Dr. Sarah Degnan Kambou
As President and CEO of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Dr. Sarah Degnan Kambou leads a global research institute that focuses on realizing women’s empowerment and gender equality to alleviate poverty worldwide. Her expertise centers on sexual and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS and adolescent health and livelihoods. Sarah has served as […]
Michael del Castillo
I report on how blockchain and cryptocurrencies are being adopted by enterprises and the broader business community. My coverage includes the use of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple, and extends to non-cryptocurrency applications of blockchain in finance, supply chain management, digital identity and a number of other use cases. Previously, I was a […]
Michael Casey
Michael J. Casey is the Chief Content Officer at CoinDesk, the leading media platform for the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem. He authors CoinDesk’s weekly Money Reimagined newsletter and co-hosts the podcast of the same name.. Michael was previously Senior Advisor to MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative and a senior lecturer at the MIT […]
Eva Kaili
Eva Kaili is a Member of the European Parliament, elected in 2014. In her capacity as the Chair of the European Parliament’s Science and Technology Options Assessment body (STOA) she has, been working intensively on promoting innovation as a driving force of the establishment of the European Digital Single Market. She has been particularly active […]
Dr. Rozett Phillips
Roze holds the position of Management Consulting lead and Geographic Council member for Accenture Africa, and Board member of Accenture South Africa. She also serves as the Innovation lead, creating the enablers for Accenture to lead Innovation on the continent. Roze has over 20 years’ experience in consulting to consumer related industry clients across the […]
Fred Swaniker
Fred Swaniker, Founder & CEO, African Leadership University Fred is deeply passionate about Africa and believes that the missing ingredient on the continent is good leadership. In line with this, he has co-founded three organizations that aim to catalyze a new generation of ethical, entrepreneurial African leaders: African Leadership Academy, African Leadership Network, and African […]
Brad Smith
Brad Smith is the president of Microsoft, where he leads a team of more than 1,400 business, legal and corporate affairs professionals in 56 countries. He serves as the company’s chief legal officer and leads work on a wide range of issues involving the intersection between technology and society, including cybersecurity, privacy, ethics and artificial […]
Roya Mahboob
Roya Mahboob is a serial entrepreneur, CEO and President of Digital Citizen Fund, Bright Citizen ( Coffee& Tea) and EdyEdy. She focused on building #Digital Literacy for women and children in developing countries. And her personal goal for #Digital Literacy is to bridge the gap between education and job markets by offering practical skills for […]
Samba Bathily
Samba Bathily is a Mali born, global African entrepreneur and Pioneer in sustainable clean energy and solar solutions. He is the Founder of Africa Development Solutions (ADS) as well as the Co-founder and CEO of Solektra, the company driving the Akon Lighting Africa Initiative. Recognized as one of the influential leaders driving growth in Africa, […]
Dipika Chawla
Dipika is a Principal Specialist at DAI and a key advisor to the Kosmos Innovation Center, a finalist for the P3 Impact Award. DAI is a global development company whose mission is ‘shaping a more livable world.’ Dipika specializes in designing and implementing corporate social investment programs that achieve sustainable development impact, accomplish corporate strategic […]
Armand Arton
Mr. Arton is a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist and a Global Citizen. He has an extensive background serving the specialized needs of high net worth investors around the world and is a trusted advisor to governments around the world in attracting foreign direct investments through investor residency and citizenship programs. His career began in the wealth […]