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Speaker Group: Business Leader

Chinua Azibuke 2023 Speaker

“Chinua Azubike is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of InfraCredit. As the pioneer CEO, Chinua’s role involved the establishment of InfraCredit in 2017 on behalf of the sponsors, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority and PIDG (GuarantCo), as its first employee. Over the past 5 years, Chinua has been responsible for leading InfraCredit in its pioneering… Read more »

Chevan Daniels 2023 Speaker

“Cheván Daniels is an Executive in ENSafrica’s Corporate Commercial practice. He specialises in M&A, corporate re-organisations and restructures, advising on regulatory compliance issues pertaining to M&A transactions, corporate finance, financial markets and securities legislation and regulation and general corporate commercial law advice. Chevan has deep expertise in all aspects of private equity, including legal due… Read more »

Charmaine Hayden 2023 Speaker

Charmaine Hayden is the visionary Fund Manager behind Goodsoil VC, an Africa-focused fund that invests in early-stage startups with exceptional founders. Her investment philosophy is driven by a passion for creating high-performing solutions that address the world’s biggest problems, with a particular focus on sustainable tech and tech-enabled startups in the fintech space. However, she… Read more »

Charlie Tryon 2023 Speaker

Charlie co-founded Maris in 2009 and is a Director of Maris Limited. He oversees the group from East Africa. Prior to establishing Maris, Charlie developed a successful portfolio of venture businesses in Afghanistan and East Africa. He worked for Societe General in its investment banking division in London after graduating from the University of Edinburgh.

Charlie Robertson 2023 Speaker

Charles Robertson, a leading emerging markets specialist, is FIM Partner’s head of macro-strategy. He covers the global economic themes having the greatest impact on Frontier and Emerging markets, including democratisation, demographics, education, electricity, ESG, fertility, pension funds, savings, terrorism, as well as a focusing on exchange rates and achieving the best possible returns for equity.He… Read more »

Charles Buchanan 2023 Speaker

“Charles has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry across many regions including Africa, Europe, United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and Caribbean. In 2022 Charles was a member of the team that executed a $1.5B blue-bond based debt restructure in Ecuador, lowering debt costs and protecting over 200k sq km of ocean around… Read more »

Cedric Longange 2023 Speaker

“Cedric Longange is the President of the Congolese Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain [CCCGB], bridging the UK and the DRC in trade, business and investments. He also sits on the board of i-Afrika, a network of African entrepreneurs operating in different sectors, with a common objective of positively impact Africa. He has accumulated 20… Read more »

Cecile Sother 2023 Speaker

“Cécile Sother is an impact investor in the agrifood sector across emerging markets. She is the Founder and General Partner of SABI Fund. She has led investments for a value of $0.75B in the food system across Asia, Middle-East, Africa and Latam through $1m-200m tickets. She has 10 years of M&A experience in agri-commodities trading… Read more »

Caroline Chinhuru 2023 Speaker

Caroline Chinhuru is a Senior Investment Officer on the Calvert Impact Investments team and has been with Calvert Impact since 2017. Caroline grew up in Zimbabwe where she experienced firsthand how fragmented capital markets and inefficient capital flows can significantly curtail community development. This experience led her to her current role where she now works… Read more »

Carl Neethling 2023 Speaker

Carl Neethling is a founder of ACN Capital, previously known as Acorn Private Equity, and a respected private equity industry operator and Chief Executive Officer with 18 years’ experience in private equity and the broader asset management industry. He has successfully managed assets in excess of R5bn across various funds and has served as a… Read more »