I am an avid community and ecosystem builder, who is passionate about helping entrepreneurs, corporates and investors achieve their goals. I enjoy doing the above by connecting them to relevant resources and people. Consistently, I have been inspired by innovative ideas and collaborative problem-solving. Going out of my way to be part of a solution...
Dr. Itoro Emembolu is a Director at TechQuest STEM Academy, a non-profit technology education provider in Nigeria that has delivered digital skills & capability building programs across Africa, impacting over 35,000 people (https://tqstem.org/). She has over 18 years cognate experience in in the areas of Research and Education, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluations (Impact and...
Muna Ahmed is the Country Program & Operations Manager at Innovate Ventures, the leading Somali startup accelerator and early-stage startup fund supporting ambitious startups that use technology to change the world. With Innovate Ventures, she specifically supports female startup founders through a program called Women Business Accelerator (WBA). WBA is a unique accelerator program that...
Elodie Nonga-Kenla is a multi-awarded Cameroonian entrepreneur. She is the Founder of WETECH (Women in Entrepreneurship and Technology), EN Group and TOCEN Interiors. She is a consultant in Community building and development, Digital entrepreneurship, and Digital communication. She works with institutions, companies, incubators, communities, and entrepreneurs in Africa and abroad. In 2022, she won under...
Paul Mbua is an Entrepreneur, International Consultant, Trainer, IT Expert, Business Development Expert, Investment Expert, Policy Expert, Ecosystem Architect, IT Expert with over 16 years’ professional experience working in multicultural environment in over 15 African countries working with Local Councils, Companies, Organizations, INGOs, Embassies, Government agencies, Associations, International organizations and funders. He is an ILO...
Berry Numbi is an actor in the digital sector, passionate about innovation, engineering, technology and entrepreneurship with a focus on positioning the DRC in the pan-African and international arena by supporting innovation services and products. nationally through support for entrepreneurship. He is the founder of the Lubumbashi Innovation Center (CINOLU) in December 2015, an innovation...
Benson Mutahi Githaiga is the Aga Khan University Media Innovation Center’s Community Manager and Executive Officer. He has worked in a similar role at the iHub in Nairobi. In his over 15 years of experience he has worked in PR, human resource, project management, and has won the global Association of business executives award in...
Lukonga Lindunda is a Startup Ecosystem Builder, Executive Director and Co-founder of The BongoHive Group in Zambia, which includes BongoHive Innovations, an award-winning innovation and technology hub changing the landscape of innovation and entrepreneurship in the region, BongoHive Consult, a digital transformation and innovation consulting firm, and Hive Co-working, a shared workspace facility. Lukonga has...
Barbara is a co-founder and first managing director of Hive Colab, Uganda’s first innovation hub, business accelerator, and incubator for East African technology startups, and whose mission is to build local tech capacity and scale up ideas with positive social and economic returns. She has managed and developed Hive Colab into Uganda’s leading Innovation and...
Ajibola has over a decade of international experience in technology business consulting, advisory, and business case building. He is a market and business strategist, and he’s excellent at mapping industry best practices to attain business objectives. He has experience working in the technology ecosystem in the public and private sectors and his skills cut across...