Speakers

Former President of the Republic of Ghana

John Dramani Mahama served as President of the Republic of Ghana from July 24th 2012 to January 7th 2017

H.E. John Mahama

Former Deputy President of South Africa, former UN Under-Secretary-General

Dr. Mlambo-Ngcuka is the former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women. She is the first woman to hold the position of Deputy President of South Africa

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Founder & Chairman, Coronation Capital; Former MD/ CEO, Access Bank

Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is an investor, banker and philanthropist with a track record of major accomplishments in the profit and non-profit sectors

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede

Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, KCB Group Plc

Joshua Oigara, CBS, is a member of the KCB Group Plc and KCB Bank Kenya Boards as well as the KCB Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director.

Joshua Oigara

Ambassador of Tanzania to the United States

Dr Elsie S. Kanza is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for the Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United States of America and Mexico

Elsie Kanza

CEO and Founding Partner, AFIG Funds

Papa is the CEO and Founding Partner of AFIG Funds. He leads the firm’s strategic direction, manages LP relationships and oversees the investment process as Chair of the Fund’ Investment Committee

Papa M. Ndiaye

Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business, FGN

Dr Oduwole is Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on the Ease of Doing Business, and Executive Secretary of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council

Jumoke Oduwole

CEO, Shell Nigeria

In the past 19 years, Elohor has moved from a field engineer to several roles in Production Operations, Project and Asset Management, Operations Readiness and Assurance at Shell

Elohor Aiboni

Chief Sustainability Officer, Jumia

Juliet has over 28 years of professional experience covering consulting, consumer goods, sales and marketing and e-commerce and has served on several boards in a non-executive capacity

Juliet Anammah

CEO, Africa HealthHoldings

Sangu is CEO of Africa Health Holdings focused on "building Africa's healthcare future" and Chairman of Golden Palm Investments Corporation

Sangu Delle

Singer/ Songwriter

Fireboy DML (Adedamola Adefolahan) is an acclaimed Nigerian singer that is signed to YBNL Nation

Fireboy DML

Founder, Terra Kulture

Bolanle Austen-Peters is a Nigerian businesswoman, lawyer, and award-winning film and theatre producer and director

Bolanle Austen-Peters

VP Global Ops (Former), Andela

Seni is the Founder at Rincon, a firm that partners with executives and business leaders to build high performance organizations through a focus on strategy, people, culture and operational excellence

Seni Sulyman

CEO of Iwosan Investments Limited

Fola Laoye is co-Founder and CEO of Iwosan Investments Limited, a Health Investments Holding Company.

Fola Laoye

Partner, McKinsey

Topsy is a transformation expert with 20+ years of global experience serving financial institutions, regulators, & investors to develop ambitious growth programs & execute large-scale transformations

Topsy Kola-Oyeneyin

Founder and CEO of CassVita

Pelkins is an entrepreneur and inventor. He is the founder and CEO of CassVita

Pelkins Ajanoh

Group HR Director, KCB Group PLC

Japheth is the Group Human Resource Director, KCB Group PLC. He has over 20 years’ of work experience spanning executive roles within Allianz Africa, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated & Safaricom

Japheth Achola

Managing Partner, BCG

Sonya Hoo is a Managing Director & Partner in BCG’s DC office. She works with companies, foundations/ non-profits, & governments on climate/ sustainability, international development ...

Sonya Hoo

Essayist and Novelist

Panashe Chigumadzi is an essayist and novelist, born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa. Her debut novel Sweet Medicine (Blackbird Books, 2015) won the 2016 K. Sello Duiker Literary Award

Panashe Chigumadzi

Group Director of Marketing, Corporate Affairs and Citizenship, KCB

Rosalind is an accomplished marketing and strategic communications professional, with a career spanning 21 years, having served in various local and international corporations

Rosalind Gichuru

Director of Digital Finance, KCB

Angela is the Director of digital financial services at Kenya Commercial Bank

Angela Mwirigi

Founder & CEO, 4G Capital

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett is Founder/ CEO of 4G Capital, the award-winning Neobank for Africa, delivering last-mile finance and enterprise training to small businesses in Kenya and Uganda

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett

Founder & Creative Director, Atafo

Mai Atafo is a fashion designer and bespoke tailor. He is the founder and creative director of ATAFO, which specialises in bespoke menswear, womenswear alongside bridal and evening couture

Mai Atafo

CEO, Helium Health

Goke is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Helium Health, Africa’s leading healthtech company building the digital infrastructure to power and optimize healthcare in frontier markets

Adegoke Olubusi

Co-founder and CEO of Carbon

Chijioke is the CEO of Carbon, a pioneer fintech provider of micro-loans in Nigeria, now turned a full-fledged digital bank with a mission to empower all people with the financial access they need

Chijioke Dozie

Principal, Boston Consulting Group

Sisi advises public, private, and social sector leaders on global health and economic development topics, including how to launch and scale ventures across sub-Saharan Africa

Sisi Pan

Co-founder & Principal, Alitheia Capital

Tokunboh Ishmael is an accomplished and experienced private equity investor. She is MD and co- founder of Alitheia Capital – a Nigerian-based investment management and advisory business

Tokunboh Ishmael, CFA

Fashion activist, celebrity stylist and creative entrepreneur

Ugo Mozie is a fashion activist, celebrity stylist and creative entrepreneur. At 31 years old, Ugo is the embodiment of a young creative that is taking over the fashion and entertainment world

Ugo Mozie

Partner, Sustainability, Platform Capital

Prishani’s key strengths are her ability to develop an understanding of complex issues at a broad systemic level, identifying the change levers at an operational level and developing strategies to dri

Prishani Satyapal

CEO, Africa Infra Plus Fund (Nigeria)

Anhad chairs an infrastructure fund management company with a focus on delivering superior risk-adjusted rewards whilst capturing the African growth potential in infrastructure.

Anhad Narula

Senior Director of Public Affairs at American Tower Corporation

Sanjay is Senior Director of Public Affairs at American Tower Corporation. In this role, he represents the company before principal international trade associations & the U.S. presidential admin.

Sanjay Aggarwal

Managing Partner, Mighty Peace Coffee

Jim s passionate about business and development and is committed to using his expertise and resources to empower Africans. He is doing so as the Co-Founder of Congolese Diaspora Impact Strategies

Jim Ngokwey

Co-founder & COO, SunFi

Tomiwa is passionate about electrifying Africa, as depicted in his Harvard Business School Annual Portrait project where he laid out the basis for this passion

Tomiwa Igun

Founder and Creative Director, Spirited Pursuit Blog

Lee Litumbe is an Entrepreneur, Content Creator, and business forward Creative. Lee believes Africa is in dire need of rebranding and she has been actively working towards that rebrand since 2014

Lee Litumbe

Project Leader, BCG

William is a Project Leader in the BCG Chicago office. He holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

William Lubega

Principal, Actis

Hilaire Dongmo is an investment professional with a focus on the acquisitions & asset management team, & is responsible for leading investment projects (origination, analysis, execution...

Hilaire Dongmo

CEO, Wecyclers Corporation

Olawale Adebiyi is currently the CEO of Wecyclers Corporation, a leading recycling company operating in Lagos, Nigeria

Olawale Adebiyi

Senior Director, Natural Resources, AFC

Osam Iyahen is a Senior Director at AFC. He is responsible for the natural resources sector where he leads client coverage & transaction origination, and provides technical advisory in deal execution

Osam Iyahen

Femi Fadugba’s debut novel, The Upper World, is a best-selling sci-fi thriller being adapted into a Netflix film, starring Daniel Kaluuya.

Femi Fadugba

CEO and Founder, Movemeback

Charles Sekwalor is a serial entrepreneur with a strong passion for driving social and economic change in the world through the application of fundamental human principles & bringing ....

Charles Sekwalor

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Harald Pöltner is a partner in McKinsey’s Nairobi office who leads the firm’s social, healthcare, and public entities hub (SHaPE) in Africa

Harald Pöltner

CEO and Co-Founder of Kobo360

As CEO of Kobo360, Obi manages all key aspects including operations, investments, compliance, risk management and product growth

Obi Ozor

General Partner & Co-founder, Fast Forward & TalentQL

Opeyemi is a serial technology entrepreneur and investor from Nigeria. Opeyemi cofounded Jobberman in 2010 & helped build it to become the largest online recruitment platform in Africa with 5mn+ users

Opeyemi Awoyemi

Co-founder, FarmDrive

Peris Bosire is the co-founder of FarmDrive, a technology company that applies data science and finance to build software that increases access to meaningful financial services

Peris Bosire

Finance & Strategy (Stripe)

Nadou leads finance and strategy for emerging products at Stripe, with prior experiences at Canapi Ventures, McKinsey & Company, Google, and Kimberly-Clark

Nadou S. Lawson

Partner, Platform Capital

Dr. Ponmile Osibo is a Partner at Platform Capital, where he is responsible for investments, fundraising and investor relations. He also oversees the firm’s operations in North and Latin America

Ponmile Osibo

Managing Partner, Novastar Ventures

Brian is a VC investor with over 7 years’ experience investing in high growth companies in East and West Africa

Brian Odhiambo

Co-founder, CredPal

Fehintolu is a serial entrepreneur with over 13 years of experience in results-driven leadership

Fehintolu Olaogun

Founder and Managing Partner of Achebe Capital and Vested Interest

Chi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Achebe Capital and Vested Interest, a VC fund & equity crowdfunding investment platform that invests in Web2 and Web3 community-driven startups

Chi Achebe

Head of Growth, Catalyst Fund

Aaron leads growth at emerging market inclusive tech focused Catalyst Fund, is a general partner in Africa focused founder backed pre-seed fund Sherpa Ventures

Aaron Fu

Quartz Africa editor

Ciku is a longtime contributor to Quartz Africa, who has written on topics such as the perils of traveling with an African passport to the optimism inspired by Africa’s first NFT art collections

Ciku Kimeria

Partner, Platform Capital

Dolapo Ogunmekan is a seasoned and tested Financial Services and Oil and Gas Executive with over thirty years’ experience across several sectors

Dolapo Ogunmekan

Founder and CEO of Kidato

Sam is the founder and CEO of Kidato a platform that enables live online academic and after- school classes for kids ages 4-18

Sam Gichuru

Nelly is a renowned Data leader and an outspoken advocate for African financial inclusion and the potential of blockchain to transform the continent.

Nelly Chatue-Diop

Founder, Betterticket

Josue's areas of specialization include blockchain technology and the film industry. He has developed & implemented innovative systems that span across Art, Design, 3D, blockchain and NFTs

Josue Mpia

Founder, Payday

Favour, a software engineer and serial entrepreneur, has always been passionate about empowering Africa and leveraging technology for growth

Favour Ori

Co-founder, CrossBoundary Group

Jake Cusack is co-founder of the CrossBoundary Group. Prior to CrossBoundary, Jake served as a Marine Corps officer in Iraq, and worked for an emerging market private equity firm

Jake Cusack

CEO & Founder, EcoGen

Clement is a Malawian social entrepreneur and a farmer. He is very passionate about renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, climate change and waste management.

Clement Kandodo

Head of Africa Office, Kearney Africa

Theo Sibiya is a Senior Partner with A.T. Kearney and leads its practice in Africa. Theo is a co-founder of the African growth platform, an initiative launched with the World Economic Forum in 2019

Theo Sibiya

Founder and Managing Partner, TLcom Capital LLP

Over the last two decades, Maurizio has supported entrepreneurs focused on the application of mobile, broadband and other IC technologies to different verticals across Europe, the US and Africa

Maurizio Caio

Deputy Director of Cabinet for the Minister in charge of SMEs

Deputy Director of Cabinet for the Minister in charge of SMEs

Hafou Toure Samb

Founder & CEO of Afropolitan Group

Eche is the Founder & CEO of Afropolitan Group, which is building a Pan African Network State to help 1 Billion Africans unleash their maximum potential

Eche Emole

Founder, I.N Official

As a fashion designer, music manager and connector, Ifeanyi Nwune believes there is huge value in being multifaceted and conscious of global culture

Ifeanyi Nwune

Partner, Healthcare & Southern Africa, Platform Capital

Adeola is the Partner in charge of Platform Capital Southern Africa based in Johannesburg, where she is responsible for the investment and advisory business of the firm

Adeola Ajibade

Founder & CEO, GoMyCode

Yahya is the founder and CEO of GoMyCode, a coding school that takes the spirit and energy of Silicon Valley

Yahya Bouhlel

Senior Director, Head of Treasury & Fin. Institutions, AFC

Banji is responsible for managing AFC's US$8.7 billion balance sheet and leading the implementation of its annual funding program in the international loan and debt capital markets

Banji Fehintola

CEO & Artistic Director of MOT The Label

Mo Agusto

Tav Denkey is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO & co-Founder of Miaplenou, a social commerce start-up with operations in Togo, Niger, Mali, Ghana and Benin

Tav Denkey

Co-founder & CEO, Shyft Power Solutions

Ugwem Eneyo is an engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, currently serving as the co-founder & CEO of SHYFT Power Solutions (formerly Solstice Energy Solutions), a venture-backed energy tech company

Ugwem Eneyo

Associate Director, LeapFrog Investments

Michael is an Associate Director and senior member of the global healthcare team at LeapFrog Investments, an emerging market private equity firm focused on Africa and Asia

Michael Jelinske

Senior Knowledge Analyst - Economic Advantage of Nations at BCG

Maudo currently works within the Economic Advantage of Nations team at BCG, based in Dubai. He is focused on helping developing countries attract investment and increase economic growth

Maudo Jallow

Freelance Culture Curator

Audrey Lang is a digital merchandising manager and freelance creator. Her creative work aims to connect a global audience to the African continent through content

Audrey Lang

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, HBS

A successful entrepreneur and businessman, Mr. Belo-Osagie has been a key player in the Nigerian economy for over three decades through his participation and development of several businesses

Hakeem Belo-Osagie

Client Advisor in Education, McKinsey

Client Advisor in Education, McKinsey

Rita El-Kadiri

Head of Financial Advisory at the AFC

Fola Fagbule is a banker focused on infrastructure in Africa.

Fola Fagbule

Co-founder, MFS Africa

Dare is the Founder and CEO of MFS Africa, a leading Pan-African Fintech company, operating the largest digital payments hub on the continent

Dare Okoudjou

Zambian hip hop and rap musician

Mwila Musonda, professionally known by his stage name Slapdee (also stylized as SlapD) is a Zambian hip hop and rap musician

Mwila Musonda (Slapdee)

Founder & Director, Bernika Health

Ms Dana Mopulunga is a business executive in the technology sector and as an entrepreneur in the health sector.

Dana Mopulunga

Founder, Tongoro Studio

Sarah is the founder of Tongoro, a 100% Made In Africa digital native label designed, sourced and produced in Dakar, Senegal.

Sarah Diouf

Partner, King & Spalding

Macky is a Partner at international law firm King & Spalding and a member of the firm’s Africa steering committee

Macky O Sullivan

Co-founder, Discovergidi

Ugo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Discover Travel LLC., an African-Diaspora-focused travel company changing the way we view tourism on the continent

Ugo Obilo

U.S. and Africa Foreign Policy Strategist

Lukogho Kasomo has a background in domestic & international development. She has spent most of her career advocating for underserved communities & communities of color..

Lukogho Kasomo

Founder, Caliza

Ezra is the founder of Caliza, an infrastructure platform that allows businesses around the world to provide digital dollar accounts for their users via stablecoins

Ezra Kebrab

Co-founder & CEO of Chatdesk

Aneto is the co-founder & CEO of Chatdesk, a software and machine learning company in the customer service industry.

Aneto Okonkwo

Managing Partner, Golden Palm Investments

AJ Okereke is a General Partner at Golden Palm Investments, an early-stage venture capital firm investing across financial technology, e-commerce marketplaces, and digital health in Africa

AJ Okereke

Founder & Managing Partner, Yancy Capital

Bryce is the founder and Managing Partner of Yancy Capital, a real estate private equity firm based in the US and Ghana.

Bryce Yancy

Chief Commercial Officer, Seso Global

Mr. Kweku Essien serves as the Chief Commercial Officer for Seso Global, a blockchain-based Property Technology platform that seeks to bring trust and transparency to property transactions in Africa.

Kweku Essien

Managing Partner, HC Capital Properties

Cheick Sanankoua is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of HCCapital Properties (HCCP), a real estate investment and development company focused on West & Central Africa.

Cheick Sanankoua

CEO, Aruwa Capital

Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes is the Founder and Managing Partner of Aruwa Capital Management, one of the few women owned and led growth equity and gender lens funds in Africa

Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes

Co-founder and Director, Kepple Africa Ventures

Satoshi Shinada is a Co-founder and Director of Kepple Africa Ventures Inc. Since 2019, he has led investment in ~50 startups across West and North Africa.

Satoshi Shinada

Founder & CEO, Sorted Chale

Vidette is the founder of Sorted Chale, an African travel startup with presence in Ghana, Ivory Coast. The startup will soon to be expanding across 4 other African countries

Vidette Adjorlolo

Co-founder & CEO, Releaf

Ikenna is the CEO of Releaf, an agriculture technology company that develops hardware and software solutions to drive industrialisation of food processing in Africa

Ikenna Nzewi

Actg. Director for Infrastructure, AfDB

Mike oversees the NEPAD IPPF Special Fund which prepares regional bankable infrastructure projects including PPPs; and the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa

Mike Salawou

ABC Co-President

HBS Student

Kathu Gatobu

HBS Student

Ted Obi

HBS Student & Master of Ceremonies

Daniel Jayeoba

ABC Co-President

HBS Student

Priyanka Fouda

HBS Student

AR Buhari

ABC CFO and Conference Lead

HBS/ HKS Student

Zainab Raji

HBS Student

Dhvani Tombush

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