Eugene Arhin is a Ghanaian administrator and businessman. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the current Communication Director for the President of Ghana. We are proud of what he has achieved and recognize him as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent…
Michael Derrick Tubbs is an American politician, currently mayor of Stockton, California. Elected as mayor in 2016 at age 26, he is the youngest mayor in Stockton’s history and its first African-American mayor. Tubbs announced his candidacy for Stockton Council District 6 for…
Mbali Ntuli is a South African politician and a Democratic Alliance Member. She currently serves as the Provincial Campaigns Director for KZN. She is the former leader of the Democratic Alliance Youth, the youth wing of South Africa’s official opposition party. She was elected to this…
Akua Gyekye is Facebook’s Public Policy Manager for Africa, where she focuses on issues relating privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, and new opportunities for democratic engagement across Sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining Facebook, Akua…
She is is a Nigerian photographer and filmmaker based in Abuja. She is a conservative Muslim and Hausa from Argungu local government in northern Nigeria. She won the award for Creative Artist of the year at the 2011 The Future Awards. She currently works as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria…
Áurea Carolina de Freitas e Silva is a sociologist, political scientist and Brazilian Marxist, elected to the Municipality of Belo Horizonte for the Socialism and Freedom Party. She is an activist of the struggles for the inclusion of women, youth and the black population. She was elected federal deputy in the general…
Happy to announce MIPAD in collaboration with the First Lady of Sierra (Valedictorian Class of 2018) commemorates the 400th anniversary of transatlantic slavery with the Door of Return: Freetown. Theme: Freedom. What does freedom mean to you? Mind, Body, Soul, Financially, Emotionally,…
Nereida Lobo is the founder of a Little Crowns and MIPAD Honoree of the Class of 2018 from Cape Verde based in the US Little Crowns ™️ is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide educational materials to children in underprivileged communities.…
Join us as we have Thought Leadership Lunch with Olugbenga Agboola, CEO, Flutterwave & Most Influential 100 in Payment & FinTECH On the sidelines of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia “BUILDING PAYMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA” Target Audience: African Governments, Central Banks,…
Join us at the AU for the Africa Talks with Tewolde Gebre Mariam, titan of the aviation industry and Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines. The fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa. Speaking at MIPAD’s Recognition Week sharing his perspective about Africa and…
