“Edward is the Director of Investor Services at the Centre with the primary responsibility to provide investor facilitation. He has over 30 years’ experience in investment promotion and facilitation and previously served as Director, Monitoring & Tracking; Director, Marketing & Public Relations; and Director, Business Development within the GIPC. He has planned and executed several… Read more »
“Edouard Gueudet joined TrustQore (Switzerland) SA as Managing Director in 2023. He started his career within an important family business and then acquired extensive experience in private banking and financial services in Switzerland and The Bahamas. Edouard also launched and managed two successful business ventures in Switzerland. Edouard has been working with private clients since… Read more »
Edmund worked at global investment banks Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley in a career starting in 2001 before moving to the African continent in 2008. Edmund has broad expertise in financial inclusion, including traditional microfinance and fintech. Edmund is responsible for the Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund. Edmund is a graduate of Economics from the University… Read more »
Dylan is currently the Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer at Asaak, an asset-financing startup in Uganda and Mexico. He leads Asaak’s capital markets, finance and business development teams. Previously, Dylan was an early employee at TikTok, DoorDash and LendingHome. Dylan is also an active angel investor and startup mentor via First Round Capital.
Duke Ekezie is the Cofounder and President of Kippa. He leads the growth, marketing and sales arm of the company while overseeing general company operations. Duke has a previous background in Investment Banking and Finance, having spent short stints at KPMG and CitiBank, and also had previously worked on Business and Marketing Strategy for Tiktok… Read more »
Dr. Tarek Moharram led the successful exit of Nile Scan & Labs (established by the late Dr. Hazem Moharram) as its former CEO, scaling the business organically to achieve top-line growth at a 7-yrear CAGR of 40%, and transforming the business into a fully fledged world-class diagnostics provider with a wide geographical footprint, exiting at… Read more »
Dr. Lydiah Kemunto Bosire is the Founder and CEO of 8B Education Investments, first VC-backed education loans platform for African students attending university outside the continent. 8B provides tools to enable African students to identify best-fit global universities and level up their applications, access affordable financing and connect with career support for job placement, thereby… Read more »
Kirstin Johnson is an anthropologist, international development professional and conservationist with a particular interest in conservation in Kenya and the East Africa region. Her career began at the Wildlife Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, followed by anthropological studies in London and Oxford, including M.Sc. research on the interface between communities and wildlife in the Budongo… Read more »
Currently McKinsey Team Lead for a regional FCDO funded programme to drive inclusive economic transformation in Africa by attracting FDI and creating jobs in the manufacturing sector. 11 years with McKinsey in Europe and East Africa, 10 years with the German Development Cooperation in Africa and Germany focusing on private sector development and sustainable development.
With a background in healthcare provision, management consultancy, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare infrastructure development, Dorien joined Medical Credit Fund (MCF)/PharmAccess team in 2010. She currently serves as the Investment Director. Dorien is no stranger to public speaking, having been invited to share her insights at various conferences, including the Geneva Health Forum just last year. Working… Read more »
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