Registration 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Registration: Regional Forums
8:30 am - 8:35 am
East Africa Day Chair
Lise Arakaza Investor Relations and Business Development Manager, Kigali International Finance Centre
Sponsored by: Rwanda Finance / Kigali International Financial Centre
8:30 am - 8:35 am
Southern Africa Day Chair
Ashveen Dussoye Associate Client Services Director, IQ-EQ
Sponsored by: EDB
8:35 am - 9:00 am
Investment Case: North Africa
Badr Belkadi Executive Director, Mohammed VI Investment Fund
8:35 am - 9:00 am
Investment Case: East Africa
Jean Marie Kananura Chief Investment Officer, Kigali International Finance Centre
Sponsored by: Rwanda Finance / Kigali International Financial Centre
8:35 am - 9:00 am
Investment Case: Southern Africa
Ken Poonoosamy Chief Executive Officer, Economic Development Board
Sponsored by: EDB
8:35 am - 9:00 am
Investment Case: West Africa
Chinedu Mofunanya Deputy Head, Externally Managed Investments, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Portfolio Company Spotlight
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Portfolio Company Spotlight
Frannie Tyner Director, Corporate Development, Onafriq
Nadia Kouassi Coulibaly Head of Research, AVCA (moderator)
Sponsored by: Rwanda Finance / Kigali International Financial Centre
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Portfolio Company Spotlight
Manley Diedloff Chief Executive Officer, Master Plastics
Peter Rowse Private Equity Executive, Metier Private Equity (moderator)
Sponsored by: EDB
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Portfolio Company Spotlight
Lola Cardoso Group Chief Executive Officer, Tangerine Africa
Nieros Oyegun Soerensen Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Verod (moderator)
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Seizing the Investment Opportunities in North Africa
Ramez El-Serafy Chief Executive Officer, Flat6Labs
Hassan Laaziri Chief Executive Officer, CDG Invest Growth
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Seizing the Investment Opportunities in East Africa
Jacop B. Rentschler Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Zoscales Partners
Frederik Benzel Managing Director, CrossBoundary
Thierry Mucyo Executive Advisor to the Chief Investment Officer, Rwanda Social Security Board
Marlene Ngoyi Mvidia Chief Executive Officer, Fund for Export Development in Africa
Muthoni Wachira Managing Partner, Katapult Africa
Njeri Wagacha Partner, CDH (moderator)
Sponsored by: Rwanda Finance / Kigali International Financial Centre
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Seizing the Investment Opportunities in Southern Africa
Rory Ord Head, Private Markets, 27Four
Bame Pule Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Lighthouse Capital
Mark Tindall Chief Executive Officer, Tana Africa
Hema Vallabh Partner, FIVE35 Ventures
Shamima Mallam-Hassam Managing Director, Trident Trust, Mauritius (moderator)
Sponsored by: EDB
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Seizing the Investment Opportunities in West Africa
Matthew Boadu Adjei Chief Executive Officer, Oasis Capital Ghana
Jean-Marc Savi de Tové Co-founder and Managing Partner, Adiwale Partners
Shirley Somuah Partner, CardinalStone Capital Advisers
Mark Kenderdine Davies Chief Legal Officer, British International Investment (moderator)
10:15 am - 10:30 am
East Africa Outlook Presentation
Paulette Mbeya Research & Advocacy Associate, AVCA
Sponsored by: Rwanda Finance / Kigali International Financial Centre
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Southern Africa Outlook Presentation
Alexia Alexandropoulou Senior Research Manager, AVCA
Sponsored by: EDB
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Network Network Network!!!
10:50 am - 11:05 am
In Conversation With...
Tope Lawani Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Helios Investment Partners
Clarisa De Franco Founder, Impact Advise (moderator)
11:10 am - 11:55 am
Panel 1: We Came, We Saw – Did we Deliver?
Genevieve Sangudi Partner, Alterra Capital Partners
Tibor Ashboth Head, Equity, Africa and Middle East, Proparco
Benjamin Dabrah Partner, African Capital Alliance
Nathaniel Nyika Chief Investment Officer, Norsad Capital
Nigel Wellings Partner and Joint Head, Corporate , Clifford Chance (moderator)
Sponsored by: Clifford Chance
11:55 am - 12:35 pm
Panel 2: 20/20 Vision: Shaping the Next 20 Years
Chris Chijutomi Managing Director and Head, Africa, British International Investment
Hany Al Sonbaty Managing Partner, Sawari Ventures
Alhassane Haidara Head, Equity Fund-of-Funds Operations, AfDB
Mohau Polo Leteka Founder and Chief Executive Officer, IDF Capital
Camilia Benani Partner, DLA Piper (moderator)
12:35 pm - 1:20 pm
Networking Lunch!
1:25 pm - 2:10 pm
Panel 3: From Blueprints to Bridges: Innovative Approaches to Infrastructure Investment
Aminu Umar-Sadiq Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
Rachel More-Oshodi Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment
Olusola Lawson Co-Managing Director, African Infrastructure Investment Managers
Laurentius Human Managing Partner, Sustainability Partners Energy Fund, Convergence Partners
Florian Muenkle Vice President, Infrastructure and Energy, Global Equity, DEG (moderator)
Sponsored by: Convergence Partners
2:10 pm - 2:15 pm
Afternoon Chair Introduction
Angela Mwenda Associate Director, IBIS ESG Consulting
2:15 pm - 2:50 pm
Stream 1(a): Emerging Opportunities: The Golden Age of Private Debt?
Mujaahid Hassan Co-Head, Hybrid Equity, Old Mutual Alternative Investments
Tosin Ojo Partner, Sahel Capital
Edmund Higenbottam Managing Director, Verdant Capital
Lisa Rumelin Founding Partner, Betula Growth
Anthony Njoroge Principal and Co-Head Africa, Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) (moderator)
Sponsored by: Norsad Capital
2:15 pm - 2:50 pm
Stream 1(b): When Health is Wealth: Unlocking Opportunities for Healthcare Financing in Africa
Romen Mathieu Managing Partner, The EuroMena Funds
Sandrine Henton Managing Director, EG Capital
Koome Imathiu Partner, Ascent Capital
Gbenga Hassan Managing Director, Argentil Capital Management
Skander K. Oueslati Chief Investment Officer and Deputy Managing Director, AfricInvest (moderator)
2:50 pm - 3:25 pm
Stream 2(a): Wiring the Future: Private Capital for Africa’s Digital Transformation
Sihle Gumede Investment Director, Sanari Capital
Olivier Granet Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer , Kasada Capital Management
Lineshree Moodley Country Head, Visa, South Africa
Folake Elias-Adebowale Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie (moderator)
2:50 pm - 3:25 pm
Stream 2(b): Blue and Green Wealth: Investing in Africa's Land and Water
Stephen K. Macharia Head, Investments, FSD Africa Investments
Josep Oriol-Bosch Managing Partner, Okavango Capital Partners
Alex Simalabwi Chief Executive Officer, Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP)
Hossam Allam Managing Partner, Climate Resilient Africa Fund
Jennifer Baarn Head, Private Sector Partnerships, AGRA (moderator)
3:25 pm - 3:55 pm
Network Network Network!!!
3:55 pm - 4:40 pm
Panel 4: Behind the Curtain: Unveiling the LP Perspective
Philipp Hein Head, Private Equity Africa and Global Climate Investments, DEG
Mojisola Fashola Managing Director and General Counsel, Kuramo Capital Management
Anne Fossemalle Director, Equity Funds, EBRD
Diana Njuguna Africa Investment Advisor, Southern Africa, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Andrea Heinzer Founder and Managing Director, Omnia Impact (moderator)
Sponsored by: DEG
4:40 pm - 4:45 pm
Closing Remarks
Rhoda Mhango Head of Strategic Initiatives & Stakeholder Engagement, AVCA
Registration 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Building Successful Fit-for-purpose Technical Assistance Programmes
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Network Network Network!!!
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
GP/LP Summit
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Welcome Reception