Archives: Speakers

James is an investment professional at DPI. Prior to DPI, James worked in the corporate finance team at Rand Merchant Bank where he was involved in transactions in South Africa, Nigeria and Tanzania in the natural resources, real estate, FMCG and healthcare industries. Prior to this, James worked in Ernst & Young’s assurance division, where… Read more »

Divya is a South African actuary with nine years of global experience working in financial services across the insurance, payments and fintech sectors in emerging markets. She has prior experience working on partnership-driven growth strategies, product development and financial inclusion initiatives for Old Mutual across Africa, Micro Insurance Academy in India and Mastercard in the… Read more »

Graham Stuart was elected Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness in 2005 and more recently, appointed Minister for Investment at the Department for International Trade. Graham started his publishing business while still at Cambridge University. He was later elected to Cambridge City Council, where he eventually led the Conservative Group. Graham’s Parliamentary career has seen… Read more »

Obi is Chief Innovation Officer at Asoko Insight, establishing the company’s operations and strategic partnerships across the African region. Asoko Insight today is the leading provider of corporate data on privately-held companies in Africa.   Obi has 20 years experience in technology-driven business development and transformation, the last 9 years of which have been focused… Read more »

Anand Naidoo has a BSc in Electrical Engineering (Cum Laude) and an MBA (with distinction). Anand started his career at Eskom’s Matimba Power Station. He was later seconded to Siemens AG in Germany to obtain specialised training in the planning of electricity supply systems. Anand rejoined Eskom, where he achieved the position of chief engineer… Read more »

Mrs. Akosua M. Nelson-Cofie, is a Portfolio Specialist by profession. She is currently the Portfolio Manager, Equities of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in Ghana. She has also served on the Boards of several private sector companies. Mrs Nelson-Cofie currently serves on the Board of two private equity funds.