Ismail Ahmed
Ismail Ahmed is the Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of WorldRemit, the leading digital money transfer company that’s pioneering a mobile approach to sending money around the world. Ismail founded the company in 2010. Since then, it has raised over $375 million in debt and equity financing, and has been named the fastest growing technology company […]
Semhar Araia
Semhar Araia is the Managing Director for Diaspora & Multicultural Partnerships at UNICEF USA, where she is responsible for developing and leading the organization’s overall partnerships strategy with diaspora communities in the United States in support of UNICEF’s mission. A recognized practitioner, organizer and thought leader on diaspora engagement, African affairs, women’s leadership and international […]
Sheli Gupta
Sheli relocated to the UK from NJ, USA in the Summer of 2018 to establish and run the European operations of Hu-manity.co, the company championing the 31st Human Right for individuals to own their data as property. Sheli is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for taking ideas and bringing them to life, with a […]
Adolphine Muley
Adolphine is the member of the PPRD Political Party and the National Minister. She was the former Minister of Environment and Agriculture within the South Kivu (RDC) government. As secretary-general of UEFA Adolphine Muley held various positions in national platforms for pygmies in DRC and forums of consultations between the Government and the civil society […]
Paul van Zyl
Paul van Zyl grew up in South Africa during the apartheid era. He served as the Executive Secretary of South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Shortly after, Paul co-founded the International Centre for Transitional Justice, an international human rights organization that works in over 40 countries that have endured massive human rights violations under […]
Alex Shalaby
Alex Shalaby is a retired telecommunications executive with extensive experience in the field both domestically internationally. He spent more than 28 years with AT&T after immigrating with his wife Magda to the United States from his native Egypt in 1969. He continues to be active both in his professional field as well as with various […]
Kaunapaua Ndilula
Kauna Ndilula is a Development Finance Specialist with diverse experience in institutional strategy development and execution. Her strength lies mainly in policy formulation, strategy development, enterprise development program design, business growth strategy development, and investment management. Kauna has designed policy guidelines for various programs such as the Namibia Procurement Fund, Bank Windhoek SME financing strategy […]
Ben White
Ben White – VC4Africa Founder – Netherlands, United States Ben has been venturing in the African technology and media space since 2003, launching AfricaNews.com as one of the first pan-African news websites. He has done ethnographic research on the emergence of software cultures in Kampala, Uganda, initiated the ICT Entrepreneurship program at Hivos, and later […]
Roberta Annan
A philanthropist, mother, businesswoman and mentor, Roberta Annan stand out among her peers. A self-starter who has transformed her career in pursuit of giving back to women in Africa and tackling key social issues through her business portfolio. Ms. Annan started her career as an intern at the United Nations and worked her way diligently […]
Juliana Marquez Perez
Juliana Marquez Perez graduated in Law from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, with postgraduate studies in Government and Territorial Public Management. She was elected Borough Councilwoman of Chapinero (Bogotá, Colombia) in 2011, at the age of 21, where she exercised political control of the contracts and funds executed in the borough. She later […]
Ibrahim Mahama
