Archives: Speakers

Yara El Abd 2024 Speaker

Yara El Abd is an economist with extensive background in financial and private sector development through her experience in the private sector, development finance institutions, and the public sector. She is currently the Group Head of Investment at valU, a leading fintech platform in the MENA region. She assumed this role after being Co-Founder and… Read more »

Winfred Kinuthia 2024 Speaker

Winfred Kinuthia has over 8 years of cumulative work experience in programme management, financial management, risk and compliance management, research and business development. She serves as the Grants, Finance and Operations Manager for the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity (FRP) . Within KPMG’s Development Advisory Services department, she has also worked with a… Read more »

Wilmot Allen 2024 Speaker

Winfred Kinuthia has over 8 years of cumulative work experience in programme management, financial management, risk and compliance management, research and business development. She serves as the Grants, Finance and Operations Manager for the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity (FRP) . Within KPMG’s Development Advisory Services department, she has also worked with a… Read more »

William Matovu 2024 Speaker

WILLIAM MATOVU serves as the Country Director for Heifer International in Uganda where he leads on developing and executing development programs that are geared toward transforming the lives of smallholder farmers, Youth and Women. With 20 years hands-on work experience managing food security, sustainable environment management, livelihoods, economic empowerment, and youth focused programs, through various… Read more »

William Higgins 2024 Speaker

William is the Program Manager at Barka Fund, where he supports the implementation of the World Resources Institute’s Land Accelerator and AFR100 TerraFund Programs. He also work with Barka Fund’s diverse set of partners, including international organisations, foundations, and private investors. He gained prior work experience at the OECD, the US Mission to the UN,… Read more »

Willem du Preez 2024 Speaker

Willem du Preez is a Director of Intercontinental Trust Ltd in South Africa primarily focusing on assisting, African and global Clients with their requirements for international expansion. Willem is an experienced consultant assisting companies with their expansion into Africa, providing assistance with the implementation of the company’s strategic objectives. This includes but is not limited… Read more »

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett 2024 Speaker

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett is Founder and Executive Chairman of 4G Capital, an award- winning neobank powering business growth in East Africa. The company was ranked in the top ten global B Corporation financial institutions and the Financial Times 100 fastest growing companies in Africa. He is a committed advocate for the power of business and technology… Read more »

Wasiu Balogun 2024 Speaker

Wasiu Balogun is the visionary behind Switch Recycling Innovations Ltd. He founded Polysmart Packaging Limited in 2013 and successfully scaled it into one of the top 10 packaging companies within seven years. With over 12 years of experience in banking in Nigeria and UK, Wasiu has extensive expertise in domestic and treasury operations, funds transfer,… Read more »

Wangui Muna 2024 Speaker

Wangui Muna is a strategic leader with over 15 years of experience in sustainable finance, private sector development, and capacity building across Sub-Saharan Africa. With a strong foundation in strategic management, she excels in designing and implementing innovative and sustainable financial solutions that drive economic growth and enhance livelihoods, particularly in the agricultural and renewable… Read more »

Wale Aboyade 2024 Speaker

Wale Aboyade is the Global Director, Government Enablement, at GEAPP. An infrastructure development and finance expert with experience in engineering, finance, policy reform and market shaping, Wale has a proven track-record in delivering high impact infrastructure programs and projects in Africa.