Omari Issa


Chief Executive Officer of PDB

Omari Issa is the Chief Executive Officer of the President’s Delivery Bureau, spearheading Tanzania’s growth into a well-governed,

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Patrick E. Ngowi


Chairman & MD, Helvetic Group

“Knowing that I spend the day saving others, is something that I am passionate about, at the end of the day, a business should always be able

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Annabel Onyango


Fashion Personality

“Africa is a place that’s alive and ridiculously dynamic. It’s a place of massive interest. It’s the last fashion frontier.”Annabel

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Rob Burnet


MD of Well Told Story

“We are trying to change the future with a story.”Rob Burnet is a two-time Emmy Award-winning media producer based in Kenya. He is

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Nick Hughes


Founder of M-Kopa

Nick has been at the forefront of mobile commerce activities in emerging markets for over a decade. He is the co-founder of M-KOPA, the leading

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Wanuri Kahiu


Film Director

In 2008, Wanuri completed her first feature film From a Whisper, based on the real-life events of the twin bombings of United States’ embassies

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Tonee Ndungu


Innovation Architect

"Africa rising started in the tech space...The status quo is cracking"Tonee Ndungu is an innovation architect, techpreneur, and the founder

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Soiya Gecaga


Founder of 'We The Change'

Soiya Gecaga is the Founder and Executive Director of “We the Change” Foundation, an organization that inspires people to be the change they

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Saba Douglas Hamilton


Wildlife Conservationist

Saba Iassa Douglas-Hamilton is a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and television presenter.Saba is a trustee of Save the Elephants, a

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Marie Lora-Mungai


Founder, CEO and Executive Producer of Restless Global

First as a journalist and then later as an entrepreneur, producer and show runner, Marie Lora-Mungai’s work over the past 10 years has focused

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Josephine Kulea


Activist, UN Person of the Year

Dr. Josephine Kulea HSC, is a child-rights activist and the Founder and Executive Director of Samburu Girls Foundation (SGF), a Kenyan-based

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Kiran Jethwa


TV Chef & Culinary Explorer

“When it comes to food - the tougher the challenge, the better the taste.”After four massively successful seasons of a National

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