Archives: Speakers

Mik Kabeya is a Vice President – Senior Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group, based in London. Mik primarily covers financial institutions based across the African continent. Prior to relocating to London in 2021, Mik was based in Dubai where he covered financial institutions based in the Middle East. Before joining Moody’s, Mik worked in… Read more »

Dr. Karim Bendhaou will moderate the panel. Dr. Karim Bendhaou (MD,MBA) has served as President of North and West Africa operations (40 countries of Africa) for Merck for over 18years till September 2018 and since then he heads the Africa Bureau and coordinates all of Merck’s corporate, strategic and executive decisions in Africa. He has… Read more »

Laura is an Associate Partner in Dalberg’s London office, where she works with global organizations to develop market-based solutions for social and environmental problems. Laura’s expertise is in inclusive business model development, impact investing, and ecosystem shaping. She has experience across sectors, with a particular focus on agriculture, energy, and gender. Laura has advised impact… Read more »

Audrey is an Associate Partner at Dalberg where she works with clients to improve education, employment, and health outcomes globally through developing, implementing, and measuring impactful strategies in support of inclusive development. Audrey has more than ten years of experience advising corporate, government, and philanthropic clients on a range of development and social impact topics,… Read more »

Maria Largey has 20 years’ experience as a financial professional with the last decade focused on impact investing in Emerging Markets. Maria has a proven track record in investing across various products and regions, having worked in over 25 countries within Europe, the US and Emerging Markets. She is currently the Head of Financial Services… Read more »

Nerina Visser CFA is the former president of CFA Society South Africa, a professional body with more than 2,000 members in the SADC region. During her tenure she lead the Africa Outreach Project to develop African capital markets, working with regulators and employers, investment professionals and candidates aspiring to join the industry. The publication of… Read more »

Simon is the Global Head of Business Development and Marketing at BVI Finance.  Simon is a senior financial services’ professional with strong international experience gained in the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and Asia as well as major experience in both public and in private sectors. Combining an investigative background with 25+ years of first-hand… Read more »

Matthew is head of the Maples Group’s British Virgin Islands team in London and chairs the Real Estate Finance group.  He advises on finance, banking and corporate law matters involving BVI companies and partnerships, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, debt and equity financings, and project, real estate and asset… Read more »

Ralph is the co-founder and CEO of Paycode, a fintech company that provides biometric identity and low cost financial services in Africa’s deep-rural areas. He has worked in the IT sector for over 25 years, starting out as a programmer and system analyst and working in a variety of roles including consulting and directorships across… Read more »

Jonathan has over 30 years’ experience of emerging markets finance, particularly in the energy, infrastructure and resources sectors. He currently heads Autonomi, which has advised on assignments across 15 countries in Africa, and he is also an investment committee member of funds specialising in the renewable energy sector. His previous roles included CEO of Deutsche… Read more »