Dr. Markus Franke
Dr. Markus Franke CEO Co-Founder Mento Labs Dr. Markus Franke is CEO and Co-Founder of Mento Labs, the development team behind Mento, a multi-currency EVM stablecoin platform. Markus is an economist who has been working for over 20 years at the intersection of economics, finance and technology: in traditional finance (J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Allianz), as a post-doc... Bio Details →
Caroline Hane-Weijman
Caroline Hane-Weijman Head of Product & Kenya Country Director Paystack Prior to Paystack and Kenya over 3yrs ago, Caroline was based in NYC and worked as Director of Customer Success and Product Leader at Pivotal (software development agency & enterprise SaaS), Product Manager at Learnvest (fintech startup), and a business strategy consultant for financial services... Bio Details →
Isha Varshney
Isha Varshney Head of Strategy & Innovation Celo Foundation Isha Varshney is the Head of Strategy and Innovation at the Celo Foundation where she supports the ecosystem’s initiatives and protocols. Her expertise is in decentralized finance, digital currency, and the intersection of technology and economic and social inequality. She also supports global pilots developing... Bio Details →
Ramez El-Serafy
Ramez El-Serafy CEO Flat6Labs Ramez Mohamed El-Serafy accumulates more than 10 years of experience in technology, entrepreneurship and management. Ramez currently heads Flat6Labs and its regional expansion in the MENA region. Flat6Labs is a leading early stage investment entity that fosters and invests in bright and passionate entrepreneurs with cutting-edge ideas in the MENA region. ... Bio Details →
Maina Murage
Maina Murage Investment Manager Norrsken22 Maina is an Investment Manager at Norrsken22 focused on the East African market. He has worked on transactions in B2B2C marketplaces, B2B marketplaces, SME banking, Sacco banking & farm aggregation & management.He previously focused on seed to Series A stage businesses at DOB Equity across all sectors as well as... Bio Details →
Ngetha Waithaka
Ngetha Waithaka General Partner Norrsken22 Ngetha is General Partner of Norrsken22 based in Nairobi, Kenya. Norrsken22 is a tech growth fund backed by an international network of tech founders and institutional investors partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs in scaling disruptive businesses on the African continent. Ngetha has over 12 years of investing experience on the African... Bio Details →
Ayowole Ayodele
Ayowole Ayodele CEO Fincra Ayowole leads a world-class team at Fincra in building a secure payment gateway for global businesses, platforms, corporates & fintechs operating across the globe. Passionate about developing a better global payment system for today’s digital world, Ayowole is convinced that Africa has enormous potential to become the new frontier of this... Bio Details →
Adesoji Solanke
Adesoji Solanke Head of Fintech IB Origination, Absa Group Adesoji Solanke leads Absa Group’s FinTech investment banking origination efforts in Africa. Based in London, he has 16+ years of experience leading teams in fintech and banks research, as well as fintech venture investments. He's also experienced in driving new business initiatives, including the tech private... Bio Details →
