Speaker Group: Business Leader

Shamima Mallam-Hassam 2023 Speaker

Shamima has more than 20 years of experience in financial services, with a particular focus on clients operating and investing in Africa. Her career includes leadership positions in international fund and corporate administrators as well as working for several Government agencies, including being Senior Director at the Board of Investment, the national investment promotion agency… Read more »

Shailendrasingh Sreekeessoon 2023 Speaker

“Mr. Shailendrasingh Sreekeessoon is currently the Chief Executive Officer of SBM (NBFC) Holdings Ltd. He has over 20 years of experience in the business and financial sectors in Mauritius across several fields including marketing and economic research, strategy, strategic communications, programme management, M&A and SME financing. He joined the non-banking cluster of the SBM Group… Read more »

Shady El Tohfa 2023 Speaker

“Shady is Co-founder of Amenli, a licensed insurtech startup established in 2020 in Egypt. Through technology, Amenli aims to make insurance accessible to the masses, with the aim of protecting the welfare of millions of families in the region that are financially vulnerable. Prior to Amenli, he was part of the founding team and CCO… Read more »

Severin Luebke 2023 Speaker

Severin joined Palladium’s Capital Advisory team in London in May 2021, where he now leads their work on Capital Mobilisation and is the Team Leader for the MOBILIST Product Platform. Previously he worked for the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), leading their work on Impact Investing. Prior to this, Severin spent 3 years working… Read more »

Segun Omoregie 2023 Speaker

Segun Omoregie is a partner of G. Elias & Co, one of Nigeria’s leading business law firms. His practice focuses on private equity, financial services, capital markets, energy, privatisation and infrastructure and mergers and acquisitions. He has advised clients spanning across several sectors including hospitality, energy, and food and healthcare on several complex private equity… Read more »

Scott Onder 2023 Speaker

Scott Onder is the Chief Investment Officer of Mercy Corps where he leads the agency’s global strategy for impact investing, innovative finance, Web3 initiatives, and strategic partnerships with technology ventures. Scott is also the Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director of Mercy Corps Ventures, the impact venture capital arm of Mercy Corps, which invests in high-impact… Read more »

Sarah Dusek 2023 Speaker

Sarah Dusek is a managing partner and co-founder of Enygma Ventures, a private investment fund dedicated to supporting and investing in women-led businesses in Africa. Since Enygma’s inception in 2019, over 5,000 entrepreneurs have gone through Enygma’s investor-ready programs to learn how to build valuable companies. Sarah aims to demystify the complicated and often inaccessible… Read more »

Sarah Whitten 2023 Speaker

“Sarah Whitten is the Regional Manager of Finance and Implementation at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). USTDA is the project preparation agency of the United States government, investing in early-stage infrastructure projects in Emerging Markets. In her capacity, Sarah works closely with financiers to secure funding for the projects supported by USTDA across… Read more »

Sara Firouzyar 2023 Speaker

Brian is a Partner at Novastar Ventures, one of the biggest and most experienced global VC fund managers in Africa. Prior to venture capital, Brian was an entrepreneur across multiple African markets including being part of the founding team that started Jumia, an award-winning African e-commerce platform, co-founding Zamsolar, a last-mile solar distribution company in… Read more »

Sandra Villars 2023 Speaker

“Sandra has worked with global top tier financial services institutions for over 20 years. She has worked with clients in South Africa & Africa, Middle East, Europe, and the US. Her main areas of focus are finance, treasury, risk, strategy, transformation and regulation. She currently coordinates Oliver Wyman’s Financial Services sustainability platform in the region…. Read more »