Andrew Osayemi
Andrew Osayemi Founder MTA Interactive Andrew Osayemi left a career in Investment Banking to set up a TV Production company - MTA Productions in 2010.6 Years on his TV shows are sold to over 20 countries around the world and is watched by millions. His hit shows include Meet the Adebanjos and The T Boy... Bio Details →
Toro Orero
Toro Orero Managing Partner Draper Dark Flow Toro Orero is the Managing Partner, DDF, a silicon valley venture capital fund (backed by Tim Draper; Founder, DFJ) that invests in African startups that can change the world, and assists dozens of startups worldwide through his advisory firm. He also thinks he’s an Alien. Bio Details →
Rob Withagen
Rob Withagen MD Asoko Insights Rob is co-founder and MD of Asoko Insight, a provider of corporate data on African, privately-held companies. Asoko leverages technology and local data collection teams to build Africa's largest repository of company information serving corporates, investors and governments worldwide. Prior to founding Asoko, Rob worked as Oxford Business Group's West... Bio Details →
Jake Bright
Jake Bright TechCrunch Jake Bright is a writer, award winning author, and Whitehead Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association with a focus on business, politics, and tech. He contributes as an editor and independently for publications including TechCrunch, The Financial Times This Is Africa, and U.S. News & World Report. Bright is a frequent commentator... Bio Details →
Russell Southwood
Russell Southwood CEO of Balancing Act Russell Southwood is the CEO of Balancing Act, a consultancy and research company that has focused on telecoms, internet and broadcast in Africa for the past 15 years. He has worked for telcos, broadcasters, investors and companies looking for investment. Bio Details →
Charlene Chen
Charlene Chen Chief Operating Officer at BitPesa Charlene currently serves as the COO of BitPesa, an online payment platform that leverages digital currency to significantly lower the cost of making remittance and business payments to and from sub-Saharan Africa. BitPesa enables individuals and businesses to make payments directly to or from mobile money and bank... Bio Details →
Chidi Okpala
Chidi Okpala Chief Digital Officer at Atlas Mara Chidi is the Chief Digital Officer at Atlas Mara where he drives the Innovation, Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion agenda across their growing banking operations in Africa. Prior to that, he was with Bharti Airtel International as Director & Africa Head for Airtel Money, with responsibility... Bio Details →
Wale Ayeni
Wale Ayeni Regional lead, Sub-Saharan Africa IFC Venture Capital Wale Ayeni leads the IFC's Venture Capital practice focused on Africa, South of the Sahara - the International Finance Organization is part of the World Bank Group. The IFC's Venture capital team invests in technology companies in frontier markets and has $1BN AUM. Wale has a... Bio Details →
