Minister of Agriculture, Western Cape Provincial Government,

South Africa

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

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Director: Agriculture Finance & Rural Development Department, AfDB,

Côte d'Ivoire

Executive and Head of the Banking and Finance Practice,

ENSafrica

South Africa

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

UK

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

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

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Program Coordinator Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity

Kenya

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Head of Nairobi Office,

Finnfund

Kenya

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Head: Agri-processing & Agriculture, IDC
South Africa

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CEO,

Africinvest Private Credit

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Portfolio Manager, Challenger Management

South Africa

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Chairman of the Board of Directors,

Thebe Investment Corporation

South Africa

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Vice President, Head of Sustainable Food Systems, IFU,

Denmark

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Investment Manager, Founders Factory Africa

 South Africa

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Director: Head of Food and Agriculture Equity, British International Investment (BII)

United Kingdom

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Head of Impact, Grounded.

South Africa

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Senior Vice President of Investment Programs,

Heifer International

South Africa

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Group Chief Executive Officer, 

Foxvest Group 

South Africa

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Vice President of Agribusiness and Manufacturing, Norfund, Norway

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

South Africa

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Chief Executive Officer AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited

Nigeria

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Global Head for Agribusiness, Proparco, France

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Chief Programme Officer, Casidra SOC Ltd.

South Africa

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CEO,

Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSETA). South Africa

Director Industries & Services Africa & EMECA, DEG.

Germany

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Manager Agribusiness, Food & Water for Africa, FMO,

The Netherlands

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Senior Portfolio Director,

Zebu Investment Partners

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Partner,

Hogan Lovells

South Africa

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CEO
Cala Capital Africa

South Africa

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 Executive Director, MatiTech Solutions

South Africa

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Communications Manager,

Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity. Kenya

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Chief Executive Officer, FreezeLink.

Ghana

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Agriculture and Rural Finance Division Manager, AfDB,

Cote d’Ivoire

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

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Deputy Chairperson, ECDC & CEO,

Amadlelo Agri.

South Africa

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

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Chief Operating Officer, Agricolleges International

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Founder & Executive Director,

Loita B2B Agri Marketplace.

South Africa

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

Chief Executive Officer, Impact Investment Africa

 Botswana

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Chief Executive Officer, AgDevCo.

United Kingdom

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Chief Executive Officer

Global Collateral Control (GCC)

South Africa

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Head of Agriculture, Western Cape Provincial Government.

South Africa

Head of Institutional Trade Finance,

Investec

 South Africa

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Senior Investment Consultant / Agri-SMEs Blended Finance Fund in Africa,

AfDB.

Tunisia

Sales Manager,

Kazi Yetu.

Tanzania

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CEO

ShawashAgri
Zimbabwe

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Senior Partner,

Phatisa

South Africa

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 Executive Manager – Operations,

Landbank

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Director, Head of Agribusiness, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),

United Kingdom

Head - Strategic Business Development, Husk Power Systems,

Nigeria

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

Italy

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CEO, Holistic Agri Investments Group Co-Founder & Chair,

GLIDE Fund Africa,

United Kingdom

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Founder and Managing Director,

Elim Servicos

 Mozambique

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Chief Information Officer BayWa AG.

Germany

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

South Africa

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Regional Director, Southern Africa, DEG. Germany

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Chief Executive Officer, Africa Global Trade Finance,

United Kingdom

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Regional Head Commercial Banking: Anglophone West Africa, Ecobank.

Ghana

Functional Head of Agriculture,

Nedbank Relationship Channels

Non-Executive Director, AGRA

United Arab Emirates

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AgriFI Fund Manager, 

EDFI Management Company

Belgium

Chief Investment and Trade Officer,

Wesgro

South Africa 

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Principal Investment Officer, Africa Agribusiness Sector Lead, Upstream, IFC,

Senegal

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CEO,

Lesotho
Millennium Development Agency

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Journalist and Researcher, AgFunder. Kenya

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Head of Public Affairs Science and Sustainability: Africa, Bayer

Germany

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Development Finance Manager,

LNDC

Lesotho

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Chief Executive Officer, AFGRI.

South Africa

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Global Head Agribusiness, Food & Water, FMO,

The Netherlands

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Director and Head, Agriculture & Food Investments,

United Green

United Kingdom

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Chief Executive Officer, Omnia Holdings,

South Africa

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

Chairman,

Wallflower Investment Group & Research Fellow at Stellenbosch University
South Africa