Valerie is a Managing Partner at Triple Vee and Partners. She is a management consultant with over 20 years of experience working for political leaders, governments, development organizations, and investors. Prior to that, she led the Tony Blair Institute in
Diana Mulili is a results-oriented Executive, passionate about solving Africa’s prosperity challenges, leading in various capacities for over 15 years across the Private Sector and Economic Development Sector in East Africa. She is the Director, Africa for Prudential Plc, looking
Kanini Mutooni is the Regional Managing Director, Africa of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. Previously, she was the Director for Investment at the USAID-funded East Africa Trade and Investment Hub, a $65m, 8-country initiative to attract investment and increase trade in
Julienne is the co-founder and CEO of Inkomoko Rwanda, a family of business incubators and accelerators focused on supporting and investing in local entrepreneurs across Africa. Founded in 2011, Inkomoko Entrepreneur Development is the Rwandan affiliate of the African Entrepreneur
Alan Kasujja is a Ugandan journalist who spent the first 12 years of his life as a refugee in Kenya after his family escaped the dictatorship of Idi Amin. He now hosts the Africa Daily podcasts, BBC World Service at
Kris Senanu is the Founder and Chairman of Blackrock Capital Investments. He is an accomplished angel investor and business leader with a 20-year-plus track record of successful, strategic, and transformational leadership across Africa. As the Chair of investment company Blackrock
Julie is the Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer at the Mastercard Foundation overseeing corporate, programmatic, policy & thought-leadership communications and a team spanning Africa and Canada. Prior to her role at the Foundation, Julie had a two-decade career in
Isaac is the founder of the Amahoro Coalition, born of his commitment to achieve a tangible impact on the continent. The Coalition aims to systematically engage Africa’s private sector in creating economic opportunities and transformation for forcibly displaced individuals and