Abdourahmane Diop is the Co-founder and CEO of Haskè Ventures, a leading venture studio with a strong focus on Francophone Africa. Over the last 2 years, Haske Ventures has built a pipeline and portfolio of 15 ventures. Abdourahmane is a venture builder and investment professional with over fifteen years of experience in project design, business case and financial modeling, project risk management, resource mobilization, investment structuring, and company building. As an investment manager, he has worked on over 50 investment projects and led investment teams across the agriculture, tourism, education, e-commerce, health, and waste management sectors. An impact investor, Abdourahmane has led numerous business valuation operations and due diligence of SAAS startups and has accompanied numerous equity and quasi-equity investments in the pre-seed and seed phases. He has carried out several investment projects, including a $30m blended financing plan for the construction of municipal water infrastructure in the DRC, and a $200m financing plan for developing an economic model of dual-purpose poultry in Africa. Abdourahmane has led projects in more than 30 countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

Technical Expertise Manager of the BeniBiz/Program (TECHNOSERVE NGO), DEGUENONVO N. Nicaise Marius has been in charge of coordinating technical trainings of the program since 2020. He has headed the training and communication department of the Benin National Federation of Agricultural Producers from 2013 to 2016. Mandela Washington fellow 2014, Nicaise holds a certificate in project management (Business and Entrepreneurship) at the University of Wisconsin Stout in the US, an agricultural engineering diploma and a Master Research in Natural Resources Management (Faculty of Agronomic Sciences/ Univserity of Abomey-Calavi). Agric entrepreneur, He is the first President of the Benin YALI Alumni Association (BYAA)

Enam is an experienced Agribusiness and Project Management professional with over 15years combined experience across public, private and development sector organizations in UK and Ghana. Prior to joining Intellecap she provided Agribusiness Advisory Services, Technical and Business Management Training services to various agri-food companies and start-ups in Ghana, West Africa. She is experienced in project design and implementation oversight, multistakeholder management, strategy formulation, training and coaching smallholder farmers, SME’s and Start-ups, and worked as a Senior Business Advisor/Deputy Project Lead for GhanaVeg, a commercial vegetable sector development project funded by the Dutch Government in Ghana. Enam’s research and development interest areas include agricultural value chain development, market access, innovation, green and sustainable production, livelihood enhancement, and promoting entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector and food security. She is passionate about bridging the gap between academia, research and industry. She holds a BSc. (Agriculture) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and MBA (Finance) from the University of Leicester, UK. Enam currently works as the Sankalp West Africa Manager.

5 years of experience in business advisory and support roles, Work experience - Currently Intellecap - June 2023 to present (Providing TA assistance to enterprises in the Agri + Health sectors), Mr Green Africa (Various roles) - May 2019 - May 2023 - Developing, testing, and validating business concepts and strategic initiatives that allow Mr. Green Africa to unlock new sourcing channels, Ecolink services - July 2019 to Feb 2019 - Working with business to align their activities to legal and regulatory frameworks providing guidance on compliance. Business Model Innovation - guiding entrepreneurs in business, model development Concept Development - helping entrepreneurs refine their ideas and develop go to market plans/ strategies. Prototyping and Pilot Operations: Assist entrepreneurs in developing prototypes and running pilot operations to test their business concepts in real-world settings. Impact Measurement and Reporting: Guiding entrepreneurs in understanding and communicating their impact to stakeholders.

Jaya is a Senior Associate at Intellecap Advisory Services and has 3+ years of research and consulting experience. At Intellecap, Jaya has worked on assignments with a focus on financial services, climate change & energy, and gender. In her latest assignment, Jaya is working on strategy and operationalization of network for Greening of Finance by Women, which includes providing support to women entrepreneurs working in climate solutions. She is also engaged in undertaking a feasibility study to understand the market potential and investment structure for an e-mobility fund in India. Further, with the Asian Development Bank and the International Solar Alliance, Jaya is supporting the design of a blended finance risk mitigation facility for enabling low-cost finance to scale solar deployment in South Asia. She has also worked the International Solar Alliance on structuring a similar facility for the solar sector of Africa which included in-depth consultations with solar enterprises across the continent. In addition, Jaya has worked on multiple projects on financial inclusion, including finance for SMEs in Mexico, and enabling affordable credit to women-owned collective enterprises in India. Jaya holds a Master of Public Policy with a specialization in Economics from Sciences Po, France, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Political Science, and Economics from Christ University, India.

Has close to 5 years of experience in supporting businesses in performance management, business restructuring, fundraising, financial management. Currently supporting climate-smart agriculture businesses in their scaling & growth with gender mainstreaming under GLOW project - funded by IDRC & implemented by Intellecap. The project includes providing mentoring & TA support to businesses in areas of go-to-market strategies, business operation optimization, and distribution strategies, investment readiness Previously as Investment Analyst at Sayani Investments Limited supported early-stage companies in the renewables, health, fin-tech, and logistics sectors which included support in areas such as business modeling & restructuting, market assessment, financial modeling.

Region: East Africa Michael is an enterprise development professional with over 5 years of experience in providing technical assistance and capacity building support to early-stage to growth-stage startups in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. He has worked with over 500 enterprises in investment analysis, deal execution, and facilitation, and has played a crucial role in refining their ideas, optimizing their market tests and analysis, launching their beta versions, conducting proof of concept, and ultimately supporting their successful launch into the market. Michael has a proven track record in conducting thorough needs assessments and gap analyses, designing bespoke investment readiness curricula, developing tools and templates for project delivery, financial analysis and modeling, and post-program monitoring and evaluation. He is a strategic partner to these enterprises, providing valuable support in raising capital and optimizing their market performance. Overall, Michael is a skilled professional with a strong background in enterprise development and impact investing, providing valuable support to startups and investors alike.

Roland FADINA is an agronomist with strong experience in business and organization management, project management, entrepreneurship, Value Chain Analysis, climate change, knowledge management, food security, development of geographical indications. He is currently a Project Officer at iCRA. He has developed expertise in supporting businesses and professional agricultural organizations. In his career, Roland FADINA has worked with several institutions such as TEHCNOSERVE, the Food and Agriculture the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), DT Consulting & Development Services, Agronomists and Veterinarians Without Borders (AVSF ), the Mastercard Foundation, Dagrivest, etc.

Region: East Africa Over 12 years of experience in testing and piloting last mile delivery business models for agricultural & clean energy solutions to smallholder farmers. Worked as the Head of Agrisrevices for Syngenta Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that focuses on supporting the productivity of small-scale farmers in developing countries in Africa and Asia. Her role focussed on strategizing and implementing program initiatives focussed on getting agri business solutions to small scale farmers, programme management and overall team leadership. She has been involved in projects focussed around access to finance for farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, access to markets, provision of advisory services on good agricultural practices, linkage with private and public partners to create sustainability and scale for the solutions addressing challenges faced in the industry. Some of her notable projects include: Pilot test for a potato insurance product for farmers in Nyandarua county, Kenya implemented through Syngenta Foundation & ACRE Africa, Incubation programme for micro agri-entrepreneurs in rural parts of Kenya through Syngenta Foundation, Uwezo Fund Capacity Building Programme implemented by Government of Kenya, Farmers Hub - Last mile delivery business model.

Theodore has 7+ years of experience working with entrepreneurs in various stages of their business cycle ranging from the idea stage to profitable businesses that achieve annual revenues of over $10M.He is passionate about raising capital for SMEs that show great potential in developing countries. He enjoys carrying out projects on due diligence, valuations for start-ups, preparing pitch decks, and developing financial models and policy procedure documents. He has engaged in different consulting projects such as financial analysis & business strategies with business owners. He has previously worked at the National Treasury, Strathmore University & other private enterprises and has a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance degree from Strathmore University.

Region: East Africa Utsav Mulay has over 10 years of experience in consulting focused on finance, sustainability, ESG, climate change and clean energy. He has extensive in-country experience in Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya. Utsav has undertaken projects in blended finance, sustainability reporting, business modeling, research, organized events around the Sustainable Development Goals as well as advising financial institutions on Green Climate Fund accreditation. Utsav recently led a project on Blended Finance Risk Mitigation facility for Solar Sector in Africa for ISA which was focused on developing a USD 700 mn blended finance facility to catalyze the solar investments in African countries. The project included identifying markets most suitable for blended intervention based on factors such as: Solar PV Potential, viability of solar solutions, supply and demand side assessments, regulatory overview and segmenting the solar market to understand their financing needs and technical assistance requirements As a part of the African Entrepreneurship Collective, he has mentored four entrepreneurs in Rwanda, analyzing their businesses across marketing, sales, finance, and operations, then providing recommendations for growth. Utsav has undergone training in Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies, organized by the IEA, Solar Entrepreneurship Training for MSMEs and is a member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals. He has also undertaken courses in Sustainable Finance by GIZ as well as Green Climate Fund for Simplified Approval Process for climate adaptation and mitigation projects worth US$10 million.

William Mulehi has over 14 years of experience in programme and fund management for both private and public sector development in sectors such as renewable energy, resilience, climate change, agriculture and agribusiness. He has built his experience in supporting companies in Southern, Eastern and West Africa in the selection (through running competitions and innovation calls, evaluation of technical need as well as developing technical assistance plans and frameworks for these companies. He also has experience in the delivery of specialized and wholesome technical assistance (TA) and matching the companies with suitable TA consultants. In addition to this, he has experience in fundraising, where he has run and participated in investor forums and networking events that match SMEs and companies with potential investors from various sectors including development partners, commercial financial institutions and private investors, and has worked with a vast number of partners such as Rockefeller Foundation, FCDO, USAID, Sida, Embassy of Switzerland, Embassy of Denmark, among others. Currently working as Project Director for Good Food Innovation Fund - Rockefeller Foundation funded, implemented by Intellecap Previosuly he was Senior Programme Officer for Renewable Energy and Adaptation to Climate Technologies (REACT) Household Solar Programme funded by FCDO and implemented by AECF, Moving Energy Initiative (MEI) funded by FCDO & implemented by AECF. Region: East Africa