Lanre Akinola
Lanre Akinola Editor of African Business Lanre Akinola is the Editor of African Business, IC Publications. He is the former Editor of This Is Africa at the Financial Times and a non-executive director at the UK’s Business Council for Africa. Lanre is a 2014 Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow. Agenda 2021 Market Opening – London Stock... Bio Details →
Yannick Lefang
Yannick Lefang CEO at KASI Insight Yannick is the Founder & CEO at KASI Insight, Africa’s most innovative research and advisory company that empower business leaders and organizations with reliable consumer data and actionable insights. KASI Insight solves problems that present challenges for most firms doing business in Africa – lack of fresh local market... Bio Details →
Alexia Christie
Alexia Christie Partner Webber Wentzel Alexia Christie is a partner in the Technology, Media, Telecommunications & Intellectual Property Practice at Webber Wentzel. Alexia is a highly experienced technology lawyer, with over 17 years of experience as well as very practical in-house counsel insights from her previous roles within the Naspers group (a large multinational ecommerce... Bio Details →
Erik Hersman
Erik Hersman CEO BRCK Erik Hersman is an entrepreneur and technologist focused on advancing the use of technology in Africa. He is the CEO of BRCK a rugged wireless WiFi device designed and engineered in Kenya for use throughout the emerging markets. In 2010 he founded the iHub, Nairobi’s innovation hub for the technology community,... Bio Details →
Tomi Davies
Tomi Davies President of the African Business Angels Network (ABAN) Harry Tomi Davies (TD) is an ICT Expert with a background of technology management for FTSE 100 level companies in the UK, US and Africa. He directs and advises a broad range of organisations globally, writes and blogs (occasionally) while maintaining a significant network of... Bio Details →
Jessica Francisca Colaço
Jessica Francisca Colaço Co-founder Brave Venture Labs Jessica Francisca Colaço is a TED fellow and co-founded Brave Venture Labs based in Nairobi and San Francisco with Ibanga Umanah; East Africa’s first Network Science Lab and Brave Academy. Brave Academy is career accelerator for emerging professions in data science, design, and entrepreneurship. She co-founder the iHub... Bio Details →
Ian Merrington
Ian Merrington CEO of The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative & The Bandwidth Barn CiTi Ian Merrington is CEO of The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative and The Bandwidth Barn. and is responsible for the development and execution of organisational strategy and operations and for leading both organisations. Ian also sits on the advisory boards... Bio Details →
