Speaker

Folaseto Akin-Olugbade

Investment Manager
Actis

Folaseto is an accomplished investor with over 15 years of experience across developed and growth markets, overseeing investments exceeding $7 billion. She leads a pan-African hospitality platform for Actis, a global sustainable infrastructure investor with $24 billion raised to date. The platform, a joint venture with Westmont Hospitality Group, operates 1,345 keys across seven properties in East, West, and North Africa. She has served on the boards of Nile University of Nigeria (part of Honoris United Universities), Sigma Pensions, Mouka Foam, and as a board observer at Indorama, the world’s largest single-train urea fertilizer plant. She currently serves on the Board Investment Committee of the University of Leicester. Prior to Actis, Folaseto worked at DPI LLP UK, and previously held roles at IFC, PwC, KPMG, and Afrinvest. She holds an MBA from London Business School and a BSc in Computational Mathematics from the University of Leicester.