Business Leader Speakers

Najwa El Iraki 2023 Speaker

Managing Partner, AfricaDev Consulting | General Representative North & West Africa, Lloyd’s of London , AfricaDev Consulting

"Najwa El Iraki is a business development & financial services expert in Africa. She is the Founder & Managing Partner of AfricaDev Consulting, a business development and financial advisory firm…

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Nadim Nagui 2023 Speaker

CEO , Partment

Nadim Nagui graduated from Virginia Tech in Industrial Engineering. He started his early career at a family business specialised in laboratory equipment. Then he joined Uber as one of the…

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Nadia Kouassi Coulibaly 2023 Speaker

Head of Research , AVCA - African Private Capital Association

"Nadia is Head of Research at the African Private Capital Association (AVCA). She has thirteen years of experience working in the French private equity and venture capital industry. Prior to…

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Mike Kamungeremu 2023 Speaker

President , Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce

Mike Kamungeremu is the President of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce and Managing Director of Tendo Electronics. He holds first degrees in Accounting and Law and a Masters in…

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Michelle Osorio 2023 Speaker

Investment Director , KawiSafi Ventures

Michelle Haigh Osorio is Investment Director at KawiSafi Ventures (kawisafi.com), a Nairobi-based impact venture fund backing high potential companies building distributed renewable energy and climate solutions in Africa. At KawiSafi,…

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Michael Fischer 2023 Speaker

Director, Financial Institutions Africa , DEG-Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH

"Michael Fischer has more than 25 years’ experience in international finance ranging from project finance to private equity. Over this time he has been involved in more than 150 finance…

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Michael Famoroti 2023 Speaker

Co-founder & Head of Intelligence, Stears , Stears

Michael Famoroti leads our Intelligence team. He holds a BSc and MSc in Economics from the LSE. He spent the last few years identifying data gaps in the market as…

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Michael Sanni 2023 Speaker

Investment Manager , British International Investment

Michael is a climate and impact investment manager at BII, with a personal focus on private credit transactions (structured finance, guarantees and funds). He leads transaction origination, structuring and execution…

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Michael Akampa 2023 Speaker

Co-founder & Chairman , Nobon AB

Michael Akampa is an impact investment professional with over 14 years’ experience structuring, leading, closing and managing impact deals. He is the Co-founder of [Investure](http://www.investure.co/) and [Nobon](http://www.nobon.app/), impact and climate…

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Michael Mensah - Baah 2023 Speaker

Deputy CEO , Development Bank Ghana

"Michael Mensah-Baah has over 27 years of experience working in financial services across Europe, America and Africa. In 1998, Michael began his professional career in the United Kingdom and joined…

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