Business Leader Speakers

Jumaane Tafawa 2023 Speaker

Co-Founder & Executive Director , Africa Eats

"Jumaane Tafawa is a 20+ year expert on corporate growth, having started and grown multiple multi-hundred-million-dollar African companies and also helped expand Fortune 1000 companies across the African continent. He…

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Juliet Munro 2023 Speaker

Director, Digital Innovation , FSD Africa

"Juliet has 20 years’ experience in development in Africa, 15 of which have focused on financial sector development. Before her current role, Juliet held several other positions at FSD Africa…

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Julien Fouilliart 2023 Speaker

Africa Market Leader - Building and Infrastructure , Bureau Veritas Africa

Julien Fouilliart is a business development professional with 15 years of experience in international, multicultural and cross-sector environments. He is currently Leading Bureau Veritas development strategy in Africa in Building…

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Julia Hawkins 2023 Speaker

Hawkins Eberdal Limited

My name is Julia Hawkins. I run a financial advisory firm specialising in raising international capital for high-growth sustainable ventures across the African continent. Our specialities are corporate and project…

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Julia Price 2023 Speaker

Cofounder , Linea Capital

Julia is the cofounder of Linea Capital, a revenue-based finance investment company in South Africa. Backed by USAID and the Dutch Good Growth Fund, Linea provides growth capital to high…

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Jote Wakjira 2023 Speaker

Equinox Group

Jote is the Co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Group Holdings Inc. For over a decade, he has championed companies aiming to expand into Africa. This journey began…

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Joshua Bicknell 2023 Speaker

Managing Director , Balloon Ventures

Joshua is the co-founder of Balloon Ventures, the world's first financial institution dedicated to good jobs. Joshua is a serial entrepreneur with successful businesses ranging from corporate volunteering to e-learning…

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Josh Whale 2023 Speaker

Founder & CEO , Ampersand

"Josh Whale, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Josh founded Ampersand in 2014 and has been CEO since the company’s beginning. Josh’s previous career was as an intellectual property lawyer representing…

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Josep Oriol-Bosch 2023 Speaker

Founder and Managing Partner , Okavango Capital Partners

Josep has extensive experience in investments, law and private equity spanning over 20 years in Africa, Europe, USA, and Japan: first in Conservation Capital and subsequently at Kibo capital partners…

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