Business Leader Speakers

Laura Foschi 2016 Speaker

Deputy Director , ADA

Laura Foschi is currently Deputy Director at ADA a Luxembourg non-governmental organization that promotes inclusive finance worldwide. She is also Senior Investment Manager and responsible for all investment services to…

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Maria Largey 2016 Speaker

Director & Head of Financial Institutions, Equity Investments , CDC, All Africa

Maria Largey is the Head of the Financial Institutions sector team at CDC and is responsible for the equity FI portfolio across Africa and Asia. Prior to joining CDC in…

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James Marshall 2016 Speaker

Senior Portfolio Manager , Enko Capital Management

James Marshall - Senior Portfolio Manager at Enko Capital, responsible for the Enko Africa Debt Fund.  We provide exposure to high yielding African Debt markets in both hard and local…

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Patrick Duff 2016 Speaker

Director of Investments , Leapfrog Investments

Patrick is a core member of LeapFrog’s investment team, and drives investments across the African landscape. Before leaping to LeapFrog, Patrick was Partner at Kingdom Africa Management, a pan-African focused…

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Karim El Hnot 2016 Speaker

CEO , Sogécapital Gestion

Karim EL HNOT is the CEO of Sogécapital Gestion the asset management arm of Société Générale in Morocco. Karim has 18 years experience in the asset management industry in Morocco.…

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Emeka Okonkwo 2016 Speaker

Executive Director, Corporate, International, Investment Banking and Treasury , Union Bank, Nigeria

Mr. Emeka Okonkwo joined Union Bank, Nigeria in 2013 as an Executive Director heading the Bank’s Corporate, International, Investment Banking and Treasury businesses. Mr. Okonkwo’s career in the banking industry…

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Bennie van Rooy 2016 Speaker

Chief Financial Officer – Land Bank , Land & Agricultural Bank of South Africa

Bennie is a qualified chartered accountant with diverse financial, executive management and entrepreneurial skills. His personality and professional skills are geared to add value to an environment that is growing…

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Antti Urvas 2016 Speaker

Associate Director , Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Development)

Antti Urvas has M.Sc  Degree in Economics from Helsinki School of Economics.  Antti started his career as Investment Manager at the Central Bank of Finland in 1989. From there he…

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Grégoire Lecomte 2016 Speaker

Group Head of Treasury , Microcred Group

Grégoire is in charge of funding strategy and development for Microcred Group affiliates in Africa and China. He has more than 15 years experience in financial services industry working in…

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Never Nyemudzo 2016 Speaker

Group Chief Executive Officer , CBZ Holdings Limited

Never is a well rounded Chartered Accountant. He has experience in Strategy, Financial Management, Control & Reporting, Bank Supervision & Surveillance, Investor Relations, International Debt Markets, Operations Management, Compliance and…

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