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Anushka Bogdanov 2024 Speaker

Anushka Bogdanov is an impact leader that pioneered the first Artificial Intelligence ESG rating disclosure tool for Africa through her company that she founded 15 years ago (Risk Insights) . Based in South Africa she is a risk management and data scientist with 3 decades of experience and worked on projects in 84 countries. She… Read more »

Anusha Naidu 2024 Speaker

Anusha heads up Corporate Finance, including capital raising, structuring and investor relations at Select Africa, a pan African housing-focused microfinance institution. She is a South African Chartered Accountant with specialist financial services experience across local and international capital markets. Prior to joining Select in 2016, Anusha worked at various PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) global offices. She spent… Read more »

Antti Partanen 2024 Speaker

Antti Partane has ca 20 years of experience in Private Equity in the Baltics and Eastern Europe. He has been in development finance for over 3 years. His focus is on financial institutions in developing markets, which have a solid impact on financial inclusion and enhancing entrepreneurial activity as well as female empowerment.

Anton van Vlaanderen 2024 Speaker

Anton has been involved in the venture capital industry in Africa since 2009. During this time he has been a partner at 4Di for all three of the firms funds to date. He brings an entrepreneurial background to the team along with having made a number of his own personal angel investments as well. Anton… Read more »

Anthony Harwood 2024 Speaker

Anthony Harwood is the founder of Shakespeare Court Serviced Apartments, launched in Lusaka in 2005. With a keen eye for strategic locations, Tony led Shakespeare Court to become one of the top serviced apartment providers in the region, offering consistent quality and convenience. His entrepreneurial journey is a testament to resilience and innovative thinking, having… Read more »

Anne-Marie Chidzero 2024 Speaker

Anne-Marie is CIO of FSD Africa Investments, the investment arm of FSD Africa. A Zimbabwean, she is the former CEO of FSD Mozambique, and Co-founder of Alitheia IDF Managers, a private equity fund manager investing in women-led businesses. Anne-Marie has a wealth of experience in building African financial markets. Across her career, she has led… Read more »

Anne Rosette 2024 Speaker

Ms. Anne Rosette is a distinguished public service figure with over thirty years of experience in both public and private sectors. She has a strong foundation in sales, marketing, project development, commercial planning, customer service, hospitality, administration, systems, and information management. As the CEO of the Seychelles Investment Board, she sets the course for overall… Read more »

Anita Nel 2024 Speaker

As a well-respected contributor to the international technology transfer fraternity, Anita currently serves on the Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals adjudication panel for registered technology transfer professional applications and holds several directorships on boards of young and upcoming technology companies. After gaining experience in a very successful technology startup and venture capital, Anita took up… Read more »

Anish Jain 2024 Speaker

Anish is the Group CEO of Equitane. He is responsible for managing a portfolio of more than $4 bn assets across businesses spanning infrastructure, climate solutions, manufacturing, sustainable mining and PE investments. Anish has invested, incubated, scaled, and exited multiple businesses to international investors. Prior to joining Equitane, Anish was the co-founder and CEO of… Read more »

Anete Garoza 2024 Speaker

I am a dedicated international climate lawyer driven by a passion for scaling solutions rooted in the three pillars of progress: people, planet, and profit. With a wealth of experience in the Voluntary Carbon Market, I’ve played a pivotal role in consulting on projects related to afforestation, agriculture, and nature restoration. My expertise extends to… Read more »