Archives: Speakers

Winnie Badiah 2017 Speaker

Winnie Badiah is the CEO of GrassRoots Bima, a startup narrowing the insurance protection gap through technology. WazInsure, is GrasssRoots’ insurtech solution that automates the entire insurance value chain making it simpler, transparent and cost-effective for all insurance stakeholders. Winnie is an actuarial professional and an advocate of microinsurance working closely with insurers and aggregators… Read more »

Wael Khattab 2021 Speaker

Wael Khattab 

With 20 years of business and investment experience, Wael is the Founder and CEO of Feather Invest; one of Egypt’s leading Buyout and Turnaround investment firms focused on industrial turnarounds. Wael is also the Chairman & CEO of Taghzeya Foods; which is Feather Invest’s flagship turnaround investment in the industry of Halwa, Tahini, and Molasses…. Read more »

Gerald Mwandiambira 2017 Speaker

Gerald is the Acting CEO and Chief Strategist for the South African Savings Institute (SASI). The South African Savings Institute (SASI) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to developing a robust culture of saving in South Africa. Gerald is a CFP Professional and postgraduate Financial Planning Law graduate. Gerald is the Financial Planning Institute of… Read more »

Andrew Schultz 2021 Speaker

Andrew’s career has spanned venture capital in developed markets, industry in emerging markets, and has, for over 10 years, been focused on frontier Africa. Andrew has an MBA from UCT’s GSB and travels extensively on the African continent. He is a believer in the opportunities offered by interesting markets and the potential of the African… Read more »

Wilfried Tamegnon 2017 Speaker

Wilfried Tamegnon is a seasoned investment professional, specialized in financial services. He is currently  Senior Investment Officer within the International Financial Corporation (IFC)’s Financial Institutions Group.  In this capacity, he is responsible for sourcing and structuring complex equity, debt and quasi-equity investment s as well as managing a large portfolio of existing investments both in… Read more »

Nathan Byrd 2017 Speaker

Nathan is Head of Global Programs at Opportunity International. Focusing on areas with the potential for high-impact sustainable solutions that can reach hundreds of millions of people, Nathan oversees the organization’s portfolio in education, agriculture, health and digital financial services, including focusing on innovative and integrated delivery and promoting sustainable approaches to gender equality and… Read more »

San-Marie Greeff 2017 Speaker

San-Marie Greeff has 20 year’s of experience in the financial services industry. With her she brings a depth of knowledge in strategic, implementation and advisory roles. San-Marie is the Business Solutions Director for SANNE, based in Cape Town South Africa. Most recently, San-Marie was the CEO at Sanlam Collective Investments (SCI), a Collective Investment company… Read more »

Nico Martin 2017 Speaker

Nico Martin is a founding partner of Baylis, a private equity firm that focuses on middle-market investments in industrial and manufacturing assets in Africa. Nico was previously a portfolio manager in the private equity group of Ashmore, one of the largest specialist investors in emerging markets with over $60B under management, where he led several… Read more »