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Event Date |
Mon Dec 4 GMT - Wed Dec 6 GMT (over 7 years ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Mon Dec 4 12:00am - Wed Dec 6 12:00am |
Location |
The Westin Cape Town
City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa |
Region | EMEA |
Learn, network, and invest.
Where the African private equity community comes together to be inspired and discover new opportunities
550+ Attendees. 150+ Speakers. Africa's largest private equity and venture capital conference.
Jessye Lapenn
U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to South Africa
Thabo Mbeki
Former President of South Africa, Founder, Thabo Mbeki Foundation
Yewande Sadiku
CEO, NIPC
Ademola Adesina
CEO, Rensource Energy
Ashenafi Alemu
Managing Partner & Co-founder, Zoscales Partners
Alexandre Alfonsi
Founding Partner, Axonia Partners
Mbwana Alliy
Managing Partner, Savannah Fund
Funsho Allu
Partner, TIA Capital LLC
Albert Alsina
Founder & CEO, Mediterrania Capital Partners
Zeyn Angamia
Executive Director, Adinah Capital Partners
Solomon Asamoah
CEO, Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund
Hany Assaad
Co-Founder, Avanz Capital
Opeyemi Awoyemi
Founding Partner, Venture Kinetics
Stuart Bedford
Partner, Linklaters
Hatim Ben Ahmed
Partner, Mediterrania Capital Partners
Karim Ben Salah
Co-Founder & Head of Private Equity, Tell
Vivina Berla
Co-Managing Partner, Sarona Asset Management
Jonathan Berman
Managing Director, Fieldstone Africa
Brice Beumo
Managing Director, Head of West and Central Africa, Eaglestone Advisory
Carola Bose
Director Corporates & Funds Africa, DEG
Johan Bosini
Partner, Quona Capital Management
Paul Boynton
CEO, Old Mutual Alternative Investments (Pty) Ltd
Stephan Breban
Board Member, Dean Wetton Advisory
Gordon Carrihill
Managing Director, Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund
Walid Cherif
Senior Managing Director, Gulf Capital
David Cooke
Partner, Actis
Ivan Cornet
Managing Partner, Latitude Five
David Cowan
Africa Economist, Citi Research
Jean Craven
Director & Founding Partner, Barak Fund Management
Jake Cusack
Managing Partner, CrossBoundary
David Damiba
Partner, Credit, Helios Investment Partners LLP
Hubert Danso
CEO & Vice Chairman, Africa Investor
Mike Davies
Analyst, Kudos Africa
Darshan Daya
Co-Founder and Principal, Capitalworks Investment Partners
Clarisa De Franco
Head of Africa Funds, CDC Group
Ladi Delano
Managing Partner, Grace Lake Partners
Adesua Dozie
General Counsel, Gas Power Systems and Services, SSA, GE
Chijioke Dozie
Co-Founder and CEO, OneFi
Folabi Esan
Partner, Adlevo Capital
Christoph Evard
Partner, Kibo Capital Partners
Matt Fifield
Partner, Pacific Road Capital
Mark Florman
CEO, Time Partners Limited
Bryce Fort
Managing Director and Founding Partner, ECP Investments
Louise Gardiner
Co-founder and Director, KudosAfrica
Udayan Goyal
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Apis Partners
Steven Grin
Managing Partner, Lateral Capital
Magchiel Groot
Senior Investment Officer, Private Equity, FMO
Isaac Gross
Investment Manager, Capria Ventures
Johannes Gunnell
Commercial Director, Maris
Tim Harris
CEO, Wesgro
Anders Hauch
Investment Director, Partner & Co-founder, Frontier Energy
Peter Hayward-Butt
Partner, Ethos
Jarl Heijstee
Co-founder and Managing Partner, XSML
Andrea Heinzer
CIO, OBVIAM
Carlos Heneine
Senior Executive Officer/Partner, Quilvest Dubai Limited
Zhi Yong Heng
Head of Trading and Research, TLG Capital
Ed Higenbottam
Managing Director, Verdant Capital
Aubrey Hruby
Co-Founder, Africa Expert Network & Senior Fellow, Africa Center
Guy Hudson
Investment Officer, European Investment Bank
Nicholas Hughes
Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
Eric Idiahi
Co-Founder & Partner, Verod Capital Management
Afsane Jetha
Managing Partner & CEO, Alta Semper Capital LLP
Brenlen Jinkens
Managing Director, Greenhill
Robert Jividen
Managing Director and Head of Business Development, MPC Capital
Omobola Johnson
Senior Partner, Tlcom Capital LLP
Suneel Kaji
Director –Emerging Markets & Co-Investments, UTIMCO
Jito Kayumba
Partner, Kukula Capital
Anne Keppler
Vice President Corporates & Funds Africa, DEG
Alison Klein
Manager, Private Equity, FMO
Thomas Klein
Vice President, DEG
Lucas Kranck
Managing Partner, Ascent Private Equity
Daniel Kranzler
Venture Partner, Capria Ventures
Eric Kump
Co-Head and Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Sudeep Laad
Senior Manager, L.E.K Consulting
Guy Lafferty
Partner & CIO, ThirdWay Africa Partners
Nabeel Laher
Head of International Private Equity, Old Mutual Alternative Investments (Pty) Ltd
Zain Laher
Co-founder and Partner, Kleoss Capital
Yemi Lalude
Managing Partner, TPG Growth
Frans Lamprecht
CEO, Conservation Hub
Setor Lassey
Investment Manager, CDC Group
Zain Latif
CEO, TLG Capital
Olumide Lawson
Partner, Sahel Capital
Peter Maila
Investment Director, CDC Group
Eric Maillebiau
Founder, CapEos
Magellan Makhlouf
Co-Founder & Managing Director, CedarBridge Partners
Pardon Makumbe
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, CRE Venture Capital
Chishamiso Mawoyo
Investment Manager, Norfund
Sam Mehta
Director, The Atlas Family Office
Greg Metro
Managing Director, Schulze Global
Sara Mezui Engo
Alternatives Investments Manager
The Government Institutions Pensions Fund (GIPF)
Rhoda Mhango
Manager, Member Services, AVCA
Ndabezinhle Mkhize
Chief Investment Officer, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund
Chinedu Mofunanya
Portfolio Manager, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
Bafana Molomo
Lead Transaction Advisor, Botswana Development Corporation
Wayne Moore
Member of Board of Investments, LACERA
Abdu Mukhtar
Director of Industrial & Trade Development, The African Development Bank Group
Gail Mwamba
Managing Editor, Private Equity Africa
Phillip Myburgh
Partner, Ethos Mezzanine Partners
Esther Ndeti
Executive Director, EAVCA
Olaf Neubert
Managing Partner, TopCap Partners, Inc.
Gonçalo Neves-Correia
Founding Partner and CEO, ThirdWay Africa Partners
Lynn Nguyen
Acting VP/Head of Investment Funds, OPIC
Richard Ngwenya
Executive Director, Nisela Capital
Nnena Nkongho
Principal, DiGAME Investment Company
Ziyanda Ntshona
Partner, Webber Wentzel
Mark O'Hare
Founder & Chief Executive, Preqin
Stephen O'Neill
Co-Founder & Managing Director, 57 Stars
Chudi Obianwu
Infrastructure Investor, A.P. Moller Capital
Charles Ogunwuyi
Chief Operating Officer, Coronation Capital
Dapo Okubadejo
Partner & Africa Head of Private Equity & Transaction Advisory, KPMG
Jide Olanrewaju
Partner, TPG Growth
George Ombima
Head of Africa Capitalization Fund, IFC
Eghosa Omoigui
Managing General Partner, EchoVC Partners
Eric Osiakwan
Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital
Ziad Oueslati
Founding Partner, AfricInvest
Justin Partington
Group Fund Solutions Leader, SGG Group
Lisa Pinsley
Director, Actis
Samantha Pokroy
Founder & CEO, Sanari Capital
Martin Poulsen
Director, Acacia Sustainable Business Advisors
Christopher Powers
Field Investment Officer, USAID
Romain Py
Investment Director, Head of Transactions, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
Jacop Rentschler
Managing Partner & Co-founder, Zoscales Partners
Carlos Reyes
Principal of IFC African, Latin American & Caribbean Fund, IFC
Luc Rigouzzo
Managing Partner, Amethis Finance
Dietrich Rogge
CEO & Founder, ROCKSTONE Real Estate
Ibrahim Sagna
Director for Advisory and Capital Markets, Afreximbank
Aymeric Saha
Managing Director, NASP-USAID Investment Partnership
Marcos Sampablo
Deputy Head of Francophone Advisory, CrossBoundary
Nana Sao
Partner, Head of Africa, Africa Capitalworks
Idan Segal
Founding Partner & CIO, Convergence Partners
V. Shankar
Chief Executive Officer & Partner, Gateway Partners
Oscar Silva
Chairman, Davos International Advisory
Denis Sireyjol
Regional Head, Southern Africa & Indian Ocean, PROPARCO
Matteo Stefanel
Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Apis Partners
Mitchell Strauss
Special Advisor for Socially Responsible Investment Finance, OPIC
Jurie Swart
CEO, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
Michiel Timmerman
Founder and Managing Partner, Mbuyu Capital Partners
Wim van der Beek
Founding Partner, Goodwell Investments
Saskia Van der Mast
Investment Manager, DOB Equity
Graham Viljoen
Director, Webber Wentzel
Thomas Viot
Chief Investment Officer, The African Development Bank Group
Carole Wainaina
Chief Operating Officer, Africa50 Infrastructure Fund
Alan Witherden
Country Head - Southern Africa, ABAX
Joanne Yoo
Senior Executive, Development Partners International
Talha Zafar
Investment Officer, Private Equity, FMO
Quinton Zunga
Chief Executive Officer, RH Bophelo
2017 Sponsors:
PRINCIPAL:
• Linklaters
• Webber Wentzel
CO-SPONSORS:
• Actis
• AIIM
• AfricInvest
• Amethis
• Apis Partners
• Clifford Chance LLP
• Ethos Private Equity
• Old Mutual Alternative Investments
• Mediterranean Capital Markets
ASSOCIATE:
• Gulf Capital
• Verdant Capital
• Abax
• Africa50
• Barak
• Coronation Capital
• L.E.K Consulting
• People Shopping
• SGG Group
BAG:
• Verod Capital Management
WIFI
• Fasken