Archives: Speakers

Jote is the Co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Group Holdings Inc. For over a decade, he has championed companies aiming to expand into Africa. This journey began at TMF Group, where he served as the Manager for Africa for five years, starting as the group’s first employee in Africa and expanding the… Read more »

Joshua is the co-founder of Balloon Ventures, the world’s first financial institution dedicated to good jobs. Joshua is a serial entrepreneur with successful businesses ranging from corporate volunteering to e-learning to SME investing

Josep has extensive experience in investments, law and private equity spanning over 20 years in Africa, Europe, USA, and Japan: first in Conservation Capital and subsequently at Kibo capital partners an SME private equity investor with $100M under management. Josep has acquired substantial experience in environmental conservation through investments in wildlife, tourism, forestry, carbon, and… Read more »

“Jonty is a sustainability and international development specialist, experienced in strategy consulting, applied and academic research, project management and technical advisory services. He is passionate about sustainable development and solving complex multi-scale environmental and socio-economic challenges across Africa. Jonty holds an MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management from Oxford University and an MSc in… Read more »

Jonathan has 35 years’ experience in financing the energy, infrastructure and resources sectors in Africa and other emerging markets. He has headed Barclays’ African investment bank and Deutsche Bank’s Johannesburg branch, served as a non-executive on the boards and IC’s of several African funds and exchanges, and has advised many of the continent’s pioneering energy… Read more »

“Having started his career at Robert Flemings in equity research, John has over 25 years’ industry experience. During this time he has had a long career in portfolio management at London and Capital Asset Management focusing on clients from the African continent. With a keen interest on the entrepreneurial side of his clients’ activities, John… Read more »

Jessica is the Director of Business Development at Persistent. She is an entrepreneur, renewable energy and off-grid policy expert with more than 15 years of experience working across Africa, establishing and running businesses. Previously Jessica held the role of CEO of the African Minigrid Developers Association, which she co-founded after working for 2 different minigrid… Read more »