Speaker Group: Business Leader

Mekdes Mezgebu 2023 Speaker

Mekdes Mezgebu is the founder and principal of Mekdes & Associates Law Office, a law office that specializes in foreign investment, energy, infrastructure, project finance, PPPs and M&A in Ethiopia. Mekdes has vast experience practicing law in Ethiopia, working on several transactions involving large-scale foreign investment and private sector development of projects. She advises a… Read more »

Meghan McCormick 2023 Speaker

Meghan McCormick is a systems thinker and strategist, passionate about designing solutions that bring real value to customers, corporations, and communities. She has spent her career focused geographically on African markets and functionally on innovation strategy. She started her work as a Community Economic Development Volunteer in the Peace Corps in Guinea. During her service,… Read more »

Mayur Patel 2023 Speaker

A leader in Africa’s fintech and digital media sectors, Mayur Patel is Chief Commercial Officer at M-KOPA, the region’s largest connected financing platform. Previously, he served as COO for Cassava Fintech, a provider of mobile wallet and payment solutions, and was CEO of the award-winning mobile streaming company, Kwesé iflix, which pioneered pay-as-you-watch live and… Read more »

Moustafa Moharram 2023 Speaker

“MOUSTAFA H. MOHARRAM FOUNDER & CEO, MOHARRAM & PARTNERS FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (M&P) Achievement-driven public policy management/political communications expert with qualifications in all aspects of political/policy, risk analysis, public affairs and strategic communications in the Middle East and Africa region. Accomplished at developing and implementing challenging public policy programs, Moustafa Moharram worked… Read more »

Mostafa El Beltagy 2023 Speaker

Graduated with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from The American University in Cairo, Mostafa has 12+ years of experience in telecom giant Vodafone, where he took on several consumer centric and strategy roles across Egypt, South Africa, Europe and Romania, and ended his journey as CCO in Vodafone Romania where he lead the integration and… Read more »

Mohamed Salah Frad 2023 Speaker

“Mr. Frad has an extensive experience in corporate finance, asset management, financial & business restructuring and valuations. Prior to joining United Gulf Bank in 2008, Mr. Frad acted as the head of research department at a leading broker in Tunisia and led the listing of several companies in the Tunisian Stock Exchange. Mr. Frad holds… Read more »

Mohamed ElGhannam 2023 Speaker

“Ghannam has 14+ of experience in Private Equity, Venture Capital and Direct Investments. He spent the majority of his career in the Private Equity field where he managed a US$ 51mn private equity portfolio at Egypt’s largest private sector bank Commercial International Bank (CIB) including direct investments and funds. Later, Ghannam played a pivotal role… Read more »

Mohamed Azab 2023 Speaker

Mohamed Azab, co-founder, and CEO is an active member in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, where he sits on several investment committees and boards. Before Grinta, Azab founded Seha Healthcare, an integrated medical group that aims at leading healthcare to a new level of care and affordability.

Mobola da-Silva 2023 Speaker

Mobola da-Silva is a Venture Partner at Capria Ventures and is instrumental in driving Capria’s investment strategy in Africa and in achieving the firm’s vision and growth ambition in the region. She brings an illustrious experience of 15+ years in venture capital with a deep understanding of the African startup ecosystem and a passion for… Read more »