Dia Martin
Ms. Dia Martin, CFA is a Managing Director on the Social Enterprise Finance team at the DFC where she originates debt financings across multiple emerging markets. She also leads the Portfolio for Impact & Innovation program, which is focused on financing scalable, earlier stage projects that are highly developmental. Through this program, DFC has provided […]
Samir Ibrahim
Samir Ibrahim is the CEO and co-founder of SunCulture. SunCulture develops and commercializes life-changing technology that solves the biggest daily challenges for the world’s 570 million smallholder farming households. The company is recognized as a Bloomberg New Energy Pioneer and a Financial Times Transformational Business, and was named to the London Stock Exchange’s “Companies to […]
John Barsa
John Barsa is the acting USAID Administrator. Prior to assuming these duties on April 11, 2020, he was sworn in on June 10, 2019, as the Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. Barsa brings considerable experience from decades of service in the public and private sectors. Mr. Barsa comes to […]
Charity Wallace
Charity Wallace, founder and president of Wallace Global Impact, is a strategic, mission-driven, and pioneering executive leader with expertise in impact investing, social impact, foreign policy, global development and women’s empowerment. She served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, overseeing the team working to cultivate private sector […]
Josh Sandler
Josh Sandler is the co-founder and CEO of Truetax, a technology platform driving down the tax gap. Josh co-founded and was the former CEO of gtxn, a venture backed B2B fx exchange for frontier markets that ensures reliable and cost-effective solutions for currency sourcing- further allowing for business collaboration and growth. Josh is also the […]
Rachel Sibande
Rachel works to demonstrate sector-wide collaboration between D4D actors in deploying initiatives that enhance data use for evidence-based decision-making. She joined DIAL in September 2017 as Program Director, supporting program partners in selected countries. Prior to joining DIAL, Rachel established Malawi’s first technology hub; mHub. Through the hub, she championed the development and deployment of […]
Tariye Gbadegesin
Tariye Gbadegesin is an investment professional with 20 years of experience in the financial services sector and over US$ 3 billion of transaction experience. She is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ARM Harith Infrastructure Fund Managers (Armhith); a Joint Venture between Asset & Resource Management Company Ltd (ARM) , a Nigerian institutional […]
Joshua Adedeji
Joshua Adedeji works as program manager at the West Africa regional chapter of Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), where he heads programs development and implementation across West Africa countries. His experience spans entrepreneurial ecosystem building, enterprise development and youth development with keen interest in the small and growing business (SGB) sector. Joshua recently led […]
Eyitemi Popo
I am an entrepreneur who invests in products, services, and ecosystems that help women thrive. Whether through media, technology or tourism, my focus is on creating sustainable growth for women-focused initiatives, especially in Africa. I believe there is so much space for disruption with products and services that meet the needs – and ambitions – […]
Grant T. Harris
Grant Harris is CEO of Connect Frontier LLC and advises companies, non-profits, and universities on strategy and mitigating risk in developing countries. He helps organizations navigate policy and political issues to be more effective, solve problems, and reach scale. Harris also teaches on doing business in emerging markets at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, […]
Michael Froman
Mike Froman serves as vice chairman and president, Strategic Growth for Mastercard. In that role he is responsible for growing strategic partnerships, scaling new business opportunities, and advancing the company’s efforts to partner with governments and other institutions to address major societal and economic issues. He and his team drive financial inclusion and inclusive growth […]