Archives: Speakers

Rt Hon Baroness Lindsay Northover MA PhD is the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Angola and Zambia. She was Minister for Africa in the Department for International Development, 2014-5. She has served in a number of other Government Departments, including Health, Justice, Education, DEFRA and DECC. She is an invited Honorary Professor in the Institute… Read more »

Yofi Grant is a renowned Ghanaian investment banker with over 30 years of extensive work experience in banking and finance. Having served in various capacities in corporate finance, credits, marketing, and investment banking, Mr. Grant has broad knowledge and exposure in the African financial markets and has cultivated strong relationships with international private equity funds,… Read more »

Mark Mikwamba is the Managing Director of Old Mutual Investment Group in Malawi (which ultimately is owned by Old Mutual Group) and is responsible for Assets Under Management of c. USD600m spread across listed and unlisted debt and equity markets and alternative investments largely for institutional pension funds. Has over 15 years experience in portfolio… Read more »

Currently Managing Partner at ACT Afrique, the leading boutique investment banking and advisory firm in West Africa, Fabrice Nze-Bekale has built an international career in financial services, telecoms and mining, in the private and public sectors. Before joining the ACT, Fabrice launched and managed Gabon’s national mining company (SEM) for 6 years. Fabrice has positioned… Read more »

Rt. Hon Mark Simmonds was until recently The Foreign & Commonwealth office Minister with responsibilities for Africa, the Caribbean, UK Overseas Territories, International Energy and Conflict Prevention. He served as a Member of the UK Parliament for 14 years. He focused on driving and facilitating inward investment into Africa across a range of key economic… Read more »

Emmanuel Haye is currently Deputy Head of PROPARCO’s Financial Institutions and Inclusion Department, more specifically in charge of Africa. Based in Paris, he works closely with a network of 7 Proparco Representative Offices located in the region. Emmanuel joined AFD Group 20 years ago. He was posted in Africa for 15 years, holding various positions… Read more »

Rob is a Chartered Accountant by training, and has extensive financial services experience with a particular focus on securitization and debt origination. He joined SA Home Loans in 2005, and previously filled the role of CFO for 10 years. In his current role as Group COO, Rob has responsibility for the execution of group strategies… Read more »

Max works as Vice President at Deutsche Bank (DWS) in Sustainable Investments. He is a member of the investment management team of Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF), a USD 150m public private partnership fund providing debt to agricultural projects or corporates and financial institutions active in agriculture across the African continent. He is… Read more »

Brett was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Sanlam Africa Investments at the end of 2014. He is admitted as an attorney in South Africa and, after he obtained his LL.M at Leiden University (cum laude), he joined Sanlam Investments as a Legal Advisor in 2004. Upon completing his CFA exams, Mr. Mallen transferred… Read more »

Jonathan Stichbury, ASIP and has been CEO of Sanlam Investments East Africa Ltd (SIEAL) since 2000 and has been an investment professional for over 25 years. SIEAL was previously branded PineBridge Investments East Africa and before that AIG Investments East Africa. However, in June 2017, PineBridge sold its majority shareholding to the Sanlam Group. During… Read more »