Joseph is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Adventis, which is an Africa focussed investment firm. He is currently a portfolio manager of the Adventis Africa equity portfolios. He has twenty years of investment experience and previously managed the Africa public equity portfolios of Investec, Investec Investment Forum and the Investec Africa Macroeconomic Forum. Portfolio… Read more »
Graham is the Head of Strategy of Ethiopia Investments Limited. He is responsible for the Company’s performance on the ground and is actively involved in sourcing, executing and managing investments. Prior to running Ethiopia Investments Limited, he was an Investment Professional for Ascent Capital Africa, an $80m private equity fund focused on Eastern Africa. He… Read more »
A management accountant by profession I studied with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and have worked with small & medium enterprise in different capacities for over 20 years. I have worked in a wide variety of industries at different levels. This has helped me to develop the ability and confidence to communicate with individuals… Read more »
Carole Maman is currently Chief Investment Officer of BIO, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries and coordinates the investments in the fields of financial institutions, enterprises, infrastructure and funds in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Carole has been working in development finance for 2 decades first at the International Finance Corporation in the health… Read more »
Mr. Henk G. Mulder is the former Managing Director for Rabo Development. With a career spanning over 34 years, Mr Mulder is a Law Graduate of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands with extensive experience in banking coupled with functional expertise in Strategic and Change Management, Credit Risk, Treasury, Investment and Retail Banking. He… Read more »
Viola Llewellyn is the co-founder and President of Ovamba Solutions, Inc. (www.Ovamba.com). Ovamba is an award winning African “TradeTech” company that creates culturally attuned technologies to serve formal and informal African SMEs in the trade & commodities sectors. Ovamba’s solutions combine innovative Sharia compliant structures with eCommerce, logistics services, and technology to drive financial inclusion… Read more »
Chris has an established track record in the UK and internationally as a developer of and advisor on major development, energy and infrastructure projects. Has worked for and with the World Bank in Africa, South America and South Asia; set up and run own consultancy, development, technology and renewable energy companies in the UK, Europe… Read more »
Laura Knierim, investment manager in KfW’s financial sector department, is responsible for the implementation of programs targeting the African agricultural sector. She is KfW’s shareholder representative in several regional fund structures, specialized in microfinance and agricultural finance for Africa (for example: AATIF). Laura joined KfW four years ago. Previously, she worked for the International Organization… Read more »
Anthony Pelz was a distressed debt trader on ABN AMRO Bank NV’s proprietary trading desk based in Amsterdam. Prior to proprietary trading, Mr. Pelz worked with several investment banks including Credit Suisse, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and ABN AMRO Bank NV in roles ranging from corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions to credit and business development. He… Read more »
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