Africa

As CEO of NBA Africa, Victor Williams oversees the league’s basketball and business development initiatives in Africa, including the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Under his leadership, the league has opened new offices in Nigeria and Egypt. Williams was named among the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2021 by New African Magazine. He is a member… read more »

Donnadelliah R. Maluleke has extensive experience in military aviation maintenance. She is the founder and CEO of DIRTTA (Doing It Right This Time Africa) Aerospace, a company that focuses on providing aircraft parts value chain management. DIRTTA Aerospace aspires to be a true African company that provides solutions to African military organisations and airlines. Ms…. read more »

Mr.  Zweli Bashman currently serves as the Managing Director of MSD South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa. He joined MSD on 1 January 2020 as Director for the HIV & Vaccines business. Successes during his tenure as HIV & Vaccines Director included the signing of voluntary license agreements with low-cost manufacturing partners to allow the marketing of generic versions of MSD’s… read more »

Joseph is the Vice President & Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin Saudi Arabia/Africa. Joseph retired from the U.S. Army as a brigadier general in 2018. His basic branch was Military Intelligence and he is a Foreign Area Officer and was posted in five US Embassies across the Middle East. In his last posting in the… read more »

Travis Adkins is the 10th President and CEO of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), an independent government agency that invests in African small- and medium-size enterprises, entrepreneurs, and grassroots organizations.Previously, Mr. Adkins served as Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa at the U.S. Agency for International Development. He is also a lecturer of African… read more »

Ms. Clare Akamanzi is an International Trade and Investment Lawyer, who is currently the CEO of the Rwanda Development Board and a Cabinet Member. She has served the Government of Rwanda in several senior positions for the last 19 years. Ms. Akamanzi is a Harvard Kennedy School MPA alum, and also holds an LLM (International… read more »

Albert Momo is Vice President and Executive Director at Trimble, in charge of the emerging markets and funded projects. Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics that connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety,… read more »

Efe is a Managing Director at CrossBoundary, where she leads Nigeria Advisory, Gender Lens Investing and is a member of the Group Council. At CrossBoundary, she has unlocked $100M+ for businesses in West Africa leveraging innovative financing mechanism. Efe is also the Executive Director at Kuramo Foundation for Sustainable Development, a non-profit providing technical assistance… read more »

Mr. Tadesse is President Emeritus and Group Managing Director and serves as Chairman of the TDB Group Executive Management Board. Prior to this role, he served as CEO of TDB (2012-2022). He serves on the governing organs of several global and continental

Dr. Allan Pamba, previously an Independent Global Health Consultant, is the Executive Vice-President Africa, Roche Diagnostics based in Nairobi, Kenya. Allan’s role as a member of the Roche Diagnostics EMEA-LATAM leadership team is focused on driving Roche investments in Africa through engagement with national, regional and global stakeholders to drive access to quality diagnostics.  Allan has exceptional… read more »

Jennifer oversees BVGH’s strategy, programs, and partnerships. She establishes public-private partnerships through international industry experience to tackle global health challenges with sustainability, scalability, and priorities set by low- and middle-income country partners. Jennifer’s 25+ years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology experience includes negotiation, global discovery management, and alliances. Jennifer began her career in various positions for… read more »

Jade Osiberu started her journey as a filmmaker when she created Ndani- TV, a first of it kind online content marketing platform whilst working in communications and branding at one of Nigeria’s leading Banks. Ms Osiberu went on to write, produce and direct Isoken, 2017’s 3rd highest grossing film. Isoken premiered in 15 cinemas across… read more »

Germàn joined IFC in 2006 and has been part of the investment team focused on telecommunications infrastructure since 2008. German is currently responsible for helping develop IFC’s business in the sector, supporting equity and debt transactions in emerging markets across all telecom infrastructure subsectors including broadband, data centers, small cells and DAS, independent tower operators,… read more »

Akunna Cook is an accomplished diplomat, strategist, and visionary creator and executive producer. In 2022, Akunna founded Next Narrative Africa, a media production company telling African stories for global impact. She is also the Principal Consultant at Drake Road Strategies, a strategy consultancy that advises individuals and organizations on public policy strategy and advocacy. Akunna… read more »

Irumire David Okhumale is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer at the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). In his role as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Okhumale is responsible for assisting the Executive Director with administering the day-to-day operations of the NBPA. As the Chief Risk Officer, he is responsible for developing and managing… read more »