Business Leader Speakers

Augustin Flory 2024 Speaker

Managing Director of Innovative Partnerships and Development Finance , Africa Practice

Augustin has more than 20 years of experience working on private and development finance, including project finance, resource mobilisation; innovative financing; resource tracking and accountability and finance capacity strengthening. Immediately…

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Ashish Patel 2024 Speaker

Managing Partner , Aavishkaar Capital

Ashish Patel is the Managing Partner-Credit at Aavishkaar Capital and leads the Africa market where he drives the vision of the ESG First Fund forward. An Industry veteran he has…

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Anushka Bogdanov 2024 Speaker

Founder & Chair , Risk Insights (Pty)Ltd

Anushka Bogdanov is an impact leader that pioneered the first Artificial Intelligence ESG rating disclosure tool for Africa through her company that she founded 15 years ago (Risk Insights) .…

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Anusha Naidu 2024 Speaker

Corporate Finance Executive , Select Africa

Anusha heads up Corporate Finance, including capital raising, structuring and investor relations at Select Africa, a pan African housing-focused microfinance institution. She is a South African Chartered Accountant with specialist…

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Antti Partanen 2024 Speaker

Investment Manager , Finnfund

Antti Partane has ca 20 years of experience in Private Equity in the Baltics and Eastern Europe. He has been in development finance for over 3 years. His focus is…

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Anthony Harwood 2024 Speaker

Chairman , Shakespeare Court

Anthony Harwood is the founder of Shakespeare Court Serviced Apartments, launched in Lusaka in 2005. With a keen eye for strategic locations, Tony led Shakespeare Court to become one of…

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Anne-Marie Chidzero 2024 Speaker

Chief Investment Officer , FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi)

Anne-Marie is CIO of FSD Africa Investments, the investment arm of FSD Africa. A Zimbabwean, she is the former CEO of FSD Mozambique, and Co-founder of Alitheia IDF Managers, a…

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Anne Rosette 2024 Speaker

CEO , Seychelles Investment Board (SIB)

Ms. Anne Rosette is a distinguished public service figure with over thirty years of experience in both public and private sectors. She has a strong foundation in sales, marketing, project…

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Anita Nel 2024 Speaker

Chief Director: Innovation and Commercialisation , Stellenbosch University

As a well-respected contributor to the international technology transfer fraternity, Anita currently serves on the Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals adjudication panel for registered technology transfer professional applications and holds…

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