Julien Garcier is Founder and MD of Sagaci Research, the leading independent market research/intelligence firm dedicated to African markets. Prior to launching, Julien was a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he was involved in growing the firm activity across the African continent, advising governments and multinational companies in their development efforts. Between 2000 – 2005, Julien was a consultant at A.T. Kearney, France. Julien graduated from EM Lyon (France) with an M.Sc. in Management and has an undergraduate diploma in Economics from the University of Lyon (France). He is a French national and lives in Nairobi, Kenya.

Rosalind is the current Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Retail Traders Association, an accomplished administrator with over eighteen years’ all-round experience earned progressively through various engagements and stations of work. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies and Economics and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She has vast experience in personnel and human capital management in the finance and administration field, human resources management, operations management with specifics on handling mobilization, administration. An effective business communicator, with experience in marketing and client relations and PR with oral and written skills, in diversified and complex interactions with all staff levels including top level management.

Cheick Sanankoua is Managing Partner at HC Capital Properties. Prior to HCCP, Cheick was an investment professional at Helios Investment Partners. Cheick started his career in
investment banking in New York and London with Merrill Lynch, where he worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) group. Cheick holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School where he was a Rock & Lebor Entrepreneurial Fellow and received second year honors. Cheick also received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.

Hooman Ehsani is the Director of New Developments for Greenhills Investments the developer of Tribe, a luxury 5-star boutique hotel, that has won numerous global awards including being named “one of the Top 100 hotels in the World” The Village Market mall and newly opened Trademark Hotel. Hooman is also the CEO of Century City Property with interests in residential and retail development, property brokerage services and consultancy. Century City recently won the International Property Award for the Best International Residential Development for their Palm Valley development in Nairobi. He is a graduate of Tufts University in Boston, where he majored in Economics and International Relations.

Kevin Teeroovengadum has an MBA and M.Sc. in Finance. He worked for KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young in corporate finance and business consultancy before moving to Loita Capital Partners Group. Kevin joined Actis as a Director as part of their Africa real estate team. At Actis, he led the origination of a number of new developments and assisted in fund raising for Actis’ 2 nd real estate fund. He also led the sale of 2 major assets i.e. Accra Mall in Ghana and Capital Properties in Tanzania to offshore buyers and setting the pricing benchmark for investment grade properties in Africa