Dylan is currently the Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer at Asaak, an asset-financing startup in Uganda and Mexico. He leads Asaak’s capital markets, finance and business development teams. Previously, Dylan was an early employee at TikTok, DoorDash and LendingHome. Dylan is also an active angel investor and startup mentor via First Round Capital.
Duke Ekezie is the Cofounder and President of Kippa. He leads the growth, marketing and sales arm of the company while overseeing general company operations. Duke has a previous background in Investment Banking and Finance, having spent short stints at KPMG and CitiBank, and also had previously worked on Business and Marketing Strategy for Tiktok… Read more »
Dr. Tarek Moharram led the successful exit of Nile Scan & Labs (established by the late Dr. Hazem Moharram) as its former CEO, scaling the business organically to achieve top-line growth at a 7-yrear CAGR of 40%, and transforming the business into a fully fledged world-class diagnostics provider with a wide geographical footprint, exiting at… Read more »
Dr. Lydiah Kemunto Bosire is the Founder and CEO of 8B Education Investments, first VC-backed education loans platform for African students attending university outside the continent. 8B provides tools to enable African students to identify best-fit global universities and level up their applications, access affordable financing and connect with career support for job placement, thereby… Read more »
Kirstin Johnson is an anthropologist, international development professional and conservationist with a particular interest in conservation in Kenya and the East Africa region. Her career began at the Wildlife Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, followed by anthropological studies in London and Oxford, including M.Sc. research on the interface between communities and wildlife in the Budongo… Read more »
Currently McKinsey Team Lead for a regional FCDO funded programme to drive inclusive economic transformation in Africa by attracting FDI and creating jobs in the manufacturing sector. 11 years with McKinsey in Europe and East Africa, 10 years with the German Development Cooperation in Africa and Germany focusing on private sector development and sustainable development.
With a background in healthcare provision, management consultancy, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare infrastructure development, Dorien joined Medical Credit Fund (MCF)/PharmAccess team in 2010. She currently serves as the Investment Director. Dorien is no stranger to public speaking, having been invited to share her insights at various conferences, including the Geneva Health Forum just last year. Working… Read more »
“ROFFESOR OF PRACTICE – BUSINESS ETHICS, INVESTMENT & ENTREPENEURSHIP | THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES TRINITY ST DAVID (UWTSD) | 2022 – ONGOING UWTSD Royal Charter is the oldest in Wales and England after the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. In 2011 HRH the Prince of Wales became its Royal Patron. UWTSD delivers clear, tangible benefits… Read more »
“Ms. Dia Martin, CFA is a Managing Director on the Social Enterprise Finance team at the DFC where she originates debt financings across multiple emerging markets. She also leads the Portfolio for Impact & Innovation program, which is focused on financing scalable, earlier stage projects that are highly developmental. Through this program, DFC has provided… Read more »
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