Kudzai M.Mubaiwa is an economic development specialist with expertise in enterprise development, personal finance, and digital tools. She is also founder of MoneyZim, managing consultant with InvestorSaint PL, a financial and digital literacy company; and cofounder / strategy lead of iZone Hub, a Zimbabwean innovation hub that serves makers, innovators, creatives and small business owners. She was the founding hub manager of Zimbabwe’s first innovation hub, Econet Wireless’ Muzinda Hub.
She is the current board treasurer of AfriLabs, providing support and oversight of the financial management of the largest pan-African network of 370 technology and innovation centers in 52 African countries. In 2018, she curated the business and innovation track of the first re:publica in Accra, Ghana with over 2000 participants and over 260 speakers from across Africa.
Kudzai enjoys speaking and training on the opportunity of the internet as it relates to enterprise development, personal finance, and civic engagement and has done so on several platforms in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. She holds a Master’s in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.