Business Leader Speakers

Philippe Vogeleer 2022 speaker

Global Head of Business Development , Vodafone Group

Philippe Vogeleer leads a small, discreet, and highly skilled team acting as special envoy of Vodafone in the 125+ countries where the company delivers services; builds (public private) partnerships to…

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Ryan Levinson 2022 speaker

Founder & CEO , Sunfunder

Ryan Levinson founded SunFunder in 2012 when he was inspired by the prospects for a global solar energy transformation and the need for new financing solutions to make this possible.…

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Emmanuel Ruhumuliza 2022 speaker

Partnership Manager , Visit Rwanda

Emmanuel Ruhumuliza is the Partnership Manager for Visit Rwanda, the Rwanda Development Board's commercial tourism brand, and oversees Visit Rwanda’s award-winning partnership with Arsenal Football Club as the club’s official…

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Gillian Keegan MP 2022 speaker

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Africa) , Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Gillian Keegan was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on 7 September 2022. Gillian Keegan was previously Minister of State for Care at…

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Brice Lodugnon 2022 speaker

Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund

Brice Lodugnon is a Managing Director with Africa50 Infrastructure Partners (AIP), an affiliate of Africa50 devoted to private equity investments in African infrastructures. AIP is the Manager for the recently-launched…

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Matthias Papet 2022 speaker

Chief Growth Officer , Autochek

Matthias Papet is Chief Growth Officer at Autochek, an automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa. Before joining Autochek, Matthias Papet was a co-founder of…

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Doye Ogionwo 2022 speaker

Chief Commercial Officer , ZOLA Electric

Doye Ogionwo is an accomplished executive with experience establishing and scaling businesses across industries including energy, telecommunications and financial services. Doye Ogionwo has an established track record of building high…

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Gabrielle Patrick 2022 speaker

CEO , Knabu

Gabrielle Patrick is a UK & US lawyer with over 18 years experience at C-Level including running 23 territories of a large financial institution. Gabrielle Patrick led the International Bar…

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BC Achary 2022 speaker

Executive Director & Deputy Chief Executive Officer , FCMB UK

BC Achary joined FCMB Bank UK in September 2008 as Head, Risk and Compliance and was appointed as an Executive Director in December 2012. He has been the Executive Director…

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