Venue
The Westin Cape Town
The Westin Cape Town, Convention Square, Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa

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Event Date Mon Nov 5 GMT - Wed Nov 7 GMT (over 6 years ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Mon Nov 5 12:00am - Wed Nov 7 12:00am
Location The Westin Cape Town
Convention Square, Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
Region EMEA
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EDITOR'S PICK OF THE KEY CONVERSATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE IN CAPE TOWN

• Focus on Africa: where are all the investments at?
What are the trends in the Africa's private equity market? Watch the experts highlight the key areas of investment in Africa.

• Real assets in Africa: the next big player?
Real Assets looks to be the next big player on the African private equity market. What should investors be looking at and looking out for? Our speakers share their insights.

• Africa: finding a successful development model
As Africa keeps on growing, it needs to build a development module that works for its people and circumstances. What lessons can Africa learn from looking east at Asia? V Shankar, Chief Executive Officer & Partner at Gateway Partners, shares his thoughts with us.

THE LEADING AFRICAN PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL CONFERENCE
The giant of African private equity events
• 550+ attendees.
• 100+ leading LPs.
• 200+ influential global and local GPs.
• An unrivalled mix of knowledge and networking.

Why do so many LPs attend?
100+ LPs attended the 2017 conference. It’s no surprise, when the event offered so much for them.
• more investor-focused sessions and market intelligence
• more networking opportunities, some of which are just for LPs!

Learn from the industry leaders
• An impressive line-up of 140+ influential speakers shared their valuable expertise leaving attendees motivated and inspired.
• Confirmed speakers included The Carlyle Group, Helios Investment Partners, TPG Growth, Actis, OPIC an many more.

Specialist focus. Specialist knowledge.
Summit day was held on Monday, 4th December, offering a lowdown on the critical issues specific to:
• Frontier Markets
• Real Assets
• Fundraising

Network your way to success
Event attendees received a unique chance to create new connections and catch-up with peers through a series of onsite and offsite networking drinks receptions, extended coffee breaks, one-to-one meetings and interactive networking sessions. As always, MySuperReturn networking portal provided guests with the tools to do it before, during and after the event.

Speakers

2018 Speakers

Andrew Herscowitz
Coordinator, Power Africa

J. Steven Dowd
Executive Director Representing the United States of America, African Development Bank

Paul Boynton
CEO, Old Mutual Alternative Investments (Pty) Ltd

Clarisa de Franco
Managing Director, Head of Intermediated Equity, Africa, CDC Group

Siby Diabira
Regional Head, Southern Africa & Indian Ocean PROPARCO

Neil Harper
Chief Investment Officer, Morgan Stanley AIP

Eric Kump
Managing Director and Partner, Head of the Carlyle Sub Sahara Africa Fund, The Carlyle Group

Yemi Lalude
Managing Partner, TPG Africa

Gavin Serkin
Managing Editor, Frontier Funds Media & Intelligence

Jurie Swart
CEO, AIIM

Patrick Adefuye
Head of Real Assets Products, Preqin

Dalia Aga-Shaw
Investment Manager – Intermediated Equity, Africa, CDC Group

Ijeoma Agboti
CEO, FBNQuest Funds

Richard Akwei
Head of Fund Management, Musa Group

Tom Alabaster
Investment Funds Partner, Linklaters

Alexandre Alfonsi
Founding Partner, Axonia Partners

Albert Alsina
Founder and CEO, Mediterrania Capital Partners

Zeyn Angamia
Director and co-founder, Adinah Capital Partners

Greg Ansermino
Director, FIRST Fund

Solomon Asamoah
Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF)

Hany Assaad
Co-founder and Chief Portfolio & Risk Officer, Avanz Capital

Yele Bademosi
Managing Partner, Microtraction

Paulo Bello
Founder, Forest Effect Fund

Karim Ben Salah
Co-founder and Head of Private Equity, Tell Group

Jonathan Berman
Managing Director, Fieldstone Africa

Derrick Betts
Director, EY-Parthenon

Peter Bieliczky
Co-founder, idi Emerging Markets

Johan Bosini
Partner, Quona Capital Management

Stephan Breban
Board Member, Dean Wetton Advisory

James Brice
CEO, EBS Advisory

Marcel Bruhwiler
Principal Investment Officer, Hub Lead Infrastructure Southern & Eastern Africa, IFC

Charles Buchanan
Managing Director, South Africa Fund Services, SGG Group

Isabelle Bébéar
Head of International Affairs and Management Programs, Bpifrance

Catherine Cax
Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, IFU

Walid Cherif
Senior Managing Director, Private Debt, Gulf Capital

Tommy Chia
Chief Investment Officer, Carita Investments

Gozie Chigbue
Investment Manager - Intermediated Equity, Africa, CDC Group

Christopher Clarke
Managing Partner, Inspired Evolution

David Cooke
Partner, Actis

Ivan Cornet
Managing Director, Head of North & West Africa, Grit Real Estate Income Group

Hubert Danso
CEO and Vice Chairman, Africa Investor Group

Mike Davies
Principal, KudosAfrica

Kurt Davis
Investment Banker, Houlihan Lokey

Darshan Daya
Partner, Capitalworks Equity Partners

Dawid de Villiers
Partner, Webber Wentzel

Laurent Demey
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Amethis Finance

Vincent Destieu
Head of Investors Relations, Phatisa

Judy Dlamini
Chairman, Lintel Capital

Frank Dunlevy
Counselor to the President and CEO, and Vice President, Investment Funds Department, OPIC

Folabi Esan
Partner, Adlevo Capital

Christoph Evard
Partner, Kibo Capital Partners

Danish Faruqui
Partner, L.E.K Consulting

Matt Fifield
Partner, Pacific Road Capital

Paul Frankish
Investment Director, AIIM

Maaike Friedeman
Chief Commercial Officer, Rensource Energy

Louise Gardiner
Director, KudosAfrica

Michael Gera
Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Energy Access Ventures

Cathy Goddard
CEO, Firebird Fund Managers

Steven Grin
Managing Partner, Lateral Capital

Magchiel Groot
Senior Investment Officer, Private Equity, FMO

Christof Gross
Vice President, DEG

Johannes Gunnell
Commercial Director, Maris Advisors

Anders Hauch
Investment Director, Partner & Co-founder, Frontier Energy

Jarl Heijstee
Co-founder and Managing Partner, XSML

Andrea Heinzer
CIO, Obviam

Zhi Yong Heng
Head of Special Situations Group, TLG Capital

Edmund Higenbottam
Managing Director, Verdant Capital

Guy Hudson
Investment Officer, EIB

Afsane Jetha
Managing Partner & CEO, Alta Semper

Brenlen Jinkens
Managing Director, Greenhill

Tamsin Jones
Executive Director & Co-Founder, TheBoardroom Africa

Venessa Kangueehi
Benefits Processing Manager, GIPF

Christine Kapkusum Ndiwa
Investment Officer, IFC

Paul Kavuma
CEO, Catalyst Principal Partners

Jito Kayumba
Partner, Kukula Capital

Yaw Keteku
Fund Advisor, Barak Fund Management

Thomas Klein
Head of Africa Equity & Mezzanine, DEG

Lucas Kranck
Founding Partner, Ascent

Dan Kranzler
Senior Partner, Capria Ventures

Guy Lafferty
Partner & CIO, ThirdWay Africa Partners

Zain Laher
Founding Partner, Kleoss Capital

Frans Lamprecht
Founder, Conservation Hub Group

Tiago Laranjeiro
Managing Director, Angola Capital Partners

Zain Latif
Founder and Principal, TLG Capital

Eric Maillebiau
Founder, CapEos

Dennis Matangira
Senior Managing Partner, Zebu Investment Partners

George McPherson
Managing Director and Investment Committee Member, Criterion Africa Partners

Aziz Mebarek
Founding Partner, AfricInvest

Sam Mehta
Director, The Atlas Family Office

Ronald Mincy
CEO & Managing Partner, Lionworks Capital

Abishek Mittal
Partner, Aavishkaar Africa Fund, Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Danai Musandu
Investment Associate, Goodwell Investments

Godfrey Mwindaare
Partner - Africa Fund, Aavishkaar Venture Management Services

Gonçalo Neves-Correia
Partner and CEO, ThirdWay Africa Partners

Lynn Nguyen
Managing Director/Head of Funds Portfolio Management, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

Richard Ngwenya
Executive Director, Nisela Capital

Mark O'Hare
Founder & CEO, Preqin

Stephen O'Neill
Co-Founder & Managing Director, 57 Stars

Audrey Obara
Senior Investment Manager, Swedfund

Chudi Obianwu
Infrastructure Investor, A.P. Moller Capital

Jide Ogundare
CEO, MBO Capital

Eghosa Omoigui
Managing General Partner, EchoVC Partners

John Opubor
Managing Partner, Coronation Capital

Eric Osiakwan
Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital

Yemi Osindero
Managing Partner, Uhuru Investment Partners

Samantha Pokroy
Founder & CEO, Sanari Capital

Martin Poulsen
Director, Acacia Sustainable Business Advisors

Paul Quirk
Partner, Lionhead Capital

Vikram Raju
Portfolio Manager, Head of Emerging Markets, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners

José Reino da Costa
CEO, Millennium BIM

Carlos Reyes
Co-Head Africa Funds, IFC Asset Management Company

Richard Rose
CE: Multi-Mandates, Edge Growth Captial

Ibrahim Sagna
Director, Global Head of Advisory and Capital Markets, Afreximbank

Aymeric Saha
Managing Director, MiDA

Cheick Sanankoua
Managing Partner, HC Capital Properties

Ziad Sarkis
Director of Financial Research, Alternative Investments Initiative, The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Schoneveld
Principal, Hamilton Lane

Nimit Shah
Partner, Helios Investment Partners

Oscar Silva
Chairman, Davos International Advisory

Angela Simpson
Partner, Webber Wentzel

Michiel Timmerman
Managing Partner, Mbuyu Capital Partners

Eyob Tolina
Director, SGI Frontier Capital

Paulo Trindade Costa
Partner, Vieira de Almeida

Emem Rita Usanga
Founder, Bnkability

Deepa Vallabh
Director, Corporate and Commercial & Head, Cross-Border M&A: Africa & Asia, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Wim van der Beek
Managing Partner, Goodwell Investments

Walter van Helvoirt
Environmental & Social Officer, Private Equity, FMO

Herc van Wyk
CEO, Pembani Remgro

Eva Warigia
Executive Director, EAVCA

Nigel Wellings
Partner, Joint Head of Corporate, London, Clifford Chance LLP

Sponsors & Partners

2018 Sponsors and Exhibitor

PRINCIPAL LEGAL SPONSORS:
• Linklaters
• Webber Wentzel

CO-SPONSORS:
• Actis
• African Infrastructure Investment Managers
• AfricInvest
• Clifford Chance LLP
• IFC Asset Management Company
• Mediterrania Capital Partners
• Old Mutual Alternative Investments

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Barak Fund Management
• Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
• Coronation Capital
• EY-Parthenon
• Gulf Capital
• LEK Consulting
• Norsad Finance Limited
• SGG Group
• VdA
• Verdant Capital

WIFI SPONSOR:
• MBO Capital Management Limited

EXHIBITORS:
• Afriwise
• Economic Development Board
• eFront
• Jersey Finance
• S&P Global Market Intelligence

ENDORSED BY:
• AVCA
• EAVCA
• EMPEA
• EPEA
• Invest Africa
• Preqin
• SAVCA

EVENT PARTNER:
• Africa Oil Week

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Africa Capital Digest
• African Financial & Economic Data (AFED)
• Africa Global Funds
• Africa Private Equity News
• Frontera
• Global Africa Network
• PensionsAfrica
• Private Equity Africa
• Ventures Africa