Summits Day
Summits Day
- Paul Frankish - Investment Director: Head of Strategic Initiatives, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
How can LPs and GPs promote industrialisation on the continent? Why are there not enough players in the African infrastructure universe? Could India’s development model apply to Africa? In what ways can international investors empower African regions rather than extract from them?
- Lebo Thubisi - Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Alexander Forbes Investments
- Victoria Mehran - General Partner at Victorious VC and Venture Partner, Expert Dojo Fund
- Betty Salanic - CEO & Founder at Accelerate Investors and Host, CIO Conversations Podcast
What can be done to mobilise more debt funding into the DFI balance sheet? How to navigate the FX risks that come with debt financing in African infrastructure? What geopolitical factors are contributing to the financing gaps? How are PPPs powering growth on the continent?
- Diana Njuguna - Africa Investment Advisor, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Hussein Sefian - Founding Partner, Acre Impact Capital
- Fola Fagbule - Deputy Director & Head, Financial Advisory, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
In what ways is African infrastructure threatened by the impact of climate change, and how can private investors get a headstart in the battle? How can battery storage contribute to Africa’s green transition efforts? Green hydrogen: the Holy Grail?
- Maxime Bayen - Operating Partner, Catalyst Fund
- Marlene Hormes - Chief Investment Officer/Head of Africa, Annycent Capital
- Rivhatshinyi Mandavha - Investment Manager, Norfund
- Teni Ntoi - Coverage Manager - Southern Africa, British International Investment (BII)
Groundbreaking projects: a series of firms tell the story of how they cracked the infrastructure space in Africa. What have the returns been like? What have the toughest bits been? And what promising changes are on the horizon?
12 mins presentations followed by Q&A
- Zain Laher - Director, Kleoss Capital
- Jobalo Oshikanlu - Executive Director, Legal & Investments, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment
- Frederico Van Wyk - CIO, Eos Capital
What investment opportunity shines through Africa’s mines? Navigating the regulatory space – an honest analysis of the institutionalisation challenges in the mining industry and how to address them. Which of the continent’s natural resources can be harnessed for economic transformation and which geos will benefit most? In what ways have commodity price increases benefited Africa and what infrastructure development can drive growth even further?
How are infrastructure investors and partners working to tackle water insecurity in Africa in innovative ways? From waste to energy: what needs to be done to enhance waste conversion projects on the continent? Exploring recent WtE and waste management developments in Africa. How is investment in safety and wellbeing incorporated into risk management frameworks most effectively?
- Mark van Wyk - Co-Managing Partner & Founder, Infra Impact Investment Managers
- Kasief Isaacs - Head: Private Markets, Mergence Investment Managers
- Anthony William Catt - Founder & Director, Ventures 54
How can investors capitalise on the digital opportunity in Africa and support regional populations in participating globally? Telecom towers, data centres, fibre and mobile penetration: which sector has the upper hand in today’s digital world? How to build resilience in an age of increasing cyber threats. Could adoption and 5G: what’s next for the future of digital infrastructure in Africa?
- Chris Derksen - Partner, Venturen
- Seja Kekana - Principal: Infrastructure, Water and Telecoms, Nedbank
- Lisa Rümelin - Founding Partner, Betula Partners
- Eghosa Omoigui - Founder & Managing General Partner, EchoVC Partners
- Paul Frankish - Investment Director: Head of Strategic Initiatives, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)