Business Leader Speakers

Lise Janice Arakaza 2023 Speaker

Business Development Manager , Kigali International Financial Centre

"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 2023 Speaker

Founder and Managing Director , Samata Capital

Ms. Thomas has more than 16 years of experience in venture capital and private equity investing, governance, and operations in emerging markets; having worked with companies in more than 20…

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Lisa Mazaleni 2023 Speaker

Deputy Director: Investment Promotions , South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Lisa Mazaleni is the Deputy Director for Aquaculture Investment Promotions at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment in South Africa. Her portfolio focusses on aquaculture sector development; investment…

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Linda Scott 2023 Speaker

Namibian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , High Commission of the Republic of Namibia

"The High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia, Linda Scott, arrived in London in December 2018. Her posting in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the…

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Leyla Charles 2023 Speaker

Investment Executive , British International Investment plc

Leyla is an Investment Executive 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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Lerato Nkabinde 2023 Speaker

Chief Financial Officer , Chancen International

Lerato is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa) with in-depth executive-level finance and operational experience. Prior to joining Chancen, she worked for various institutions in the financial services industry ,…

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Lauren Nkuranga 2023 Speaker

Chief Advisor to the Chairman & the CEO , Rwanda Development Board

Lauren Nkuranga serves as Chief Advisor to the Chairman & the CEO at the Rwanda Development Board, the Rwandan government’s main body that oversees private sector development. In this role,…

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Kurtis Lockhart 2023 Speaker

Executive Director , Charter Cities Institute

Kurtis Lockhart is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Oxford. His research examines the effect of institutional reforms on public goods provision with a regional focus…

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Kunle Adesuyi 2023 Speaker

Group Chief Financial Officer- AFEX , AFEX

Adekunle Adesuyi is the President, Beyond Markets and the Group Chief Financial Officer at AFEX. He is responsible for ensuring that the business unit within the AFEX Group that caters…

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