“Mary has over 17 years’ experience in capital markets development, regulation and legal practice. She is passionate about supporting transformative capital market initiatives that promote economic development in Africa. Mary currently manages several projects on policy and regulatory reform, market infrastructure and product development. She leads the implementation of FSD Africa’s flagship Africa Regulatory Support… Read more »
Martin is the Founder & CEO of Octavia Carbon, the Global South’s first Direct Air [Carbon] Capture (DAC) company. Octavia Carbon designs, builds and deploys DAC technology that uniquely leverages Kenya’s geothermal heat, geology & talent to reverse climate change and end the fossil fuel age. They and their CO2 storage partner Cella are now… Read more »
“Martin Ewald is a Managing Director in the London office of Allianz Global Investors and heads Private Equity Impact Investment. Martin has been driven by his mission to mobilize private capital for impact markets at scale. Accordingly, he has spent the last 15 years of his career shifting the boundaries of the investable universe for… Read more »
Martijn has over 17 years of infrastructure finance experience gained in various advisory, project, corporate and structured finance roles in both emerging and developed markets. He has been working with Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) since 2008. Prior to Ninety One (formerly Investec Asset Management), he worked at FMO’s Africa Infrastructure department, T-Mobile and Tebodin… Read more »
“Mark qualified as an English solicitor in 2007 and an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey in 2009 and has previously worked in the corporate and banking groups for top tier Jersey law firms, Carey Olsen and Bedell Cristin. Mark has over 15 years experience of Jersey company law, security law and regulatory matters… Read more »
Mark is British International Investment’s Chief Legal Officer with oversight of the company’s legal, regulatory and tax affairs. Mark joined British International Investment in 2006 as its General Counsel/Company Secretary and manages the lawyers and tax executives, who have advised on/supported every British International Investment commitment since then. Mark also chairs the US-based Global Private… Read more »
“Mark’s early career (1989-2003) was in investment banking in the City of London where he advised growth companies on M&A and capital raising. He has now been involved in financial sector development in Africa for well over a decade. From 2004-2009 he was CEO of FinMark Trust, based in Johannesburg. He then moved back to… Read more »
I have been involved in Africa for over 25 years. I continue to appreciate her majesty, diversity and unique opportunities all of which are driven by its people. As the countries in sub-Saharan Africa change and evolve, ongoing learning about the continent has been a lifetime commitment that inspires and directs all my activities.
Marc Jermin, grew up in the Caribbean where he put himself through college and university, He started his career in accountancy and later moved to the UK and transitioned into investment and private banking in various banking operations roles. He worked for banks like KPMG, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered Bank, BNP Paribas and SMBC. Marc,… Read more »
“A Highly skilled professional with extensive experience in leadership, public policy, government relations, and global market access. With a strong network of ministers and top leaders, Mahmoud have developed a reputation as a trusted advisor and consultant in a variety of industries, including ICT, healthcare, and pharma. Throughout his career, he have demonstrated strong leadership… Read more »
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