Business Leader Speakers

Michael Musgrave 2023 Speaker

Manager, Professional Development , African Leadership University School of Wildlife Conservation

Born and raised in South Africa, Dr. Michael Musgrave has over 25 years experience in biodiversity conservation, forestry, natural climate solutions, carbon offsets, sustainable development, and business development. He has…

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Michael Nzewi 2023 Speaker

Group Managing Director , CardinalStone Partners Limited

Michael Nzewi is one of the founding partners of CardinalStone Partners Limited and has been Managing Director of the group since January 2017. Michael served as a Director in the…

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Meredith Muthoni 2023 Speaker

Head of Electric Finance , BURN

Meredith Muthoni is Head of Electric Finance at BURN, leading strategy and corporate fundraising for electric cooking. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and is the point person for…

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Merav Galili 2023 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer, Menomadin Foundation , Mitrelli

Dr. Merav Galili is the CEO of the Menomadin Foundation, an international Israeli-based impact fund that promotes innovative solutions to social and climate sustainable development challenges in Israel and Africa,…

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Melinda Bohannon 2023 Speaker

Director General, Humanitarian and Development , Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

"Melinda is the interim Director General, Humanitarian and Development at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). She was previously FCDO Strategy Director from September 2020 to July 2023, and…

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Mekdes Mezgebu 2023 Speaker

Principal , Mekdes & Associates Law Office

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.…

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Meghan McCormick 2023 Speaker

Co-Founder & CEO , Oze

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…

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Mayur Patel 2023 Speaker

Chief Commercial Officer , M-KOPA

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…

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Moustafa Moharram 2023 Speaker

CEO & Senior Partner , Moharram & Partners | Public Affairs & Strategic Communications

"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…

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Mostafa El Beltagy 2023 Speaker

Co-founder and CEO , Nawy

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…

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