Archives: Speakers

Gerald is the Acting CEO and Chief Strategist for the South African Savings Institute (SASI). The South African Savings Institute (SASI) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to developing a robust culture of saving in South Africa. Gerald is a CFP Professional and postgraduate Financial Planning Law graduate. Gerald is the Financial Planning Institute of… Read more »

Andrew’s career has spanned venture capital in developed markets, industry in emerging markets, and has, for over 10 years, been focused on frontier Africa. Andrew has an MBA from UCT’s GSB and travels extensively on the African continent. He is a believer in the opportunities offered by interesting markets and the potential of the African… Read more »

Wilfried Tamegnon is a seasoned investment professional, specialized in financial services. He is currently  Senior Investment Officer within the International Financial Corporation (IFC)’s Financial Institutions Group.  In this capacity, he is responsible for sourcing and structuring complex equity, debt and quasi-equity investment s as well as managing a large portfolio of existing investments both in… Read more »

Nathan is Head of Global Programs at Opportunity International. Focusing on areas with the potential for high-impact sustainable solutions that can reach hundreds of millions of people, Nathan oversees the organization’s portfolio in education, agriculture, health and digital financial services, including focusing on innovative and integrated delivery and promoting sustainable approaches to gender equality and… Read more »

San-Marie Greeff has 20 year’s of experience in the financial services industry. With her she brings a depth of knowledge in strategic, implementation and advisory roles. San-Marie is the Business Solutions Director for SANNE, based in Cape Town South Africa. Most recently, San-Marie was the CEO at Sanlam Collective Investments (SCI), a Collective Investment company… Read more »

Nico Martin is a founding partner of Baylis, a private equity firm that focuses on middle-market investments in industrial and manufacturing assets in Africa. Nico was previously a portfolio manager in the private equity group of Ashmore, one of the largest specialist investors in emerging markets with over $60B under management, where he led several… Read more »

MARKETING & MATCHMAKING IN AFRICA WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN AFRICA African-minded outreach and approach An award-winning entrepreneur, marketer and business matchmaker with ten years experience in marketing and management working for large multinationals in Africa such as Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen, Renault, General Motors. Founder of Africa Key Partners[AKP], a marketing & matchmaking consulting firm helping firms… Read more »

Estelle BRACK is an economist, expert in banking and financial services, especially in Africa. She is currently working for Natixis Payments, the largest French bank Groupe BPCE’s entity dedicated to payments. From 2006 to 2013 she was Deputy Director for European and International Affairs at the French Banking Federation, as Senior Adviser for International Affairs… Read more »

From January 2016 to the present day – Secretary General of West Africa Bankers’ Association From January 2015 to December 2015 – Associate Professor at the African Centre for Advanced Studies in Management (CESAG) and other Universities and High Schools in West Africa – Expert-Consultant-Researcher in Banking, Finance, Microfinance, General Management, Human Resource Management, Project… Read more »