Business Leader Speakers

Funmi Dele-Giwa 2023 Speaker

General Counsel & Head of GRC, and Group Company Secretary , MFS Africa

Funmi is a dual-qualified lawyer and a qualified Chartered Governance Professional. Having spent several years working out of Africa and from the United Kingdom, Funmi is a seasoned Senior Executive…

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Frazer Lang 2023 Speaker

CEO , Scottish Africa Business Association

"Prior to becoming CEO of the Scottish Africa Business Association, Frazer had spent the majority of his career to date in Government Relations and as a Trade & Investment Advisor…

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Francois van Schalkwyk 2023 Speaker

Executive Director Investment & Sector Development , Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board

Mr. François van Schalkwyk is Executive Director Investment & Sector Development at the Namibia Investment Promotion & Development Board (NIPDB), an agency in the Office of the President of the…

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Folaseto Akin-Olugbade 2023 Speaker

Principal , Actis

Folaseto is a highly accomplished private equity and infrastructure investor, with over 15 years of experience in both developed and growth markets. She has been instrumental in deploying and managing…

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Florian Grohs 2023 Speaker

Blended Finance Expert , Symbiotics Asset Management

Florian Grohs is an experienced manager with a background in impact investing in emerging markets. Florian heads the blended finance investor relations at Symbiotics SA, a Swiss impact asset manager…

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Florence Bavanandan 2023 Speaker

Head of Platform and Operations , Launch Africa Ventures

Florence started her professional career as an opera singer before moving into vocal coaching followed by executive coaching, and then went onto set up and run her own consultancy helping…

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Firas Ahmad 2023 Speaker

Group CEO , Sarafu

"Firas Ahmad is a fintech, energy, and technology executive with over 20 years of leadership and commercial experience in startups and high-growth companies in emerging markets. He has a cross-functional…

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Fiona Childe 2023 Speaker

Vice President Corporate Development & Communications , Sanu Gold Corp.

"Fiona is an experienced mining executive and former consultant with global experience in exploration, development and production. Prior to joining Sanu Gold Corp., she consulted to Mineros S.A. on their…

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Fatma Salah 2023 Speaker

Managing Partner , Riad & Riad Law Firm

Dr. Fatma Salah is the managing partner of Riad & Riad, a leading Egyptian law firm. Dr. Fatma has more than 22 years experience in corporate law, energy and renewables,…

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Faruk Aliyu 2023 Speaker

Urban Shelter Nigeria

"Faruk Aliyu is a highly skilled and results-oriented leader with extensive experience in building and scaling companies. He is based in Abuja, Nigeria, and has worked for and built several…

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