Archives: Speakers

Micheal is an Investment and Sustainability professional with vast experience working in Africa and in Global markets. Over the last decade, he has been actively involved in ESG and CSR initiatives of several African organizations. With a Background in Development Economics, Micheal also has advanced Masters degrees in Financial Management, and in Risk Analysis, and… Read more »

Susan is part of the financial institutions group at IFC. She invests in insurance, both mature companies and earlier stage technology related to insurance, in developing countries. She has 29 years experience in insurance in a variety of different roles. Prior to joining IFC, Susan worked at Swiss Re, where she was a Managing Director… Read more »

John has over 25 years of industry experience having started his career at Robert Flemings in equity research leading into a long career in portfolio management at London & Capital Asset Management focusing on clients from the African continent. With a keen interest on the entrepreneurial side of his client’s activities, John decided to explore… Read more »

Ms. Selloua Chakri has several years of experience in the African capital markets. Ms. Chakri focuses on  providing strategic advice to exchanges, regulators and other key financial market participants.

Michaël joined the emerging markets team at Triodos Investment Management in May 2017. He is Manager Africa & MENA, managing our portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Middle East. Prior joining Triodos Investment Management, Michaël worked as Group CEO at OXUS, a leading microfinance provider in Central Asia and as Chairman of technology provider… Read more »

Ms. Bussemaker assumed the role of CEO of NMB Bank PLC (NMB) in May 2015. She has over 30 years of experience in banking having held various senior positions in Citigroup and ABN Amro. Ms.Bussemaker holds an MBA in Business & IT from the Rotterdam School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from… Read more »

Olusegun Okubanjo is the CEO and Founder of OBSIDIAN, a leading boutique investment-banking firm that is committed to supporting private-sector led growth on the continent by providing onshore institutional clients access to the best global investment banking services.

Mr. Jonathan Gigin has 20 years of experience in the field of leasing and extensive experience of working with leasing companies and governments in providing leasing advisory across sub-Sahara Africa. He combines widespread knowledge of commercial leasing operations gained through his experience working in the leasing sector and under the International Finance Corporation (IFC) technical… Read more »

Jack Knellinger is the Principal and co-founder of Capria, a global impact investment firm managing multiple funds that accelerate the flow of capital to deliver superior returns and impact at scale in emerging markets. Jack is an entrepreneur with a lifelong commitment to impact. He has over a decade of experience as a social innovator… Read more »

Vahid Monadjem is the founder and CEO of Nomanini, a South African-based payments platform provider that enables transactions in the cash-based informal retail sector.  He is a trained engineer with extensive innovation and product design experience. Before founding Nomanini, he was McKinsey & Company’s Global fellow for emerging market product development. He has worked in… Read more »