AFSIC Investing in Africa 2018 | AFSIC | 2 May 2018 | The Park Plaza Riverbank, 18 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TJ, UK

AFSIC is one of the most important African investment events held globally. It has a very strong investment focus and is attended by many of the most important global investors investing into Africa and by investors interested in learning more about African investment opportunities.

Now in its 6th year AFSIC 2018 will be be held in London on 2nd to 4th May 2018. AFSIC focuses on attracting investment into Africa’s financial services sector, and will be attended by financial services companies from across Africa including Banks, Insurance Companies, Microfinance Companies and Leasing Companies, as well as a wide array of Fintech companies and other Financial Services companies developed around a “new economy” model.

2018 Speakers

Michael Abayomi
Founder/CEO Verite Microfinance Bank Nigeria, West Africa

Sherif Abd Elaal
Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking Pharos Investment Banking, 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

Micheal Akampa
CEO & Co-founder, Traction Capital, East Africa

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

Collins Amponsah-Mensah
Council Chair, Ghana Microfinance Institutions Network, Ghana

Kwabena Appanteng
Vice President, Verdant Capital, Ghana

Paul Asamoah
Chief Executive Officer, SKYTRUST, Ghana

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

Alaoui Asma
CEO, Africa Key Partners, Morocco

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

Martin Baart
CEO, ecoligo GmbH, East & West Africa

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

Winnie Badiah
CEO & Co-Founder, GrassRoots Bima, Kenya

Andrew Bainbridge
Group Chief Executive Officer, SBM Holdings

Sega Balde
Secretary General of the West African Bankers' Association, West African Bankers' Association, West Africa

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

Peter Bartlett
MD, Head of Sales Frontiers & Africa, Renaissance Capital, All Africa

John Beckham
Chief Investment Officer, MicroVest Capital Management, SSA

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

Zin Bekkali
CEO, Silk Invest, Africa

Khaled Ben Jilani
Senior Partner, AfricInvest, Tunisia

Tawiah Ben-Ahmed
Country Head/CEO, Metropolitan Group Ghana

Douglas (Pug) Bennet
COO, GuarantCo, 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

George Bodo
Head of Banking Research, Ecobank Capital, Sub-Saharan Africa

Heri Bomani
Founder & Managing Director, Pangani Group, Tanzania, East Africa

Rafik Boussa
CEO, Grant Thornton, Algeria

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

Dr Estelle Brack
Head of International & Economics, BU Consumer Solutions, Natixis Payments, BPCE Group

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, Africa

Isaac Junior Damptey
Managing Director, Axe Capital Advisors Limited

Ravin Dajee
Managing Director, Barclays Bank Mauritius Limited

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

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

Greg Davis
Group Chief Financial Officer, Ecobank, All Africa

Deepak Dave
Adventis Limited, East Africa

Dawit Haileyesus Denegetu
Team leader Branding and Promotion, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Ethiopia & Kenya

Carlo Dickson
Managing Director, Ke Nako Capital, South Africa

Alberto Didoni
Managing Director, Varcando Limited, Africa

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

Eugene du Plessis
Group Treasurer, Izwe Loans, Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Karim El Hnot
CEO, Sogecapital Gestion, Morocco

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

Mohamed Elakhdar
Managing Director - Investment Banking, Beltone Financial, Egypt

John Felicite
UK Country Head, ABAX, Africa

Laura Foschi
Deputy director, ADA, Africa

Leo Manezhu Gaviao
Founder & Managing Director, CrowdFund Africa, Southern Africa

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

Jarred Glansbeek
Chief Investment Officer, RisCura, Africa

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

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

Stephen Haggard
Executive Chair, Eneza Education, All Africa

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

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

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett
Founder & CEO, 4G Capital, Kenya

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, Africa

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

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

Marc Immerman
Principal, Metier Sustainable Capital, Africa

Charles Isingoma
General Manager, Hofokam Ltd, Uganda

Steve Iwenjora
Senior Vice President, African Capital Alliance, West Africa

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

Robert Jenkins
Investment Director, Gatsby Africa, East Africa

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

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

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

Paul Kamau
Executive Director, Finaltus Ventures Limited, East Africa

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

Wael Khattab
Founder & Managing Partner, Feather Invest, Egypt

Jerome Kisting
Managing Director/CIO, Baobab Capital, Namibia

Michaël Knaute
Regional Manager Africa & MENA, Triodos Investment Management, Africa & MENA

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

Laura Knierim
Investment Manager, KfW, Africa

Jyrki Koskelo
Senior Advisor, Board Member, KawiSafi Ventures, East Africa

Laureen Kouassi-Olsson
Financial Institutions Head and West Africa Office Head, Amethis Finance

Christelle Kupa
Business Development, Lendable, East Africa

Adenike Kuti
Associate Director, LeapFrog Investments, Pan-African

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

Yemi Lalude
Managing Partner, TPG Growth, 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, Africa

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

Chris Low
Group Managing Director, Letshego Holdings Limited, Africa

John Lwande
Program Director, ABF (Africa Board Fellowship) Program, Accion, Africa

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

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

Brett Mallen
Acting Head of Africa, Sanlam Africa Investments

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

Nico Martin
CIO, Baylis Emerging Markets, Africa

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

Susan Mboya
Principal and International Advisor, Navigators Global

Rupert McCammon
Founder and Managing Director, AFSIC

David McEvoy
Trust Merchant Bank, Democratic Republic of Congo

Asha Mehta
Portfolio Manager, Acadian Asset Management, 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, Africa

Henk Mulder
Managing Director & CEO, ZANACO, Zambia

Phillip Myburgh
Partner (CEO), Ethos Mezzanine Partners, Eastern & Southern Africa

Sailesh Navsaria
Regional Market Head, Africa, Minerva Trust

Nothando Ndebele
Managing Director & Head of Financial Institutions Group, Barclays Africa Group

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

Hamou Ninouche
Head of Department - Marine & Inland Cargo Insurance, C.A.A.T, Algeria

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
Deputy CEO, MyBucks, Sub-Saharan Africa

Promise Okeruo Nwankwo
President/CEO, Financial Inclusion Platform Limited, West Africa

Kenny Nwosu
CEO, Norsad Finance, Southern Africa

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

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

Temi Ofong
Co-Chief Executive: Corporate and Investment Banking, Barclays Africa Group, All Africa

Ayodele Olatiregun
Chief Financial Officer, Radix Pension Managers Limited, West Africa

Lanre Oloniniyi
Co-Founder, Orbitt, Pan-African

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

Graham Parrott
Managing Director, Ethiopia Investments Limited, Ethiopia

Imran Patel
Vice President, Verdant Capital, DRC

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

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

Hossam Rageh
Head of Financial Institutions Group, Commercial International Bank

Vidur Ramdin
Director of Communications and Marketing, African Solidarity Fund, Niger

Mark Richards
Chairman, Exotix, Africa

Joseph Rohm
Managing Director, Adventis, Africa

Hassan Samir
Managing Director, Prime Securities, Egypt

Andrew Schultz
Head of Sales, Investec, Africa

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

Nicholas Sennungi
Director, Knowledge, Fincon, Africa, East 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

Cacious Siboleka
Private Equity Specialist, Government Institutions Pension Fund, Namibia, Africa

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, Africa

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

Lord Anthony St John
African Business Solutions, Africa

Jonathan Stichbury
CEO, Sanlam Investments East Africa, Kenya

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

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

Thapelo Tsheole
Chief Executive Officer, Botswana Stock Exchange, Botswana

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

Antti Urvas
Associate Director, Finnfund, Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Tracey Webb
Vice President, Structured Finance & Insurance, Overseas Private Investment Corporation

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

Karl Westvig
CEO, Retail Capital, South Africa and SADC

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

Allan Wood
Business Development Director - Africa, Jersey Finance

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

Xiaochen Zhang
President, FinTech4Good, Africa

Victor Zirebwa
Head of Dealing, Imara Capital Securities, Botswana

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

Thomas de Dreux-Brézé
Head of Strategy, Rawbank

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

Ufuoma Eghwerehe
Country Manager - Nigeria, Oikocredit International

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

Tom Fairburn
Co-Founder, The Baobab Network

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

Seilaneng Godisang
Partner, Kelobang Godisang Attorneys, Botswana

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

MacDonald Gomo
Analyst, Verdant Capital

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

Peter Heijen
Founder, Lendahand

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

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

Muhammad Jibrin
Chief Executive Officer, SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited

Carlos Kalambay Kabangu
Managing Director, FPM SA, DRC

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

Sean Kidney
CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

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

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

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

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

Ben Mbanga
Strategic Advisor, Mangwana Capital

Hemal Mehta
CEO, AtomInvest, Pan African

Shakir Merali
Partner, LGT Impact, All Africa

Vitumbiko Mumba
Managing Director, FinanceRite Ltd

Asad Naqvi
Managing Director, Apis Partners

Frank-Astère Ndiyo-Butoyi
Investment Manager, Amethis Finance

Nick O’Donohoe
Chief Executive, CDC

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

Michael Oluwagbemi
Executive Partner, LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited

Evans Osano
Director - Financial Markets, FSD Africa

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

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

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

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

Nimit Shah
Partner, Helios Investment Partners, All Africa

Lorna Smith
Executive Director, BVI Finance

Alexander Sotiriou
Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP, All Africa

Rob Stangroom
Investor Relations, AfricanFinancials, Zimbabwe, Stanley Stanley

Richard Tait
Head of Investments, Mangwana Capital

Andrew Takyi-Appiah
Managing Director, Zeepay

Leutlwetse Tumelo
Executive Director, Afinitas Limited, All Africa

Dave Uduanu
Managing Director, Sigma Pensions Limited, Nigeria

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

Charlotte Ward
Senior Partner & Chief Operating Officer, AHL Ventures

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

Catherine Wines
Co-Founder, WorldRemit, All Africa

Logan Wright
Partner, Clifford Chance LLP, All Africa

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

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

2018 Sponsors and Media

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• ABSA

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• IFC
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• VERDANT CAPITAL
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• ada
• ABAX
• BVI Finance
• SMB
• EQOS GLOBAL
• GO BOTSWANA
• TCX
• AFRICAN GUARANTEED FUNDS

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• CDC Investment works

BRONZE SPONSORS
• AFRICINVEST
• INSTINCTIF

LEAD MEDIA SPONSOR
• Banker AFRICA

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• AfCD / Africa Capital Digest
• AFRICAN BANKER
• African BUSINESS
• Aspire africa
• Dev Finance
• JEUNE AFRIQUE MEDIA GROUP
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