The AVCA Podcast

Uniting Against the Impacts of COVID-19 - Legal Considerations Speakers: · Geoffrey Burgess, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton; · Pierre-Yves Denez, Senior Legal Counsel, Bpifrance; · Folake Elias-Adeowale, Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie; · Mark Kenderdine-Davies, Chief Legal Officer, CDC Group; · Roddy McKean, Director, Anjarwalla & Khanna; · Rafik Mzah, Chief Legal Officer, AfricInvest...

Uniting Against the Impacts of COVID-19 - Investor Perspectives Speakers: · Carola Bose, Director & Head of Africa Funds, Equity & Mezzanine, DEG · Shruti Chandrasekhar, Head of SME Ventures, IFC · Papa Demba Diallo, Director-General, FONSIS · Alison Klein, Manager, Private Equity, FMO · Paulo Martelli, Director of Investments, FinDev Canada · Line Picard, Chief Private Equity Officer, AfD...

Venture capitalists seeding tomorrow’s titans Speakers: · Grant Brooke, Executive Director, Twiga Foods · Maurizio Caio, Founder and Managing Partner, TLcom · Kenfield Griffith, Chief Executive Officer, mSurvey · Robert Zegers, Chief Investment Officer, African Development Bank Moderator: · Baba Alokolaro, Managing Partner, TNP

Examining the role of philanthropy, public and private capital to catalyse greater investment Speakers: · Ladé Araba, Managing Director for Africa, Convergence Finance · Anne-Marie Chidzero, Chief Investment Officer, FSD Africa · Dan Kranzler, Senior Partner, Capria Moderator: · Enitan Obasanjo-Adeleye, Director, Head of Research and Training, AVCA

Going Against the Grain A conversation with commercial investors committed to Africa’s future Speakers: · Todd Micklewaite, Head of Distribution, Alternatives, Sanlam · David Moore, Head of Alternatives, Alexander Forbes · Charles Mwebeiha, Managing Director, Sango Capital · Anthony Hagan, Managing Director, Colonial Consulting Moderator: - Alexandre Alfonsi, Founding Partner, Axonia Partners

Mobilising Local Capital Addressing the opportunities and challenges for African institutional investors. Speakers: · Henry Kyanda, Chief Executive Officer & Trust Secretary, Kenya Power Pension Fund · Hassane Muhieddine, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Cluster, Axian Group · Richard Tusabe, Director General, Rwanda Social Security Board Moderator: · Hany Assaad, Co-Founder,...

Spotlight on Africa’s Pioneer Investors Conversations with the trailblazers of the industry on their evolving role. Speakers: - Carola Bose , Director & Head of Africa Funds, Equity & Mezzanine Team, DEG/KfW - Worku Gachou, Managing Director, Africa, Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Adrian Kamenitzer , Director; Equity, New Products and Special Transactions Department, European In...

Investor Spotlight: Alpha or Diversification - Either or Both? Are African PE managers delivering out performance or offering diversification? Speakers: - Charles A. Burbridge , Executive Director, Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund - David Ourlicht , Commissioner, New York State Insurance Fund and Chair, Investment Committee Moderator : - Papa Madiaw Ndiaye , Chief Executive Officer and Founding...

Spotlight on Gender Inclusiveness: The Diversity Dividend Mobilising greater gender diversity in African private equity Introductory remarks by Ameya Upadhyay , Principal, Investments,Flourish Ventures Rose Goslinga, CEO and Co Founder, PULA ‘Tokunboh Ishmael, Chair, AVCA Board; co-Founder and Managing Director, Alitheia Identity

Making the case for investing in private equity in Africa despite the perception of risk and uncertainty. Speakers: Antoine Delaporte, Managing Director at Adenia Partners Laurent Demey, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Amethis Matthew Hunt, Principal at South Suez Capital Eric Idiahi, Co-Founder and Partner at Verod Capital Management Angela Miller-May, Chief Investment Officer at Chicag...

A Good Company Always Attracts a Buyer Examining pathways to liquidity via trade sales, secondaries and IPOs. Speakers: Hurley Doddy, Managing Director, Founding Partners & co-Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Capital Partners Ayisi Makatiani, Chief Executive Officer, Fanisi Capital Karima Ola, Partner, Leapfrog Carlos Reyes, Principal, IFC African, Latin American & Caribbean Fund Moderato...

 Private Credit – An Alternative Financing Solution? Meeting the unique funding needs through private credit. Speakers: - Marvin Kiragu, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Mizizi Capital Partners - Samia Tnani, Head of Credit Origination, AfricInvest - Ngalaah Chuphi, Partner, Ethos Private Equity Moderator: - William Pearce, Managing Director, Investment Funds, Overseas Private Investment Corp...