Rob Hersov is a South African entrepreneur, senior executive and private investor based in Cape Town. He serves as Chairman of Invest Africa, Chairman of African Capital Investments, deputy Chairman of VistaJet, Chairman of Adoreum Partners, and Chairman of AON South Africa. In 2013, Rob saw an opportunity to create a platform for the growing number of individuals becoming involved in pan-African investments and founded Invest Africa.

Patricia Zoundi Yao first learned about entrepreneurship from her mother, who worked in the informal sector. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Business Law, she set out to help rural populations gain more access to financial services.

Emmanuel is an Economist on the Africa Research team at Standard Chartered, based in London. He is responsible for providing macroeconomic coverage on key markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on Francophone Africa, Botswana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia.

Charlie Cox is a senior associate in our sub-Saharan Africa team. Over the past four years Charlie has specialised in advising multinationals on their risk management and communications strategies in numerous African markets, with a focus on Francophone Africa.

Douty Fadiga is the Deals Coordinator for Francophone Africa. He is moreover the Assurance and Advisory Leader of PwC Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad and Central African Republic.

Kojo Boakye is Facebook’s Director of Public Policy for Africa. He’s an experienced ICT for Development Practitioner, with 15+ years’ experience working with governments.

Hannah Gilkes leads Risk Advisory’s Business Intelligence and Investigations Africa practice, managing the company’s investigations across the continent.

Farha began her professional career in the investment banking industry in London for top tier banks, HSBC and Barclays, where she ran the Corporate e-FX Sales business for many years. She is now an independent Business Development Consultant, focusing on connecting investors and entrepreneurs with identified investment opportunities and strategic business partnerships, across UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa and in providing business development consultancy services.

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett is Founder and CEO of 4G Capital, an award-winning African fintech delivering microloans and enterprise training to power MSME growth.

Titi Odunfa Adeoye is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Sankore, an investment firm that offers investment strategy, products, advice and technology to individuals and institutions.

Boye is Partner and Lead for Digital Transformation at KPMG in Africa. He is responsible for driving KPMG’s Digital and Fintech agenda across the continent. He is the author of “FinTech in Nigeria” and “Leading through Digital” publications.

Eran Feinstein is the CEO and co-founder of DPO Group, a leading African payment service provider (PSP) operating in 19 countries across the continent. DPO has developed the technology to enable over 100,000 businesses to securely make and receive payments online with all currencies and payment methods.