Business Leader Speakers

Dr. Brook Taye 2024 Speaker

CEO , Ethiopian Investment Holdings

Dr. Brook Taye is the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Investment Holding, a sovereign wealth fund that acts as the Government of Ethiopia's strategic investment arm. Before this role, he…

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Dr Tahirih Danesh 2024 Speaker

CEO , South African Chamber of Commerce UK

r. Tahirih T Danesh is the CEO of Africa College Foundation (MII UK). She focuses on increasing enjoyment of socioeconomic rights & development in private and third sector entities. Particularly…

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Dr Eyob Tolina 2024 Speaker

State Minister , Ministry of Finance

Dr. Eyob Tekalign Tolina is currently a State Minister of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance for fiscal policy and public finance, where he has been serving for the past 6 years.…

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Dovinassy Pillay-Naiken 2024 Speaker

Acting Director, Financial Services Unit , Ministry of Financial and Good Governance

Dovina holds the post of Ag Director of the Financial Services Unit at the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance. Dovina joined the Ministry in June 2018 where the…

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Dotun Olowoporoku 2024 Speaker

Managing Partner , Ventures Platform

Dotun Olowoporoku is the General Partner at Ventures Platform. He has extensive experience in entrepreneurship, investing, and C-level operations. His skill set includes venture investing, portfolio support, board management, startup…

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Dorothy Maseke 2024 Speaker

Lead, Nature Finance & TNFD , FSD Africa

Dorothy is currently leading FSD Africa’s Nature Finance and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Programme. She is also driving the growth of the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) as the…

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Donald Kariuki 2024 Speaker

Investment Manager , Norfund

Donald Muchiri Kariuki is an Investment Manager at Norfund, with more than 9 years’ experience in private equity. At Norfund, Donald focuses on sourcing and structuring investments within agribusiness and…

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Dominic Michel 2024 Speaker

Investment Director , Novastar Ventures

Before joining Novastar in 2019, Dominic worked in corporate finance for EY in London and prior to that, for an NGO in Uganda. These contrasting experiences gave birth to a…

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