AFSIC 2019 | AFSIC - Investing in Africa | 8 May 2019 | Park Plaza, 200 Westminster Bridge Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 7UT, UK

AFSIC is a highly focused investment event and is believed to be the largest Africa investment event taking place annually in Europe and one of the most important Africa investor events globally. Over 200 of Africa’s most important investors and business leaders are already confirmed as speakers. The success of the event resulted in it being Sold Out due to high demand in 2018 so early booking is advised.

1000+ Expected to Attend in 2019

Business leaders from around 40 African countries are expected to attend in 2019, and with over 250+ speakers and participants in our country focused sessions, and an expected 1000+ delegates, AFSIC provides you with an unparalleled opportunity to develop and nurture a robust, high quality network of business contacts across the continent, providing multiple networking opportunities for African business leaders, investors and dealmakers to meet. A sophisticated Event and Meeting App allows delegates to prepare up to a month ahead for critical investment meetings allowing real deals to be concluded during the course of AFSIC.

2019 Speakers

Sherif Abd Elaal
Managing Director and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, KAMCO Investment Company, Egypt

Olufunmi Adepoju CFA, FRM, Managing Partner, PearlMutual Consulting Ltd, Nigeria

Ololade Adesola
Nigeria Country Representative, The Microfinance Association, U.K.

Jussi Ahonen
Investment Manager, Finnfund, Sub-Saharan Africa

Chuma Ajene
Head of Investments and Corporate Development, Atlas Mara Limited, Sub-Saharan Africa

David Akinin
Managing Director, Atenu Developments/Emanya Capital Group (Pty) Ltd, SADC

Jibril Aku
Chairman, SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited

Albert Alsina
Founder and CEO, Mediterrania Capital Partners, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa

Samuel Kwabi Ameyaw
Chief Executive Officer, Fountaingate Microfinance, Ghana, Africa

Matthew Amlôt
Editor, Banker Africa, All Africa

Franklin Olakunle Amoo
Partner, Baylis Emerging Markets, Pan-African

Stanley Anyetei
Investment Officer, Triodos Investment Management, All Africa

Kwabena Appanteng
Vice President, Verdant Capital, Ghana

Paul Asamoah
Chief Executive Officer, SKYTRUST, Ghana

George Asante
Managing Principal & Head of Markets – Ex. SA, Absa Bank Limited, part of Barclays Africa Group

Alaoui Asma
CEO, Africa Key Partners, Morocco

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

Martin Baart
CEO, ecoligo GmbH, East & West Africa

Dolika Banda
CEO, African Risk Capacity Insurance (ARC), All Africa

Saugata Bandyopadhyay
Founder & Managing Director, DIGITIAN Investment Inc, East Africa

Peter Bartlett
Partner, GML Capital, All Africa

Rt Hon Lord Bates
Minister of State, UK Department for International Development

Franck Alain Behiblo
Managing Director Corporate Development, Quantum Global AG, Sub-Saharan Africa

Idris Bello
Afropreneur & Partner, Loftyinc Afropreneur Fund LLC

Khaled Ben Jilani
Senior Partner, AfricInvest, Tunisia

Douglas (Pug) Bennet
COO, Cardano Development, All Africa

Brice Beumo
Managing Director - Head of West and Central Africa, Eaglestone Advisory B.V, Sub-Saharan Africa

Suzanne Biegel
Chief Catalyst, Catalyst At Large, East Africa

Max Bock
Vice President, Sustainable Investments, Deutsche Bank AG

Rafik Boussa
CEO, Grant Thornton, Algeria

Paul Boynton
Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI), All Africa

James Bryant
Director, Head of Operations Funds (Jersey), Highvern, All Africa

Ineke Bussemaker
Chief Executive Officer, NMB Bank Plc., Tanzania

Philip Buyskes
CEO, Frontclear

Eddie Chibi
CEO, Cassava FinTech Zimbabwe

Anne-Marie Chidzero
Principal Partner, Alitheia IDF, All Africa

Andrew Chimphondah
Chief Executive Officer, Housing Investment Partners (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

Nikhel Chung Sam Wan
Head of Business Development, Sunibel Corporate Services Ltd

Nitin Collappen
Managing Director, Sunibel Corporate Services Ltd, All Africa

Barry Cooper
Technical Director, Cenfri, All Africa

Jesse Corradi
Head of Africa, USAID Development Credit Authority, All Africa

Sarga Coulibaly
Head of Modeling for Securitization Americas, Credit Agricole CIB

Jean Craven
Director and CEO, Barak Fund Management, All Africa

Ravin Dajee
Managing Director, Barclays Bank Mauritius Limited

Dr. Isaac Junior Damptey
Managing Director, Axe Capital Advisors Limited

Edwin H. Dande
Chief Executive Officer, Cytonn Investments, East Africa

Grégoire Danel-Fedou
Group Deputy CEO and COO, Advans Group, SSA, North Africa

Deepak Dave
Adventis Limited, East Africa,

Greg Davis
Group Chief Financial Officer, Ecobank, All Africa

Thomas de Dreux-Brézé
Head of Strategy, Rawbank

Carlo Dickson
Managing Director, Ke Nako Capital, South Africa

Alberto Didoni
Managing Director, Varcando Limited, Africa

Adrien Diouf
Managing Director, Agence UMOA-Titres, West Africa

James Doree
Managing Director, Lion's Head Global Partners, All Africa

Steven Duchatelle
CEO, The Advans Group, SSA, MENA, Asia

Ufuoma Eghwerehe
Country Manager - Nigeria, Oikocredit International

David Ekabouma
Head of Business Development, The African Guarantee Fund, Kenya

Karim El Hnot
CEO, Sogecapital Gestion, Morocco

Najwa El Iraki
Managing Partner, AfricaDev Consulting Ltd, All Africa

Tom Fairburn
Co-Founder, The Baobab Network

John Felicite
UK Country Head, ABAX, All Africa

Matthew Flannery
Co-Founder/CEO, Branch International

Laura Foschi
Deputy director, ADA, All Africa

Edward Galante
Executive Director, Mangwana Capital

Sean Gammon
Director, Imara Capital Zimbabwe

Dr. Edward George
Country Head, UK Representative Office & Head of Group Research, Ecobank, Middle Africa

Youcef Ghoula
Deputy CEO, BNP PARIBAS, Algeria

Jonathan Gigin
Senior Financial Sector Specialist / Regional Progam Manager, International Finance Corporation, Sub-Saharan Africa

Jarred Glansbeek
Chief Investment Officer, RisCura, All Africa

Seilaneng Godisang
Partner, Kelobang Godisang Attorneys, Botswana

Daniel Goldfarb
CEO & Co-Founder, Lendable Inc, Sub-Saharan Africa

MacDonald Gomo
Analyst, Verdant Capital

Yofi Grant
Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Ghana

Helena Green
Assistant Director - Global Business Development, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, All Africa

Eric V. Guichard
Founder & CEO, Homestrings, All Africa

Alexander Hadden
Director, Structured Finance & Insurance, Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Stephen Haggard
Executive Chair, Eneza Education, All Africa

Mike Harvey
Co-Chief Executive: Corporate and Investment Banking, Absa Bank Limited, part of Barclays Africa Group

Niall Haughey
Chief Commercial Officer, Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa, Malawi

Emmanuel Haye
Deputy Head - Financial Institutions and Inclusion, Proparco, All Africa

Peter Heijen
Founder, Lendahand

Mark Herskovits
Capital Markets Director, SA Taxi Finance, South Africa

Edmund Higenbottam
Managing Director, Verdant Capital, Pan-African, Sub-Saharan Africa

Rutendo Hlatshwayo
Head of Legal, I-Pay Secure Payment Pty Ltd, South Africa

Susan Holliday
Principal Insurance Specialist, IFC, All Africa

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

Nathan Horst
Senior Investment Office - Africa, MicroVest Capital Management

Claudia Huber
Member of the Board of Directors, FPM ASBL/FPM SA

Nick Hughes
Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, M-KOPA Solar

Leon Isaacs
Chief Executive Officer, DMA Global (DMAG), All Africa

Charles Isingoma
General Manager, Hofokam Ltd, Uganda

Resi Janssen
Senior Investment Manager, Cordaid Investment Management, East Africa

Muhammad Jibrin
Chief Executive Officer, SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited

Jarri Jung
Regional Manager Africa & Middle East, Triple Jump, Africa & Middle East

Mohamed Kalif
Head of Financial Intermediation and Inclusion, African Development Bank, All Africa

David Kamara
Managing Director, actb Savings & Loans, Sierra Leone

Paul Kamau
Executive Director, Finaltus Ventures Limited, East Africa

Ajay Kanoria
Chairman, Kanoria Group

Rob Kelso
Chief Operating Officer, SA Home Loans, South Africa

Waseem A. Khan Ph.D, CFA
Deputy CEO & Chief Investment Officer - Private Markets, Silk Invest

Wael Khattab
Founder & Managing Partner, Feather Invest, Egypt

Sean Kidney
CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

Jeffrey Kirk
Managing Partner | Group Head, Corporate & Commercial, BVI

Jerome Kisting
Managing Director/CIO, Baobab Capital, Namibia

Laurent Klein
Head of Capital Markets Group, FINCA Impact Finance, All Africa

Jack Knellinger
Co-Founder & Principal, Capria Ventures, Latin America, Africa, South Asia

Laura Knierim
Investment Manager, KfW, All Africa

Jyrki Koskelo
Member of the Investment Committee & Senior Advisor, KawiSafi Ventures, East Africa

Michael Kowalski
Managing Partner, I.D. Inspiring Development GmbH

Jonathan Kruger
Portfolio Manager & Director, Adventis, Africa excluding South Africa

Christelle Kupa
Founder, Uhusiano Capital

Kwasi Kyere
Chief Executive Officer, Star Alliance Microfinance Limited, Ghana

Yemi Lalude
Managing Partner, TPG Growth, All Africa

Maria Largey
Director & Head of Financial Institutions, Equity Investments, CDC, All Africa

Solomon Lartey
Managing Director/CEO, Activa International Insurance, Ghana

Gregoire Lecomte
Group Head of Funding & Treasury, Baobab Group, Africa

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

Christian Lim
Director, AfricInvest, All Africa

Viola A. Llewellyn
Co-Founder & President, Ovamba Solutions, Inc, All Africa

Chris Low
Group Managing Director, Letshego Holdings Limited, All Africa

Albert Maasland
Chief Executive Officer, Crown Agents Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa

Lesang Magang
Chairman, Afinitas Limited

Akin Majekodunmi
Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Moody's Investors Service, All Africa

Martin M. Makgatlhe
Chief Executive Officer, Motswedi Securities, Botswana

Brett Mallen
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Sanlam Africa Investments

Carole Maman
Chief Investment Officer, Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries - BIO, All Africa

Nico Martin
CIO, Baylis Emerging Markets, All Africa

Batanai Matsika
Senior Associate - Advisory Services, Akribos Capital Inc, Sub-Saharan Africa

Ben Mbanga
Strategic Advisor, Mangwana Capital

Cédric Mbeng Mezui
Coordinator of African Financial Markets Initiative, African Development Bank, All Africa

Susan Mboya
Principal and International Advisor, Navigators Global

Rupert McCammon
Founder and Managing Director, AFSIC

David McEvoy
Management Office, Trust Merchant Bank, Democratic Republic of Congo

Hemal Mehta
CEO, AtomInvest, Pan African

Shakir Merali
Partner, LGT Impact, All Africa

Greg Metro
Managing Director - Head of Africa, Schulze Global Investments, Ethiopia

Serge Mian
Head of Investor Relations, Oragroup SA (Orabank Group), Togo

Mark Mikwamba
Managing Director, Old Mutual Investment Group Malawi, Southern Africa

Hirander Misra
Co-Chairman, FinComEco Limited, All Africa

Vahid Monadjem
CEO, Nomanini, Sub-Saharan Africa

Kato Mukuru
MD, Head of Frontier Research, EFG Hermes, All Africa

Henk Mulder
Managing Director & CEO, ZANACO, Zambia

Mildred Nyamizyu Mwale Mutesa
Director Finance & Corporate Planning, Zambia National Building Society

Abraham Muthogo Kamau
Director, Business Origination, Miradi Capital, All Africa

Mark Napier
Director, FSD Africa

Asad Naqvi
Managing Director, Apis Partners

Sailesh Navsaria
Regional Market Head, Africa, Minerva Trust

Nothando Ndebele
Managing Director & Head of Financial Institutions Group, Absa Bank Limited, part of Barclays Africa Group

Kaunapaua Ndilula
Managing Director, Business Financial Solutions (BFS), SADC

Frank-Astère Ndiyo-Butoyi
Investment Manager, Amethis Finance

William Nkontchou
Director, ECP Private Equity, Africa

Gaimin Nonyane
Head of Economic Research, Ecobank, Sub-Saharan Africa

Rt Hon Baroness Northover
Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Angola and Zambia, Department for International Trade

Tim Nuy
CEO, MyBucks, Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenny Nwosu
CEO, Norsad Finance, Southern Africa

Fabrice Nze-Bekale
Managing Partner, ACT Afrique, All Africa

Nick O’Donohoe
Chief Executive, CDC

Babatunde Obaniyi
Director, Capital Markets, United Capital Plc, All Africa

Temi Ofong
Co-Chief Executive: Corporate and Investment Banking, Absa Bank Limited, part of Barclays Africa Group

Dare Okoudjou
Chief Executive Officer, MFS Africa

Keletsosiste Olebile
Acting Chief Executive, Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC)

Rui Oliveira
Chief Executive Officer, BFA Gestão de Activos

Lanre Oloniniyi
Co-Founder, Orbitt, Pan-African

Evans Osano
Director - Financial Markets, FSD Africa

Bamidele Olalekan Oseni
GM/Group Chief Risk Officer, I & M Bank Limited, Kenya

Nieros Oyegun
Head of Network, The Africa List, CDC Group, All Africa

Graham Parrott
Managing Director, Ethiopia Investments Limited, Ethiopia

Imran Patel
Vice President, Verdant Capital, DRC

Mitesh Patelia
Corporate Finance Partner (London), Crowe Clark Whitehill, All Africa

Michael Pearson
Non-Executive Director, Tanmeyah Microfinance Services, Egypt

Duarte Pedreira
Head of Trade Finance, Crown Agents Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa

Tony Pelz
Director, Shuraako, One Earth Future Foundation, Somalia

Hossam Rageh
Head of Financial Institutions Group, Commercial International Bank

Farrukh Raza
Managing Director, IFAAS (Islamic Finance Advisory & Assurance Services)

Mark Richards
Chairman, Exotix, All Africa

Joseph Rohm
Managing Director, Adventis, All Africa

Jorge Ruiz
CEO & Founder, above & beyond, All Africa

Hassan Samir
Managing Director, Prime Securities, Egypt

Andrew Schultz
Head of Sales, Investec, All Africa

Olga Sclovscaia
Global Head, Sector Manager, Operations, Financial Institutions & Capital Markets, World Bank Group/MIGA, All Africa

Nicholas Sennungi
Director, Knowledge, Fincon, Africa, East Africa

Nimit Shah
Partner, Helios Investment Partners, All Africa

Saad Sheikh
Head of Private Investments, TLG Capital, Sub-Saharan Africa

Graham Sheward
Managing Director, SGG Mauritius, SGG Group, All Africa

Kusanya Frederick Shindika
CEO, Serenity Capital Fund, Tanzania

Mark Simmonds
Ex FCO - UK Minister for Africa,

Ken Simwaba
Managing Director, Altus Financial Services Limited, Zambia

Ceaser Siwale
Chief Executive, Pangaea Securities, Zambia

Nicholas Smalle
Director, Apis Partners, All Africa

Lorna Smith
Executive Director, BVI Finance

Madji Sock
President, Women's Investment Club Senegal, West Africa

Alexander Sotiriou
Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP, All Africa

Lord Anthony St John
African Business Solutions, All Africa

Jonathan Stichbury
CEO, Sanlam Investments East Africa, Kenya

Paul Szkiler
CEO, Truestone Impact Investment Management, West & East Africa

Richard Tait
Head of Investments, Mangwana Capital

Andrew Takyi-Appiah
Managing Director, Zeepay

Wilfried Tamegnon
Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation, West and Central Africa

Thapelo Tsheole
Chief Executive Officer, Botswana Stock Exchange

Leutlwetse Tumelo
Executive Director, Afinitas Limited, All Africa

Chris Turner
Chairman, Chiltern Africa Limited, Sub-Saharan Africa

Dave Uduanu
Managing Director, Sigma Pensions Limited, Nigeria

Antti Urvas
Associate Director, Finnfund, Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Danladi Verheijen
Founder and Managing Director, Verod Capital

Cobus Visagie
Chief Executive Officer, Africa Merchant Capital Ltd, Sub-Saharan Africa

Edward Voelcker
Director, Castleman Consulting

Charlotte Ward
Senior Partner & Chief Operating Officer, AHL Ventures

David Webb
Managing Partner & CIO, Frontier & Emerging Markets Development Partners LLP

Karl Westvig
CEO, Retail Capital, South Africa and SADC

Stephen Whale
Group Director - Private Wealth Services (Jersey), JTC, All Africa

Gavin Wilkins
Client Relationship Director and Group Head of Intermediaries, Minerva Trust Company, All Africa

H. John Wilson
Manager, Financial Institutions Group, IFC, All Africa

Catherine Wines
Co-Founder, WorldRemit, All Africa

Allan Wood
Business Development Director - Africa, Jersey Finance

Logan Wright
Partner, Clifford Chance LLP, All Africa

Marsha Wulff
Managing Member, LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund, LLC, Nigeria

Pacôme Zahabi
Senior Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mediterrania Capital Partners

Robert Zegers
Chief Investment Officer/Venture Capital Coordinator, African Development Bank, All Africa

Xiaochen Zhang
President, FinTech4Good, All Africa

Victor Zirebwa
Head of Dealing, Imara Capital Securities, Botswana

Dan Zook
Director of Investments, ISF Advisors, Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• ADA
• EQOS Global
• FSD Africa
• UK Aid
• Jersey Finance
• Verdant Capital
• Executives in Africa
• BVI Finance
• University of Oxford
• Said Business School

MEET AFRICAN DEALMAKERS EVENT SPONSORS:
• CDC Investment Works

OTHER SPONSORS:
• ABAX
• SAVCA

COUNTRY SESSION SPONSORS:
• Sefton Fross

MEDIA SPONSORS:
• AB 2020
• AFCD
• African Business
• Asoko Insight
• Aspire Africa
• HedgeNEws Africa