The AVCA Podcast

AVCA 2020 Focus Series - Venture Capital in Africa: What has Changed with COVID-19

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AVCA 2020 Focus Series - Africa's Private Investment Landscape: Macro & Micro Perspectives

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Uniting Against the Impacts of COVID-19 - Fund Manager Perspectives

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Uniting Against the Impacts of COVID-19 - Legal Considerations

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· 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;

· Folasade Olusanya, Partner & Head, Corporate Commercial, Jackson, Etti and Edu;

· Cindy Valentine, Partner, Simmons & Simmons;

Uniting Against the Impacts of COVID-19 - Investor Perspectives

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· 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, AfDB

· Stephen Priestley, Managing Director, Funds & Capital Partnerships, CDC Group

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· Enitan Obasanjo-Adeleye, Head of Research and Training, AVCA

Venture capitalists seeding tomorrow’s titans

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· 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

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· Baba Alokolaro, Managing Partner, TNP

Examining the role of philanthropy, public and private capital to catalyse greater investment

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· Ladé Araba, Managing Director for Africa, Convergence Finance

· Anne-Marie Chidzero, Chief Investment Officer, FSD Africa

· Dan Kranzler, Senior Partner, Capria

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· Enitan Obasanjo-Adeleye, Director, Head of Research and Training, AVCA

Going Against the Grain

A conversation with commercial investors committed to Africa’s future

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· 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

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- Alexandre Alfonsi, Founding Partner, Axonia Partners

Mobilising Local Capital

Addressing the opportunities and challenges for African institutional investors.

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· 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

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· Hany Assaad, Co-Founder, Chief Portfolio & Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Avanz Capital

Spotlight on Africa’s Pioneer Investors

Conversations with the trailblazers of the industry on their evolving role.

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- 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 Investment Bank

- Carole Maman, Chief Investment Officer, Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries

- Stephen Priestley, Managing Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships, CDC Group

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- Genevieve Sangudi, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group