Joel Bervell is a Ghanaian-American medical student and internationally recognized science communicator. On social media, he is better known as the ‘Medical Mythbuster’ for creating medical content that is at the forefront of conversations about racial disparities in health care, the hidden history of medicine, and overlooked biases in the healthcare industry. After graduating from …
Dr.Funmi Adewara is the Founder & CEO, Mobihealth International Nigeria. She is a multi-award winning UK based Nigerian British Physician and Cambridge trained Bioscience Entrepreneur with a background in Clinical Medicine, Pharmaceutical and Business Development across healthcare and energy sectors. Her career spans more than fifteen years working substantially within the NHS UK with a stint …
Johannes John-Langba, Ph.D., MPH is Professor of Social Work in the School of Applied Human Sciences and Director of the College of Humanities Doctoral Academy at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa. He holds PhD (Social Work) and Master of Public Health (Behavioral and Community Health) degrees from the University of Pittsburgh (United …
Funso Olufade is a healthcare finance leader and pharmaceutical executive at Ascendis Pharma. He leads the Commercial Finance function which includes: Forecasting, FP&A, Revenue Accounting and Government Pricing. He has held roles within Finance and Commercial Strategy in various multinational companies. Funso’s experience spans many regions including Europe where he lived and worked for over …
Kristian Edwards is a professor of public health, a natural lifestyle enthusiast, and the founder of BLK + GRN, an all-natural marketplace with products made by Black artisans. Here, products are curated and sold in categories like skincare, home, and bath and body to meet the needs of wellness seekers who want to buy Black …
Kuseni Douglas Dlamini is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 9 different companies. He occupies the position of Chairman for Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd., Non-Executive Chairman for KDI (Pty) Ltd. and Chairman of Massmart Holdings Ltd. He is also on the board of Robor Pty Ltd., The American Chamber of Commerce in …
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu born September 6, 1955, is a Ghanaian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central and the Minister of Health. He is also is a Chartered Management Accountant and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana in 1989. Agyemang-Manu served as the Chairman of …
Lamia Tazi is the Chairwoman & CEO, Sothema. Sothema has been manufacturing and marketing pharma products since 1976. The company represents 35 international contracting laboratories, including Novartis, Biopharm, Biocon, and Aspen Holding. It employs around 1,000 people, and its six production facilities produce more than 60 million units annually. In June 2021, the company began …
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE is Chair of SEUK, the national body representing the UK’s 100,000 social enterprises. Victor began his career in housing and was Chief Executive of Centre Point, the National Youth Homelessness Charity from 1995 until 2001. He joined social enterprise Turning Point as Chief Executive in 2001 and is a champion for …
Luke Stewart is CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptic Health, an early-stage startup with the mission to accelerate treatments for rare diseases. Adaptic is building a modern platform for clinical trial design. He has built multiple “zero to one” enterprise products using emerging technologies and business models while working at Facebook, Saama Technologies and Cisco. He …