Business Leader Speakers

Gerald Matthe 2022 speaker

Senior Investment Officer , FinDev Canada

Gerald Matthé is a Senior Investment Officer with FinDev Canada in Montreal, responsible for the business development of investment transactions with financial intermediaries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Gerald plays a pivotal…

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Franziska Hollmann 2022 speaker

Director Industries and Services Africa and EMECA , DEG mbH

Franziska Hollmann has been working for DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (member of KfW) for 22 years and has profound experience in sustainable financing of companies in manufacturing,…

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Tokunboh Ishmael 2022 speaker

Co-founder and Managing Director , Alitheia IDF

Impact and ESG Investor| Gender Lens Innovator and Investor| Passionate about shared prosperity and the role of gender consciousness in the investment process and for superior performance Tokunboh Ishmael is…

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Shamin Ahmad Sookia 2022 speaker

Managing Director , Perigeum Capital 

Affiliations & Qualifications •Fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA-UK) and of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA-UK) •MSc in IT (Business Information Systems), KeeleUniversity, UK •MBA in…

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Kunle Apampa 2022 speaker

Director and Head of Client Advisory & Partnerships , Capricorn Investment Group

Kunle Apampa is a Director and Head of Client Advisory & Partnerships at Capricorn Investment Group, one of the largest mission aligned investment firms in the world. Prior to joining…

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Wim van der Beek 2022 speaker

Managing Partner , Goodwell Investments

Wim van der Beek is the founder and Managing Partner of Goodwell Investments. Within Goodwell, Wim van der Beek manages Aavishkaar Goodwell India Microfinance Development Company I and II and…

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Liz Williamson 2022 speaker

Head of Energy Corporate Finance , Rand Merchant Bank

Liz Williamson is the Head of Energy for Rand Merchant Bank and is responsible for M&A transactions in Renewable Energy as well as Oil and Gas across Africa. She has…

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Kevin Simmons 2022 speaker

General Partner , LoftyInc Capital Management

Kevin Simmons is an experienced angel and venture capital investor who has co-founded several investing networks and syndicates in the US, UK, and Africa. He is now a General Partner…

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Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana 2022 speaker

Co-head: Institutional sales and research , Rand Merchant Bank

Trained in economics and international finance at the University of Johannesburg (undergraduate in Economics and Econometrics (cum laude)) and Honours in international trade and finance (cum laude), Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana quickly…

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Samantha Pokroy 2022 speaker

CEO , Sanari Capital

Samantha Pokroy is the Founder and CEO of Sanari Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in growth companies emanating from Africa (mainly from South Africa) with regional and…

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