Archives: Speakers

Afsane Jetha is the Managing Partner & CEO of Alta Semper Capital. Prior to founding Alta Semper, Afsane spent nearly five years with the Duet Group as the Managing Director of the firm’s African Private Equity platform, investing nearly US$200m across Sub-Saharan Africa. While at Duet, Afsane led the largest private equity transaction into Ethiopia,… Read more »

Aaron is an early stage investor, entrepreneur, and strategic advisor to both startups as they scale and corporates as they gain agility for innovation. Over the last 4 years he has specifically focussed on innovation in Africa, working across diverse industries, from financial services to government to agriculture. As Managing Director at MEST, dedicated to… Read more »

Nathan is a Senior Investment Officer for MicroVest, joining the team in 2011. He is responsible for pipeline development, analysis and structuring of investments, product development and market strategy. He has performed over 30 in depth due diligences of low income financial institutions in 15 different countries, resulting in 80 investments worth over $150m. His… Read more »

Waseem A. Khan is the Deputy CEO and CIO of private markets at Silk Invest Ltd., London. He has substantial experience in investing in both public as well as private markets.  Over the past 30 years, he has worked in global asset management at major financial institutions such as Wells Fargo Bank in Los Angeles,… Read more »

David Akinin is the Managing Director of Emanya Capital Group (Pty) Ltd., a Namibian Private Equity firm that invests foreign and local capital into infrastructure, energy and real estate deals in Southern Africa. He is also the Founder and Director of Atenu Developments, through which they develop affordable housing, as well as schools and clinics…. Read more »

Mike Harvey is the Co-Chief Executive of the Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), for the Barclays Africa Group. Barclays Africa Group Limited (“Barclays Africa” or “the Group”) is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa’s largest financial services groups. The Group’s registered Head Office is in Johannesburg, South Africa and owns… Read more »

Lesang is Chairman of Afinitas Limited, which is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange Venture Board. He holds a law degree from Birmingham City University. He is the MD of Phakalane Estates, a major township and property development company in Botswana. One of its flagship developments is Phakalane Golf Estate Hotel Resort. Lesang is a… Read more »

She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accounts (ZICA). Mildred also holds a Masters of Business Administration from Herriot Watt University, a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree from the Copperbelt University and a professional accounting qualification, ACCA. Currently a member of the Board… Read more »

Laurent has 20+ years of investment banking experience in developing and emerging countries, dealing with private equity investments, loans to intermediary financial institutions, corporate and project finance transactions. He is presently heading the Capital Markets Group of FINCA Impact Finance, a network of 20 microfinance institutions and banks providing responsible financial services to low-income entrepreneurs… Read more »

Matt began developing Kiva in late 2004, as a side-project. In 2005, Matt left his job to devote himself to Kiva full-time. As CEO for 10 years, Matt led Kiva’s growth from a pilot project to an established online service in 80 countries and nearly 1 billion dollars lent to low income entrepreneurs. More recently,… Read more »