Speaker Group: Business Leader

Abdu-Rahman is the Co-Head of Hybrid Equity, a business unit within Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI) and oversees the investment process, strategic direction and operational running of the business. In addition to assuming responsibility for the overall Hybrid Equity programme, as a member of the Hybrid Equity Investment Committee, he is actively involved in all… Read more »

“-Serial entrepreneur built 5 companies in entertainment, hospitality, 2 in finance and fin-tech. -16+ years of experience in the financial services Private Equity & Investment Banking. -Executed to 2 fully exits. -Managed & realized investments worth EGP2+ Bn. -Executed EGP5+ Bn transactions across MENA region. -Board member & mentor to 20+ companies across MENA region.”

“• Ababacar is Managing Director at Impaxis Group and in charge of Advisory and Capital Markets transactions (M&A / ECM / DCM / Structured & Leveraged Finance) • He is also CEO of Impaxis Securities, the licensed broker and capital markets arm of the Group • He is a seasoned investment banker with 15+ years… Read more »

Zachariah (‘Zach’) George is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Startupbootcamp AfriTech – the leading multi-corporate backed venture accelerator program in Africa. He is the founder of Cactus Advisors – a specialist corporate finance advisory firm and micro VC fund specializing in high growth, high impact African tech ventures. Zach is a prominent Angel… Read more »

Ms. Wairimu Karanja is the Chief Legal Officer and Partner at Persistent and based in Nairobi. She is an international lawyer qualified in Kenya, with 12 years of legal experience. Wairimu has advised private sector and development organisations on various projects in Africa relating to renewable energy and climate change policy; power project development and… Read more »

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 deliver strategic projects; and manages partnerships between Vodafone and like-minded org. This notably involves negotiating with public authorities around the globe, and with intl. org…. Read more »

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. Mirova SunFunder, formed by the acquisition of SunFunder by Mirova in June 2022, has closed more than $175 million in debt financing to 58 solar… Read more »

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 tourism partner and first ever sleeve sponsor. Prior to this, Emmanuel Ruhumuliza was the Communications Officer at the Rwandan High Commission in London. With a… Read more »

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 the Department of Health and Social Care between 16 September 2021 and 7 September 2022.

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 $500M Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund. Prior to joining AIP in July 2022, Brice Lodugnon was Managing Director with Emerging Capital Partners where he covered the… Read more »