Blessing Abeng is the Co-Founder and Director of Communications at Ingressive for Good. She drives the mission of the non profit to create and increase the earning power of one million African youth through tech training and resources for the growth of the African startup ecosystems. Blessing is a branding and communications expert dedicated to …
Candies Kotchapaw is the Executive Director, Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today (DYLOTT). She is a passionate change maker, and she researched, “The Case for Greater Inclusion of Racialized Social Workers in Public Policy Development” during her Master of Social Work program at York University in Toronto and has presented her work at international academic …
Damilare Kujembola is the CEO & Co-Founder, Amplify Africa Inc., a leading African entertainment and media companies in the US, where he steers the company’s vision to create platforms for education in different African cultures while promoting African creativity to a global audience. Under his leadership, Amplify Africa has grown with a digital audience of …
Efe Ukala is the Founder of ImpactHER. She is an experienced private equity lawyer and currently, serves as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at JP Morgan where she advises institutional investors. She has extensive experience in private and public investments arising out of frontier markets. Previously, Efe served as a Vice President and Chief …
Emolot Allan David is the Chairperson of the Independent Continental Youth Advisory Council on AfCFTA, a youth led body unveiled by H.E. Wamkele Mene – Secretary General of the #AfCFTASecretariat. The vision is to institutionalize meaningful youth participation in all AfCFTA implementation related-processes in the African Continent. It was formed under guidance & stewardship of …
Leanne ‘Kai’ Brackett is the Founder of Black Girl in Dubai. A creative entrepreneur, host, entertainer and motivational author of self-help workbook, ‘I Am What I Say I Am’. Through her own personal journey of self-discovery, evolution and experience in business and music as a black female, Kai uses her voice to serve the world …
Luana Génot is a CEO, writer and TV host from Brazil. She’s currently the Executive Director of ID_BR, an NGO that is a top reference for racial equality in the corporate world. With more than 50 employees across the country, ID_BR offers training and ESG consulting for companies to strength their culture and to be …
Miranda Naiman is the Founder of Empower – a disruptive Consulting Firm that passionately provides Talent, Advisory and Insight services to clients across the African continent. She describes herself as ‘an unstoppable force for good’ She is a Forbes-acclaimed, Tanzanian Entrepreneur with an academic background in Education and Theatre for Development who strategically transferred her …
Zandile Ndhlovu is South Africa’s first Black African Freediving Instructor, and the founder of The Black Mermaid Foundation. An organization seeking to create diverse representation in the Ocean Arena, her work centers around enabling access to ocean spaces to local ocean facing communities in hope to diversify ocean spaces recreationally, professionally and in sport, while …
Vivian Onano is an Executive Director, Leading Light Initiative and a social entrepreneur. She is known for her humanitarian work, and has been recognized as an emerging woman leader with the courage to lead change on the African continent. With a strong commitment to education, women economic empowerment, and leadership, Vivian plays a leading role …