Mr. Jonathan Gigin has 20 years of experience in the field of leasing and extensive experience of working with leasing companies and governments in providing leasing advisory across sub-Sahara Africa. He combines widespread knowledge of commercial leasing operations gained through his experience working in the leasing sector and under the International Finance Corporation (IFC) technical… Read more »
Jack Knellinger is the Principal and co-founder of Capria, a global impact investment firm managing multiple funds that accelerate the flow of capital to deliver superior returns and impact at scale in emerging markets. Jack is an entrepreneur with a lifelong commitment to impact. He has over a decade of experience as a social innovator… Read more »
Vahid Monadjem is the founder and CEO of Nomanini, a South African-based payments platform provider that enables transactions in the cash-based informal retail sector. He is a trained engineer with extensive innovation and product design experience. Before founding Nomanini, he was McKinsey & Company’s Global fellow for emerging market product development. He has worked in… Read more »
Xiaochen leads the design and implementation of FinTech4Goods’s strategy which aims to introduce impactful fintech and blockchain solutions to frontier markets through incubation, acceleration and investment. He brings more than 16 years of thought leadership and global experience to build impactful solutions and scale up innovative ideas in North America, Africa, Latin America, Europe and… Read more »
Resi Janssen, Senior Investment Manager, joined Cordaid in 2009. She has over 26 years of experience in microfinance and SME investments in more than 30 African countries. She has held different positions at different organizations and currently manages a portfolio of equity and debt investments in South Sudan, DR Congo, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania…. Read more »
Uhusiano Capital is a boutique financial advisory firm based in London, regulated, with a specialisation in Impact Investment and Blended/Hybrid Investment solutions. Established in May 2016 in London, Uhusiano Capital addresses the capital requirement needs for African-based projects and opportunities. At the core of Uhusiano Capital is the fundamental belief that commercial capital and impact/social… Read more »
Chuma Ajene is Director of the Investments & Corporate Development team at Atlas Mara where he leads acquisitions, non-core asset divestitures and broader corporate development efforts, including debt and equity fundraising. Prior to joining Atlas Mara, Chuma was a member of the Global Investment Banking team at Deutsche Bank where he was involved in the… Read more »
Mr. Solomon Lartey is the Chief Executive Officer of Activa International Insurance Ghana: Member of the Globus Network which is present in over 46 countries across Africa and Europe. He is a Chartered Insurance Practitioner and a former Mortgage and Insurance Consultant with the Simple Group in Mitcham, United Kingdom. He also worked as an… Read more »
Zin Bekkali is the CEO and founder of Silk Invest, a specialist investment manager focused on frontier markets and Africa. Silk Invest has been built around a deep consumer thesis with local team members based in a number of key frontier markets. Its African food fund was one of the first dedicated funds focusing on… Read more »
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