Wairimu Karanja is a Partner at Persistent, Africa’s Climate Venture Builder. She is Kenya and based in Nairobi. Wairimu manages the corporate, legal, ESG and compliance matters at Persistent. She also works with the investment teams and supports entrepreneurs with venture building advice. Wairimu has 15 years’ legal experience in leading African and international firms…. Read more »
Vukosi is the Head of Treasury within the Treasury and Balance Sheet Management division at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). With over 15 years of experience spanning across banking, asset management, development finance institutions (DFIs), and insurance companies, Vukosi’s expertise encompasses liquidity management, bilateral debt funding, and capital market issuances in both domestic… Read more »
Vivianne is a member of British International Investment’s Africa Coverage Team. Prior to this role she was Country Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo and thereafter in Ethiopia, since 2015. Her coverage responsibilities included investment deal origination, portfolio management support, engagement with the British and Ethiopian governments and all realms arising from representing British… Read more »
Vinay has worked across several countries in Africa and the Middle East for Multinational Companies such as Unilever and Maersk. With a degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town, Vinay possesses a unique blend of technical and strategic expertise across multiple sectors, ranging from engineering to Quality Assurance, Marketing and Branding, Supply… Read more »
As an expert in the delivery of innovative structured solutions for clients in Emerging Markets, Victoria brings a deep knowledge of project and infrastructure finance, together with Emerging Markets investment and risk management to the ImpactA Global management team. Previously a Managing Director in JP Morgan’s London Emerging Markets trading and syndication teams, she has… Read more »
Mr. Victor Lagesse is the head of business development for DTOS Rwanda. Over the past year, Victor has successfully launched DTOS Rwanda, the only Fund Administrator in KIFC.
In August 2008, Mr. Victor Bangura joined the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) as an Investment Promotion Officer, which is now a Directorate within the National Investment Board (NIB) as provided in the NIB Act 2022. In March 2011, he was promoted to Investment Promotion Manager and later as Director of Investment… Read more »
Veronica holds a solid background of 20 years of Africa-focused trade and investment experience. She brings extensive knowledge of African trade relations and has advised African heads of state on their foreign direct investment approach to create and broaden opportunities for investment in Africa. Veronica has advised and led Africa investment strategies for several FTSE… Read more »
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 »
Uwem Uwemakpan is a seasoned ecosystem builder and investor, currently serving as the Head of Investments at Launch Africa VC Fund II. With an unwavering commitment to supporting early-stage startups, Uwem is at the forefront of driving entrepreneurship in Africa’s dynamic business landscape. Previously, Uwem played a pivotal role in the success of Ingressive Capital,… Read more »
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