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Nouss Bih

Organisation: Investisseurs & Partenaires

Position: Investment Manager

Country(s) of residence: Côte d’Ivoire

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Damilola Thompson

Organisation: EchoVC Partners

Position: Vice President & Associate General Counsel

Country(s) of residence: Nigeria, United States

Speaker topics: Tech investing in emerging markets; Startup and VC Fund Advisory

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Neha Shah

Organisation: Maitri Capital

Position: Co-founder

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Restructuring & Turnarounds; Family Business; Clean energy and infrastructure

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Aysha Tegally

Organisation: Future Females Invest

Position: Founder

Country(s) of residence: Mauritius

Speaker topics: Angel Investing; Creating an angel syndicate and SPVs for angel investment; Supporting female founders to raise investment

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Jocelyn Cheng

Organisation: Global Innovation Fund

Position: Senior Investment Director

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom

Speaker topics: Impact investing; Early stage VC

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Khetsiwe Dlamini

Organisation: Triple C Advisory

Position: Executive Director

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

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Christelle Kupa

Organisation: Uhusiano Capital

Position: Founder & CEO

Country(s) of residence: Democratic Republic of Congo

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Kaylene Alvarez

Organisation: Athena Global

Position: Founder & CEO/Managing Director

Country(s) of residence: United States

Speaker topics: Gender lens investing; Investment vehicle/product structuring; Barriers to access to finance

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Aminata Meite

Organisation: ResponsAbility

Position: Senior Investment Officer

Country(s) of residence: Kenya; United Kingdom

Speaker topics: Financial inclusion; SME financing through FIs, MFIs, Fintech; Debt Financing to FIs, MFI, Fintech

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Rosanne Whalley

Organisation: AHL Venture Partners

Position: CEO

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: SME investing in Africa; Fund economics/structuring

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Evelyne Dioh

Organisation: WIC Capital

Position: Managing Director

Country(s) of residence: Sénégal

Speaker topics: Gender Lens Investing; Equity Investing in Africa

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Kanini Mutooni

Organisation: DRK Foundation

Position: Managing Director

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom

Speaker topics: Impact investing; Ag and food investing; SMEs access to capital; Boards and governance

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Hamdiya Ismaila

Organisation: Venture Capital Trust Fund

Position: General Manager

Country(s) of residence: Ghana

Speaker topics: Private Equity and Venture Capital; SME Finance; Impact Investing

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Shirley Somuah

Organisation: CardinalStone Capital Advisers

Position: Principal

Country(s) of residence: Ghana; Nigeria

Speaker topics: SME investing; Agribusiness/Processing; Ghana and Nigeria investment climate

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Layla Kamara

Organisation: Sahelinvest

Position: Founder and CEO

Country(s) of residence: Mauritania

Speaker topics: PE in francophone Africa; Impact investing

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Temilade Denton

Organisation: Alitheia Capital

Position: Social Impact and ESG manager

Country(s) of residence: Mauritania

Speaker topics: PE in francophone Africa; Impact investing

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Monica Brand Engel

Organisation: Quona Capital

Position: Managing Partner

Country(s) of residence: United States

Speaker topics: Fintech (financial services + technology); Fund formation; Platform (value proposition beyond investing)

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Laïssa Mouen

Organisation: Kinaya Ventures

Position: CEO

Country(s) of residence: Côte d’Ivoire; Sénégal

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Nieros Oyegun Sørensen

Organisation: Verod Capital & VKAV (Verod Kepple Africa Ventures)

Position: General Partner & COO

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom; Nigeria

Speaker topics: Mid-market Private Equity (West Africa); Seed to Series B Venture Capital Investing (pan Africa); Impact Investing; Fund Management; Fund Operations; Portfolio Value Creation; Fundraising and IR; Strategic Talent / Human Capital Development (skills and leadership)

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Barbara Iyayi

Organisation: Unicorn Growth Capital

Position: Chief Executive Officer

Country(s) of residence: United States; Nigeria

Speaker topics: Financial Technology and trends in the digital economy globally; Venture Capital investing, late stage VC, VC models and fundraising from LPs; Impact investing for VC and diversity in the ecosystem

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Tara Sabre Collier

Organisation: Shell Foundation

Position: Manager

Country(s) of residence: United States

Speaker topics: Backing under-represented founders (i.e. founders of colour); Gender lens investing Venture building

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Anne-Marie Chidzero

Organisation: FSD Africa Investments

Position: Chief Investment Officer

Country(s) of residence: South Africa; Kenya

Speaker topics: Blended finance; Affordable housing; Gender lens investing

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Sneha Shah

Organisation: Refinitiv Business Accelerator

Position: Managing Director

Country(s) of residence: Kenya; United States

Speaker topics: Scaling businesses; Purpose driven business; High performance and diverse teams

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Patricia Hamzahee

Organisation: Integriti Capital

Position: Founder/ Director

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom

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Wakiuru Njuguna

Organisation: HEVA Fund

Position: Partner

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Creative industry finance in Africa; Financial models for the creative sector; Investing in women in Africa

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Judith Santbergen

Organisation: Triodos Investment Management

Position: Fund Manager

Country(s) of residence: Netherlands

Speaker topics: Renewable Energy; Sustainable Agriculture; Financial Inclusion; Impact Investing

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Cynthia Kamikazi

Organisation: African Development Bank

Position: Chief – Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

Country(s) of residence: Rwanda

Speaker topics: Financial Inclusion; Investing in Female Entrepreneurs: Investing in Africa’s Development; PPP (Public&Private Partnership)

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Patricia Chin-Sweeney

Organisation: IDEV Africa; Beyond Capital Ventures

Position: Director; Venture Partner

Country(s) of residence: Kenya; United States

Speaker topics: Early investing; Investing in growth; Creating value through post-investment support; Climate, healthcare, clean energy, financial services

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Esther Ndeti

Organisation: Unconventional Capital (Uncap)

Position: Investment Principal

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Doing Deals (Venture Capital & Private Equity) in East Africa; Hardware-based businesses; Storytelling in Africa

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Frances Tyner

Organisation: MFS Africa

Position: Corporate Development Associate

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Impact Analysis

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Tine Fisker Henriksen

Organisation: BESTSELLER Foundation

Position: Deputy Managing Director

Country(s) of residence: South Africa; Denmark

Speaker topics: Impact Investing; Innovative finance

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Jessica Espinoza

Organisation: 2X Challenge / DEG

Position: Chair / Global Gender Finance Lead

Country(s) of residence: Germany

Speaker topics: Women’s Entrepreneurship; Gender Lens Investing; 2X Challenge / Moving Capital

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Lavanya Anand

Organisation: VestedWorld

Position: Vice President

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Agribusiness investing in Africa Consumer/ e-commerce; Investing in Africa; Early-stage VC investment in Africa

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Jill Curr

Organisation: Newtown Partners

Position: Analyst

Country(s) of residence: South Africa

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Aarthi Ramasubramanian

Organisation: Opes-LCEF Fund

Position: Fund Manager

Country(s) of residence: India

Speaker topics: Early stage venture investing; Gender Lens Investing; Emerging market Investing

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Alix Landais

Organisation: CDC Group

Position: Executive, Development Impact, Africa Funds and Venture Capital

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom, France, Sierra Leone, Mali

Speaker topics: Impact Investing, Venture Capital and Private Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Seema Dhanani

Organisation: CDC Group

Position: Head of Kenya and Coverage Director East Africa

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

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Nomsa Fulbrook-Kagwe

Organisation: CDC Group

Position: Executive

Country(s) of residence: South Africa

Speaker topics: ESG, D&I, Sustainability

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Sebigilwe Ooke

Organisation: CDC Group

Position: Investment Executive

Country(s) of residence: Botswana

Speaker topics: Africa PE; LP investment environment; Fin-tech

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Sarah Mathies

Organisation: CDC Group

Position: Investment Director

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom

Speaker topics: Africa PE; LP investment environment; Fin-tech

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Carlotta Saporito

Organisation: CDC Group

Position: Director

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom

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Oreva Odu

Organisation: CDC Group

Position: Development Impact-Investments Associate

Country(s) of residence: Nigeria; United Kingdom

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Kofoworola Agbaje

Organisation: Quona Capital

Position: Senior Investment Associate

Country(s) of residence: Nigeria

Speaker topics: Fintech

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Madalena Santos

Organisation: End Poverty/ Kua Ventures

Position: Director of Operations

Country(s) of residence: Hong Kong SAR

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Pauline Koelbl

Organisation: ShEquity

Position: Founder & Managing Partner

Country of residence: Switzerland

Speaker topics: Innovation & Entrepreneurship in developing and emerging markets; Gender smart investing; SME investing

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Katherine Tengtio

Organisation: CDC Group

Position: Gender Associate

Country of residence: United Kingdom

Speaker topics: Gender-lens investing; Gender and finance services; Gender impact measurement

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Marianne Mwaniki-Gateri

Organisation: Avunja Mobile; Sherpa Ventures

Position: Managing Director; Investor

Country of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Social Impact; Impact Investing; Sustainability

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Winnie Ibukayo Mwangi

Organisation: Bamboo Capital Partners

Position: Investment Director-Technology4Impact

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Venture Capital in Africa Technology in Africa Impact Investing

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Karen Serem Waithaka

Organisation: Social Venture Fund – Global Partnerships

Position: Investment Director

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Venture Capital; Impact Investment

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Lydia Idem

Organisation: FM Capital Group

Position: Managing Director

Country(s) of residence: United States

Speaker topics: VC trends in Africa Startup ecosystem Funding landscape

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Zee de Gersigny

Organisation: Collaborative for Frontier Finance

Position: Director – Emerging Capital Providers

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom, South Africa

Speaker topics: Finance for SGBs; Emerging managers

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Liebe Jeannot

Organisation: Akazi Capital

Position: Managing Partner

Country of residence: Canada

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Sandra Halilovic

Organisation: Ceniarth LLC

Position: Senior Investment Manager

Country of residence: United Kingdom

Speaker topics: Gender Lens; Innovative and blended finance; Impact investing in Africa

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Nneka Eze

Organisation: VestedWorld

Position: Managing Director

Country of residence: Nigeria

Speaker topics: Agriculture/Agribusiness; African youth employment; Financial services/inclusion/fintech; diversity in VC

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Sylvia Dimiti

Organisation: Corus International

Position: Senior Investment Manager

Country of residence: United States

Speaker topics: Investing in SMEs; Investing in agriculture; Catalytic financing

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Yvonne Ofosu-Appiah

Organisation: Wangara Green Ventures

Position: Chief Investment Officer

Country of residence: Ghana

Speaker topics: Gender Lens Investing; Climate Finance; Financing the ‘missing middle’,

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Veronique Su

Organisation: adOpes Limited

Position: Founder and Managing Director

Country of residence: Kenya

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Franziska Reh

Organisation: Uncap

Position: CEO & Co-Founder

Country of residence: Germany

Speaker topics: Early-stage investments; revenue-based funding; new due diligence approaches

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Seema Gohil

Organisation: Acumen East Africa

Position: Head of Agriculture (EA)

Country of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Scaling Companies

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Adero Okudo

Organisation: Milele Energy/ Everstrong Capital

Position: Associate Vice President

Country of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Exploring the gender gap in African investments (and the role that GPs and LPs can play in accelerating gender balance); COVID 19’s impact on African investments; Spotlight on energy and infrastructure investments

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