Founder of KDHI Encourages Social Impact Investment as a Speaker in the Entrepreneurial Leadership &

Addis Ababa, 17 March 2016 - Today marks the final day of the Wharton Club of Africa’s 2016 Executive Investment Summit & CEO Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Summit welcomed Africa's leading international and regional investors, executive "game-changers", industry titans, public sector leaders, and entrepreneurs at this unique, high value-add Pan-African “Executive” Investment Summit - moving beyond panels of trends and opportunities - to more effective direct executive and investor engagement (across Africa regions, sectors, investment capital sources), with contributors challenged to deliver critical executive business intelligence (i.e. the “money points”) to peer audience of seasoned executives with respect to closing investments, managing operations, and optimising operational value and financial returns in 2016 and beyond. KDHI’s founder was invited as a speaker on the Entrepreneurial Leadership and Impact Investing panel alongside the following leaders on the continent:

Speakers Panel

Matt Davis - Founder & Partner, Renew LLC (Fund Manager, Impact Angel Network)
Henok Assefa - Managing Partner, Precise Consult & Investments
Tat-send Chiam - Director of Investments, Global Innovation Fund
Caleb Meakins - CEO, Ethiopian Entrepreneurs Association
Kavaneet Dhami - Founder and CEO, KDHI

Chairperson

Aubrey Hubry - Co-Founder, Africa Expert Network | Advisor, Wharton Social Impact Initiative

Our agenda was to promote social impact investments and our firm was successful in serving as an expert in the industry to provide insights to our development partners while guiding them through the most efficient strategies of execution. The conference takes place at a time when key shifts are taking place on the continent and with global leaders coming together for constructive discussions, there are bound to be new developments on the continent as a result of Wharton Club of Africa’s platform. About Wharton Club of Africa The Wharton Club of Africa (WCA) is recognised by The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), as the official Wharton Alumni Association (both the Regional Club for Africa and an Affinity Club) for all Wharton Alumni (across Africa and globally) with a Mission to support the Africa business interests, education (incl. supporting the school in its Africa recruiting activities), and social activities of its Members, as well as, to promote the Wharton Brand in Africa. WCA has amongst the largest Wharton Alumni Club networks outside the USA, with an elected Board of Directors, Club Officers, as well as, Africa Country Directors, Sector Chairs, and Executive Advisory Board. Membership consists of all Wharton Degrees (MBA, PhD, Executive MBA AMP, Undergraduate), Wharton Faculty, Wharton Fellows (12 Fellows Program), Wharton/Lauder MBA students, and alumni with Graduate Degrees of the University of Pennsylvania.

About KDHI KDHI is a leading Agribusiness development firm that trains farmers, merges foreign and local capital, and secures off-take agreements to drive agriculture production in Sub-Saharan Africa and exponentially increase yields through data-driven processes. We work with our investors and strategic partners to bring world-renowned expertise to the countries in which we operate in order to catalyze greater food security for families, better health and nutrition, increased income, greater access to basic social services and increased productivity, as well as generating taxes of all kinds beneficial to the state (export revenue, agricultural equipment, etc.).

References

http://www.whartonclubafrica.com/