South Africa

Co-Founder and CEO of Regenize, a recycling solution that’s on a mission to make recycling more accessible, inclusive and rewarding. Regenize provides a freemium recycling collection service that integrates waste pickers to perform the collections and provide them with uniforms, fossil-fuel-free recycling tricycles, equipment, mobile devices, access to clean recyclables and a decentralised recycling hub… read more »

It was Steve Jobs’ take on the “magical” intersection of technology and humanity and CK Prahalad’s book, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, that made Anzill interested in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as an enabler for the greater common good. Anzill is an Executive MBA graduate in Systems Thinking from the Graduate… read more »

Dr Rethabile Melamu is a dynamic and self-motivated professional; she obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town. She is currently the General Manager for the Green Economy Unit at The Innovation Hub. Before that, she acted in the position of Chief Director: Sector and Industry Development in the Gauteng Department… read more »

Rebecca is a finance and investment professional with vast experience in strategy development and execution, project management, operational finance, corporate governance and reporting, Startup funding, and social innovation. She began her career with Venture Garden Group, a PE-backed $80M fintech holding company working primarily with the different subsidiaries in addressing key challenges in the aviation,… read more »

Ajay Ramasubramaniam is a seasoned executive with 16 years of experience in setting up, operating, and growing businesses, across diverse geographies such as East Africa, Canada, India and Vietnam. Currently, Co-Founder & CEO of Startup Réseau, Ajay has been active in the Indian startup ecosystem for the past 8 years and has built India’s top… read more »

Chris started his career working for Rocket Internet, one of the world’s largest online incubators. From there, Chris has co-founded his own technology business (Finch Technologies) as well as pursuing a career in private equity which includes a time at AlphaWealth where he was involved in several private equity transactions with a total value of… read more »

Julian Kanjere the founder and CTO of FoodPrint, a blockchain-enabled, farm-to-fork supply chain platform connecting African smallholder farmers to markets and services (https://www.foodprintapp.com). He is also a Managing Partner and Principal Technology Consultant at Bridgehouse Technology (https://www.bridgehousetech.com), a boutique emerging technology and advisory services firm. Among other offerings, Bridgehouse Technology helps companies and industry leaders… read more »

Grant is a connector and outgoing individual, who enjoys exploring new places, meeting new people and learning about new businesses. He has a talent for finding new business opportunities, and providing business-minded, practical advice. For nearly 20 years Grant worked as a corporate transactional lawyer, solicitor and executive in South Africa, London and New York,… read more »

Tamuka is the CFO of Finclusion Africa Holdings Ltd a leading fintech in Sub-Saharan Africa. He has over a decade of experience in the finance sector having completed his articles training with KPMG with a speciality in banking & financial services. In his career, Tamuka has concluded over USD20m in capital raises. As a Certified… read more »

Jeni Kostova, Group Executive Marketing, Ayo Technology Solutions, is intrigued and enthused by how technology is influencing just about every aspect of our life, business, economic flow and the opportunities it can bring for transformation and advancement. Speaking eight languages (4 fluently) and with a Degree in Actuarial Science combined with several qualifications in, and… read more »

I’ve spent the last nine years advising, managing and mentoring start-ups, non-profits, SMEs and Fortune 500 companies in the Americas, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Notable businesses include Visa Europe (now Visa Inc.), KKR and Deloitte. The last five years, I’ve worked in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda with Brioche, 1000 Hills Distillery and Grameen Foundation’s TaroWorks…. read more »

Tine Henriksen is an investment manager and head of operations at the BESTSELLER Foundation, and the former Innovative Finance Lead at the Bertha Centre. She has spent her time focusing on building new partnerships between the public, private and civil society sectors to deliver positive social impacts. She has worked as a strategy advisor to… read more »

Oluwaseun David ADEPOJU is a digerati with over ten years of experience in technology advocacy, technology policy and technology research. In his role as the Head of Research at the Africa Blockchain Institute, he is responsible for all the research, policy and insights generation activities of the organization. In his previous roles, he was the… read more »

Tatenda is a Co-founder and CEO of ImaliPay, a fast-growing VC backed Fintech formed in 2020 offering financial services to African gig workers and platforms. Up until starting ImaliPay, he was Technical Advisor to the Co-CEO of Cellulant, a leading digital payments company operating across 18 African countries. Tatenda is a prestigious Chevening Scholar and… read more »

Bryan is a visionary, serial entrepreneur and unconventional man who lives his life to the fullest. He understands and consults on the essence, challenges and opportunities facing leaders across industry sectors and geographies. He describes himself as a Merchant of Hope – based on the premise in positive psychology – that Hope is more than… read more »