Archives: Speakers

Xiaochen leads the design and implementation of FinTech4Goods’s strategy which aims to introduce impactful fintech and blockchain solutions to frontier markets through incubation, acceleration and investment. He brings more than 16 years of thought leadership and global experience to build impactful solutions and scale up innovative ideas in North America, Africa, Latin America, Europe and… Read more »

Resi Janssen, Senior Investment Manager, joined Cordaid in 2009. She has over 26 years of experience in microfinance and SME investments in more than 30 African countries. She has held different positions at different organizations and currently manages a portfolio of equity and debt investments in South Sudan, DR Congo, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania…. Read more »

Uhusiano Capital is a boutique financial advisory firm based in London, regulated, with a specialisation in Impact Investment and Blended/Hybrid Investment solutions. Established in May 2016 in London, Uhusiano Capital addresses the capital requirement needs for African-based projects and opportunities. At the core of Uhusiano Capital is the fundamental belief that commercial capital and impact/social… Read more »

Chuma Ajene is Director of the Investments & Corporate Development team at Atlas Mara where he leads acquisitions, non-core asset divestitures and broader corporate development efforts, including debt and equity fundraising. Prior to joining Atlas Mara, Chuma was a member of the Global Investment Banking team at Deutsche Bank where he was involved in the… Read more »

Mr. Solomon Lartey is the Chief Executive Officer of Activa International Insurance Ghana: Member of the Globus Network which is present in over 46 countries across Africa and Europe. He is a Chartered Insurance Practitioner and a former Mortgage and Insurance Consultant with the Simple Group in Mitcham, United Kingdom. He also worked as an… Read more »

Zin Bekkali is the CEO and founder of Silk Invest, a specialist investment manager focused on frontier markets and Africa. Silk Invest has been built around a deep consumer thesis with local team members based in a number of key frontier markets. Its African food fund was one of the first dedicated funds focusing on… Read more »

Olga Sclovscaia is the Sector Manager for Finance and Capital Markets at the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group. Since joining MIGA in 2000, Sclovscaia has worked in a broad range of projects worldwide, primarily in the finance, agribusiness, and manufacturing sectors. She has built extensive experience in underwriting… Read more »

Mr. Amponsah-Mensah is the Chief Executive Officer of Pathway Microfinance Limited a licensed deposit-taking institution in Ghana; a graduate of the University of Ghana Business School and the University of Wales. He holds a degree in BSc. Administration (accounting) and MBA (Strategic Management). Has ten(10) years’ experience in Development Finance with World Vision Ghana and… Read more »

Dr Bernard Oluwole Ilori (FCA, CISA, ACIT, ANIM, ACS)is the President/ CEO of MAxiyield Asset Management Ltd, one of the largest independedent Asset Management and Trust Organisation in Lagos. He was one time the Group CEO of Mutual Alliance Investment & Securities Limited, a company that specialises in financial services to corporate and individual clients…. Read more »