4th Annual Africa Financial Services Investment Conference 2017 | AFSIC | 3 May 2017 | Park Plaza Riverbank London , 18 Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London SE1 7TJ, UK

AFSIC is the leading investment event focused on Africa’s financial services sector. The annual AFSIC, attracts financial services companies, predominantly leading Banks, Insurance Companies, Microfinance, Leasing and other regulated financial services companies from almost all parts of the African continent.

Dates for the 6th Annual AFSIC – 2nd-4th May 2018, Park Plaza Riverbank, London.

The wide spread of companies from across Africa attracts a highly significant proportion of major institutional investors focused on investment into Africa, and those considering the increasing merits of doing so. These investors include Sovereign Wealth Funds, Supranational investors, listed equity and private equity investors, African regulated asset managers, alongside impact investors such as DFIs and microfinance focused investors.

In addition to major Financial Services companies and Investors AFSIC is well represented by major Dealmakers focused on Africa, such as Investment Bankers, Stockbrokers, Corporate Finance experts, Fixed Income and Debt specialists, M&A bankers .

AFSIC has shown continued strong annual growth in delegate numbers and welcomed over 150 speakers in solo and moderated panel sessions in 2017.

We very much look forward to seeing you in London from 2nd-4th May 2018, Park Plaza Riverbank, London. Save the Date !

Rupert McCammon
Founder and Managing Director - AFSIC

Rupert McCammon
Founder and Managing Director - AFSIC

Stefan Nalletamby
Director, Financial Sector Development - African Development Bank Group

Tom Everett-Heath
Regional Managing Director for EMEA - Kroll

Karim El Hnot
CEO - Sogécapital Gestion

Hassan Samir Farid
Managing Director - Prime Securities, Egypt

Dr. Suzan Hamdy Ph.D
Director of Capital Markets Group, Senior General Manager and Member of the Executive- Committee - Banque Misr, Egypt

Deepak Dave
Head of East Africa - Adventis Limited

Keith Kalyegira
Chief Executive Officer - Capital Markets Authority, Uganda

Sean Keough
Managing Director – Head of Investments - Ethiopia Investments Limited, Ethiopia

Elizabeth Nkukuu
Senior Partner & Chief Investments Officer - Cytonn Investments, Kenya

Christopher J. Onajin
Senior Advisor, Loans and Guarantees - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida

Anthony Pelz
Acting Director - Shuraako, Somalia

James Duddridge
Former Minister for Africa, UK

Tshepiso Bakwadi
Dealing and Trading Manager - Motswedi Securities, Botswana

Benson Gasura
Managing Director - FBC Securities Pvt Ltd, Zimbabwe

Thierry Hugnin
Co Founder and Managing Partner - Kibo Capital Partners, Mauritius

Jito Kayumba
Partner - Kukula Capital Plc, Zambia

John Legat
CEO and Lead Fund Manager - Imara Asset Management

Nicole Maske
Chief Executive Officer - Eos Capital (Pty) Ltd, Namibia

Paul Szkiler
CEO - Truestone Impact Investement Management

Elie Aloko
Africa Equity Analyst - Robeco Institutional Asset Management (Rotterdam)

Dr. Claudius P. Bart-Williams
Group Chief Executive - Pennarth Greene, Sierra Leone

Ababacar Diaw
Director - Impaxis Capital, Senegal

Kadi Fadika-Coulibaly
CEO & Managing Director - SGI Hudson & Cie, Ivory Coast

Chantelé Carrington
COO - PwC UK Africa Business Group

David Cowan
Managing Director and Africa Economist - Citibank

Gaimin Nonyane
Head, Economic Research - Ecobank

John Baptist Rugambo
Company Secretary and Director of Corporate Affairs - CRDB Bank Plc, Tanzania

Mark Richards
Chairman - Exotix

John Gibling
Managing Director - S&P Global Ratings

Sunil Dutt Benimadhu
Chief Executive - Stock Exchange of Mauritius

Harvesh Seegolam
Chief Executive - Financial Services Promotion Agency (FSPA)

Yvan Legris
International Board Treasurer - MSF

Prashant Calcutteea
Lead Audit & Advisory Partner - RSM Mauritius

Thierry Koenig
Director - ENSafrica, Mauritius

Renaud Lagesse
Managing Director - Confident Asset Management Limited

Rajiv Lutchmiah
Co-­Founder/ CEO - LCF Securities Ltd

Ed Higenbottam
Managing Director - Verdant Capital, Pan-African

Tshidi Hagan
Senior Investment Analyst, Africa Strategic Investment Fund - Old Mutual Emerging Markets, Sub Saharan Africa

Andrej Machacek
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Progression Africa, East & Southern Africa

Denis Moniotte
Chief Innovation Officer & CTO - Baobab by Microcred, Pan-African

Michael Pearson
Founder and CEO - Clarus Investments

Alexander Giorgios Sotiriou
Financial Sector Specialist - CGAP

Nadia van de Walle
Senior Research Manager - InterMedia Research Institute

Mark Napier
Director - FSD Africa

Thubelihle Ndlovu
Managing Director - Portify Investments

Grant Flanagan
CEO - Atria Africa

Douglas Hoto
Group Chief Executive Officer - First Mutual Holdings Limited

Dr. Kupukile Mlambo
Deputy Governor - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Clive Msipha
CEO - Untu Microfinance (Private) Limited, Zimbabwe

Brian Zimunhu
Managing Director - Zimbabwe Microfinance Fund

Guillaume Barberousse
Responsable Banques et Marchés Financiers – Head of FI - Proparco

Charles Belanger
Business Development Manager for Africa - Business Finance Consulting (BFC)

Steven Duchatelle
Deputy CEO - Operations - Advans Group, DRC

Carlos Kalambay
Managing Director - FPM SA

Celestin Mukeba
CEO - Procreditbank Congo S.A

Mustafa Rawji
Deputy Managing Director - Rawbank

Emlyn Ade Palmer
Founder - Keomo Investments

Adekunle Aderinola
Managing Director - STACO Insurance Co. Sierra Leone ltd

Paddy Docherty
CEO - Phoenix Africa Development Company

Emlyn Ade Palmer
Founder - Keomo Investments

Archibald Shodeke
Managing Director - Salone Microfinance Trust, Sierra Leone

Laure Wessemius-Chibrac
Managing Director - Cordaid Investment Management

Joe Huxley
Regional Coordinator - FSD Africa

Radoslav Albrecht
Founder & CEO - Bitbond

Keith Davies
CFO - Zoona, Southern and Central Africa

Micol Pistelli
Credit Guarantee Facility Expert - UNHCR

Greg Reeve
Non Executive Director - BelCash Technology Solutions PLC

Elizabeth Rossiello
CEO and Co-Founder - BitPesa

Robin Amlot
CEO - Banker Africa

Christian Lim
Director - AfricInvest

Tracey Webb
Vice President, Structured Finance & Insurance - OPIC

Alain Nounke
Manager, Financial Institutions, Sub-Saharan Africa - IFC, World Bank Group

Zhi Yong Heng
Portfolio Manager - TLG Capital

Dr. Vicente Pons
Managing Principal - Frontera Capital

Sanjeev Gupta
Executive Director & Head of Financial Services - Africa Finance Corporation, Nigeria

Omar Gueye
Senior Investment Officer - responsAbility Investments

Patrick Duff
Director of Investments - Leapfrog Investments

Souleymane Ba
Partner - Helios Investment Partners LLP, Pan-African

Sanjiv Bhasin
CEO - AfrAsia Bank

Christoph Diehl
Member of Management Board - AccessHolding

Yao Guemedi
Head of Legal, Compliance, CSR and Corporate Ethics - Oragroup SA

William Nkontchou
Director - ECP Private Equity

Never Nyemudzo
Group Chief Executive Officer - CBZ Holdings Limited

Stephane Sapor
Equity Investment Officer Africa - responsAbility Investments

Carlos Reyes
Principal - IFC Asset Management Company

Judith Santbergen
Senior Investment Officer - Triodos Investment Management, Pan-African

Geert Jan Schuite
Global Head, Outcomes Management and Strategy - Enclude, Pan-African

Lars Kroijer
Managing Director - AlliedCrowds

Babatunde Daramola
Executive Director Finance, Systems and Investments - Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc, Nigeria

Momodou Musa Joof
Managing Director/CEO - Jaiz Takaful Insurance, Nigeria

Hamou Ninouche
Senior Insurance Executive - Algerian Insurance Company "C.A.A.T", Algeria

Carlos Reyes
Principal - IFC Asset Management Company

Judith Tyson
Research Fellow - The Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

Laureen Kouassi-Olsson
Investment Director and Head of Financial Institutions - Amethis Finance

Nicholas Sennungi
Director, Knowledge - Fincon Africa, Uganda

Kecia Rust
Executive Director and Founder - Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa

Thierno-Habib Hann
Senior Housing Finance Regional Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa - International Finance Corporation

Lorna Smith
Interim Executive Director - BVI Finance

Per van Swaay
Senior Vice President - The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX)

Deepak Malik
CEO - Arise

Manzi Rwegasira
Senior Manager Strategy & Special Projects - National Microfinance Bank PLC (NMB), Tanzania

K.C. Li
Group Chairman - SBM Holdings Ltd, Mauritius

Sidhartha Choudhury
Senior Underwriter, Finance and Capital Markets - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, World Bank Group

Cedric Achille Mbeng Mezui
Coordinator African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI) - African Development Bank Group

Giulia Pellegrini
Portfolio Manager - BlackRock

Per van Swaay
Senior Vice President - The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX)

Edan Yago
CEO - Epiphyte

Peter Hinton
Co-Lead, Affordable Education Finance - CapitalPlus Exchange

Paul Cardoen
CEO - FBN Bank UK

John-Paul Crutchley
Head of Investor Relations - Atlas Mara

Jan-Erik Behrens
Executive Director, Transaction Advisory Services - Ernst & Young LLP

Fadzayi Musanhu
Research Analyst - Ernst & Young LLP

Bunmi Akinremi
Deputy Group CEO/MD, Investment Banking - United Capital, Pan-African

James Doree
Managing Director - Lion's Head Global Partners, Pan-African

Ed Higenbottam
Managing Director - Verdant Capital, Pan-African

Ashwin Mahabaleswara CFA, CIM
Director - Debt Investments | RM - Asia, Africa and the Middle East - DWM Asset Management, LLC, Pan-African

James Marshall
Senior Portfolio Manager - Enko Capital Management

Kenny Nwosu
CEO - Norsad Finance Limited

Laura Foschi
Deputy Director - ADA

Christoph Diehl
Member of Management Board - AccessHolding

Boikanyo Kgosidintsi
Group Head of Investor Relations - Letshego Holdings Limited

Nick Watkins
CFO - Jumo

Orsolya Farkas
Senior Equity Investment Officer - Triple Jump

Thomas L. Ferré
Private Equity Manager - MicroVest Capital

Michael Hoelter
Director & Portfolio Manager - Deutsche Bank

Andre Kravchenko
FINCA

Grégoire Lecomte
Group Head of Treasury - Microcred Group

Lorna Smith
Interim Executive Director - BVI Finance

Joseph Rohm
Managing Director - Adventis Limited

Eugene du Plessis
Head of Capital - IZWE Group

Philip Hopkins
Director of Investments, Africa - Equator Capital Partners LLC, Africa

Colin Curvey
Co-Head, IFC African, Latin American & Caribbean Fund - IFC Asset Management Company

Albert Alsina
CEO and Managing Partner - Mediterrania Capital Partners

David White
Chairman - The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, Sub-Saharan Africa

Maria Largey
Head of the Financial Institutions - CDC

Omega Collocott
Head of Financial Institution Ratings - Global Credit Ratings (GCR)

James Benoit CFA
CEO - FMCB

Guillaume Barberousse
Responsable Banques et Marchés Financiers – Head of FI - Proparco

Johannes Feist
Head of Division, Financial Sector Southern Africa & Regional Funds - KfW Group

John Kristensen
Senior Investment Manager, Head of Fund Investments - Swedfund International

Bas Rekvelt
Manager Financial Institutions Africa - FMO

Antti Urvas
Associate Director - Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Development)

Eric Kump
Managing Director - Carlyle Africa

Cobus Visagie
Managing Director - Africa Merchant Capital, Sub-Saharan Africa

Asad Naqvi
Managing Director - Apis Partners

Martin Heimes
Head Financial Institutions Debt Financing - responsAbility Investments AG

Mwombeki Baregu
Head of Agriculture and Rural Finance - Financial Sector Deepening Trust, Tanzania

Maxime Bouan
Regional Manager - Africa & MENA - BlueOrchard Finance Ltd

Aly-Khan Jamal
Partner - Dalberg, London

Frank Nagel
Director, Advisory Services - Rabo International Advisory Services

Richard Wangwe
Head Agribusiness Uganda - Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd, Uganda

Cobus Visagie
Managing Director - Africa Merchant Capital, Sub-Saharan Africa

Tshephang Kelatile
Director, Investment Promotion - Botswana Investment and Trade Centre

2017 Gold Sponsors:
IFC
ABAX
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2017 Other Sponsors:
AFRICINVEST
CitizenMicrofinance
SAID Business School
University of OXFORD

2017 Lead Media Sponsor:
Banker Africa

2017 Media Sponsor:
AfCD
African BANKER
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