Speaker Group: Business Leader

I am a graduate of Addis Ababa University, MA Degree in marketing management and BA degree in Economics. Since February 2013, I have been working in Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in different positions. From February 2013 to September 2014 working as a management trainee then as a customer service manager until July 2015. From July… Read more »

Karl Westvig is the CEO of Retail Capital. The company was established to provide businesses with an alternative funding solution to traditional banks. Karl is a serial entrepreneur who has founded many businesses including the RCS Group. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organisation and Chairs the JAG Foundation, a sport and education… Read more »

James Brice is the founder and Group CEO of EBS Advisory, the leading Emerging Markets sustainability adviser to institutional investors. His 20 years’ experience spans almost every sector of business and every global Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) standard. Prior to starting EBS, James established and oversaw the Sustainability and Integrated Reporting services for… Read more »

A development finance professional with over fifteen years of experience, Patricia’s expertise covers areas of social performance and impact measurement, rural finance and risk management with a regional focus on Africa and Asia & Pacific. Patricia is currently managing the Social Finance Programme’s collaboration with the Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund   (AATIF) looking at… Read more »

Mr. Valk started his career in banking at ABN AMRO and ING in the Netherlands, where he worked in corporate banking and SME banking, with clients spread throughout Europe. He subsequently moved to FMO, the Dutch development bank, where he focussed on financial services for SMEs through microfinance, leasing and private equity/venture capital funds throughout… Read more »

David McEvoy joined Trust Merchant Bank in 2009. Working in the CEO’s office, David current role includes responsibilities in the areas of corporate strategy and risk management, in addition to institutional relations. Prior to working at TMB, David was the Director for Macro Hedging and Capital Markets Risk Management at Dresdner Kleinwort. David holds a… Read more »

Elena took up her current role in March 2017. Prior to that she was the head of financial and professional services in the Department for International Trade (DIT), London. In 2016-17 Elena’s team was responsible for facilitating over £3bn in exports and delivered 200 global inward investment projects into the UK. Prior to joining DIT… Read more »

Judith is a specialist in financial market development for developing countries. She has more than two decades’ experience as an investment banker at JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank and spent six years at SOAS including completing a PhD in financial sector development. She is co-invetsigator for a £2m ERSC project relating to financial access in… Read more »

Saad is an investment principal at TLG Capital and heads private investments and portfolio operations across the firm’s African interests. He has been instrumental in originating, structuring and closing healthcare, pharma, O&G and FMCG related transactions. He has significant experience with the micro finance company within TLG’s portfolio and is looking to expand the operations… Read more »

Rafik is the Managing Partner of Grant Thornton in Algeria, one of the leading Tax and advisory firm. He has conducted many advisory and tax assignments including, Business Risk Services, Forensic services, Tax Advisory services,. Rafik is graduated from Said Business School- Oxford University. Rafik is graduated from the Algerian Finance school “Ecole Supérieure de… Read more »