Archives: Speakers

Keegan Ziady 2024 Speaker

Keegan is an Investment Manager in BII’s Financial Services Group. He has led much of the department’s recent work in SME Finance and platform creation. Keegan played a critical role in the launch of the Growth Investment Partners (GIP) in Ghana – backed by a US$ 50m commitment from BII – and is leading the… Read more »

Kaviraj Nuckchedee 2024 Speaker

Kaviraj is affiliated with the following organisations: -Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) -Member of the Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants (“MIPA”) -Member of The Mauritius Institute of Directors (“MIOD”) -Member of the Insurance Institute of Mauritius (“IIM”) Prior to joining Fortree, Kaviraj has to his credit more than 19 years of… Read more »

Karin Kersten 2024 Speaker

Karin Kersten succeeded Dirk Brouwer as CEO of ASA International in June 2023. She joined the Group in October 2021 from ABN AMRO Bank where she had a distinguished career, most recently serving as Managing Director, Trade Commodity Finance. Karin is also a Member of the Supervisory Board of MondriaanFonds, supporting art and culture in… Read more »

Karima Ola 2024 Speaker

Karima leads LeapFrog’s Africa Financial Services investment team, driving landmark investments such as Sun King, Interswitch, and AIICO. Her work in shaping the investment landscape is widely recognised and Karima was listed in PEI’s 2023 Top 10 Women of Influence in Private Equity. Karima sits on the board of Sun King, Interswitch and AVCA (Africa… Read more »

Karim El Hnot 2024 Speaker

Karim EL HNOT is the Deputy head of the investment bank of Société Générale Maroc and CEO of Sogécapital Gestion the asset management arm of the bank. Karim has more than 25 years of experience in the asset management industry. He was successively equity analyst, fixed income fund manager, CIO and Deputy CEO in major… Read more »

Kapil Kanungo 2024 Speaker

Kapil Kanungo works as Private Equity and Fund Development Manager at Incofin. In his role, he (1) drives the development of Incofin’s new private equity and private debt impact investment initiatives, (2) is responsible for managing relationships with investors, and (3) works on investment transactions on the private equity side, specifically covering the water technology… Read more »

Jumai Hadiza Mohammed 2024 Speaker

Jumai Mohammed is an Investment Director in the Financial Services Group at BII, where she is focused on Debt Investments, including loans and capital market instruments, in Financial Services across Africa and South Asia. Jumai plays a leading role in Gender Finance, inclusive innovation and capital markets development within BII. She has over 10 years’… Read more »

Julien Draper 2024 Speaker

Julien Draper is a partner at Knife Capital. As custodian of ‘FIND’ and the ESG advisory in the VC, Julien has played a crucial role in the UK and South African entrepreneurial ecosystems over his 10+ years in entrepreneurship across the globe.

Julia Hawkins 2024 Speaker

Julia Hawkins is the Founder and Director of Hawkins Eberdal Ltd, a financial advisory firm in Mauritius specialising in raising international capital for high-growth sustainable ventures across the African continent. Their expertise lies in corporate and project finance, with a focus on renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, agriculture and health. Julia, originally from Sweden, spent over… Read more »

Jote Wakjira 2024 Speaker

Jote is the Co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Group Holdings Inc. For over a decade, he has championed companies aiming to expand into Africa. This journey began at TMF Group, where he served as the Manager for Africa for five years, starting as the group’s first employee in Africa and expanding the… Read more »