AVCA Conference | Meet the Judges

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28 April–02 May 2025
Lagos, Nigeria

AVCA Award Judges

Ben Zwinkels

Advisor, AfricInvest and Co-Founder, AVCA

AfricInvest

AVCA Award Judges

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Frank Aswani

Wale Adeosun
Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
Kuramo Capital

Dr. Amal-Lee Amin

Managing Director of Climate, Diversity & Advisory,
British International Investment

Hany Assaad
Chairman,
Avanz Capital Egypt

Frank Aswani
CEO,
AVPA

Simone Baur

AVCA Award Judges

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Simone Baur
Director, Impact Investments,
Allianz Global Investors

Catherine Cax
Managing Director, Investments,
SEDF, Open Society Foundations

Shruti Chandrasekhar
Head of Investments, Africa Region,
International Finance Corporation

Anne-Marie Chidzero
Chief Investment Officer,
FSD Africa Investments

Antoine

AVCA Award Judges

Natalie

Takudzwa

Antoine Delaporte
Founder & Managing Partner
Adenia Partners

Alison Klein
Managing Director,
Akmazo

Natalie Maule
Director,
Africapractice

Takudzwa Mutasa
Partner
Development Partners International

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Angela Mwenda
Associate Director,
IBIS Consulting

Richard Okello
Co-Founder & Partner,
Sango Capital

John Owers,
Director and Head of Funds Solutions,
BII

Aunnie Patton Power,
Programme Director,
Oxford African Venture Finance Programme

AVCA Award Judges

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Luc Rigouzzo
Co-Founder & Managing Partner,
Amethis

Genevieve Sangudi
Partner,
Alterra Capital Partners

David van Dijk
Team Leader
Boost Africa

Ann Wyman
Senior Partner,
AfricInvest