of Financial Services , Africa Finance Corporation

Sanjeev Gupta is Africa Finance Corporation’s (“AFC”) Executive Director for Financial Services. He is responsible for Treasury, Trade Finance & Syndication and Corporate Advisory lines of business within AFC. Mr.…

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Ahmadou Abdoulaye Diallo 2017 Speaker

Director General , African Solidarity Fund

Ahmadou Abdoulaye Diallo, economist from Mali, 58 years old, is the Director General of the African Solidarity Fund (ASF) since 31 October 2015. Between 1989 and 1991, he was chief…

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Vidur Ramdin 2017 Speaker

Director of Communications and Marketing , African Solidarity Fund, Niger

Vidur Ramdin has a strong background in management, specialised in marketing, public relations and communications. He holds an Executive MBA; a Master in Tourism Management and Marketing; and a degree…

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Kenny Nwosu 2021 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer , Norsad Finance

Kenny is Chief Executive Officer at Norsad Finance. Norsad Finance is a provider of mezzanine and bespoke debt financing to mid-market companies and financial services providers. Our coverage includes most…

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Douglas Bennet 2017 Speaker

COO , GuarantCo

Douglas Bennet is the COO of GuarantCo’s Management Company and has been involved with GuarantCo since 2007.  Douglas started his career as a lawyer and has been advising, structuring, financing…

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Lorna Smith 2017 Speaker

Executive Director , BVI Finance

Lorna Smith, OBE, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of LGS and Associates. Ms. Smith has more than three decades of experience at the highest levels of the public…

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Deepak Dave 2017 Speaker

Chief Risk Officer , Africa Trade Insurance Agency

Deepak filled the newly created Management position of Chief Risk Officer in February 2020. The position is part of ATI’s medium-term strategy to strengthen its overall risk management function. Deepak…

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