Business Leader Speakers

Lise Janice Arakaza 2024 Speaker

Senior Business Development Manager , Rwanda Finance

Lise Janice ARAKAZA is the Investor Relations and Business Development Manager at Rwanda Finance Limited, the company promoting and developing Rwanda as a leading financial destination for international investment and…

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Lisa G. Thomas 2024 Speaker

Co-Founder and Partner , ATG Samata

Ms. Thomas has nearly 20 years of experience in venture capital and private equity investing, governance, and operations in emerging markets; having worked with companies in more than 20 countries…

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Linda Ngcwangu 2024 Speaker

Investment Professional , Accion Transformation Capital

Linda Ngcwangu is an Investment Professional in the Accion Transformation Capital fund. In this role, Linda deploys capital and is responsible for portfolio management in the financial services sector across…

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Lilian Bonus 2024 Speaker

CMO , Agro PCD Ltd

Lilian is a tech and marketing enthusiast. For the past couple of years, she has been working to bring the company's brand on the global face. Lilian has also been…

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Leyla Charles 2024 Speaker

Investment Manager , British International Investment

Leyla is an Investment Manager with British International Investment (BII) where she is focused on private credit funds investing and on intermediated debt including risk sharing transactions with Financial Institutions.…

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Leonie Pentz O'Connor 2024 Speaker

International Sustainability Lead & Global Practice Leader: Energy , AIMS International

As the Global Sustainability Lead for AIMS International, Pentz O'Connor, together with her team members, spearheads initiatives aimed at embedding sustainability principles into the fabric of executive search and talent…

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Leila Ahlstrom 2024 Speaker

Director, Investments , US International Development Finance Corporation

Leila Ahlstrom has served as Investment Officer for East Africa within the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s Mission Transaction Unit supporting USAID’s development objectives since DFC’s founding in 2020. Previously,…

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Leena Doman-Brette 2024 Speaker

Senior Manager , Financial Services Commission

Head of the Capital Markets supervision department supervising securities exchange, commodities exchange, derivatives, multi currency and multi assets trading platforms, Investment dealers and brokers, Investment advisors spearheaded the OECD Global…

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Lavanya Anand 2024 Speaker

Senior Manager , AfricInvest

Lavanya Anand is a Senior Investment Manager with the Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund, one of the largest VC funds focused on Africa. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya and has…

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Laura Merlini 2024 Speaker

Managing Director, EMEA , CAIA

Laura Merlini is a senior financial industry professional with a strong interest in education and governance. Laura currently serves as Managing Director for EMEA at the CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment…

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