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Remy Nshimiyimana
Partners at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPSpeaker
Remy Nshimiyimana partners with local and global businesses to ensure that their strategic objectives
in corporate transactions are executed timely and effectively. Whether clients are considering
transformative mergers or acquisitions or negotiating business-critical commercial contracts, Remy
smooths the way for successful outcomes by applying his mastery of the corporate legal and regulatory
landscape. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Jeffrey Blumberg
Investment Management Lawyer at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPModerator
Jeffrey Blumberg is an experienced investment management lawyer who helps clients navigate
regulatory, corporate governance, business, and structural matters. Jeff also counsels investment
advisers, commodity trading advisers and commodity pool operators on key business matters,
including mergers and acquisitions, regulatory investigations and examinations, compliance policies
and procedures, contracts, advertising, and securities valuation.
David Williams
Counseling Investment Advisers at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPModerator
David Williams represents and counsels clients in the investment management industry, with a particular focus on counseling investment advisers on registered investment company fund formation, regulatory requirements, and corporate governance. He also counsels investment advisers, commodity trading
advisors, and commodity pool operators on key business matters, including mergers and acquisitions,
regulatory investigations and examinations, compliance policies and procedures, contracts, advertising
and securities valuation.
Tom Scriven
Partner and General Counsel at RENEW LLCSpeaker
Tom Scriven is a partner and general counsel at RENEW and serves on the firm’s Investment Committee. He is responsible for designing legal structures tailored to the unique contexts of international angel investments in SMEs and has supported more than a dozen investments in East African SMEs. Mr. Scriven has also played a lead or co-lead role in innovative blended finance projects to support and finance SME growth in Ethiopia. He is an active angel investor, has invested in SMEs in East Africa, and sits on the board and advises numerous companies in RENEW’s portfolio in Ethiopia.
Matthew Davis
Founder and CEO of RENEW LLCSpeaker
Matthew Davis is the founder and CEO of RENEW LLC and serves as the firm’s CIO as well. Over the last ten years, Mr. Davis has designed and led first-of-their-kind blended finance projects in East Africa and Asia. Most recently, in partnership with the US and Canadian governments, he has implemented investment projects in Ethiopia to unlock private equity and debt financing for local companies. In recent years, RENEW has facilitated fourteen investments in twelve SMEs in industries including coffee,
clean energy, FMCG, livestock, logistics, textiles, and health sectors.
Frank Martin
Senior VP for Corporate Development & Managing Director of Milhouse Engineering & Construction and Milhouse Energy ServicesSpeaker
Frank Martin is Senior VP for Corporate Development for Milhouse Engineering & Construction and Managing Director of Milhouse Energy Services based in Chicago. He has spent more than five years working on projects in West African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya. He leads his company's international efforts and assists in corporate development and strategic planning.
Olivier Kamanzi
Chairman at Africa Global Chamber of Commerce (AGCC)Speaker
Olivier Kamanzi is a capital markets expert in global management. He is also the co-founder and chairman of Africa Global Chamber of Commerce headquartered in Chicago. The AGCC's mission is to promote trade, investment, educational opportunities, and cultural exchanges globally for Africa’s economic interest and its partners. He is also the founder and CEO of Globrock Financial Group Inc. of Chicago with subsidiaries in Africa.