Archives: Speakers

Mitesh is a corporate finance partner bringing extensive experience in corporate finance transactions and supporting emerging clients, particularly in capital market and mergers and acquisition transactions having completed almost 50 deals over the last decade. This broad range of experience combined with his commercial background, allows him to be a trusted and all round adviser… Read more »

Thomas joined Rawbank in Sept. 2015 to define and implement the Strategy 2017-2019. In this regards he is also in charge of fund raising and partnership with financial Institutions. In addition to Strategy, Thomas is leading the Controlling and Marketing teams. Prior to his current position, Thomas was an entrepreneur and started in career in… Read more »

Mr Shah is partner at Helios Investment Partners where he focuses on credit investments. He joined Helios in 2008, and over the last 10 years has invested in credit, growth equity and buyout opportunities across Africa including Vivo Energy, GB Foods Africa, OVH Energy, Mall for Africa and Continental Outdoor. Prior to joining Helios, Mr… Read more »

Mr. Alexander Hadden is a Director with the Structured Finance & Insurance Department at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution. OPIC mobilizes private capital to help solve critical development challenges and in doing so, advances U.S. foreign policy. In his current role, Mr. Hadden originates and underwrites project finance,… Read more »

With a 3 year track record of USD $250 million of assets under management (AUM), he helped build BFA Asset Management (BFAAM) as the largest fixed income and money markets mutual funds business in Angola. Rui has over 10 years of experience in capital markets, specialized in structured products, credit and fixed income, capital raising,… Read more »

Dave Uduanu is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sigma Pensions Limited. He currently serves as the Chair of the Africa Pension Funds Network (APFN) and is also a past Chairman of the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria. He previously worked with Ernst and Young in Lagos; was a Partner in a Lagos based Consulting and an Executive Director of an Insurance company in Nigeria. Dave was also a… Read more »

Shakir has over 20 Years of experience in Investing and growing businesses in multiple regions and sectors and he was one of the early pioneers in the East Africa Private Equity Space. His focus in the last seven years has been on Investing in and scaling mission based businesses to address the challenges created by… Read more »

Strategic executive with a demonstrated history of delivering business growth and transformation. Strength-based innovative leadership. Strong banking and financial background. 18 years of experience within BNP Paribas Algeria and one of its founders. Actually agreed by the Central Bank as a Deputy CEO of the bank. Certified as a financial markets professional by the AMF,… Read more »

After working in the financial industry for several years Peter became social entrepreneur and started an impact investment crowdfunding platform called Lendahand. Lendahand now runs crowdfunding platforms in Europe where impact-first investments (loans) in emerging can be made by both private investors and institutional investors. Currently Approx. EUR 2 million is funded each month via… Read more »

Dr. Isaac Junior Damptey is the Managing Director (C.E.O) of AXE Capital Advisors Limited, Chartered Financial and Investment Analyst, Chartered Merger and Acquisition Specialist, and a Chartered Wealth Manager. He had also worked as Senior Operations Analyst at United Pension Trustees Limited and has a wealth of experience in the finance/pensions/Investment industry. Dr. Isaac Junior… Read more »