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08:15 - 08:4025 mins
Registration and welcome coffee
08:40 - 08:5010 mins
Day 1
Chair’s opening remarks
- Ziyanda Ntshona - Partner, Webber Wentzel
08:50 - 09:1020 mins
Day 1
Opening keynote address: “The AFCFTA: opportunities for private equity”
- H.E. Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Former Ghanaian Minister for Trade and Industry, Former Minister of Mines and Energy & Minister for Communications of Ghana
09:10 - 09:4030 mins
Day 1
Reality check
- Sherif Elkholy - Partner, Actis
- Alison Klein - Manager, Private Equity, FMO
- Thomas Balashev - CEO, Montague Property
- Matthew Hunt - Principal, South Suez Capital
09:40 - 10:2040 mins
Day 1
Performance and value creation
- Opuiyo Oforiokuma - Head of Strategy and Investor Relations, Africa50
- Skander Oueslati - Senior Partner and CIO for Sub-Sahara Africa, AfricInvest
- Dabney Tonelli - Investor Relations Partner, Helios Investment Partners LLP
- Idris Mohammed - Managing Director & Partner, The Carlyle Group
- Chumani Kula - Co-Head of Private Equity, Old Mutual Alternative Investments
10:20 - 10:5030 mins
Networking break
10:50 - 11:2030 mins
Day 1
Let’s hear from investors
- Alexandre Alfonsi - Founding Partner, Axonia Partners
- Michiel Timmerman - Founder and Managing Partner, Mbuyu Capital Partners
- Alison Klein - Manager, Private Equity, FMO
- David Moore - Head of Alternative Investments, Alexander Forbes
11:20 - 11:3515 mins
Day 1
Digital disruption in the Nigerian insurance sector
- Ebun Jackson - Chief Operating Officer, Tangerine Life Insurance
11:35 - 12:0530 mins
Day 1
Capital mobilisation
- Ziad Sarkis - Director of Financial Research, Alternative Investments Initiative, The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania
- Sebastian Schroff - Global Head of Private Debt, Allianz Investment Management SE
- Hoda Atia Moustafa - Africa Regional Head, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Jacop Rentschler - Managing Partner, Zoscales Partners
12:05 - 12:2015 mins
Day 1
Establishing Cyprus as a global investment destination
- George Campanellas - Director General, Invest Cyprus
12:20 - 12:3515 mins
Day 1
Keynote address: Transparency and anti-corruption in financial institutions – an ongoing struggle
- Karam Singh - Head of Legal & Investigations, Corruption Watch
12:35 - 13:0530 mins
Day 1
Corporate governance and transparency: establishing the best practices
- Hubert Danso - CEO & Chairman, Africa Investor
- Hany Assaad - Co-Founder and Chief Portfolio & Risk Officer, Avanz Capital
- Tamsin Jones - Executive Director & Co-Founder, TheBoardroom Africa
- Samantha Pokroy - Founder & CEO, Sanari Capital
13:05 - 14:0055 mins
Networking lunch break
14:00 - 14:055 mins
Track A: Investment Strategies
Track Chair opening remarks
- Ross Manton - Consultant, Webber Wentzel
14:05 - 14:3530 mins
Track A: Investment Strategies
Private Credit & Mezzanine
- Prieur du Plessis - CIO, Barak Fund Management
- Jarl Heijstee - Co-founder and Managing Partner, XSML
- Rudigor Kleyn - MD: Institutional, Ashburton Investments
- Alex von Sponeck - Managing Partner, Co-Head EM Private Debt Impact, Golding Capital Partners
14:05 - 14:3530 mins
Track B: Engaged conversations
Masterclass: W&I Insurance on Private Equity
- Kenneth Barry - Partner, White & Chase LLP
14:35 - 15:0530 mins
Track B: Engaged conversations
Masterclass on Portfolio Management
- Hany Assaad - Co-Founder and Chief Portfolio & Risk Officer, Avanz Capital
14:35 - 15:0530 mins
Track A: Investment Strategies
Co-investing
- Joanne Yoo - Managing Director, DPI
- Elyes Bahri - Partner, idi Emerging Markets Partners
- Carola Bose - Director, Head of Funds, Equity and Mezzanine - Africa, DEG
- Kunaal Mehta - Director, Clearwater Capital
15:05 - 15:3025 mins
Networking break
15:30 - 16:0030 mins
Track A: Investment Strategies
PCVs – are they worth it?
- Eric Maillebiau - Founder, CapEos
- Raj Kulasingam - Senior Counsel, Dentons
- Tiago Laranjeiro - Managing Director, Angola Capital Partners
- Yann Rogombe - Investment Professional, Africa Capitalworks
15:30 - 16:0030 mins
Track B: Engaged conversations
Masterclass on Risk Management
- Heleen Goussard - Head of Alternative Investment Services, RisCura
16:00 - 16:3030 mins
Track A: Investment Strategies
Secondaries
- J.P. Harrop - Group Head of Sales, IQ-EQ
- Thomas Klein - Vice President, DEG
- Setor Lassey - Director, Africa Funds, CDC Group
- Christian Roelofse - Investment Officer, FMO
16:00 - 16:3030 mins
Track B: Off the record
LP only closed-door session
- Monique Mathys-Graaff - Head: Investments Projects Development, Public Investment Corporation (PIC)
- Abderahmane Fodil - Partner, idi Emerging Markets
16:30 - 17:0030 mins
Track A: Investment Strategies
Impact investing
- Nicole Martens - Head: Africa and Middle East, PRI
- Mabinty Koroma-Moore - Founder and Chief Impact Strategist, LIVE Africa
- Alejandro Tawil - Partner & Chairman, ThirdWay Africa Partners
- Yemi Lalude - Managing Partner, Africa, TPG Growth
16:30 - 17:0030 mins
Track B: Off the record
Off the record: closed-door session
- Stephan Breban - Consultant, Haven Green
- Erik Wandrag - Director, Sanlam InfraWorks B.V
17:00 - 17:055 mins
End of Main Conference Day One
17:05 - 18:3085 mins
Networking drinks reception and SuperReturn Africa Inaugural GP Awards
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