Archives: Speakers

Ian Bessarabia 2017 Speaker

A seasoned speaker and moderator, Ian Bessarabia has more than 20 year’s experience in developing, enhancing and supporting Capital Markets across Sub Sahara Africa. Begining his career in the mid 90’s in mid-1990’s, Ian joined a top 5 Investment Management company in South Africa and was key in the market’s success of dematerialisation and automation… Read more »

Harold Sibanda 2017 Speaker

Harold Sibanda is a director of Wintron financial services p/l which is a micro finance company registered in Zimbabwe. He has been involved in micro finance since 2003. He has worked on designing the new skills training program for goat farmers that Wintron is currently undertaking in partnership with shalom project trust and has proved… Read more »

Winnie Wemo 2017 Speaker

KITAWA WEMO is a results driven professional who believes that the solutions to Africa’s problems lies within leveraging on sustainable partnerships in the FinTech and Cyber Security space. Having worked in the business intelligence and big data sector, she has worked with a team of engineers to designed a financial analytical solution for the unbankable… Read more »

Noel Thomas 2017 Speaker

9 years experiences in Securities Services industry (8 years within a top 4 Global Custodian) cumulated with 8 years on Corporate Banking.

Akin Majekodunmi 2017 Speaker

Akin joined in October 2014, and is the lead analyst on a portfolio of Sub-Saharan Africa Banks, focusing initially on Nigeria and then elsewhere in West and East Africa as the team’s footprint in the region grows.

Edward Voelcker 2017 Speaker

Internationally experienced Chief Financial Officer / Finance Director with a strong record of achievement managing major oil and gas business roles across 10+ different countries. Advanced governance knowledge and collegiate management style to maximize shareholder value and fully evaluate project risk. Results-orientated, offering exceptional skills building partnerships and stakeholder trust. Interested in Non-Executive Director roles… Read more »

Deepak Dave 2017 Speaker

Deepak Dave has held positions with investment banks, Private Debt and Equity in origination, risk management and structuring . He has particularly focused on Financial Institutions, Resources and Infrastructure transactions; in North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Deepak provides regular commentary and technical advice on capital markets development and bank regulation… Read more »

Mark Richards 2021 Speaker

Mark Richards, has 30 years African experience, as a Bank senior Executive, ( Barclays ) Private Equity Partner ( Actis), Non Executive Director ( CiB), He is a senior advisor to CDC. He also sits on the Board of NLB Bank, the largest Bank in the former Yugoslavia, and on the Board of VenCap International,… Read more »

Niall Haughey 2017 Speaker

Niall Haughey is the Chief Commercial Office for ACE Africa in Malawi. On a day to day basis, Niall manages relationships with key banks and clients on the Trading platform.  Currently based in Malawi, Niall is a Chartered Accountant by background and has worked in Financial Services for 14 years primarily in the UK where… Read more »

Babatunde Okoya 2017 Speaker

Mr Babatunde Rasaq Okoya was the former Managing Director of Eleganza Industries Limited after which he went to establish his own company in the year 2004. Lange and Grant limited is an integrated projects development company which is specialized in 4 major sectors of the Nigerian Economy which are: Manufacturing, Dry construction, Oil and Gas… Read more »