Speakers

Meet the Leaders Shaping Africa’s Impact Future

The Africa Impact Summit brings together bold, visionary leaders who are shaping the future of impact across Africa. These influential leaders and experts will lead bold conversations on unlocking capital, advancing equity, transforming systems and redefining impact. 

Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye (PhD)

Regional Director, West Africa,

Ford Foundation

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

President and CEO,

ONE Campaign

Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen

CEO,

GSG Impact

Mrs. Ibukun Awosika

Chairman and Founder,

The Chair Centre Group

Emmanuel Alex Yaw Asiedu

Chair, National Advisory Board,

Impact Investing Ghana

Evelyn Castle

Co-Founder and CEO,

EHA Impact Ventures

Jerry Parkes

CEO and co-founder,

Injaro Investments Limited

Mad. Hamdiya Ismaila

Founder and Chief Executive Officer,

Savannah Impact Advisory

Amma Lartey

CEO,

Africa Impact Investing Group

Em Ekong

Director of Operations and Communications,

Centre of Excellence in Urban Management

Amma Gyampo

CEO,

Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association GVCA

Mirabelle Moreaux

Vice Chair,

Impact Investing Ghana

Barry Johnson

Founder and CEO,

7 Generations Africa (7GA)

Ténemba Samaké

Executive Director,

MBC-Africa

Percival Ampomah

Consultant (General Manager) ,

Venture Capital Trust Fund

Dr. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru

Founder,

Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF)

Conor Brosnan

CEO,

Small Foundation

Oswald Osaretin Guobadia

Managing Partner,

DigitA

Olamide Adeosun

Vice President,

Kuramo Capital

Julius Lamptey

Senior Research and Policy Officer,

Impact Investing Ghana

Mr. Gbenga Hassan

Managing Partner,

Àrgentil Capital Management Limited

Atieno Otonglo

Market Development Manager, Africa & M.East ,

GSG Impact

Agudah Oguche

CEO,

Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp)

Alasdair Maclay

Managing Director,

GSG Impact

Matthew Mani

Group Chief Operating Officer,

Axis Pension

Richard Brandt

Founder ,

Codetrain Africa

Dr. FRANK ASWANI

CEO,

AVPA

Yaw Brako Osei-Tutu

Strategic Partnerships Manager,

Impact Investing Ghana

Prosper Komla Bissi

Senior Advisor on Agriculture,

AfCFTA Secretariat

Mrs. Alice Dada

Nigeria Technical Lead,

RISA Fund

Payel Farasat

Chief Growth Advisor,

FINCA International and FINCA Ventures

Aakif Merchant

Director, Engagement and Capacity Building and Head of Africa,

Convergence

Royston F. Dmello

CEO,

Grameen Capital

Daniel Owusu

Lead,

Enterprise Support and Transaction Advisory / ESO Africa Collaborative

Maame Tutua Dadson

Managing Partner,

Stafford Law

Nana Opoku W.O Agyeman Prempeh

Co-founder and CEO,

GrowForMe

Joanne Manda

Global timbuktoo Lead,

UNDP

Dr. Stuart Theobald

Lead,

Krutham board

Dr. Kingsley Godwin

Programme Manager (Nigerian Impact Investing Research Industry Collaborative),

Impact Investors Foundation

Tochi Ginigeme

Lead, deal matchmaking,

Impact Investors Foundation (IIF)

Kirsten Amsterdam

Project manager and co-lead of the Innovative Finance Portfolio ,

Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UCT's Graduate School of Business

Matthew Davis

Co-founder, Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer,

Renew Capital

Moortaza Jiwanji

SDG Finance Advisor,

UNDP

Esther Ndeti

Managing Partner,

Unconventional Partner

Gerhard Malah

Zubeiru Salifu

Senior Investment Manager,

AV Ventures LLC

Maame Yaa Owusu-Amoah

Digital Ecosystem Analyst,

UNCDF

Geoffrey Maison

CEO,

Fincap Securities Ltd

David Ganesha Tetteh

Senior Consultant,

Ghana Investment Support Programme (GHISP)

Fatima Jimanate Umar

Development Impact Executive,

British International Investment (BII)

Chinua Azubike

Chief Executive Officer,

InfraCredit (Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Plc)

Thelma Kodowu

Investment Manager,

Investisseurs et Partenaires

Dr. Ifunanya Ilodibe

Chief Executive Officer,

EHA Clinics

Dinah Hammond

Investment Manager ,

Savannah Impact Advisory

Nozipho Ngwabi

Senior Research & Evaluation Manager,

Bertha Center for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Mope Abudu

Managing Partner,

AfriGloCal Venture Capital

Orlando Coronado Fernández

Program Manager for Emerging Markets ,

Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing (NAB)

We’re curating a dynamic list of speakers who are driving impact and innovation across Africa and beyond. The official lineup will be shared here. Stay tuned!