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2022 FEATURED SPEAKERS

Dr Ivan Meyer
Minister of Agriculture, Western Cape Provincial Government,
South Africa

Andrew Makenete
Executive Director, Manama Hole Holdings and Calico Capital, & Chairman MatiTech. South Africa

Atsuko Toda
Director: Agriculture Finance & Rural Development Department, AfDB,
Côte d'Ivoire

Craig Saven
Executive and Head of the Banking and Finance Practice,
ENSafrica
South Africa

David Burton
Sector Director Agriculture: Africa, UK Department for International Trade,
UK

Dr. Litha Magingxa
President and Chief Executive Officer, Agricultural Research Council (ARC). South Africa

Edward Galante
Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder, Mangwana Capital. Zimbabwe

Grace Mberia
Program Coordinator Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity
Kenya

Johanna Raehalme
Head of Nairobi Office,
Finnfund
Kenya

Kgampi Jack Bapela
Head: Agri-processing & Agriculture, IDC
South Africa

Lloyd Muposhi
CEO,
Africinvest Private Credit

Matt Lane
Portfolio Manager, Challenger Management
South Africa

Nhlanhla Nene
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Thebe Investment Corporation
South Africa

Otto Vinther Christensen
Vice President, Head of Sustainable Food Systems, IFU,
Denmark

Philani Mzila
Investment Manager, Founders Factory Africa
South Africa

Roman Frenkel
Director: Head of Food and Agriculture Equity, British International Investment (BII)
United Kingdom

Stephie Mendelsohn
Head of Impact, Grounded.
South Africa

Terry Wyer
Senior Vice President of Investment Programs,
Heifer International
South Africa

Warwick Blamey
Group Chief Executive Officer,
Foxvest Group
South Africa

Andreas Davidsen
Vice President of Agribusiness and Manufacturing, Norfund, Norway

Angel Abelleira
Economic and Trade Advisor, European Union Delegation to South Africa.
South Africa

Ayodeji Balogun
Chief Executive Officer AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited
Nigeria

Claire Fillatre
Global Head for Agribusiness, Proparco, France

David Nefdt
Chief Programme Officer, Casidra SOC Ltd.
South Africa
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Dr Innocent Sirhova
CEO,
Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSETA). South Africa

Franziska Hollmann
Director Industries & Services Africa & EMECA, DEG.
Germany

Hans Bogaard
Manager Agribusiness, Food & Water for Africa, FMO,
The Netherlands

Johnny Ohgrøn Hansen
Senior Portfolio Director,
Zebu Investment Partners

Laurie Hammond
Partner,
Hogan Lovells
South Africa

Mark Taylor
CEO
Cala Capital Africa
South Africa

Michael Bowley
Executive Director, MatiTech Solutions
South Africa

Nashipae Leteipan
Communications Manager,
Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity. Kenya

Owusu Akoto
Chief Executive Officer, FreezeLink.
Ghana

Richard Ofori-Mante
Agriculture and Rural Finance Division Manager, AfDB,
Cote d’Ivoire

Sanne Steemers
Group Chief Operating Officer: Africa Expansion, AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited. Nigeria

Simpiwe Somdyala,
Deputy Chairperson, ECDC & CEO,
Amadlelo Agri.
South Africa

Tracey Austin
Sector Director Finance | Africa, UK Department for International Trade. United Kingdom

Wynand Espach
Chief Operating Officer, Agricolleges International

Allan Musona
Founder & Executive Director,
Loita B2B Agri Marketplace.
South Africa

Alexandre Kaufmann
Agribusiness Investments Specialist, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Italy

Chris Hart
Chief Executive Officer, Impact Investment Africa
Botswana

Daniel Hulls
Chief Executive Officer, AgDevCo.
United Kingdom

Dheerie Govender
Chief Executive Officer
Global Collateral Control (GCC)
South Africa

Dr Mogale Sebopetsa
Head of Agriculture, Western Cape Provincial Government.
South Africa

George Wilson
Head of Institutional Trade Finance,
Investec
South Africa

Ilyes Bdioui,
Senior Investment Consultant / Agri-SMEs Blended Finance Fund in Africa,
AfDB.
Tunisia

Kalili Kafuku
Sales Manager,
Kazi Yetu.
Tanzania

Lillian Nyamasoka
CEO
ShawashAgri
Zimbabwe

Martin Kromat
Senior Partner,
Phatisa
South Africa

Dr Mpho Mathithibane
Executive Manager – Operations,
Landbank

Natalya Zhukova
Director, Head of Agribusiness, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),
United Kingdom

Omobolanle Atobatele
Head - Strategic Business Development, Husk Power Systems,
Nigeria

Ruggero Mendicini
Head of Corporate & Financial Institutions, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
Italy

Susan Payne
CEO, Holistic Agri Investments Group Co-Founder & Chair,
GLIDE Fund Africa,
United Kingdom

Tatiana Mata
Founder and Managing Director,
Elim Servicos
Mozambique

Tobias Fausch
Chief Information Officer BayWa AG.
Germany

Zhann Meyer
Africa Head - Global Commodity Finance, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Bank (Nedbank CIB).
South Africa

Anne Keppler
Regional Director, Southern Africa, DEG. Germany

Anne-Marie Woolley
Chief Executive Officer, Africa Global Trade Finance,
United Kingdom

Charlotte Amanquah
Regional Head Commercial Banking: Anglophone West Africa, Ecobank.
Ghana

Daneel Rossouw
Functional Head of Agriculture,
Nedbank Relationship Channels

Dr Frank Braeken
Non-Executive Director, AGRA
United Arab Emirates

Dimitry Van Raemdonck
AgriFI Fund Manager,
EDFI Management Company
Belgium

Garth Van Der Horst
Chief Investment and Trade Officer,
Wesgro
South Africa

Jean Habay
Principal Investment Officer, Africa Agribusiness Sector Lead, Upstream, IFC,
Senegal

Keketso Chalatse
CEO,
Lesotho
Millennium Development Agency

Lucy Ngige
Journalist and Researcher, AgFunder. Kenya

Mamati Tembe
Head of Public Affairs Science and Sustainability: Africa, Bayer
Germany

Semethe Raleche
Development Finance Manager,
LNDC
Lesotho

Norman Celliers
Chief Executive Officer, AFGRI.
South Africa

Pieternel Boogaard
Global Head Agribusiness, Food & Water, FMO,
The Netherlands

Rod Bassett
Director and Head, Agriculture & Food Investments,
United Green
United Kingdom

Seelan Gobalsamy
Chief Executive Officer, Omnia Holdings,
South Africa

Teddy Onserio
Africa Investment Advisor, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Kenya

Dr Wentzel Oaker
Chairman,
Wallflower Investment Group & Research Fellow at Stellenbosch University
South Africa