Business Leader Speakers

Judith Tyson 2016 Speaker

Research Fellow , The Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

Judith is a specialist in financial market development for developing countries. She has more than two decades' experience as an investment banker at JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank and spent…

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Richard Wangwe 2016 Speaker

Head Agribusiness Uganda , Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd, Uganda

Richard Wangwe is the head of agricultural lending at Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, where he focuses on growing and retaining high-value agribusiness clients and designing products to encourage the adoption of…

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Mark Richards 2016 Speaker

Chairman , Exotix

As the Chief Executive of IPGL Limited, the principle shareholder of Exotix, Mark brings considerable expertise in navigating frontier and emerging markets, most recently as Partner and Global Head of…

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Wayne Hennessy-Barrett 2016 Speaker

Founder & CEO , 4G Capital, Kenya

Founder and CEO of 4G Capital, an African mobile money fintech business based in Kenya. He has created and led scalable distribution systems in emerging markets around the world with…

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Tshidi Hagan 2016 Speaker

Senior Investment Analyst, Africa Strategic Investment Fund , Old Mutual Emerging Markets, Sub Saharan Africa

Tshidi Hagan is an investment professional working for Old Mutual Emerging Market’s (“OMEM’s”) Africa Strategic Investment Fund. Her role is focused on Strategic Investments and Partnerships particularly in FinTech and…

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Thierry Hugnin 2016 Speaker

Co Founder and Managing Partner , Kibo Capital Partners, Mauritius

Thierry graduated with a Master’s Degree in Applied Finance from Paris IX-Dauphine University in France in 1990 later joining PwC in London and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in England…

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