Speaker Group: Business Leader

Saad Sheikh is a Partner and heads Enko’s SDG aligned, impact focused private credit strategy, located in the London office. Prior to joining Enko, Saad Sheikh was a Principal at an Africa focused fund, where he was responsible for deal origination, structuring, and execution for their emerging markets private credit fund. Saad Sheikh focused on… Read more »

Papa Sambare Diouf is the Financing and Investment Manager of the Envol Immobilier Group in Senegal. Papa Sambare Diouf has a broad experience in the finance industry in which he has worked for companies like Swiss Life Asset Management in France, the Dakar regional office of the Islamic Development Bank in capital markets, and Finergreen… Read more »

Akinwole Omoboriowo II is a strategic & innovative thinker with board-based expertise in infrastructural project development, business management, financial economics and strategic leadership in gas & power sectors, where he has demonstrated proven track records spanning several countries. With over 20 years’ experience in the energy sector, Akinwole Omoboriowo II has led various executive teams… Read more »

Obiora Emetarom is a serial tech entrepreneur who has focused his entire career on the Fintech space in Africa. For his first venture in 2004 (fresh out of college), Obiora Emetarom co-founded Parkway projects as a provider of bespoke fintech solutions for commercial Banks in Nigeria and grew the venture to over a million dollars… Read more »

Mujaahid Hassan 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, Mujaahid Hassan is actively involved… Read more »

I am an experienced Investment Professional with demonstrated history of working in the Financial Services Sector. Skilled in Deal Origination, Investment Research, Strategy, Financial Modelling, Analytical Reasoning, Negotiation & Persuasion and Keynote Speaking. I am currently at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), looking after all things Africa across Impact Investing, Properties and Private Equity; whilst… Read more »

Noha Shaker is the founder and Secretary General of the Egyptian Fintech Association and the co-founder and elected Vice President of the Africa FinTech Network – both are non-profit organizations that serve Financial Inclusion and equitable economic growth across Africa, using FinTech and entrepreneurship as means to democratize finance. Over the past 4 years, both… Read more »

Asuquo Nkposong has over 18 years of experience in the financial services sector across multiple markets in West, Francophone West, East and Southern Africa. His experience spans corporate and commercial banking and he has been involved in project finance, structured trade finance, derivative structuring and corporate syndication transactions such as the largest corporate syndication deal… Read more »

Olu Oyinsan is an Emerging Markets Seed-stage Investor and Managing Partner at Oui Capital- an early-stage VC fund investing in promising technology companies in frontier markets at the pre-seed and seed stage. Before launching Oui Capital, Olu Oyinsan started his career in commercial banking with Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank, later working as a TEI Consultant… Read more »

Born and raised in London, Sidney completed his three-year LLB (Hons) in Law with University of London whilst working for a private wealth management company in Hong Kong. In 2007 Sidney Yankson received an academic award from the University of London. Sidney Yankson was one of the top students in his class and was ranked… Read more »