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Maria Rabinovich
Maria Rabinovich Co-founder Flare Maria is a designer and software engineer who has led product for several tech start-ups, including enterprise software in the US and medical technologies in Kenya. She has her master’s from ITP at NYU, and is one of the founders of Flare.  
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Kantarama Gahigiri
Kantarama Gahigiri Independent Film Director  Kantarama Gahigiri is a Rwandan and Swiss award-winning film director, screenwriter and producer with more than 10 years experience in the film industry. She hold a Master Degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institute in Geneva and a Master Degree in Cinema from New York. Her first feature film...
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Erick Kondela
Erick Kondela, Senior Developer (AI & Mobile Apps), Shule Direct Erick strongly believes in the power of technology to transform lives. His work is dedicated to enhancing the learning experience for young people in Africa. Erick works hard using his Computer Applications knowledge and experience to develop Mobile Applications and learning solutions for Shule Direct,...
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Emmanuel Dusenge
Emmanuel Dusenge   Smart Cities Manager Inmarsat Emmanuel currently works for Inmarsat a global satellite communication company as Smart Cities Program Manager based in Rwanda and works as liaison officer between Inmarsat, government of Rwanda and smart Africa partnership to develop smart cities. His background is in Information and Communication Technology, with an experience of over...
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Victor Shikoli
Victor Shikoli Co-founder & COO at Hydrologistics Africa Victor Shikoli is a passionate techpreneur keen on aligning technology with business to meet the growing African needs. He is the Co-founder and head of operations at Hydrologistics Africa. He leads the development of the technology and oversee the planning and daily executions. He co-founded Electrosoft Ltd,...
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Patrick Nsenga Buchana
Patrick Nsenga Buchana CEO AC Group  Patrick is the CEO of AC Group Ltd, a company providing smart transport solutions like Tap&Go for public transportation in Kigali, Yaounde, Douala and expanding to Accra.  Within 2 year of operation, AC Group has been able to digitize public transport payment and enabled bus operators in Kigali to...
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Khadijah Abu
Khadijah Abu Product Partnerships Lead Paystack Khadijah Abu is the Product Partnerships Lead at Paystack Payments Limited, a startup that enables businesses across Africa accept payments online. She’s a seasoned professional in the online payments space with over 10 years of experience working in Operations Management, Business Process Re-engineering and Product Management. In that time, she...
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Elton Mutize
Elton Mutize Founder & CEO Paradigm [Owner of VentureLabs East Africa] Elton Mutize is the Founder and CEO of Paradigm, a consulting and coaching practice in Uganda with a firm focus on helping people unlock their greatness and facilitate the creation of great enterprises in Africa. Paradigm is the operator of VentureLabs East Africa, a...
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Sheilah Birgen
Sheilah Birgen Entrepreneurs Engagement Lead, iHub Sheilah Birgen is Entrepreneurs Engagement Lead at iHub.  She has over 7 years of experience in the entrepreneurship and tech ecosystem in East Africa and vastly knowledgeable of the entrepreneurship and innovation scene in Africa. She lead in the development and execution of mLab East Africa ( iHub’s incubation...
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Marième Diop
Marième Diop Orange Digital Ventures Africa VC Investor  Marième Diop currently serves as a VC investor in early stage African startups at Orange Digital Ventures Africa - Orange Group’s 50m€ VC fund.  Prior to this, Marième worked as a Program manager at the President of Senegal’s Office, where she was tasked with coordinating and monitoring...
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