Abdelhameed Sharara is the founder and CEO of RiseUp; the Middle East and Africa’s top and biggest entrepreneurship summit with around 5000 attendees from 52 countries. Before he founded RiseUp with his co-founders he also started the whole startup ecosystem in the GrEEK Campus in November 2013. He also worked at Injaz-Egypt where he was …
Have you met the Next Steve Job, as she is called by Forbes? This phenomenal lady is doing great things and it can not be hidden. So let meet her. Angel Rich created an algorithm for the stock market to win Goldman Sachs Portfolio Challenge, selling her first marketing plan to Prudential, becoming a founding …
Christian Dunbar is responsible for managing the daily debt and capital markets function, including bond/note portfolios, swap portfolios, and credit products for all City issuing credits. The Office of the City Treasurer (“CTO”) manages approximately $8.2 billion in debt across all City credits (General Fund, Airport, PGW and Water) and approximately $1 billion each of derivatives …
Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, MP is the eldest daughter of the 1st President under the 4th Republic of Ghana Jerry Rawlings (1993–2001) and former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman (1993–2001) . She currently works in General Practice. She has participated in various foundations and initiatives championing women’s and children’s right and improving sanitation in Ghana. We are proud of her achievement …
Yohannes Mezgebe is co-ordinator AU Talks, African Union (AU). Mezgebe is the Service Delivery Manager, at the African Union Commission. Prior to that, Yohannes was Founding President of the Ubuntu Leadership Institute and founding member of Africa 2.0. In 2013, Yohannes was appointed in the Bureau of the Chairperson of the AUC to coordinator the celebration …
Dr. Yemi Kale is the Statistician General of the National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria. Under his tenure, the GDP of Nigeria was recalculated, and following the recalculation, declared the largest GDP in Africa. We are proud of his achievement and we name him Most Influential 100 Class of 2018 Politics and Governance Category.
Verlaine-Diane Soobroydoo is a Policy Adviser, Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations.We are proud of her achievement and we name her Most Influential 100 Class of 2018 Politics and Governance Category.
Urenna Best Gayle was born in the beautiful Province of Colón, daughter of Elvia Gayle de Best and Booker Best Gayle, both descendants of Afro-Caribbean parents. She completed his baccalaureate at the Colegio Abel Bravo de Colón, at age 18, travels to the capital city, to study law and political science at the National University …
Tolu Ogunlesi is a Nigerian journalist, poet, photographer, fiction writer, and blogger. Ogunlesi was appointed to the role of Special Assistant on Digital/New Media by President Muhammadu Buhari on 18 February 2016.We are proud of his achievement and we name him Most Influential 100 Class of 2018 Politics and Governance Category
Sunir Chandaria is the Hon. Consul of Kenya in Toronto, Canada. Sunir Chandaria is the Co-Owner of Chandaria Family Holdings Inc. Mr. Chandaria has been the President of the LePage’s 2000, Inc. division of Conros Corporation since 2009. Mr. Chandaria also represents Conros in a consortium of multinational companies that is exploring Information Communications Technology opportunities …