AWIEF2023 Speakers
H.E. Paula Ingabire
Minister of ICT & Innovation, Rwanda
Mbaranga Gasarabwe
Former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura
Secretary General, FIFA
H.E. Johanna Teague
Ambassador of Sweden to the Republic of Rwanda
Agnes Kalibata
President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Precious Moloi-Motsepe
Co-Founder, Motsepe Foundation, Chancellor, University of Cape Town, Founder, African Fashion International (AFI)
Yvonne Manzi Makolo
CEO, RwandAir & Chairperson, lATA Board of Governors
Leesa Shrader
Deputy Director, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava
Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Nelly Mukazayire
Deputy CEO, Rwanda Development Board
Eleanor Nwadinobi
President, Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA)
Aaron Munetsi
Chief Executive Officer, Airlines Association Of Southern Africa
Aline Kabanda
Regional Director, Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies
Irene Ochem
Founder & CEO, Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)
Josephine Nyiranzeyimana
Government Chief Information Officer, Republic of Rwanda
Zachary Kazzaz
Senior Program Officer, Digital Connectivity, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Eleanor Nwadinobi
President, Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA)
Julianna Lindsey
UNICEF Country Representative, Rwanda
Briggette Harrington
CEO, Igire Coffee Company
Marieme Esther Dassanou
Director, Gender Programs, Mastercard Foundation
Doreen Raphael
Country Operations & Partnership Manager Tanzania, Flutterwave
Stevelee Mwichigi
Program Coordinator – Youth, Gender & Inclusiveness, AGRA
Rahul Ghosh
Global Markets Director, Middle East and Africa, Enterprise Singapore
Temilade Denton
Head, ESG and Impact, Alitheia Capital
Ifeoma Malo
CEO, Clean Technology Hub
Alice Nkulikiyinka
Country Director, Business Professionals Network Rwanda (BPN Rwanda)
Autumn Marie Faraj
Founder and CEO, KGL FWD
Charles Shima Kishi
Founder & CEO, ZaNiheza
Isabelle Masozera
Founder and CEO, Rubicom Rwanda, Founder, Masozera Africa
Tara Chklovski
CEO, Technovation
Gisèla Van Houcke
Founder and CEO, Zuri
Clarisse Umutoniwase
Actress, Fight Like A Girl, Production Manager, KG28MEDIA
Michael Sudarkasa
Chief Executive Officer, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP)
Phyllis Migwi
Country General Manager, Microsoft East Africa
Aderonke Ajose-Adeyemi
Founder and CEO, Losode
Esther Kunda
Director General, Innovation & Emerging Technologies, Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Government of Rwanda
Maxwell Gomera
Resident Representative, UNDP Rwanda
Catherine Larkin
CEO, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILTSA)
Nirmala Reddy
Strategy Specialist, Enterprise Development, Nedbank Commercial Banking
Nandi Mkhwanazi
Founder & CEO, Nanloy Organic Farm South Africa
Patrick Ayota
Managing Director, National Social Security Fund Uganda
Tânia Tomé
CEO, Ecokaya and President, Womenice Foundation
Wakiuru Njuguna
Managing Partner, HEVA Fund
Mary Njoki
Founder and CEO, Glass House PR Ltd
Rose Sibisi
Founder & MD, StyleWithRoseS & Maluba Media
Monica Musonda
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Java Foods Limited
Uzo Mkparu
Founder & CEO, Techscale Consulting Ltd
Caleb Maru
Founder, Tech Safari & Partner, Proximity Ventures
Sofia Breitholtz
Chief Executive Officer, Reach For Change
Jennifer Awirigwe
Founder, FinTribe
Paradis Nishimwe Imfura
Founder & CEO, Wood Habitat
Karen Sherman
Chief Executive Officer, Virunga Mountain Spirits
Darren Allan Kyeyune
Global Broadcast Journalist
Vidya Sri
Managing Partner,
Teqbahn Labs
Chizor Malize
MD and CEO, Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), Nigeria
Mamy Muziga Ingabire
Managing Director, Charis UAS
Phyllis Mwangi
Senior Manager, East Africa SheTrades Hubs, International Trade Centre (ITC)
Juliet Namujju
Founder, Kimuli Collection
