Elisabeth Medou Badang

Elisabeth Medou Badang, Senior Vice President Africa and Indian Ocean and Spokesperson for Orange Middle East & Africa Elisabeth Medou Badang was promoted in early 2018 to Senior Vice President at Orange Middle East and Africa. She oversees a cluster of three countries, represents her company in conferences, in media relations and in top executive […]
Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma
Reeta Roy

A thoughtful leader and an advocate for the world’s most vulnerable, Reeta has worked tirelessly to build a foundation that is collaborative and known for its lasting impact. Today, the Mastercard Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the world. Its vision is a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and […]
Dr. Elizabeth Anne Bukusi

Professor Elizabeth A. Bukusi (ObGyn), MPH, PhD, PGD (Research Ethics), Masters in Bioethics, CIP, FAAS, earned her general medical degree and Masters in Obstetrics and Gynecology degree from the University of Nairobi. She then earned a certificate in international health, MPH and a PhD from the University of Washington’s Department of Epidemiology; a post graduate […]
Roy Baynes

Roy Baynes is Senior Vice President Global Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer at Merck Research Laboratories in Rahway, New Jersey. He was previously Senior Vice President of Oncology, Inflammation and Respiratory Therapeutics at Gilead Sciences and prior to that was Vice President Global Clinical Development and Therapeutic Area (TA) Head for Hematology / Oncology, […]
Tesi Rusagara
Benjamin Tetteh

Benjamin Tetteh is award-winning African journalist with over fifteen years of experience. He worked as producer with Ghana’s biggest private media, The Multimedia Group (Joy News) for years, where he produced award-winning investigative stories locally and transnational investigations, with partners in Africa, Europe and beyond. One of such investigations is the Fairtrade Chocolate Rip-off, a […]
Boye Ademola

Boye is Partner and Lead for Digital Transformation at KPMG in Africa. He is responsible for driving KPMG’s Digital and Fintech agenda across the continent. He is the author of “FinTech in Nigeria” and “Leading through Digital” publications. He has led several digital transformation projects spanning strategy, sourcing and implementation. He is focused in helping […]
Nick Barigye

Nick Barigye, Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Finance Limited. Nick is a finance and investments professional with track record of managing successful companies in Africa. Prior to joining Rwanda Finance, Nick was the Managing Partner of Karisimbi Business Partners, an Africa focused investment and advisory firm. From 2008 to 2014, he was a Senior Executive […]
Sylvestre Jobic

Sylvestre Jobic is Africa Business Venture and Partnership Manager for Bayer Crop Science since July 2020. He has over 25 years experience in global public affairs and sustainability, global marketing and portfolio management with Bayer in its agriculture operations. His international experience has been in the commercial area and most recently as country group head […]
John Onwualu

John Onwualu is Managing Director, Technology at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Mr. Onwualu has more than 10 years of investment and technology experience with experience investing in emerging markets. As Managing Director, Mr. Onwualu leads the agency’s investment strategy in advanced technology and critical technology infrastructure. Prior to joining the DFC, Mr. Onwualu […]