AWIEF2024 Speakers
H.E. Stella Ndabeni-Abraham
Minister, Department of Small Business Developmment, South Africa
H.E. Austin Gormley
Ambassador, Embassy of Ireland in South Africa
Christine Muhigana
UNICEF Representative, South Africa
Hanan Morsy
Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia
Alexio Musindo
Director of the ILO Decent Work Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Zimkitha Peters
CEO, Allan and Gill Gray Philanthropy, South Africa
Michael B. O'Sullivan
Senior Economist and Deputy Head, World Bank Gender Innovation Lab
Adesuwa Ifedi
Senior Vice President,
Heifer International
Prof Chris Ogbechie
Dean, Lagos Business School, Nigeria
Vanessa Adams
CEO & Founder, Level4International
Sarah Dusek
Managing Partner & CEO, Enygma Ventures
Amine Laghidi
President, International Expert, Foreign Trade and Economic Diplomacy
Hibo Bacha Hassan
CEO, Bacha Business Group
Ugochukwu Obi-Chukwu
Founder & CEO, Nairametrics
Xoliswa Daku
CEO, Daku Group & Founder, Daku Academy
Karen Shippey
Chief Director, Environmental Sustainability, Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, South Africa
Zandile Mposelwa
Director Corporate Affairs , Kellanova, South Africa
Chiboni Evans
CEO, South Africa Electrotechnical Export Council
Irene Ochem
Founder & CEO, AWIEF
Alice Usanase
Lead, Europe, Middle East & Francophone Africa, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Rukia Männikkö
Specialist, African Regional Advocacy The Global Fund, Switzerland
Asnath Mahapa
Senior First Officer, South African Airways
Founder, African College of Aviation
Chizor Malize
CEO/MD, Financial Institutions Training Centre, Nigeria (FITC)
Eva Kavuma
Chief Operations Officer, African Risk Capacity (ARC)
Darlington Akogo
Founder, minoHealth AI Labs
Nana Amoah
Director, Gender, Youth & Inclusiveness
AGRA
Abongile Mashele
Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google, South Africa
Daisy Mmabatho Molefhi
Founder and Vice Chancellor,
ABM University College
Tiara Pathon
Site Leader, AWS, South Africa
Bankole Oloruntoba
CEO, Nigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC)
Dr. Ndidi Okonkwo-Nwuneli
President/CEO, The ONE Campaign, Washington DC, USA
Catherine Wijnberg
Founder and Director, Fetola
Dr. Samukeliso Dube
Executive Director, FP2030, USA
Zachariah George
Managing Partner, Launch Africa
Lere Baale
CEO/Country Director, Business School, Netherland
