KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Antoinette Monsio Sayeh
Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Travis Adkins
CEO & President, United States African Development Foundation (USADF)

Bobby J. Pittman
Managing Director - Kupanda Capital
SPEAKERS
African Creatives

Bizzle Osikoya
CEO - The Plug Management

Audu Maikori, Esq.
CEO & Founder - Chocolate City Group

Ambassador Rama Yade
Senior Director - Atlantic Council’s Africa Center

Editi Effiong
Founder, Anakle Films

Fareeda Abdulkareem
Senior Associate for Private Sector Development [Moderator]
SPEAKERS
VC, Private Equity, & Impact Investments

Nenad Dordevic
Founder and president of SALTUS LLC

Frannie Léautier
Senior Partner & CEO - South Group Investments

Carisa Graf Suleman
VC Investor, Tech Entrepreneur, Co-Founder and Partner at TheContinent Venture Partners

Eric Osiakwan
Managing Partner - Chanzo Capital, Co-Founder; Angel Africa List

Vivian Chinyere
Partner, Head of Platform Future Africa [Moderator]
SPEAKERS
StartUps & Innovation Panel

Sola Yomi-Ajayi
CEO - United Bank for Africa PLC

Ehi Binitie
CEO & Co-Founder - Brij, Rancard, & ClearSpace Labs

Ehime Eigbe
CEO & Founder - Sweet Kiwi

Chika Nwobi
CEO & Founder -Decagon & L5Lab, Member; Board of Director, Unilever

Dr. Valentine Obi
Founder & Group CEO at eTranzact Global, kyiara.com

Mercy Erhiawarien
Halcyon [Moderator]
SPEAKERS
Agritech

Kateryna Schroeder
Senior Agricultural Economist at The World Bank.

Ayodeji Arikawe
CEO & Founder - Thrive Agric

Adefemi Adeniyi
CEO & Founder - AgroMall

Dr. Julian Lampietti
Manager - Agriculture and Food Global Practice; World Bank

Ousmane Diagne
IFC [Moderator]
SPEAKERS
HealthTech

Maximillian Mancini
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer - Ilara Health

Melanie Okuneye
CEO & Founder - Akoma Health

DR. Margaret Mutumba
CEO & Founder - Medatlas

Chibuzor Opara
CEO - CEO of DrugStoc
SPEAKERS
FinTech

Hasan Luongo
VP, Global Marketing - Chipper Cash

Leora Klapper
Lead Economist - World Bank & Founder; Global Findex Database

Ada Varchola
Investment Advisor - Goldman Sachs

Boum III Jr
CEO & Co-Founder - Daba

Zekarias Amsalu
Founder, IBEX Frontier & Co-Founder, Africa FinTech Summit [Moderator]

Samuel Chukwunonso Eze
Founder & CEO at OurPass
SPEAKERS
Energy Plenary: Clean Energy, Energy Transition, and Investments on the Continent

Morgan Landy
Global Director, infrastructure - International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Kwabena Osei-Sarpong
CEO & Founder - Rife International, U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PACDBIA)

Andrew Herscowitz
Chief Development Officer - U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), United States Coordinator for Power Africa

Dr. Vijaya Ramachandran
Director - Energy and Development, The Breakthrough Institute

Nekabari L. Goka
Corporate Strategy Principal - Exelon Utilities

Dr. Ainojie ‘Alex’ Irune
Executive Director - Oando PLC & Chief Operating Officer, Oando Energy Resources
SPEAKERS

Bizzle Osikoya
Bizzle is a Music Executive with experience working in Digital Marketing &
A&R in the Nigerian music industry. His passion lies in music which was the main driving force for jumping on the social media scene to bring awareness to the amazing talents emerging from the Nigerian music scene as far back as 2007.

Audu Maikori, Esq.
Audu Maikori (“OWDOO MAYKORY”) is a multi-award-winning media entrepreneur, entertainment lawyer, social activist, and public speaker. He is the Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Chocolate City Group, a company widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential entertainment companies in Africa. The Chocolate City Group is comprised of: Chocolate City Media (film, TV, and content production), Chocolate City Kenya, CCX (live music space), and the Chocolate City Music record label.
SPEAKERS

Bizzle Osikoya
Co-Founder of The Plug

David Keister
Ceo & Establisher

Brandon Hattaway
Ceo & Establisher
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Rosa Fritsche
Ceo & Establisher

David Keister
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