Educated as an engineer and economist at Yale University, over the past 30 years, Suleiman has served in senior leadership roles at various leading institutions, including Equator Bank, HSBC Bank plc and CDC Group plc (now British International Investment). He is currently the Chief Investment Officer at Equator Capital Partners, a private equity firm that… Read more »
Stephen is a general partner at DFS Lab where he leads the investment practice. He has invested in over 50 startups in Africa including Andela, NALA, Orda, Ando, and Matta. Previously, Stephen worked with the financial inclusion team at the Bill & Gates Foundation and has a decade of experience at the leading edge of… Read more »
Experienced CEO with a background in the Bicycle industry (Accell Group) and Telecoms (Vodafone) across many geographies.
Smita Sanghrajka is a Partner at KPMG with over twenty years’ international development experience. Smita is the Engagement Partner for the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity (FRP) where she oversees overall program implementation, quality assurance and ensures client liaison towards effective management and implementation of the program. Smita also leads various fund management… Read more »
Sitara Merchant is the CEO at SCBF, a public private platform that leverages public and private sector resources (funding and expertise) to enable inclusive finance to improve the quality of life of low-income populations in particular women. SCBF achieves this be providing funding and patient capital to mid-stage start-ups, with a tried and tested business models in… Read more »
SINDI MABASO-KOYANA Qualifications: Chartered Accountant South Africa. BCom and Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting (University of Natal), Introduction to Mining (University of Witwatersrand). Background: A former corporate executive, respected businesswoman in the investments industry. Sindi is the co-founder of African Women Chartered Accountants Association (AWCA). She later led the formation of the investment arm, AWCA… Read more »
Simone is currently a Portfolio Manager/Director with the Impact Investment Team at AllianzGI based in London. She has about 15 years of working experience in the financial industry. Her key areas of expertise are Private Equity Fund Investments in the impact space for developed and emerging markets. She also has relevant experience as Chief of… Read more »
Simon is the CEO of MiKashBoks and a Director of Truestone Impact. Previously he was an Investment Director at Capital Group, where he spent over 25 years before leaving to take on this role. Simon has an MBA (with distinction) from London Business School and a degree in Classics from Clare College, Cambridge.
Simon is the Global Head of Fund Services at Hawksford. He has extensive experience in fund governance, administration and accounting across multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, venture capital and real assets. Simon’s work with African clients sees him work closely with our specialist teams in Mauritius, London, Cayman, Jersey and the Netherlands. Simon… Read more »
Visionary. Challenger of Status Quo. Unrelenting. Extensive automotive experience in engineering, strategy and digital development has led Simon to reimagine how entrepreneurs get their goods to market and provide a clean and affordable transport solution.
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