5th Sankalp Africa Summit 2018 | Intellecap | 1 March 2018 | Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Off Thika Road, Next To De La Rue Ltd Mathare N Rd, Nairobi, Kenya

Riding on Africa’s impressive growth performance - the second fastest in the world - SDGs are projected to generate over USD 1.1T in market value and 85M jobs across the continent by 2030. At Sankalp Forum, we believe that the Global Goals provide a comprehensive framework for addressing development gaps through open alliances across sectors and geographies.

We are committed to driving a forward-looking Agenda with a focus on the challenges and opportunities that are unique to the African continent. Join us as we celebrate 5 years of championing innovation, entrepreneurship and impact investing towards a sustainable and inclusive Africa.

2018 Speakers

Vineet Rai
Founder Chairman, Aavishkaar - Intellecap Group

Eleni Gabre - Madhin
CEO and Founder , Bluemoon

Jeff Koinange
Leading Kenyan TV Host

Dirk Elsen
Director - Emerging Markets, Triodos Investment Bank

Temi Popoola
CEO - Nigeria, Renaissance Capital

Jeff Koinange
Leading Kenyan TV Host

Joy Mboya
Director , GoDown Arts Centre

Brenda Mbathi
Executive Director , GE

Faith Mungai
Regional Director for SafeCare, PharmAccess Foundation

Siddharth Chatterjee
UNDP Resident Representative & United Nations Resident Coordinator

Robert Wells
Executive Director, GE Healthymagination

Pamela Roussos
Chief Innovation Officer, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University

Jeff Koinange
Leading Kenyan TV Host

Asher Hasan
Founder, doctHERs

Shelley Saxena
CEO, Sevamob

Payan Ouko
Co-founder, Managing Director, Cedars Diagnostics

Anna Cecilia Frellsen
CEO, Maternity Foundation

Ibrahim Mohedas
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Richard Fahey
Founder, Liberian Energy Network

Julia Kho
Knowledge Manager, Triple Jump

Aun Ali Rahman
Access to Finance Lead, World Bank

Erika Boll
Manager, Global Development Incubator

Chris Jurgens
Director, Impact Investing, Omidyar Network

Alice Gugulev
Director, Global Development Incubator

speaker photo Jim Villanueva
Managing Director, Global Partnerships

Coryell Stout
Portfolio Engagement Manager, Accion Venture Lab, Accion

Rebecca Mincy
Acumen

Ben Peterson
Senior Partner, AHL Venture Partners

Kanini Mutooni
Director for Investment, The East Africa Trade and Investment Hub

Rachel Keeler
Associate Head of Impact , KPMG

Genevieve Edens
Director of Research & Impact, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs

Evangeline Wanjiru
VP of Mentorship and Strategic Partnerships, Unreasonable East Africa

Johnni Kjelsgaard
Founder, Growth Africa

Robert Karanja
Regional Lead (Africa), The B Team

Vincent Ogutu
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Planning & Development), Strathmore University

Caroline Wanjiku
Founder, Daproim Africa

Olivia Muiru
Regional Director, B Lab East Africa

Maria Emilia
Co-founder Sistema B, Sistema B

Richard Gomes
Director - Market Development, Shell Foundation

Mary Mwangi
East Africa Chapter Manager, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs

Lindsay Clinton
Director, Intellecap

Duda Cardoso
Project Leader, Open Capital Advisors

Marije Schasfoort
Program Manager, The DOEN Foundation

Haakon Brunell
Managing Partner, Katapult Accelerator

Safia Abji
Start-Up Advisor, Civil Society Initiative, Aga Khan Foundation

Zachariah George
Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Startupbootcamp Africa

Johnni Kjelsgaard
Founder, Growth Africa

Simon Manyara
Access To Medicines Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim

Klara Michal
Chief Learning Officer, African Management Initiative

Laura Sundblad
Program Manager - Access to Finance, Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA)

Prachi Maheshwari
Associate Vice President, Intellecap

Veronique Su
Director Central, East and Southern Africa, Swisscontact | Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation

Maria Emilia
Co-founder Sistema B, Sistema B

Nomsa Daniels
CEO, Graca Machel Trust

Falko Paetzold
Managing Director, Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth.

Brenda Killen
Deputy Director of OECD Development Cooperation Directorate, OECD

Lade Araba
Africa Region Representative, Convergence

Jim Villanueva
Managing Director, Global Partnerships

Liesel Pritzker Simmons
Co-Founder and Principal, Blue Haven Initiative

Fundi Ngundi
Finance and Development Economist, FSD Africa

Esther Ndeti
Executive Director, East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association

Himanshu Bansal
Head - Financial Services Consulting, Intellecap

Ivan Mbowa
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Umati Capital

Eva Warigia
Executive Director, EAVCA

Dr. Githaiga Kamau
Country Program Manager, Action Africa Help

Tevis Howard
CEO, Komaza Ltd.

Lippa Wood
Director, Mara Beef

Abhishek Mittal
Aavishkaar Africa Fund, Aavishkaar Venture Management Services

Hiroki Ishida
Manager, Asia Africa Investment & Consulting

Adam Lane
Senior Director, Public Affairs, Huawei Southern Africa Region, Huawei

2018 Partners

FOUNDING:
• Shell Foundation
• Triodos Investment Management
• Argidius
• USAID

STRATEGIC:
• Stichting DOEN
• infoDev World Bank Group
• BMW Foundation
• Kenya Climate Innovation

KNOWLEDGE:
• SNV
• Miller Center
• IDRC CRDI
• AHL Venture Partners
• SEED
• Ripple Works

ASSOCIATE:
• Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
• EAVCA
• GOGLA
• US AID
• tbn
• Lendenable

SUPPORT:
• German Cooperation
• Make-IT
• AHK
• Beyong Capital Fund
• Thomson Reuters Foundation
• Toilet Board Coalition
• Africa Yoga Project
• Lendable

MEDIA:
• Impact Alpha
• The Practitioner Hub
• Alliance
• Asian NGO