African Capital Markets News

AFSIC conference – 2 weeks to go

AFSIC – Investing in Africa is in its 7th year and takes place in 2 weeks’ time.
Europe’s biggest annual conference on inward investment to Africa will be 8-10 May 2019 in London.

For registration go to the AFSIC conference website.

AFSIC is a highly focused investment event and one of the most important Africa investor events globally. Over 200 of Africa’s most important investors and business leaders are confirmed as speakers.

1000+ Expected to attend in 2019

Business leaders from around 40 African countries are expected to attend in 2019; over 250 speakers and participants in country-focused sessions; expected 1000+ delegates; 100 sessions dedicated to uncovering Africa’s most profitable investments; and dynamic networking events providing opportunities for African business leaders, investors and deal-makers 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.

Many of Africa’s most important investment funds are confirmed as speakers including:

• Jussi Ahonen, Investment Manager, Finnfund
• Magdi Amin, Investment Partner, Omidyar Network
• Diana Amoa, Portfolio Manager, JP Morgan Asset Management
• Franklin Olakunle Amoo, Managing Partner, Baylis Emerging Markets LLC
• George Asante, Head: Markets ex SA, CIB, Absa Bank
• Souleymane Ba, Partner, Helios Investment Partners LLP
• Christopher Balliet Bleziri, Principal Investment Officer, BOAD
• Craig Batsi Bandason, Portfolio Manager, Imara Asset Management
• Peter Bartlett, Partner, GML Capital LLP
• George Bodo, Head of SSA Banking Research, Ecobank Capital
• Ben Botes, Group CEO, SeedsLife Caban Impact Investment LLP
• Chantelé Carrington, COO, Africa Business Group, PwC
• Emilio Cattaneo, Executive Director, EAIF – Part of The Private Infrastructure Development Group
• Anne-Marie Chidzero, Chief Investment Officer, FSD Africa Investments
• Johann Choux, Head Of Equity Investments – Financial Institutions & Innovation, Proparco
• Paul Clark, Portfolio Manager, Ashburton Investments
• Grant Cullens, CEO Asset Management, African Alliance Asset Management
• Edwin Dande, Chief Executive Officer, Cytonn Investments
• Andreas Davidsen, Senior Investment Manager, Norfund
• Jonathan De La Pasture, Portfolio Manager, Stanlib Credit Alternatives
• Arnaud De Lavalette, Senior Project Manager, ADA Microfinance
• James Doree, Managing Director, Lion’s Head Global Partners
• Kunal Doshi, Investment Professional, Capricorn Investment Group
• Steven Duchatelle, CEO, Advans Group
• Olivier Edelman, Head of Unit, European Investment Bank
• Karim El Hnot, CEO, Sogecapital Gestion
• John Esther, NE AFRICA Coverage Executive, TDB
• Michael Fabbroni, Head Financial Institutions Debt Financing – Africa, responsAbility Investments AG
• Michael Fischer, Director – Financial Institutions Africa, DEG mbH
• Wieger Fokke, Senior Investment Officer – Financial Institutions Africa, FMO – The Dutch development bank
• Juan Jose Garcia, Principal and Regional Syndications Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa & Latin America, International Finance Corporation, IFC
• Jarred Glansbeek, Chief Investment Officer, RisCura Holdings (Pty) Ltd
• Cathy Goddard, CEO, Firebird Fund Managers
• David Grayson, Chief Executive Officer, Auerbach Grayson & Company
• Yann Groeger, Regional Manager Africa, BlueOrchard Finance
• Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director & Head of Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation
• Thomas Heinig, Senior Project Manager, KfW Development Bank
• Ed Higenbottam, Managing Director, Verdant Capital
• Steve Hollingworth, President, Grameen Foundation
• Philip Hopkins, Director of Investments, Equator Capital Partners
• Thomas Hougaard, Vice President, IFU – Investment Fund for Developing Countries
• Nick Hughes, Co Founder and Chief Product Officer, M-KOPA LLC
• Will Hunnam, Co-Founder, Orbitt
• Ulla Huotari, Investment Manager, Finnfund
• Jimoh Ibrahim, President Infastructural Development in Africa, Africa infrastructural Development Funding Dubai
• Ioto Iotov, Manager, AfricInvest
• Robert Jenkins, Senior Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Phatisa
• Afsane Jetha, CEO & Managing Partner, Alta Semper Capital
• Jarri Jung, Regional Manager Africa & Middle East, Triple Jump
• Dr Jens Koeke, Chief Investment Officer, Allianz Africa
• Laureen Kouassi-Olsson, Financial Institutions Head and West Africa Office Head, Amethis Finance
• Jonathan Kruger, Portfolio Manager, Director, Adventis
• Arun Kumar, Principal Investment Officer, African Development Bank Group
• Brenton Lalu, Specialist: Africa, Public Investment Corporation
• David Lashbrook, Head of Africa Real Estate, Momentum Africa Real Estate Fund
• Gregoire Lecomte, Group Head of Investor Relations & Funding, Baobab Group
• Peter Leger, Head of Global Frontier Markets, Coronation Fund Managers
• Alexis Losseau, Investment Officer, BIO – Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries
• Steven Loubser, Fund Manager, Investec Asset Management
• Albert Maasland, Group CEO, Crown Agents Bank
• Johan Marnewick, Head of Credit Alternatives, Stanlib
• Asha Mehta, Lead Portfolio Manager, Acadian Asset Management
• Cédric Mezui, Coordinator of African Financial Markets Initiative, African Development Bank
• The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Secretary of State, Department for International Development
• Kurt Morriesen, Senior Advisor of Impact Investments, UNDP
• Hoda Atia Moustafa, Africa Regional Head, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Rufaro Mucheka, Head of Strategy & Rest of Africa, Nedbank Limited
• Kaan Nazli, Senior Economist, Neuberger Berman
• Nothando Ndebele, Head: Financial Institutional Group, Absa Bank
• Erica Nell, Head of Credit, Sanlam Investment Management
• Lexi Novitske, Principal Investment Officer, Singularity Investments
• Temi Ofong, Head: CIB, Absa Bank
• Adesuwa Okunbo, Partner & Managing Director, Syntaxis Capital Africa
• Lanre Oloniniyi, Co-Founder, Orbitt
• Ope Onibokun, Investment Specialist, Investec Asset Management
• Yann Pambou, Head of Africa, Principal Investments and Private Equity, Swiss Re direct Investment Ltd
• Lasitha Perera, CEO, GuarantCo – Part of The Private Infrastructure Development Group
• James Polan, Vice President, Small & Medium Enterprise Finance, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
• Martijn Proos, Director, Investec Asset Management
• Brandon Quinn, Co-Founder and CEO, Saffron Wealth
• Charles Robertson, Global Chief Economist, Renaissance Capital
• Erik Sandersen, Executive Vice President – Financial Institutions, Norfund
• Robert Schofield, Head of Division, European Investment Bank
• Andrew Schultz, Head of Africa Sales, Investec
• Nimit Shah, Partner, Helios Investment Partners
• Frank Streppel, Global Head of Investments, Emerging Markets Department, Triodos Investment Management B.V.
• Jean-Philippe Syed, Principal, DPI – Development Partners International
• Wasim Tahir, Sector Strategist – Financial Institutions, CDC Group
• Roland Tatnall, Senior Investment Director, Mubadala Infrastructure Partners
• Ameya Upadhyay, Principal, Investments, Omidyar Network
• Antti Urvas, Associate Director Financial Institutions, Finnfund
• Cobus Visagie, Group CEO, Africa Merchant Capital
• Emma Wade-Smith, Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa, Department for International Trade
• David Webb, Managing Partner & CIO, Emerging Markets Development Partners
• Graham Wrigley, Chairman, CDC Group