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SuperReturn Africa
December 2023
Cape Town
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Main Conference Day One

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07:45 - 08:4560 mins
Main Conference Day One
Registration and welcome coffee
    07:45 - 08:4560 mins
    GP-only
    GP Masterclass Breakfast: What makes a fund manager attractive?
    • Simone Baur - Director, Impact Investments, Allianz Global Investors
    • Martin Ewald - Managing Director, Lead Portfolio Manager, Impact Investments, Allianz Global Investors
    • Peter Ellersiek - Portfolio Manager, Impact Investments, Allianz Global Investors
    08:45 - 08:505 mins
    Main Conference Day One
    Chair's welcome address
    • Ronald Mincy - Head of Africa, CFP, BlackRock
    08:50 - 09:1525 mins
    Main Conference Day One
    Breaking news Africa: a macro-economic snapshot
    • Ian Goldin - Professor, Oxford University
    09:15 - 09:5540 mins
    Main Conference Day One
    The state of play in African markets today
    • Nicholas Hughes - Partner, Clifford Chance
    • Joanne Yoo - Partner, Development Partners International (DPI)
    • Lisa Pinsley - Partner, Head of Middle East & Africa, Energy Infrastructure, Actis
    • Vuyo Ntoi - Co-Managing Director, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
    • Albert Alsina - Founder & CEO, Mediterrania Capital Partners
    • Aziz Mebarek - Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, AfricInvest
    09:55 - 10:2530 mins
    Main Conference Day One
    Laying to rest the ghosts of the past: portfolio company management and creating value
    • Tiffany Gervaise-Brazier - Investment Director, Investec
    • Renschke Volschenk - Managing Director, Alterra Capital Partners
    • Luc Rigouzzo - Managing Partner, Amethis
    • Chumani Kula - Co-Head, Old Mutual Private Equity
    10:25 - 10:4520 mins
    Main Conference Day One
    How to solve food shortages caused by the Ukrainian situation, reduce deforestation and raise incomes in Africa
    • Gary Vaughan-Smith - Chief Investment Officer, SilverStreet Capital
    10:45 - 11:1530 mins
    Main Conference Day One
    Coffee and networking
      11:15 - 11:4530 mins
      Main Conference Day One
      Through the lens of the LP
      • Ann Wyman - Senior Partner, AfricInvest
      • Phathutshedzo Mabogo - Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF)
      • Mardé van Wyk - Private Markets, 27four
      • Andrea Heinzer - Chief Investment Officer, Obviam
      • Adam Fegan - Manager, Private Equity Funds, BII
      11:45 - 12:0520 mins
      Main Conference Day One
      Same goal, different paths: the secondaries and co-investments route
      • Alexandre Alfonsi - Founding Partner, Axonia Partners
      • Christian Roelofse - Investment Officer, FMO
      • Jens Thomassen - Partner, A.P. Mølller Capital
      12:05 - 12:2520 mins
      Main Conference Day One
      Venture debt: ripe or risky?
      • Julia Price - Co-Founder & Director, Linea Capital
      • Eunice Wambui - Investment Manager, Founders Factory Africa
      • Johan Bosini - Partner, Quona Capital
      12:05 - 12:5550 mins
      Closed-door session
      Fund presentations (LP-only)
      • Stephan Breban - CEO, Giants’ Shoulders Capital
      • Alexis Caude - Managing Partner, Adenia Partners
      • Edmund Higenbottam - Managing Director, Verdant Capital
      • Ashenafi Alemu - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Zoscales Partners
      • Jacop B. Rentschler - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Zoscales Partners
      • Christopher Clarke - Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Inspired Evolution
      12:25 - 12:5530 mins
      Main Conference Day One
      Disruption is not always destruction
      • Olu Oyinsan - Managing Partner, Oui Capital
      • Ian Lessem - Managing Partner, HAVAÍC
      • Ido Sum - Partner, TLcom Capital
      • Fope Adelowo - Principal, Helios Investment Partners
      • Ryan Harrison - Investment Associate, SA SME Fund
      12:55 - 13:4550 mins
      Main Conference Day One
      Lunch
        13:45 - 13:505 mins
        Main Conference Day One
        Chair's afternoon remarks
        • Ronald Mincy - Head of Africa, CFP, BlackRock
        13:50 - 14:1525 mins
        Main Conference Day One
        Meeting the needs of the SMEs
        • Brendan J. Mullen - Co-Founder & Managing Director, Secha Capital
        • Jerry Parkes - CEO, Injaro Investments
        14:15 - 14:3520 mins
        Main Conference Day One
        Scaling up private capital for Africa via Blended Finance Equity
        • Martin Ewald - Managing Director, Lead Portfolio Manager, Impact Investments, Allianz Global Investors
        14:35 - 15:0530 mins
        Main Conference Day One
        ‘Til debt do us part: private credit in Africa
        • Ismaël Cissé - CEO, Sirius Capital
        • Jo Fry - Investment Director & Head of Intermediated Credit, British International Investment (BII)
        • Pranav Khamar - Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, Gemcorp Capital
        • Walid Cherif - Founder & Managing Director, BluePeak Private Capital
        • Steven Loubser - Portfolio Manager, Ninety One
        15:05 - 15:3530 mins
        Main Conference Day One
        What’s it worth? Riding the valuation rollercoaster
        • Naseem Hassan - Executive Principal, Rockwood Private Equity
        • Ngetha Waithaka - General Partner, Norrsken22
        • Wael Amin - Partner, Sawari Venures
        15:35 - 16:0530 mins
        Main Conference Day One
        Coffee and networking
          16:05 - 16:3530 mins
          Stream A: Tech and VC
          Nothing ventured, nothing gained: VC takes the limelight. Or does it?
          • Dr. Sangu Delle - Founder & Chairman, Golden Palm Investments Corporation
          • Zachariah George - Managing Partner, Launch Africa Ventures
          • Lexi Novitske - General Partner, Norrsken22
          • Sacha Haider - Partner, Global Ventures
          16:05 - 16:3530 mins
          Stream B: Networking Stream
          African solutions to African challenges
          • Alison Klein - Manager, Private Equity, FMO
          • Ngetha Waithaka - General Partner, Norrsken22
          • Nathalie Gabala - Executive Director, Pan African Program, Mastercard Foundation
          16:35 - 17:0530 mins
          Stream A: Tech and VC
          Fintech flies high
          • Pauline Koelbl - Founder & Managing Partner, ShEquity
          • Saad Sheikh - Partner, Head of Private Credit, Enko Capital
          • Wim van der Beek - Founder & Managing Partner, Goodwell Investments
          • Samuel Akyianu - Chief of Party, Mastercard Foundation, Africa Growth Fund, MEDA
          16:35 - 17:0530 mins
          LP-only
          Who is the bad guy? Corruption, negative press, and the trickle-down effects
          • Tayo Ajayi - Head, Agriculture Investments, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)
          17:05 - 17:3530 mins
          Stream A: Tech and VC
          Reach for the star(tup)s
          • Bongani Sithole - Managing Director, Founders Factory Africa
          • Ella Peinovich - CEO, Powered by People
          • Victor Chaitezvi - Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Tripplo Software
          • Zulé Vuuren - Founder & CEO, LocumBase
          17:05 - 17:3530 mins
          Stream B: Networking Stream
          Tapping into talent
          • Charmaine Hayden - Founding Partner, GOODsoil VC
          • Ashley Thompson-MacCarthy - Chief Executive Officer, Obsidian Achernar Limited
          17:35 - 17:405 mins
          Main Conference Day One
          Chair's closing remarks and end of Main Conference Day One
          • Ronald Mincy - Head of Africa, CFP, BlackRock
          17:40 - 19:1090 mins
          Main Conference Day One
          SuperReturn Africa networking drinks reception hosted by AfricInvest. Followed by the SuperReturn GP awards ceremony supported by The Cape Town Tigers
          • Munazzah Alloo - Conference Producer, SuperReturn
          • Dr Dorothy Kelso - Global Head, SuperReturn
          19:15 - 22:00165 mins
          Basketball Exhibition Show & Dunk Contest with Fashion show with Senegalese designer, and live performance by international Afrobeat/Amapiano supported by The Cape Town Tigers
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