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AFRICA TECHNOLOGYBUSINESS FORUMShowcasing Africa’s emerging technology opportunities

22 JUNE 2016LONDONEVENT PROGRAM

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Fiona Ghosh PartnerAddleshaw Goddard LLP

Addleshaw Goddard is one of the few international law firms to have a dedicated Africa Business Group. We see the region as a key part

of global growth and we have invested accordingly, we regularly spend time in market.

The result of our investment is that we have a strong network of preferred local firms and we have a wealth of experience having acted in disputes, deals and/or in an advisory function right across sub-Saharan Africa.

We are also passionate about tech. We have a specialist digital team and two years ago we launched our own award winning “Doing Business in Africa” App (which is free to download from iTunes).

The Africa Technology Business Network is a great organisation, which we have supported for a number of years now. We are therefore extremely proud to host and support the Africa Business Technology Forum, the first Africa focused event in London Tech Week.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Addleshaw Goddard and this event. We very much look forward to debating the future of tech across the African continent and hearing of some new and exciting innovations that are in the pipeline.

WELCOME

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Main host and sponsor

Addleshaw Goddard is a premium UK business law firm with international reach and an exceptional breadth of services.

We are focused on helping our clients, tackling challenges and gaining the best results across eight key sectors namely; Digital, Energy and Utilities, Financial Services, Health, Industrials, Retail and Consumer, Real Estate and Transport. www.addleshawgoddard.com @AGinsight

Founding host

The Africa Technology Business Network is a London-based organisation working to strengthen the African tech ecosystem by promoting investment, skills and collaboration with the UK.

We host regular events in the UK aimed at showcasing the opportunities emerging across the Africa technology landscape and support UK businesses and investors in unlocking these opportunities to create both profit and impact. www.africatbn.com @africatbn

FORUM HOSTS

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08:30 - 09:00 Arrival and breakfast

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome Address Marlon Cohen, Managing Associate - Addleshaw Goddard

09:15 - 09:30 Key trends in the Africa Mobile Economy - Max Cuvellier, Head of the Ecosystem Accelerator GSMA

09:30 - 10:15 Fintech panel: Disruptors vs the Disrupted, is it winner takes all? The future of financial services in Africa • Stephen Haggard – Executive Chair

Eneza Education• Fiona Ghosh –Partner Addleshaw Goddard• Tangwena Nelson – CFO Homestrings• Viola Llewellyn – Co-Founder Ovamba• Alix Murphy – Senior Mobile Analyst

WorldRemit

10:15 - 10:30 FinTech as the fuel to Africa’s innovation coming of age – Nicole Anderson, CEO FINTECH Circle Innovate

10:30 - 11:15 Private Equity panel: Analysing the Private Equity Landscape in the Africa Technology sector

• Andrew Sekandi – Associate Director KPMG• James Addo - Director & Partner FinCon

Africa• Stephan Breban - Head of Private Equity at

Dean Wetton Advisory• Darren Harris – Partner Addleshaw Goddard

11:15 - 11:30 Networking & coffee break

11:30 - 11:45 A profile of the rising African tech consumer market (18-25 Generation Y) - Stephen Haggard, Executive Chair Eneza Education

11:45-12:00 The future of Hardware in Africa - Anna Lowe, co-founder Kumasi Hive

12:00 - 12:15 Africa Market Insights - Opportunities and Challenges for Brands - Alison Merifield, Managing Director Quirk

FOCUS GROUPS I12:15 - 13:00 Focus groups led by industry experts

Cleantech energy opportunities and trends – Panel hosted by Addleshaw Goddard

• Simon Courie – Partner Addleshaw Goddard• Dima Rifai – CEO Paradigm Change Capital

Partners• Manny Ajuwon – Director Oreed Group• Varun Sharma – Vice President Equity

Finance - BBOXX

Due diligence and managing risk in Africa technology investments - Roundtable hosted by KPMG

Accelerating the mobile innovation ecosystem - Roundtable hosted by GSMA

Investing in South Africa’s fintech scene - Roundtable hosted by South Africa Department for Trade & Industry

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch buffet and networking

PROGRAM MORNING

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14:00 - 14:45 Angel & VC panel: Bridging the Africa Tech funding gap

• Akosua Annobil – Creator AB2020• Ben White – Founder VC4Africa• Sean Obedih – Founder NewGen Angels• Dotun Alowoporoku – Partner Starta• Will Tindall – Co-founder Emerging Crowd

14:45 – 15:00 Building a successful African digital media brand - Rotimi Pedro, BTVA

15:00 - 15:45 Digital jobs & payments panel: Creating global opportunities for Africa’s emerging tech talent

• Frank McCosker - General Manager of Affordable Access - Microsoft 4Afrika

• Ernesto Spruyt – Founder Tunga.io• Charlene Chen – COO BitPesa• Joe Griston - Director, People & Talent at

Freelancer.com• Justin Spratt – Chief Growth Officer Quirk

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FOCUS GROUPS II15:45 - 16:30 Focus groups led by industry experts

Raising funding for Africa tech projects - Fundraising panel

• Stephen Haggard – Executive Chair - Eneza Education

• Tamsin Chislett – Talent, Social Impact & Special Projects -ClearlySo

• Jean-Paul Melaga – CEO Whitestone Finance• Christopher Campbell – Founder, Socius

Holdings• Euan Crawford – Partner Clifftop Colony Capital

Partners

Investors guide to venture finance in Africa- Roundtable hosted by VC4Africa

Creating new opportunities through affordable technology access - Roundtable hosted by Microsoft

Powering SMEs to unlock the potential of Africa’s growing consumer market - Roundtable hosted by Ovamba

16:30 - 16:45 Networking & coffee break

Innovation showcase

16:45 – 17: 45 An exciting showcase of Africa-focused technology startups and innovations

1. Asoko Insight2. Kukua3. IziFin4. Haller App5. Africa Legal Jobs6. Afrelib

17:45 - 18:00 Keynote address - Tomi Davies, President African Business Angel Network

18:00 - 19: 00 Drinks reception and networking

PROGRAM AFTERNOON

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By Eunice Baguma BallFounder, Africa Technology Business Network

Hello and welcome to the inaugural Africa Technology Business Forum!

This is the first Africa- focused technology conference to be held as part of London Tech Week and we are delighted to showcase the exciting opportunities unfolding across the African technology sector on this global stage.

The Forum comes at a time when global interest in Africa Tech is at a peak with the sector receiving more Foreign Direct Investment than ever before. It has also been receiving a lot of media coverage, including major publications such as the FT, TechCrunch, The Economist and The Next Web.So why all the interest? This is exactly what we aim to explore through this Forum.

We’ve brought together leading technology and business experts with extensive experience in the African technology sector to share real insights into the emerging opportunities and trends as well as share success strategies for unlocking them.

5 KEY OPPORTUNITIES EMERGING ACROSS THE AFRICAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR

I hope you will leave the forum as excited as I am about the potential of Africa Tech and make useful connections to take your ideas forward.

Eunice Baguma BallFounderAfrica Technology Business [email protected]

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Below are 5 key Africa Tech opportunities that will be explored during the Forum:

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Investment in Africa tech startups

An innovation incubator for inclusive financial services

A growing underserved consumer market

CleanTech energy opportunities

Africa as a source for global tech talent

Venture capitalists and Private Equity funds alike are viewing Africa with increased interest. In 2014, over $4.2b was raised for Africa Private Equity and close to $500m in Venture Capital invested in Africa tech startups. Some investors are already reaping the benefits such as the early investors in African online streaming service iRoko TV who, it is reported made a 3000% return on their investment. Our PE and VC panels today will look at where the most promising opportunities lie and what investors need to be aware of.

Africa has become the innovation ground for infrastructure-light, inclusive solutions of the future. This is particularly true in the Fintech sector which took 30% by value of investments in the region in 2015. Fintech innovation is thriving as entrepreneurs and investors see the opportunity created by surging smartphone adoption and the ease of winning customers in a setting where 80% are unbanked. Our fintech panel today will explore the disruption taking place across the sector and where the biggest opportunities are likely to emerge.

Africa’s growing population is expected to account for one-fifth of the world’s population by 2025. According to McKinsey, Africas consumer-facing industries are expected to grow by $400 billion by 2020, representing the continents largest business opportunity.Africa Tech business Forum partner Ovamba is hosting a roundtable to share strategies on how to unlock this growing consumer market. In addition, Stephen Haggard Executive chair of Eneza Education whose EdTech solution is used by over 800,000 young learners in Africa, will share what they have learnt about young African technology consumers.

There are over 600 million Africans without access to electricity. This demand combined with the chronic lack of infrastructure and rise in payments solutions has sparked a “gold-rush” in the innovation of cleantech and off-grid solutions. Our Cleantech panel consisting of experts working across clean energy, investment and fintech will provide a multi-faceted view of the opportunities and trends emerging in the sector.

With nearly 200 million people aged between 15 and 24, Africa has one of the youngest populations in the world. While others argue about the risks this presents, organisations such as Andela and Tunga see it as an opportunity. They are training African youth to become high quality software developers and connecting them with global businesses who are faced with a growing tech talent shortage. The digital jobs panel today will share their views on how digital platforms and payments are being leveraged to create global opportunities for Africa’s emerging tech talent as well as how this presents an exciting opportunity for global businesses to tap into.

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Ovamba’s is an investment platform that offers a fundamentally different approach to investing in Africa, combining modern technology with traditional cultural norms to offer investors sound and socially responsible opportunities.

www.ovamba.com @OvambaP2P

Homestrings is the leading emerging and frontier markets crowdfunding platform. Homestrings provides unique access to high-growth businesses across emerging and frontier markets.

www.homestrings.com @Homestrings

African Business Angel Network (ABAN) is a pan African non-profit association founded to support the development of early stage investor networks across the continent and to get many more (early stage) investors excited about the opportunities in Africa. ABAN seeks to promote a culture of Angel investing across Africa.

www.abanangels.org @ABANAngels

Ascentium Associates are a specialist training provider, focused on the private equity, real estate and infrastructure/project finance and hedge fund sectors. Our industry course programmes are delivered by highly experienced practitioners enabling you to learn from seasoned veterans. Courses are scheduled and run globally and can also be designed and delivered in-house for clients.

www.ascentium-associates.com

AB2020 is a communications and media company for savvy investors, entrepreneurs and businesses seeking partnerships and insights into the economic development of Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa. We capture and contribute to the exciting new developments, solutions and collaborations.

www.africabusiness2020.com @AB2020

PARTNER SPOTLIGHTS

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WorldRemit is an online service that lets people send money to friends and family living abroad, using a computer, smartphone or tablet. We recognise that the way people use money is changing. Millions of us now rely on Mobile Money services instead of bank accounts, so we offer transfers directly to them.

www.worldremit.com @WorldRemit

Startups West Africa is a virtual startup hub for entrepreneurs on the ground in West Africa and people considering entering the region. We centralize the startup data for investors, organizations, hubs and individuals looking for opportunities in startups.

www.startupswestafrica.com @StartupsWAfrica

VINE Creatives is a London-based, Africa-focused branding and specialist creative agency. We support UK, diaspora and emerging market focused entrepreneurs by providing expertise in high quality branding, creative business strategy, digital design combined with assistance with raising investment.

www.vinecreatives.com @VINE_creatives

Quirk eMarketing is a digital consultancy and marketing agency founded in South Africa in 1999, with 250 employees in South Africa and the UK. Quirk specialises in digital transformation, marketing strategy and execution, working with international and Africa-based clients across the FMCG, financial, insurance, telecoms, retail and beverage sectors, among others.

www.quirk.biz @quirkagency

TLA Africa is part of the Tech London Advocate network, dedicated to strengthening cooperation between the London tech ecosystem and its counterparts in key African markets.

www.techlondonadvocates.org.uk @tlaafrica

PARTNER SPOTLIGHTS

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Startups West Africa: You witnessed the birth of the internet in Africa and the rapid penetration rate, what were the big opportunities in the early 2000’s in Nigeria?

Tomie Davies: Well, the big opportunities were not in the internet funnily enough, it was in voice. And the fact that the voice telephony market was totally undeserved and with the introduction of GSM we saw the take-off of mobility and telephony and so when the internet came of the back of that, commerce was a natural fit.

SWA: How has the scene changed over the last decade?

TD: As the Nigerian population has grown more and more youthful and increased in fact across the con-tinent, what we’re starting to see is innovative uses of technology, mobile technology to be specific, to address the challenges that are uniquely that of the continent. Infrastructure is one of the key ones.Historically without telephones people were traveling, making unnecessary travel. We saw reduction in that. We saw elements of creativity so you find that the whole Nollywood scene and the music industry took inspiration from the advent of technology. Most people don’t realize that.

SWA: Are any new industries to emerge from technology?

TD: We’re just at the beginning. The mobile phone is just an indicator, the concept is around mobility. Before we went to work, now we work. So if you look at that as a methodological concept you start to see that the ability to do things on the go is increasing and that fundamentally is changing the way that we do just about anything.

SWA: Comparing the entrepreneurs from decade ago to now, do you think we’re seeing entrepreneurs

AN INTERVIEWTOMI DAVIESWITH

By Bertrams Luskins, Startups West Africa

Tomi Davies is a well-known figure in the African startup scene. He founded the Lagos Angel Network and is the president of the African Business Angel Network (ABAN).

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...what we’re starting to see is innovative uses of technology, mobile technology to be specific, to address the challenges that are unique to the continent. Infrastructure is one of the key ones.

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improving, becoming more business savvy and more general innovation happening?

TD: I don’t know about business savviness, but I do know about innovation. What I do also know is we’re starting to see certain undeniable trends. First is, the continent is getting younger, the results and effect is that we’re having some critical issues that are unique to the continent. In the West, you have an aging population and the challenges associated with that around health we have a more youthful population and the challenges associated with that around education. So I expect and I’m starting to see innovative use of technology in education.

SWA: How did you get started in angel investing?

TD: Oh that’s very simple. A friend of mine wanted to start a company in South Africa and he needed

some extra cash and I put some money in and sat on the board and started advising. Today that company is in over 36 countries. Since then we sort of continued to help other founders.

SWA: What have been your best investments?

TD: Maybe Strike Entertainment, Sproxil Nigeria, SlimTrader. Yeah, I think those would be the three. I call them the three S’s.

SWA: What advice do you have for the young and ambitious entrepreneurs in Africa - what are the real opportunities and what should their first steps be to unlock them?

TD: They just need to look around them and solve problems that they see on day to day basis. Like everyone else in the world is doing. There aren’t any silver bullets. There isn’t go this direction, else you get herd mentality. People need to solve local problems for real people and then commerce will follow.

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Startups West Africa: What is the VC4A story – how did the site start?

Ben White:  Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) started as a volunteer led initiative in 2007, and continues to grow organically as a thriving social network to this day. In the effort to meet the growing demand of our members, we decided to professionalize the organization in February of 2010.

The 2nd generation platform VC4Africa.biz was launched in November that same year with a 3rd generation platform VC4A.com following in Q1 2016. Contrary to many initiatives coming online today, VC4A was a community well before it was a platform or an organization.

VC4A has helped to increase the visibility of the ecosystem globally – mentors, investors, program managers, academics, media professionals and many more stakeholders recognize the VC4A platform as a channel to reach the promising founders across the continent.

SWA: How did you first get involved with Africa?

BW: Started working in television production. Worked on productions across Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. This was in 2003. I could see the mobile and Internet revolution picking up speed and wanted to be part of that. This idea that more than 1 billion people could be connected in less than one generation.

Got together with a team to launch AfricaNews.com, now part of EuroNews. We built up a network of 4,000 reporters, photographers and film makers across the continent and set up production businesses

The Africa platform for startup funding, VC4A (Venture Capital for Africa) is a fast growing community of business professionals in 159 countries dedicated to building game changing companies on the African continent.

AN INTERVIEWBEN WHITE, FOUNDER VC4A

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in Ghana, Kenya, and the Netherlands.

The first signs of the African startup started to appear around 2009. Wanting to know more, a group of us formed a research collaboration between the University of Amsterdam and the Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

I conducted what I believe is the first and maybe the only ethnographic study that looks at the emergence of software cultures in and around Kampala. My interest is to understand in how communities across the continent are working to become part of the global information society, and in how far these individuals can transition the continent from consumption to production.

Following the research, I joined Hivos to help shape the East Africa entrepreneurship program, and where we made investments in projects like Kibera Mappers and Ushahidi. I remember our meetings in the NaiLab before there was any paint on the walls. In fact, it was at the launch of the iHub a group of hub founders initiated AfriLabs as a pan African association for African innovation hubs.

SWA: What does it take to build a startup ecosystem?

BW: Any healthy startup ecosystem starts with a strong community of entrepreneurs. Founders have to come together in a common interest to collaborate and work together. Start a coworking space, incubator or accelerator. Set up programs and invite seasoned entrepreneurs and investors to share their views. Engage government and help them understand why the community is important and how they can support. Coming together like this creates a necessary foundation needed for others to get involved.

BEN WHITE, FOUNDER VC4A

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SWA:  What is your advice to the entrepreneurs on the ground in West Africa – what are the opportunities and how to start?

BW: Start simple. Look for problems you understand. Reach out to stakeholders to get their views and to test your assumptions. Leverage whatever resources and network you have to work out solutions and show they are working. Be critical about your strengths and honest about your weaknesses.

Seek out co-founders that compliment your skill set. Having a qualified team is one of the most important steps you can take in setting up a new venture. Given the right skills are in place, you can start on implementation. The more traction you build up the more convincing the opportunity is for others. Tap into local events and innovation hubs to connect with others in the community.

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Tomi DaviesPresident - African Business Angel Network (ABAN)

Tomi is a seasoned investor, business advisor and president of the African Business Angel Network, a pan African organisation founded to support the development of early stage investor networks across the continent and to get many more (early stage) investors excited about the opportunities in Africa.

Viola LlewellynCo-Founder - Ovamba

Viola Llewellyn is the Co-Founder of Ovamba which connects African SMEs to short-term trade and growth capital through international investors. Prior to Ovamba, Viola was instrumental in building a US$50m fund for a Washington DC based insurance investment firm. She has worked with companies such as Unisys Corporation, IBM, KPMG Consulting, Bearing-Point and Rothschild.

Andrew SekandiAssociate Director KPMG

Andrew is an investment advisor with a background in law, risk analysis and investigations. His focus is helping investors with an interest in Africa and other emerging markets to identify opportunities and manage risks through due diligence and investigations.

Fiona GhoshPartner - Addleshaw Goddard

Fiona is a key advisor to regulated financial institutions on digital and mobile solutions, payment aggregation and merchant acquiry. She heads the firm’s Digital Innovation Group and has advised financial institutions in relation to new payments solutions including ApplePay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay.

SPEAKERSAFRICA TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS FORUM

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Tangwena NelsonCFO - Homestrings

Tangwena built a successful career in investment banking in both New York and London, more recently heading up Barclays Capital’s’ Retail, Consumer and Packaging Leverage Finance business for EMEA. At Homestrings Tangwena is responsible for business growth both in terms of a facilitator of investments and an investor in Emerging and Frontier markets.

Nicole AndersonCEO of FINTECH Circle Innovate

Nicole is the CEO of FINTECH Circle Innovate, an ‘innovation as a service’ for corporates looking to partner, incubate, invest or acquire in FinTech ecosystems. A FinTech founder and entrepreneur in her own right, she is also an accomplished mentor and advisor with deep industry capability in Financial Technology markets.

Simon CouriePartner - Addleshaw Goddard

Simon is a partner in Addleshaw Goddard’s Infrastructure, Projects and Energy Group with particular focus on cleantech/renewable energy. He has brought together investors, sponsors and developers on a number of projects in both the UK and internationally (in particular Africa) including solar, waste to energy and conventional power.

Stephen HaggardExecutive Chair - Eneza Education

Stephen is a Digital Learning expert and chair of Eneza Education, which in 2015 was voted Africa’s most innovative company by Fast Company. Eneza delivers education resources by SMS, android and web to over 800,000 learners in Kenya, and expanding to Ghana and Tanzania.

Yvonne HaizelAfrica Investment Strategist - Mitsui & Co

Yvonne is an investment professional with over 4 years of emerging market investment experience, with a focus on Africa. She has worked with innovative early stage and large corporations within the technology, energy, digital education and healthcare sectors across the world including in the UK, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

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James Kwabena AddoDirector & Partner- FinCon Africa

James has over 25 years of financial services experience in emerging markets. He served as Group Chief Executive Officer of Securities Africa Limited, pan-African investment bank across 11 countries in Africa, EU and N. America. He focuses on innovative emerging infrastructure plays in renewable energy, public transport and municipal finance.

Stephan BrebanHead of Private Equity at Dean Wetton Advisory

Stephan has spent 25 years advising pension plans on private equity investment and GP/fund of funds selection. Currently at Dean Wetton Advisory (DWA), an independent investment consultancy, providing investment advice to pension schemes, charities and asset managers.

Dima RifaiCEO - Paradigm Change Capital Partners

Dima is an expert in clean energy, its technologies, ecosystem and investors. Her speciality is in strategically, financially and operationally helping businesses scale out globally. Dima’s primary focus is on the intersection of fintech and cleantech, the locus of which is developing markets and particularly Africa and the Middle East.

Frank McCoskerGeneral Manager of Affordable Access - Microsoft 4Afrika

Frank McCosker is General Manager of Affordable Access and Smart Financing in Microsoft’s 4Afrika Initiatives. He is responsible for designing and implementing affordable access projects utilizing new technologies. He is also finding new and smart ways to make access to finance more af-fordable for the ICT ecosystem in African countries.

Alix MurphySenior Mobile Analyst -WorldRemit

A leading Mobile Money specialist, Alix helps build and support commercial relationships with telecoms operators all over the world. Before WorldRemit, Alix was at the GSMA, where she analysed trends in Mobile Money and digital identity, and consulted mobile operators on revenue opportunities.

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Bunmi DurowojuGlobal Business Development - Microsoft

Bunmi currently has a dual role at Microsoft working as a Business Strategy and Licensing Manager for the Global Business Development team as part of the Windows and Devices group and working with the Affordable Access Initiative (“AAI”) team as a Business Development Manager looking into TV White Space technologies (“TVWS”).

Max CuvellierHead of the Ecosystem Accelerator - GSMA

Max is Head of the GSMA’s Ecosystem Accelerator programme, which supports mobile operators and innovators in driving scale in unique, commercially and socially sustainable mobile for development products and services in emerging markets.

Jean-Paul MelagaFounder & CEO Whitestone Finance

Jean-Paul Melaga is the Founder & CEO of Whitestone Finance. Prior to that he was the Head of Africa at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and Head of Francophone Africa at Renaissance Capital. Jean-Paul started his career as FIG M&A analyst with Lehman Brothers.

Ben WhiteFounder - Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa)

Ben is an investor, startup advisor and founder of VC4Africa, the largest online community of venture capitalists, angels and entrepreneurs dedicated to building businesses in the African continent. To-date, the platform has helped facilitate investment of over $27 million into African Startups.

Lyndsey DuffInvestment Promotion at Department of Trade and Industry: Re-public of South Africa

Lyndsey is an international trade and investment advisor focused on facilitating foreign direct investment flows from the UK into South Africa and assisting British business with every aspect of setting up an operation in SA.

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Will TindallCo-Founder - EmergingCrowd

Will is the co-Founder of Emerging Crowd, a crowdfunding and investment platform that supports startups and early stage companies in emerging markets. Prior to that, Will headed up business development and fundraising for a privately held frontier market investment and operating group, Asia Pacific Investment Partners.

Dotun OlowoporokuPartner- Starta

Dotun is the Managing Partner at Starta, a content and data platform that makes it easier to build, discover and track high growth businesses in Africa. He is the founder of meals.co.uk, an on-demand food delivery platform in the UK. He was responsible for investing in early stage startups in Africa via Potential.VC, a UK-based angel syndicate fund.

Darren HarrisPartner - Addleshaw Goddard

Darren acts on a range of corporate matters with a particular focus on private equity transactions in the MENA region, Africa and the UK.He has advised companies, private equity houses, management teams and high net worth individuals particularly across the Middle East and Africa.

Ernesto SpruytFounder - Tunga.io

Ernesto Spruyt is founder of Tunga, a work intermediary platform that connects western tech businesses to African coders. He is also chief mentor at the corporate accelerator of one of the largest Dutch media companies (TMG) and has broad experience at the crossroads of international business development, social impact and startups.

Charlene ChenCOO - BitPesa

Charlene is the COO of BitPesa, a pan-African platform for low-cost, fast, and transparent payments to, from, and within sub-Saharan Africa.Prior to that she spent over 10 years working in the private and social sector with a variety of organizations ranging from internet startups to Fortune 500 companies to international non-profits such as the Grameen Foundation, KickStart International, and TechnoServe.

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Marlon CohenManaging Associate - Addleshaw Goddard

Marlon is an experienced technology lawyer advising on all aspects of mobile and fixed line telecoms, technology and digital matters. He has con-siderable African telecoms and technology experience from his time as senior counsel at Dimension Data and the Internet Service Providers Association in South Africa.

Sean ObedihFounder - NewGen Angels

Sean is the founder of NewGenAngels, a private investment club that focuses on Africa. A serial entrepreneur, he previously founded Foundershive an advisory firm for startups and Ynotplast now Trucolour Bandages a brand of skin toned first aid products.

Anna LoweCo-founder - Kumasi Hive Ghana

Anna is a social entrepreneur, startup mentor and co-founder of Kumasi Hive, a Makerspace and Innovation Hub in Ghana provides incubation, training and support to local hardware startups and entrepreneurs enabling them to rapidly prototype their ideas and build high-impact ventures.

Justin SprattChief Growth Officer - Quirk Group

Justin leads the revenue for the Quirk Group, a digital agency generating in excess of R200mn out of 5 offices from London to Cape Town. He also sits on the advisory boards of JoziHub and TechInBraam, both aimed at drawing investment and training into the technology start-up scene in Johannesburg.

Varun SharmaVice President Equity Finance - BBOXX

BBOXX is an off grid solar provider bringing electric power to the 1.4bn people who lack access to it across Africa and the developing world. Varun currently focusses on engaging investors and has had previous experience in finance within the sector coverage and leveraged finance divisions of a major international investment bank.

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Akosua AnnobilCreator - AB2020

Akosua is the creator of AB2020, a communications and media company for savvy investors, entrepreneurs and businesses seeking partnerships and insights into the economic development of Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa. They capture and contribute to the exciting new developments, solutions and collaborations making a positive impact on the continent’s future.

Joe GristonDirector - People & Talent at Freelancer.com

Joe leads the people and recruitment globally at Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace with over 19 million users. Freelancer.com is enabling entrepreneurs across the world to build businesses and is passionate about creating massive employment, income and opportunity in developing nations and leading industries alike.

Christopher CampbellFounder - African Business Angels Network

Christopher is a co-founder of the Africa Business Angel Network and a serial entrepreneur, passionate about launching and supporting African cross-border, multilingual ventures. He is also the founder of Socius, the leading advisory firm in South Africa and the UK dedicated to the development of vibrant alumni communities.

Tamsin ChislettTalent - Social Impact & Special Projects - ClearlySo

Tamsin Chislett currently works at ClearlySo, a financial intermediary that helps impactful businesses raise capital from impact investors. She began her career in Management consulting at Bain & Company. An Acumen Global fellow, she spent a year in Uganda as the Executive Operating Officer at a cotton ginnery with $5.5m turnover.

Euan CrawfordPartner - Clifftop Colony Capital Partners

Euan has spent nearly 10 years focused on emerging and frontier markets in fund-raising, M&A and project management. At Clifftop he is responsible for navigating the world of emerging market investors and ensuring that client companies get the best possible deal. Clifftop Colony Capital Partners focuses on fund raising and M&A for emerging markets businesses in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) sector.

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Manny AjuwonDirector - Oreed Group

Manny leads the team at Oreed Group; specialists in African Markets, acting as Capital Advisers & Project Sponsors to African companies seeking international partnerships within the United Kingdom. The Group represents over £1.5bn in overseas transactions and construction, working with FTSE listed businesses, speciality fund managers and private equity investors.

Alison Merifield Director - Quirk London

Alison is the Managing Director of Quirk London, a digital agency with offices in the UK, South Africa & Kenya. She worked in corporate communications in the UK & US before moving to Johannesburg. As a director of africapractice she ran pan-African accounts for clients including CNN International, Google Africa and Diageo. Prior to that she ran the African Leadership Network and Tech4Africa.

Gosbert ChagulaDirector - Africa Technology Business Network

Gosbert has dedicated the last 10 years of his career developing services which support people making an impact within their communities. His initial start came with Young Enterprise UK where he coached and mentored 1000s of young people take their first steps into entrepreneurship. More recent work has including building social network Backr.com, the Innovation for Development Lab and working with South African bank Old Mutual Wealth on their Your Horizon Start-up programme.

Eunice Baguma BallFounder – Africa Technology Business Network

Eunice is a start-up founder and technology enthusiast with over 10 years’ experience in the mobile and digital space in Africa. She is the founder of the Africa Technology Business Network, a London-based community aimed at creating a bridge between the UK and Africa tech ecosystems. She has been featured as a TEDx speaker and is passionate about the role of technology in accelerating development in Africa.

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Asoko provides superior data on Sub-Saharan African companies, public and private, to help their clients identify leads, research investment opportunities and monitor corporate developments. Asoko collects and constantly updates company information through a variety of front-line data acquisition channels.

www.asokoinsight.com @AsokoInsight

The Haller Farmers App is an exciting new web-based smartphone App. It contains basic and sustainable agricultural techniques for smallholder farmers. The App builds on the growing demand for smartphones in Kenya, with penetration expected to reach 31% by 2017 (source: GSMA) and the educational needs of smallholder farmers for knowledge and time sensitive information.

www.hallerfarmers.org @HallerFarmers

Kukua’s vision is to close Africa’s weather information gap by leveraging new weather station technology and mutually beneficial partnerships. Their sustainable solution provides accurate weather data and forecasts to smallholder farmers, commercial farmers and other stakeholders throughout Africa.

www.kukua.cc @kukuaweather

AfricaLegalJobs.com is the world’s largest source of Africa focused legal jobs. Their mission is connecting people in the legal communities of Africa and enabling job seekers and employers to find each other and to share great opportunities to progress and grow.

www.africalegaljobs.com @AfricaLegalJobs

iziFin is a completely data driven, mobile banking solution, offering transparent and accessible financial services to the unbanked masses in Sub-Saharan Africa.

www izifin.com @_iziFin

Afrelib is enabling 21st Century Teaching and Learning in African Classrooms. Afrelib collaborates with teachers, students, parents and book publishers to collate and curate educational content for individual learners and educational institutions in Africa in order to improve reading, writing and learning outcomes.

www.afrelib.com @afrelibr

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