Dr. Tunji Alausa, Nigerian Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, aims to upgrade Nigeria's healthcare to global standards, emphasizing Universal Health Coverage. With over 30 years of experience, he's a U.S. board-certified Nephrologist, known for pioneering Value-Based Care. Alausa founded successful healthcare centers in the U.S., focusing on kidney disease and hypertension. He's authored policy documents and medical papers, contributing significantly to medical research. Educated in Nigeria, the UK, and the U.S., he's been recognized with numerous awards for his medical contributions and philanthropy, including facilitating significant medical equipment donations to Lagos State.  

Saïd Ibrahimi was appointed as CEO of Casablanca Finance City Authority in April 2010 by His Majesty King Mohammed VI.

He started his professional career in France in 1986, where he held various operational roles within the BNP Paribas Group in France and Morocco. In September 1995, he was appointed Managing Director of Banque Marocaine pour l'Afrique et l’Orient.

Two years later, His Majesty the late King Hassan II appointed him CEO of Caisse Nationale du Crédit Agricole (now Crédit du Maroc). In 2003, His Majesty King Mohammed VI entrusted Mr. Ibrahimi with the role of General Treasurer of the Kingdom.

Said Ibrahimi is an engineer alumni of « Ecole Centrale de Paris » and holds a graduate diploma of industrial engineering.

Hicham El Habti is the President of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University since October 2020. With a combination of both corporate as well as education management and administration skills and leadership capabilities, he continues fostering organizational development, leading formulation and implementation of the university’s strategic vision and transformation aspirations, promoting the implementation of effective procedures and institutional reforms and building impactful collaborations and linkages at the local and international levels.

Hicham El Habti has extensive education, experience and background in Applied Mathematics and Economics. Hicham El Habti also holds an engineering degree from l’Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Economics, Management and Finance.

He joined OCP Group in January 2013 where he has served in various positions before being appointed Deputy General Secretary. Prior to joining OCP Group, he has undertaken several strategic and managerial positions including piloting strategic and operational projects, financial risk management, managing investments and providing consultancy services and guidance to leading companies in Morocco and France.

Sacha Michaud is a British-Canadian serial entrepreneur and business executive based in Spain who co-founded Glovo with Oscar Pierre in 2015. Glovo has since become the fastest growing multicategory player in Europe, Central Asia and Africa. After attracting ~1bn EUR of investments, expanding to 25 countries, 1,500+ cities, serving over 170,000 businesses and millions of monthly users, it was acquired by Delivery Hero (ETR: DHER) for 2.3bn EUR in 2022.  Prior to Glovo, Sacha was an executive at Betfair (now Flutter (LON:FLTR)) for 9 years. Between 1997 and 2005 he founded and grew LatinRed, one of the largest providers of internet services in Spanish, (sold in 1999 to StarMedia (NAS:STRM)). He has also founded successful companies related to data centers (hosting), digital communication and online translations.

Professor Akin Abayomi is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Haematology-oncology, Biosecurity and Environmental health. He received his First degree in Medicine at the Royal Medical College of St. Bartholomew's Hospital in the University of London, with fellowship from both Royal College of Medicine and Pathology in the United Kingdom and the College of Medicine of South Africa.

His Focus has been mainly on the concept of emerging infectious diseases and the development of diagnostic and clinical capacity in Africa.

Professor Abayomi was Chief Pathologist and Head of the Division of Haematology at the University of Stellenbosch's Faculty of Medicine Science in 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to that he was a Consultant at the University of West Indies and the University of Zimbabwe. He has been exposed to a vast variety of geographical variations and disease patterns within the field of Internal Medicine having worked in diverse countries of the world. Prof. Abayomi is a fellow of the African Academy of Science.

Professor Akin Abayomi is the Founder of the Global Emerging Pathogen Consortium also known as GET, which was entrenched at the peak of the Ebola outbreak to address Biosecurity concerns in Africa. He is a member of the Board and Honorary Professor to the Centre for Biosecurity Studies, University of the West Indies. Cave hill Campus, Barbados, Caribbean. (2018), as well as a Professor of Medicine at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research in Lagos, Nigeria (2018).

He is a consultant to the West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) Biosecurity and Biobanking framework to service the ECOWAS member. He is also a recipient of the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award and an Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) as conferred by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in recognition of his excellence in the medical field and his high productivity especially in the expert containment of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

Professor Akin Abayomi is serving a 2nd term as the Honourable Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Nigeria under the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Professor Akin Abayomi plays Lawn tennis, rides horses and in his more agile years played Polo for the Ibadan Polo club. He is an avid environmentalist and maintains a large forest reserve called “The Emerald Forest Reserve” situated at Ikoyi Osun near Asejire dam on the banks of the Osun River.

Saskia Steinacker currently serves as the Senior Vice President Strategy & Digital Transformation at Bayer. In 2018 she was nominated for the European High Level Expert Group for Artificial Intelligence, which included recommendations on future AI-related policy development and on ethical, legal and societal aspects related to AI. She is also serving on the Presidency Committee of the European Association of the Internet Industry as well as a board member of the Y-USA National Board.

She graduated from Ecosign Academy with distinction in Communication Design and holds a master’s in business administration from Liverpool University.

Ajai Sehgal has been Mayo Clinic’s Chief Data & Analytics Officer since December 2020 with a focus on enabling the ethical use of Mayo Clinic’s 159 years of data to inform the evolution of medicine and the development of future cures for the benefit of all of humanity. Ajai has extensive experience in data, analytics, and AI based product and technology with global scale. Ajai served as CTO/CIO for Eagleview from December 2017 until September 2020 and the Chemistry Group as its CTO/CIO from January to December 2017 as well as Hootsuite as its CTO/CIO from 2014 to 2017, leading Data & Analytics, Software Engineering, IT, Security, and Operations. Prior to Hootsuite, he spent 16 years with the Royal Canadian Airforce before joining Microsoft in Redmond WA. While at Microsoft, he helped found and scale Expedia from a small group of 40 people within Microsoft into a new public company that became the world’s largest travel agency.

Ms. British A. Robinson serves as the Coordinator for Prosper Africa, a U.S. Presidential, national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership with African countries. She collaborates closely with the White House National Security Council and 17 U.S. federal agencies to forge partnerships with businesses, investors and government leaders. Robinson is a visionary leader with decades of experience in public-private partnerships, social impact investing, corporate social responsibility, global public health, education, and government policy. She launched her career at Citibank in retail banking and private wealth. For more than a decade she worked with the U.S. Jesuit Conference as National Director of the Office of Social and International Ministries, where she managed their socially responsible investing program. Robinson began her career in government at the U.S. Department of State working on the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) as Deputy Coordinator/Director of Private Sector Engagement, where she oversaw public-private partnerships to strengthen the world’s largest global health program addressing HIV/AIDS. She recently served as President & CEO of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. In 2022, Robinson was recognized for her distinguished career by Forbes’ 50 Over 50 for Impact – a list of entrepreneurs and changemakers helping to make the world a better, more equitable place. She holds a master’s degree in government from Johns Hopkins University, a bachelor’s degree in public policy and business administration from George Washington University, and an honorary doctorate from Fairfield University

Hanna is leading the UNICEF Venture Fund from their Stockholm office, investing in frontier tech startup solutions from emerging markets that are just and open to all, particularly those who are routinely underrepresented, to benefit children and youth, everywhere. Prior to UNICEF, Hanna has worked in the global asset management and financial services industry, leading change initiatives within corporate- and investment strategy. During this time, she has also had an interest for blockchain technology and its usage within financial services, a curiosity that started during her work on the topic with the World Economic Forum 2015.

Mr. Pierre Celestin RWABUKUMBA a Rwandan national is the current President of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA), Chairman of the East African Securities Exchanges Association (EASEA), and Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Stock Exchange Ltd. and serves as the President of the World Veterans Club Championship (VCWV) Business Club. He is the Co-founder and Chairman of Kigali Cement Company, a private company that produces and sells cement in Rwanda and neighboring countries. He is also serving on several other boards and advisory boards within the financial sector in Rwanda, hospitality, education, and manufacturing industries where he serves as a non – Executive Director. He is also involved in different investment projects ranging from Real Estate, Poultry, Agro-processing, and manufacturing to Energy production.

Mr. Rwabukumba started his career in financial services in New York City more than two decades ago after graduating from the University of Buffalo (UB), New York in the United States with A bachelor’s degree in economics.

He worked in different professional positions as a stockbroker, in Compliance and Operations, Institutional Investors’ Sales and Advisory before he joined the Central Bank of Rwanda in 2004 to help start the Capital Market Development Project in Rwanda.

Mr. Rwabukumba is a seasoned negotiator as he has been instrumental in different negotiations on regional integration of the East African Community and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECAS). He has served on different Capital Market Committees both at the national and the regional level the latest being the High-Level Task Force negotiating the EAC Monetary Union and the EAC Regional Capital Markets Infrastructure (CMI) Steering Committee where he serves as Chair.

Mr. Rwabukumba is an Alumni of a one-year international post-Graduate Advanced Management Program (AMP) for Executives run jointly by Strathmore Business School of Nairobi, the Lagos Business School, Pan- Atlantic University and IESE Business School, the University of Navara in Barcelona, Spain.

Elisabeth Moreno is a French-Cape Verdean, born in Cape Verde in 1970 and moved to France in 1976. She has successively been an entrepreneur, senior executive, consular judge, minister, and businesswoman.

Holding a Master’s degree in Business Law in France and a dual Executive MBA from ESSEC and Mannheim Business School in Germany, she completed her education and professional training at the National School of Magistracy to become a judge.

Elisabeth Moreno hasspent the majority of her career in the business world. In 1990,she co-founded a company specializing in thermal rehabilitation, which she directed for about a decade. She then made a transition to the tech world and worked for several multinationals, including France Telecom, Dell, and Lenovo, where she was appointed CEO of the French subsidiary in 2017. Six years later, she joined the Hewlett Packard group to lead the group’ssubsidiary forthe African continent

Ms. Moreno has also been a member of the AFD’s Investment Advisory Committee and a member of the ID Invest (Eurazeo)strategic committee.

In July 2020, Elisabeth Moreno was appointed by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, as Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity, and Equal Opportunities in Jean Castex’s government. Under her leadership, the French government passed a law aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence, another to promote women’s economic empowerment, and she successfully introduced a bill to protect victims of conversion therapy. In 2021, she launched a platform to fight discrimination supported by the Human Rights Defender. She also implemented a diversity and inclusion index for French and foreign companiesin partnership with non-profit actors.

In November 2022, Elisabeth Moreno created a governance strategy consulting firm - Elisabeth Moreno & Partners- whose mission isto assist public institutions and private companies on social and environmentalresponsibility issues.

She also joined the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion board of the Sanofi group and committed to impact financing issues with investment funds as an administrator.

In 2023, she founded “8 Mars - La Puissance du Lien.” This association aims to strengthen human ties (Women & Men, intergenerational and territorial) by transmitting, inspiring, and celebrating women and men around institutional, associative actors, and companies.

In June 2023, she was elected President of the "Femmes@Numérique" Foundation, which works to accelerate the feminization in digital professions.

At the World Bank, Marelize Gorgens Prestidge (B.Eng, PMP, MA (MPH), MSc) leads efforts on innovation, AI, and digital technologies for human development, working with countries around the world. With an academic background in engineering, public health, data science, and functional medicine, Marelize first rose to the ranks of a director at a management consulting firm before she worked at a Ministry of Education in a low-income country developing education management information systems. She also had a stint as an entrepreneur in the health analytics space, worked with several non-governmental organizations, and worked in academia as a University lecturer. She has an extensive academic publication record and is on the editorial board of two journals (Global Health Science and Practice, and Oxford Digital Health).

Lillian is a highly accomplished executive and leader with over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. She has made a significant impact through her leadership, strategic vision, and commitment to driving innovation. During her tenure at Microsoft, Barnard has played a pivotal role in transforming the company's operations and driving growth in South Africa. She has spearheaded initiatives to empower businesses and individuals with digital transformation solutions, helping them leverage technology to achieve their goals and drive economic development.

Lillian is renowned for her passion for driving inclusion and diversity in the technology sector. She has championed various programs and initiatives that support the development and empowerment of women in technology, aiming to close the gender gap and create equal opportunities. She has been pivotal in re-igniting the local chapter of Women@Microsoft and spurring a culture that encourages equality in the workplace. She was recently chosen as Central Europe Middle East Africa (CEMA) Executive Sponsor for Women at Microsoft.

She previously held various executive positions in the ICT Sector. Her leadership skills, strategic thinking, and deep industry knowledge have been instrumental in driving growth and success in these organizations. Barnard's strong leadership skills and commitment to excellence have been recognized with several accolades throughout her career.

She has been honoured as the Lifetime Achiever for Women in Technology in Africa and has received numerous awards for her contributions to the technology industry. This is a testament to her commitment to developing and advancing the next generation of leaders.

Overall, Lillian Barnard is a highly respected and influential leader in the technology industry. Her dedication to driving digital transformation, promoting diversity, and delivering impactful results make her an exceptional executive at Microsoft.

Lillian holds a BCom Honours in Business Economics from the University of the Western Cape.

Dr. Pascal Andrei has a French state PhD degree in Competitive Intelligence & Security from Paris University after a Mathematics and Physics Masters.

He started his career at AEROSPATIALE in 1993 as head of Competitive Intelligence before leading e-business activities in Munich for EADS headquarters. He created and led Aircraft Security within Airbus before becoming Chief Product Security Officer and Executive Expert for all Airbus divisions overseeing all Airbus products (aircraft, helicopters, satellites, launchers…).

Pascal Andrei is currently Airbus SVP Chief Security Officer, leading all Security activities globally for Airbus companywide, with a direct report to Airbus CEO.

He plays a very active role in international cooperative efforts to guarantee the overall (Cyber and Physical) security of the commercial aviation industry infrastructure. For this contribution, he was nominated personality of the year in 2015 by the Air Transportation System Security community in Dubai.

He is a reservist of the “GIGN” the elite police tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie and was decorated Knight of the Legion d’Honneur in 2017.

Awo is EVP for Strategy and Partnerships and Board Director at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, as well as Board Director at Oracle Corporation, Vice Chair of the Board for BBC Media Action, Vice Chair of the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex.

Omar Farouk Ibrahim holds a Doctorate degree in Political Science from Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, 1988, a Master’s degree from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria,
1983, and a Bachelor’s degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 1980.

Dr. Ibrahim assumed the position of APPO Secretary General on 4th January 2020. He is also the
Regional Chair, Africa, of the World Energy Council, WEC, a position he has held since 2022.
Until then he was Adviser on International Energy Relations to four successive Ministers for
Petroleum Resources of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In that position he represented Nigeria
on the boards of several inter-governmental energy organizations. He was Nigeria’s Governor to
the Vienna-based Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, 2015-2020, and
Executive Board Member at the Doha-based Gas Exporting Countries’ Forum, GECF, 2015-2020.
At the same time, he coordinated Nigeria’s affairs at the International Energy Forum, IEF, and
later the African Petroleum Producers’ Association, APPA.

Dr. Ibrahim was, between 2010 and 2014, General Manager and later Group General Manager,
Group Public Affairs Division, at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

Before joining the NNPC, he spent seven years February 2003 – December 2009 as Head of the
PR and Information Department and Member of Senior Management at the OPEC Secretariat, in
Vienna. He was the Executive Editor of the OPEC Energy Review and Editor-in-Chief of the OPEC
Bulletin.

Before venturing into the oil sector in 2003, Dr. Ibrahim was in the media where he was at various
times the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Federal Government-owned
media house the New Nigerian Newspapers between 1999 and 2003. He was also the chairman
of the Board of Directors of Newpack Printing and Packaging Company Limited. Before coming
to the New Nigerian, Omar Farouk Ibrahim had spent nine years in various positions at the Daily
Times of Nigeria, ranging from Member of the Editorial Board to a columnist and Op-Ed editor,
General Manager Nigerpack Press Limited, and Group Controller of Administration.

Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim joined Bayero University as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of
Political Science in 1981 after his national service and rose to the rank of Lecturer by the time he
left academia for journalism in 1990.

He has a number of publications

Three-time GRAMMY nominated musician and activist, Rocky Dawuni, straddles the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. to create his appealing Afro Roots sound that unites generations and cultures. A galvanizing performer, Dawuni has shared the stage with luminaries including Stevie Wonder, Ozomatli, Sauti Sol, Janelle Monae and John Legend, among many others. Named one of Africa's Top 10 global stars by CNN, he has showcased his talent at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and The Hollywood Bowl. Rocky is a UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment for Africa, a UN Foundation Ambassador for the Clean Cooking Alliance and an Ambassador of Born Free USA. Rocky was also named the Global Ambassador for the World Day of African and Afrodescendant Culture which is a globally recognized by UNESCO. Through these and other designations he uses his music to shine a light on crucial issues facing humanity cross the globe through live concerts, speaking roles, panels, youth empowerment and more.

Influenced by the soulful beats of Fela Kuti and the positive messages of Bob Marley - Rocky Dawuni's infectious, sing-along sixth album, Branches of the Same Tree, (Cumbancha) was nominated for a GRAMMY for “Best Reggae Album” (2016) featuring the Afro Dancehall mashup video "African Thriller.” Branches highlights Dawuni's ability to communicate a universal, uplifting message that crosses borders and reaches out to the hearts of millions. The influential “Songlines Magazine named the album one of the “Top 10 Most Essential Reggae Albums of All Time!”

Rocky released a Ghana focused EP “Voice of Bunbon, Vol. 1” which was nominated for “Best Global Music Album” for the 2022 GRAMMY Awards. Three beautiful videos were released for the EP including “Ghost Town” shot in Los Angeles, CA by photographer Casey Bridges (son of legendary actor Beau Bridges) which is a poignant tribute to 2020 as well as “Beautiful People” which was shot by rising Ghanaian cinematographer Slinghot in Rocky’s home village of Bunbon, Ghana which explores how “a deep sense of appreciation and gratitude can shift our gaze to recognizing our personal and communal power.” The most recent video for the classic Palmwine Highlife song “Woara” which means “you or it’s you” is sung in the local Akan dialect of Twi. It is a love song that uses its call and response style to express the beauty and triumph of being in love. In a time when divisive rhetoric on the rise and the political climate prefers to build walls over bridges, Rocky’s music is a refreshing message about global unity and a worldview of oneness.

Rocky released “Neva Bow Down” featuring Blvk H3ro in late 2022 which was nominated for a GRAMMY for “Best Global Music Performance.” In spring of 2023, Rocky collaborated with world renown Jamaian Reggae group, Morgan Heritiage on their smokin track “Afreeca the Future” also featuting Lord Alhajiam of Daara J fame from Senegal. Rocky the released track and video with Highlife sensation and fellow Ghanaian, Kyekyeku for their collaboration track “Africa Till I Die” which is receiving rave reviews around the world and was launced with Pan African Music. Rocky recently released a brand new global roots anthem “Shade Tree” from his upcoming album which he plans to release in 2024 which got an amazing review in RollingStone Brasil! Rocky also just released a collaborative track with Kweku Flick, a bright young Ghanaian artist from Kumasi, called “Praise” which is blowing up the airwaves in Ghana and beyond for the holiday season!

“Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve been craving ‘til it’s served up on your plate....Shade Tree is a buffet of meaningful and joyful influences, crowned by an inspiring message to set the tone for a weekend of coming together." - KCRW

Celina Lee is an international development executive turned entrepreneur. As the co-founder of Zindi (www.zindi.africa), she is on a mission to make AI accessible to everyone. Zindi is the leading professional network of AI and data talent in Africa and is a driving force behind the AI revolution on the continent. Zindi has built a database of over 70,000 data and AI practitioners across 52 African countries and 190 countries world-wide and serves clients including Google, Microsoft, ABSA, and Ernst & Young.

Celina has 20 years of experience working at the intersection of data and impact. Originally from San Francisco, she has lived and worked across Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Celina holds a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and computer science, and a Master’s degree in International Affairs, both from Columbia University in New York City.

Recognised as a top-ranking leader in the realm of AI advancement globally, Lavina is #aiMOM who is creating a more intelligent tomorrow everywhere she goes.

Dr. Sidi Mohamed Dhaker is the Director General of the Institute for Economic Studies of the Central Bank of Mauritania, an Associate Professor of economics and management at the University of Nouakchott (Mauritania), and Executive Director at Africa Fintech Forum.

Before his actual position, he has been Chief of Staff and Principal Advisor to the Governor, Director of communications, and Director of Strategy and Transformation at the Central Bank of Mauritania (10 years). Prior to this, he was Director of Strategy, Monitoring & Evaluation for three years at World Vision International in West Africa and has led several consulting missions in Europe and West Africa for international organisations (WB, AFD, BMZ/GTZ, BPCE Bank, etc.)

Dr. Dhaker is a frequent speaker on financial innovation and inclusion, economic development and leadership in academic circles, conferences, and international events.

He is board member of several regional and international organisations as the Africa Fintech Forum, the Maghreb Economic Forum, Tod’aérs Global Network, Young African Economists Circle, etc.

A recipient of the prestigious “Transformer’s Award” for his work to boost Fintech in Mauritania, he is also recipient of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (2015), the French-Africa Young Leader (2019), and the Emerging Leaders program (2017). He figures also since 2019 in the prestigious ranking “Choiseul 100 Africa” for the emerging economic leaders in Africa.

Dr Dhaker holds a PhD in Strategy from the University of Versailles (France), a Master's degree from HEC Paris in Strategic management, a Master’s degree in Development Economics from the University of Paris XII, a Postgraduate Diploma in international management from Georgetown University (USA), and an Executive Certificate in Fintech and innovation from the University of Cambridge (UK), among others

• Head of Venture Capital at Proparco (currently)
• Head of Credit and Equity Risks at Proparco
• Director M&A at Mandel Partners
• Deputy Head Structured Finance at Banco Espirito Santo

Carl focuses on enabling community impact with local, regional and global partners, co-creating partnerships that support Small and Medium Businesses, Individuals and households to thrive in the CEMEA region.

Prior to Visa, Carl served as the Chief Operating Officer at Ecobank Foundation where he led the bank’s social impact work in 33 markets in Africa. Before Ecobank Foundation, Carl held various leadership roles at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Economic Commission for Africa, The Global Fund and UNDP.

Carl holds an undergraduate degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Cape Town and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School. He is a Mo Ibrahim Foundation Fellow and an Aspen Institute New Voices Senior Fellow.

Sherief is the Managing Partner of Climate Resilient Africa Fund, a venture fund backing early-stage African technologies at the intersection of agriculture and climate impact. He has 20+ years of experience farming and exporting fruits, veg, cereals and grains from Africa to 4 continents from a venture that he founded, operated, and exited.

With a background in Marketing, Brand Partnerships, and Business Development, Tega Oghenejobo leads the team at Mavin Global as Chief Operating Officer. Highly motivated, innovative and seasoned in Africa's emergent entertainment industry, Tega is one of the leading figures of the new school of Africa’s entertainment industry executives.

Convinced about the industry’s potential, Africa’s rich culture, and its growing youth populace, Tega, in his role as the COO at Mavin Records, have collaborated with brands across various industries. From telecoms to banking, eCommerce, FMCG, and a host of others, he oversees the daily operations of the company and executes executive functions, business strategies, positioning plans, and procedures for unprecedented growth.

Tega Oghenejobo, together with a team of industry experts at Mavin secured a multimillion-dollar equity investment partnership deal with TPG-backed Kupanda Holdings in 2019. Leveraging on this growth opportunity and his passion for showcasing African talents to the world,Tega and his team have discovered and backed some of Africa’s biggest and most promising global stars, while creating commercial value for stakeholders.

Tega loves connecting with new people, researching global trends, and acquiring new expertise. He is open to fresh and innovative collaborations, ideas, and experiences.

With a vision to transform and redefine the creative space in Africa, Tega alongside the amazing team he has put together at Mavin Records will keep creating groundbreaking opportunities for growth, networking, and brand promotions within the continent and beyond.

Sara Sabry is an astronaut, activist, and advocate for change. As the first Egyptian astronaut, the first Arab woman in space, and the first woman from the African continent to go to space, Sabry has made history with her contributions to space exploration.

Sabry founded and serves as executive director of Deep Space Initiative (DSI), a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing accessibility and opportunity in the space field while enabling deep space exploration for all. Her leadership has enabled DSI to provide opportunities in research and education that are open to all audiences, regardless of nationality or resources.

As a PhD student in Aerospace Sciences, Sabry is currently conducting research at the NASA-funded Humanspaceflight lab. Along with her impressive contributions to the space field, Sabry has expertise in several areas including Mechatronics, Robotic Surgery, Stem Cell Development, Augmented Reality, Formula 3 Car design, and Bioastronautics.

Sabry, an acclaimed international speaker, is dedicated to amplifying the representation of Egyptians, Africans, and Arabs on global platforms. Through the lens of her remarkable journey to space, she inspires audiences to conquer life's challenges and to look beyond borders. Sabry shares insights on transitioning from engineering to entrepreneurship, recounts her journey to space and the Overview Effect, and emphasizes the pivotal role of Space Tech in addressing urgent climate issues on Earth.

A passionate advocate for equality and a staunch human rights activist, Sabry champions inclusivity on the world stage. She actively engages in humanitarian work, focusing on addressing human rights issues globally. Through her advocacy efforts, Sabry works to empower marginalized communities and promote social justice for all.

Her humanitarian efforts in the space industry earned her the prestigious IAF Emerging Space Leader award, STEAM Innovation award, Space Future award among many others and has been featured in major news outlets worldwide including CNN, Forbes, Vogue, BBC, CNBC, and France24. Sara Sabry's accomplishments as an astronaut, leader, entrepreneur, and advocate demonstrate her dedication to making a positive impact on the world, and she continues to inspire and motivate others to pursue their dreams.