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
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