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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 |
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.
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
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