Alero Roberts
James Mnyupe

Mr. Mnyupe is a multidisciplinary financial professional with a background in accounting, asset management and wealth management. A graduate of UNAM and Rhodes University, Mr. Mnyupe plied his trade in the private sector for over a decade auditing a wide variety of companies in all 3 sectors of the Namibian economy and undertook extensive research […]
Vivianne Ihekweazu

Vivianne Ihekweazu is the Managing Director at Nigeria Health Watch, a health communication and advocacy organisation based in Abuja, Nigeria. She is responsible for designing and implementing major health advocacy projects, strategies, and campaigns for government, not-for-profits, and development partners in Nigeria. She has an extensive international portfolio in strategic communications with 20 years’ experience working at […]
Zephanie Niyonkuru
Hon. Paula Ingabire

Paula Ingabire is a Rwandan technology enthusiast, who currently serves as the Minister of ICT and Innovation in the Government of Rwanda. Prior to her appointment as Minister, she served as Head of the ICT Business Development Department at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) where she led the implementation of National ICT programs notably eGovernment […]
Rt. Hon. Édouard Ngirente

Dr. Edouard Ngirente was born in Rwanda in 1973. Since August 30th, 2017, he is the 11th Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda (after the country’s independence in 1962). Prior to his appointment, he occupied different posts: Senior Advisor to the World Bank Executive Director (2017); Advisor to the World Bank Executive Director (from 2011 […]
Joseph Curry

Joseph Curry is the Chairman and CEO of Orbit Holdings, LLC, a private equity advisory firm making global catalytic ESG investments in real estate, infrastructure, and technology. Most significantly, Orbit and its partners are taking a market-driven approach to addressing humanity’s most pressing challenges, namely, reducing global food waste, climate change, and the risk of […]
Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker

Desmond Tutu HIV Centre – Deputy Director, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation – Chief Operating Officer; Member, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT; President, International AIDS Society (IAS) The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, a peer-reviewed research grouping based in the IDM at the Health Science, UCT, is […]
Said Athman
Landry Signé

Landry Signé is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. He was previously a David M. Rubenstein Fellow at Brookings. His career and research span the areas of global political economy, global governance and sustainable development, global business and emerging markets, strategic management […]
Irene Mia

Irene is Senior Fellow for Latin America at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). In her role she is responsible for the research programme on Latin America security, governance, economics and development. She is also providing leadership and management of the Conflict, Security & Development programme activities and staff and she is the editor […]