Archives: Speakers

Kenneth Obiajulu
Kenneth Obiajulu Co-Founder & MD Farmcrowdy Kenneth Obiajulu is a serial innovation specialist that focuses on creating disruptive agribusiness models in both the private sector and development space in Africa. Kenneth is currently the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Farmcrowdy limited, Nigeria’s first agritech company focused on empowering rural farmers by providing them with improved...
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Akin Sawyerr
Akin Sawyerr Strategy & Governance Lead Decred Akin Sawyerr is a Strategy and Governance Lead for Decred. he also leads operational efforts across Africa and underserved markets.  Decred is a community-directed digital currency designed to be a superior store of value for generations to come. Akin is also the Managing Director of Feleman Limited, an...
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Roselyne Wanjiru
Roselyne Wanjiru
Roselyne Wanjiru Director of Growth and User Acquisitions Pesabase Roselyne Wanjiru is an economist, youth mentor and blockchain strategy consultant. She is the Director of Growth and User Acquisitions at Pesabase. She is a keynote speaker & thought leader in Africa’s budding blockchain ecosystem, having spoken at international conferences & media platforms on the need...
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Olu Oyinsan
Olu Oyinsan Investor & Managing Partner Oui Capital Olu Oyinsan is an emerging Markets Seed-stage Investor and managing partner at Oui Capital- an early stage impact fund investing in promising technology companies in frontier markets, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Before launching Oui capital, Olu started his career in commercial banking with Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank,...
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Tokunboh Ishmael
Tokunboh Ishmael Co-founder Alitheia Capital  Tokunboh is co-founder and managing director of Alitheia Capital, a Nigeria based investment management and advisory firm focused on channelling private equity investments into businesses to enhance access to finance, energy and housing for small and growing businesses, and low-income households. Alitheia Capital is the manager of the GWAMDC financial...
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Tabassum ‘Tabz’ A Qadir
Tabassum A Qadir Uprise Africa CEO Tabassum A Qadir, better known as “Tabz” is the brain behind “Uprise Africa” – First Equity Crowdfunding Platform in South Africa. The innovative platform facilitates access to alternative funding solutions for south African entrepreneurs and links everyday South Africans to early stage investment opportunities. She strongly believes that Uprise...
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Sam Ndori
Sam Ndori General Manager Inclusivity Solutions Sam Ndori General Manager: Country Operations Inclusivity Solutions  In his capacity as General Manager Country Operations, Sam has overall responsibility for ensuring the implementation and effectiveness of all country level operations.  Prior to joining the Inclusivity Solutions leadership team, Sam served as country manager for Rwanda where he managed day...
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Oumar Basse
Oumar Basse CEO Yobante Express Oumar Basse is a computer science engineer with 9 years of experience in Digital.  He's the co-founder, products architect and CEO of YOBANTE EXPRESS Inc., an Africa-based company with the head office set up in Delaware, in the United States of America with subsidiaries in Sénégal, South Africa, Ghana, and...
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Fahim Saleh
Fahim Saleh CEO & Founder Gokada Fahim Saleh is the CEO  and founder of Gokada. He has over 15 years of entrepreneurial experience. His first company in high school generated over one million dollars in revenue. After college, he taught himself how to program and started KickBack Apps, garnering over twenty-million downloads. Seeing an opportunity...
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Jon Stever
Jon Stever Co-Founder & MD of Impact Hub Kigali Jon Stever is leading on the development of new methodologies to engage local communities in national and regional policy design. He developed the Innovation for Policy process, is the co-Founder and CEO of the Innovation for Policy Foundation and facilitated the co-creation of i4Policy and the Africa...
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