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Kaunapaua Ndilula 2023 Speaker

“With nearly 30 years of executive experience, Kauna has pioneered several development interventions in the SME sector. She has put her wealth of management knowledge to work by founding BFS group of companies with a presence in Namibia and Mozambique. She is a seasoned consultant in the energy sector and former chairperson of Nampower. She… Read more »

Kasief Isaacs 2023 Speaker

Designation: Head – Private Markets Kasief joined Mergence in 2015. He has 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. As head of the Private Markets team he has overall responsibility for fund strategies across the region. These funds have a specific focus on energy, infrastructure, and impact within SA and SADC backed by… Read more »

Karishma Boodhram Panchoo 2023 Speaker

“Karishma is the Head of Private Equity and Venture Capital at ChiLin Global Fiduciary Services Ltd. In her role as Associate Director, she has the responsibility of a portfolio of PEVC clients and manages an experienced team of fund accountants and administrators. As an experienced professional over 10 years in the fund services industry, she… Read more »

Karim El Hnot 2023 Speaker

“Karim EL HNOT is the Deputy head of the investment bank of Société Générale Maroc and CEO of Sogécapital Gestion the asset management arm of the bank. Karim has more than 24 years of experience in the asset management industry. He was successively equity analyst, fixed income fund manager, CIO and Deputy CEO in major… Read more »

Kamil Sayour 2023 Speaker

Kamil holds a Bachelor of Science in electronics engineering from the American University in Cairo and deepened his specialization at the University of California in San Diego. He worked with IBM on developing cutting-edge automotive technology and later with McKinsey&Company on strategy and operations projects for diverse industries. Following his successful stint at McKinsey, he… Read more »

Jumaane Tafawa 2023 Speaker

“Jumaane Tafawa is a 20+ year expert on corporate growth, having started and grown multiple multi-hundred-million-dollar African companies and also helped expand Fortune 1000 companies across the African continent. He is the Co-Founder of Africa Eats a diversified group of fast-growing agriculture and food-related business that are solving the food challenges across the continent. Jumaane… Read more »

Juliet Munro 2023 Speaker

“Juliet has 20 years’ experience in development in Africa, 15 of which have focused on financial sector development. Before her current role, Juliet held several other positions at FSD Africa since 2013, overseeing initiatives that cut across a variety of financial sectors and themes. Prior to FSD Africa, Juliet managed FinMark Trust’s financial sector work… Read more »

Julien Fouilliart 2023 Speaker

Julien Fouilliart is a business development professional with 15 years of experience in international, multicultural and cross-sector environments. He is currently Leading Bureau Veritas development strategy in Africa in Building and Infrastructures market. Based in Kenya since 2019, Julien has been on the forefront of business development efforts for in Africa, contributing to the emergence… Read more »

Julia Hawkins 2023 Speaker

My name is Julia Hawkins. I run a financial advisory firm specialising in raising international capital for high-growth sustainable ventures across the African continent. Our specialities are corporate and project finance, with a focus on renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, agriculture and health.

Julia Price 2023 Speaker

Julia is the cofounder of Linea Capital, a revenue-based finance investment company in South Africa. Backed by USAID and the Dutch Good Growth Fund, Linea provides growth capital to high impact small and growing businesses. Julia’s background is in investment banking and asset management, having worked within FirstRand in South Africa for many years. During… Read more »