Dr. Brook Taye is the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Investment Holding, a sovereign wealth fund that acts as the Government of Ethiopia’s strategic investment arm. Before this role, he was the Director General of the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority, responsible for regulating the country’s securities market. Prior to that, he served as a Senior… Read more »
r. Tahirih T Danesh is the CEO of Africa College Foundation (MII UK). She focuses on increasing enjoyment of socioeconomic rights & development in private and third sector entities. Particularly passionate about young marginalised and minority communities, she is a serial civic entrepreneur, an advocate of the United Nations Global Compact Principles and leads the… Read more »
Dr. Eyob Tekalign Tolina is currently a State Minister of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance for fiscal policy and public finance, where he has been serving for the past 6 years. Prior to this role, he served as Minister in charge of Ethiopia’s National Planning Commission. Dr. Tolina has spent over eighteen years helping shape Ethiopia’s… Read more »
Dovina holds the post of Ag Director of the Financial Services Unit at the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance. Dovina joined the Ministry in June 2018 where the main tasks were to implement and devise new strategies to develop the financial services sector. She is responsible for the oversight of a team of… Read more »
Dotun Olowoporoku is the General Partner at Ventures Platform. He has extensive experience in entrepreneurship, investing, and C-level operations. His skill set includes venture investing, portfolio support, board management, startup fundraising, product development, innovation consulting, community building, local and remote team leadership, P&L oversight, and multichannel growth marketing for both startups and established organisations. Before… Read more »
Dorothy is currently leading FSD Africa’s Nature Finance and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Programme. She is also driving the growth of the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) as the Head of Secretariat. She has previously been the project lead for the implementation of the UNEP FI’s Principles of Sustainable Insurance (PSI) at ICEA LION… Read more »
Donald Muchiri Kariuki is an Investment Manager at Norfund, with more than 9 years’ experience in private equity. At Norfund, Donald focuses on sourcing and structuring investments within agribusiness and manufacturing, and working closely with Norfund’s portfolio companies to support senior management achieve their strategic, operational and impact objectives. Prior to joining Norfund, Donald had… Read more »
Before joining Novastar in 2019, Dominic worked in corporate finance for EY in London and prior to that, for an NGO in Uganda. These contrasting experiences gave birth to a passion for supporting businesses that create large-scale social value as a result of their commercial success. Dominic is a Chartered Accountant and has a BA… Read more »
DK Sharma is Managing Director of Congo Green Metals SARL and has over 25 years in mining and exploration industry. He is a member of South African Geological Society and South African Council for Natural Scientific Profession. He is experienced in exploration and mine development projects and have led teams on several feasibility studies for… Read more »
I am an experienced IT professional with a robust background in IT support, data analysis, business intelligence, and web design/development. My expertise includes maintaining and optimizing websites, conducting SEO analysis, and managing plugins and web hosting services. Proficient in various programming languages and data analytic tools. With 5 years of experience in data analysis, 3… Read more »