Hear what experts at SuperReturn Africa had to say

Learn about the latest opportunities and challenges facing the continent

Enjoy this exclusive series of interviews, recorded live at SuperReturn Africa 2021. The following interviews feature Edmund Higenbottam, Zemedeneh Negatu and Runa Alam as they share their perspectives on the most pertinent market trends for Africa.

Listen to the latest thinking of leaders in the private capital community about the opportunities and challenges facing the continent. Many thanks to our experts for sharing their insights and future perspectives with the SuperReturn community.

Edmund Higenbottam, Managing Director at Verdant Capital, has extensive experience working across London, Johannesburg, Lagos and Dubai. Prior to Verdant Capital, Edmund worked at global investment banks including Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley. Edmund has worked in Africa since 2008.

Hear from Runa Alam, Co-Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Development Partners International. Development Partners International is a pan-African private equity firm with over US$1.1bn of assets under management. Runa has more than 30 years of investment banking, emerging market management and private equity experience.

Hear from Zemedeneh Negatu, Global Chairman at Fairfax Africa Fund, LLC. An American of Ethiopian origin, Zemedeneh has worked in the U.S., Brazil, Argentina, the Middle East and throughout Africa. Zemedeneh regularly provides powerful and influential global thought leadership about finance, economics and investments and has been featured on CNN, BBC, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera and CNBC.