Speaker Group: Business Leader

I am Salma Amin, Healthcare & financial Sector Trade Advisor at Department of International Trade, British Embassy in Egypt. I provide advice and promote trade and investment between UK and Egypt by exploring avenues for UK stakeholders to positively impact Egypt’s Market. Egypt has embarked on a journey to reform its system and it has… Read more »

Franziska Hollmann has been working for DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (member of KfW) for 18 years and has more than 11 years experience in structured financing of agribusiness, forestry and food projects. As of today, as Director Corporates Africa, she is responsible for new business development, structuring and managing a portfolio of… Read more »

Shelter Afrique, the Pan-African finance institution dealing exclusively with providing affordable housing finance and advisory solutions in Africa appointed Mr Andrew Chimphondah as Managing Director in September 2018. Mr Chimphondah, a Zimbabwean national is a Chartered Accountant who is a member of both the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the Institute of… Read more »

Johannes Feist is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Microfinance Enhancement Facility (MEF), a Luxemburg-based public-private refinancing facility for MFIs globally. He also serves as Member of the Board of Finca Microfinance Holding, a global network of 20 microfinance banks in Africa, Latin America, the Caucasus and Asia. Furthermore he is independent member… Read more »

Olayemi Anyanechi is the founder and Managing Partner of Sefton Fross, a leading law firm in Nigeria. She is one of the leading finance lawyers in Nigeria and has more than two decades of experience advising clients in diverse areas of law. She represents various organizations and multinational companies, attending to the full range of… Read more »

Craig Courtney is a senior adviser specializing in innovative solutions for international development finance. He leads the Financial Advisory Services practice at ISF Advisers. Previously, he was Director, External Relations at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), where his duties included overseeing all resource mobilisation matters, strategic communications/advocacy, governance issues and private sector partnerships…. Read more »

Hasnen Varawalla is the Co-Head of Banking for Absa based in Johannesburg in which capacity he oversees the corporate finance, capital markets and M&A businesses. He has over 20 years of investment banking experience spanning Africa, Asia and Emerging Europe having advised on over 100 capital markets and advisory assignments. Prior to joining Absa he… Read more »

Sarah graduated from Oxford University in 1992 and worked in professional recruitment for ten years before moving into Emerging Markets Search in 2003 initially covering Financial Services in Russia and CIS. Having travelled extensively throughout East, West and Southern Africa, Sarah took the opportunity in 2008 to focus purely on the African markets. She co-founded… Read more »

Mr. Abdulmajid Mussa Nsekela, has been the Chairman of the Tanzania Bankers Association https://www.tanzaniabankers.org since 18th December 2018. He joined CRDB Bank Group https://crdbbank.co.tz/ early October 2018 as the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, coming from NMB Bank https://www.nmbbank.co.tz/ where he worked for 10 years overseeing the Retail Banking Business and its Operations. Prior to joining NMB Bank, he… Read more »

Currently Freddie focuses on Supply Chain Finance across Africa and South Asia for CDC Group. Looking to support the advancement of working capital liquidity to businesses in the most difficult markets. Experienced in export, trade, and supply chain finance. Proven track record in delivering bespoke financing solutions to global trade markets. Previously lead on an… Read more »