Archives: Speakers

Guillaume Carta 2024 Speaker

Guillaume Carta is an Investment Director within GuarantCo’s Global Investment Team and is based in the London office. He initially joined GuarantCo as a Restructuring Director responsible for stressed assets’ management and strategy. Prior to joining GuarantCo in 2021, Guillaume was a Senior Director within the Infrastructure & Asset Finance group at FMS Wertmanagement in… Read more »

Guillaume Passebecq 2024 Speaker

Head of Private Banking & WealthManagement Guillaume Passebecq is an International School of Management (IDRAC) graduate who has spent his entire career in the banking sector. He started off as a Portfolio Manager at B* capital Paris, the BNP Paribas brokerage house in 1999. In 2007, he was appointed as Head of Sales at BNP… Read more »

Gregory Costamagna 2024 Speaker

Gregory is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Gozem, a Super App dedicated to providing every day digital services to francophone sub-saharan countries. Gregory founded Asia Deal Group in 2010, a venture builder dedicated to developing e-commerce startups in Asia. The Asia Deal Group operated 8 brands of e-commerce across 12 countries, serving over 1.5M customers…. Read more »

Grant Merrick 2024 Speaker

Grant is seasoned agricultural expert and development strategist who currently serves as Head of Agriculture & Food for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. With over two decades of experience, Grant has dedicated his career to transforming food systems and improving the livelihoods of small-holder farmers across Africa and other developing regions. His expertise… Read more »

Grace Mberia 2024 Speaker

Grace Mberia is an Associate Director at KPMG with over fourteen years of experience in project management; consulting; technical assistance and capacity building; financial audits; gap analysis, impact assessment and implementation; internal control reviews/ monitoring; and due diligence reviews in the public and financial services sectors as well as consumer and industrial markets. She serves… Read more »

Glenn Henning 2024 Speaker

Glenn Henning B.Acc, CA(SA) Director of Numeral Group o Previously Head of Corporate Finance & Head of Alternative Investments at Capricorn Group Ltd o Chartered Accountant o Bachelor of Accounting, University of the Witwatersrand o Advanced Valuations, NYU Stern (High Honours) o Johannesburg Stock Exchange Approved Executive o 16 Years Experience in Corporate Finance, Asset… Read more »

Giles Hedley 2024 Speaker

Giles is responsible for the development of Gemcorp new fund products given the targeted EM (with focus on Africa) investment exposure. Prior to Gemcorp he was responsible for the growth and development of Africa’s largest trade finance fund at Barak Fund Management. Giles has an MBA and Business Science degree through the University of Cape… Read more »

Gerardo Segura 2024 Speaker

Gerardo Segura is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in both self-storage development and corporate finance. His career spans over 17 years in the self-storage industry and more than two decades in handling corporate finance transactions for a diverse clientele across Europe and Latin America. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Business… Read more »

Geoffrey White 2024 Speaker

GEOFFREY WHITE, CEO AGILITY AFRICA Geoffrey White, CEO of Agility Africa, has thirty years experience of infrastructure development, retail supply chains, agri-business, and investment for African markets. Agility is a USD 7.5 Billion company listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, and is the leading developer of warehouse parks in the MEA region, with a site… Read more »

Gbite Oduneye 2024 Speaker

Gbite Oduneye is the General Partner at ODBA, an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on innovative startups in Africa. With over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, finance, and technology, Gbite has been instrumental in supporting and guiding numerous startups across various sectors, including Edtech, Fintech, Healthtech, and Logistics. Gbite’s journey began as a… Read more »