Archives: Speakers

Richard Tait 2018 Speaker

Experienced African investment banker, formerly with Goldman Sachs, CSFB and Standard Bank. Now focused on private equity investments, capital raising and creating value for clients.

Ben Mbanga 2018 Speaker

CEO of Deloitte Central Africa. 20 years in professional services, with experience in auditing and management consulting. Experience in advising clients from a strategy and operational excellence perspective in the Zimbabwe environment.

Edward Galante 2018 Speaker

Seasoned entrepreneur with many investment interests and experience in Zimbabwe in various sectors, from property to financial services and agriculture. Ted has had multiple interviews with CNBC and has a lot of experience with the economic and political environment in Zimbabwe.

Robert Zegers 2018 Speaker

Robert Zegers is chief investment officer and coordinator of Venture Capital activities at the AfDB’s financial sector development department. He leads the AfDB’s Africa SME Program and related activities to support SMEs and is currently in charge of the Bank’s activities to promote early stage high growth SME entrepreneurs through Venture Capital and the strengthening… Read more »

Grégoire Danel-Fedou 2018 Speaker

Grégoire Danel-Fedou joined Advans International (formerly Horus Development Finance) in 2003. As Deputy General Manager in FINADEV TCHAD, he developed skills in microfinance operations from different perspectives: design of credit products and methodology, commercial development, organization, supervision. His experience in microfinance was enriched in Myanmar (Burma), where he conducted a large scale Impact Study on… Read more »

Michael Kowalski 2018 Speaker

Mr. Kowalski has more than 20 years of experience in international banking, with special expertise in development finance, risk management and credit risk management. In his role as head of group credit risk at ProCredit Holding, he oversaw a loan portfolio of more than EUR 4 billion, and as CEO of ProCredit Bank Romania, he… Read more »

Pacôme Zahabi 2018 Speaker

With almost 20 years of professional experience in the finance industry in Africa, prior to joining Mediterrania Capital Partners, Pacôme Zahabi collaborated with La Tulipe Group, an Africa focused Independent Advisory and Investment Banking Firm strategically positioned service Buy Side Clients among Private and Corporate Sector Organisations, Institutional Investors, Family Offices, and Governments. Pacôme also… Read more »

Jorge Ruiz 2018 Speaker

Jorge, founded a&b (Above & Beyond Tech) to lead financial institutions in their digital transformation journey. a&b combines their clients’ business objectives and current trends by integrating them to the right FinTechs from around the world, executing a unique and individual strategy for each of them. Prior to founding a&b, Jorge worked at Citigroup for… Read more »

Seilaneng Godisang 2018 Speaker

Seilaneng Godisang is a partner at Kelobang Godisang Attorneys (KGA), a boutique corporate law firm she co-founded. Seilaneng has more than 12 years’ experience as a corporate attorney and has worked in both private practice and financial institutions. Before founding KGA, she worked at Collins Newman & Company, as a Senior Associate in the firm’s… Read more »

Imran Patel 2018 Speaker

Imran is a Director at Verdant Capital where he oversees Verdant’s Francophone West Africa business. Imran has over 18 years’ experience as a key strategist and investment professional, having started his career at a leading North American investment fund where he helped oversee and actively manage a global portfolio, including its African debt and equity… Read more »