Programme

Angela Wamola

Angela has 20 years of business leadership experience in digital transformation environments having built a reputation for oversight in the adaption of new technologies that lend towards operational sustainability and innovative strategic thinking. A leader, well trained in high performance teams, she is currently the Head of Sub Saharan Africa at theGSMA,a trade body that represents the interests of 800+ mobile operators worldwide and stakeholders in the wider ecosystem.

She is committed to digital & gender inclusion particularly in the domain of Women and Girls for Tech, and facilitates collaboration for the advancement and acceleration of a digital African continent.

Angela holds a Executive Masters in Business Administration degree from University of Cape Town and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from University of Nairobi.

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Hon. Paula Ingabire

Paula Ingabire is a Rwandan technology enthusiast, who currently serves as the Minister of ICT and Innovation in the Government of Rwanda.

Prior to her appointment as Minister, she served as Head of the ICT Business Development Department at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) where she led the implementation of National ICT programs notably eGovernment and Cyber Security; as well as the coordinator of the Kigali Innovation City Project, a flagship program of the Government designed to nurture and strengthen a Pan-African Innovation eco-system in Rwanda.  

Minister Ingabire coordinated the creation of Smart Africa, an initiative that seeks to leverage broadband infrastructure as a driver for Africa’s socio- economic growth.  

A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management, in the System Design and Management program and holds a BS in Computer Engineering and Information Technology from the University of Rwanda; Paula was named in 2019 by Apolitical among the Top 20 of the World’s 100 most influential people in digital government. She serves on the Global Council of the World Summit Award Board of Directors, World Economic Forum Cyber Security Board, the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Global Network Advisory Board and the WEF Board of Trustees. In January 2021, Paula Ingabire has been named founding board member of the EDISON Alliance. 

John Giusti

Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA

As Chief Regulatory Officer for the GSMA, John Giusti is responsible for leading the organization’s public policy and industry advocacy agenda with governments, regulators and international institutions worldwide. He also oversees the GSMA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, and Mobile for Development activities, bringing together mobile operators, donors and the international development community to harness the power of mobile to achieve social impact.

Prior to joining the GSMA in 2011, Giusti spent 17 years at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), working in a variety of capacities. Most recently, he served as chief of staff and senior policy advisor to Commissioner Michael Copps, where he provided legal, strategic and policy support to the Commissioner on all major agency actions, including the implementation of the National Broadband Plan. He also previously ran the FCC’s International Bureau, where he managed the agency’s relationships with its foreign counterparts and served as the its chief negotiator at meetings of the International Telecommunication Union, the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission and other multilateral organizations.

Giusti was educated in the United States, earning a Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications from the University of Florida. He has been a member of the Massachusetts bar since 1994.

John Omo

Secretary General, ATU

Mr. John OMO is the Secretary-General of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) having been re-elected during the 6th ATU Conference of Plenipotentiaries held in Algiers, Algeria in July 2022. He leads the continental body entrusted with building consensus within African countries in the development of ICT policies, systems and services, and also in coordinating African participation in international ICT for Africa. 

Mr. Omo has 29 years experience as a lawyer and has contributed immensely to the development of local and international policies, legislation, agreements and treaties in all areas of public service life but mainly in the area of ICTs. 

Prior to his election as the Secretary General of the Union, he worked with the Communications Authority of Kenya, Kenya’s ICT regulator, where he provided leadership over the Authority’s legal matters and strategies. Before that, he worked in the public/civil service. 

He holds a Master of Law degree in International and Commercial law from the University of Sheffield – UK; a Bachelor of Law from the University of Nairobi – Kenya; a Diploma in Human Rights Law from the UN Human Rights Centre, Geneva, and ILO Centre Turin and another diploma in Legal Practice and Ethics from the Kenya School of Law amongst other professional courses. 

Lacina Koné

Mr. Lacina Koné, is the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Smart Africa having joined the organisation in March 2019.

He oversees the process of defining and advancing Africa’s digital agenda and has overseen the development of continental blueprints for Africa on Digital Identity, ICT Start-ups and Innovation Ecosystems, Smart Villages and the definition of Africa’s Smart Broadband 2025 Strategy in addition to advancing additional key continental initiatives. In recognition for this work, Mr. Koné has been recognized in 2021 as 12th among the 50 personalities advancing Africa’s digital transformation.

Prior to that, Mr. Koné was the advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (2017-2018), in charge of Digital Transformation and Public Reforms, and was also the advisor to the President from 2011-2017. Mr. Koné is a professional of ICT industry with over 25 years experience in the telecommunications, satellite and intelligent transport system.

Mr. Koné is a graduate of three continents. United Arab Emirates, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, in the UK, it has validated its Polytechnique rank at the University of Brunel, and the United States, his MBA from George Washington University.

He also sits on the advisory boards of Benya Capital in Egypt and Townlabour Technologies in the USA.

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Nitesh Singh

MD, Communication, Media and Technology Lead (CMT), Accenture South Africa

Nitesh Singh believes that digital transformation is an exciting field to be in as more and more companies are building a digital footprint or touchpoints with their customers, and software development is being used to solve the world’s problems. Digital marketplaces will disrupt major industries over the coming years, which is why he is passionate about turning digital investments into financial and business outcomes for his clients. He emphasizes that to be high performing companies, they need to transform.

Over the last 20 years, Nitesh has become an authority on driving digital transformation at large telco and media businesses across the African continent, including Nigeria, Kenya, Botswana and Zambia, among others, with specialist skills in contracting and governance processes associated with complex projects.

His open mindset, entrepreneurial skills, agile thinking, and global transformation capabilities led Nitesh to join Accenture in the latter part of 2005, where he could be at the cutting edge of digital transformation and be accountable for the delivery of large-scale revenue generation, cost containment and right sizing, enabling top and bottom-line growth for captains of industry across the continent. Nitesh holds firm that moving to digital is essential to remaining relevant, whether you are a small mom and pop shop or a large organisation. His role at Accenture includes sharing industry trends with clients and partnering with them on developing their growth agenda and where they should focus their energy. This includes providing advice on the impact of the coming 4IR, disruptive business models and the need to rotate the business to the “new” – cloud, digital, next generation e-commerce, security, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. An important leadership skill which helps Nitesh with this integration is his ability to traverse quickly between what his clients need and relating what the North Star looks like to his internal team.

Major achievements include leading an assessment across 23 African operations, focused on process and technology effectiveness (2019-2020); and becoming the first Master Technological Architect in Accenture’s African practice, making him a member of an elite team of global executives that hold this qualification within the global practice. Nitesh has been invited as a moderator and speaker at industry events such as AfricaCom and holds a bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology and Business Information Systems from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Sanda Ojiambo

Sanda Ojiambo is the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact.

As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change.

With more than 15,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world.

Ms. Ojiambo brings 20 years of experience to lead the UN Global Compact. She has served as Head of Sustainable Business and Social Impact, Safaricom Plc, Kenya since 2010. Ms. Ojiambo was also the Senior Manager of Safaricom and MPESA Foundations, Kenya from 2008 to 2010, during which she led the implementation of several public-private partnership initiatives between Safaricom and UN organisations.

Throughout her career, she has cultivated and managed relationships with key business entities and civil society organizations, including her capacity development work in Somalia with UNDP and CARE International.

Ms. Ojiambo holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy from the University of Minnesota, USA, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Development from McGill University, Canada.

Preetesh Sewraj

Preetesh Sewraj the CEO of the Loeries, the largest brand communication and advertising festival across Africa and the Middle East. He is the former CEO & Chief Innovation Analyst of Product of the Year in South Africa, and was instrumental in bringing this consumer-voted for award for innovation to South Africa.

With a background in consumer products, having worked at companies such as Procter & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser, Preetesh became passionate about innovative brand journeys.

His experience now extends multiple categories such as banking, ICT, Consumer Goods and Research Preetesh is a sought after innovation expert who has worked with some of South Africa’s biggest companies including Unilever, Samsung, Vodacom and Nedbank. He is a regular contributor in the media having been featured on CNN, CNBC Africa, SABC News, The Sunday Times, 5FM, SAFM and a number of other major media networks.

Preetesh has also spoken about building a culture of innovation at platforms such as TEDx Soweto, TEDx Johannesburg, 3M Innovation Workshop, Marcus Evans Chief Series, GIBS Innovation Conference, GIBS Retail Conference, Idea Design Conference, Marketing Indaba and numerous other public & internal events.

James Agin

James is a seasoned professional spanning over 25 years of Pan-African banking experience in multi-Country Business Strategy and Leadership, Country Business Leadership, Corporate Banking, Asset Finance and Treasury/Markets. He has held a number of executive management positions at various financial institutions including Barclays Bank of Kenya, Barclays Bank of Uganda and Kenya Commercial Bank. He has held the position of the Corporate Banking Director Barclays Kenya now Absa Bank Kenya PLC since November 2014, as well as looking at the East Africa Market. He holds the role Managing Principal, Corporate and Investment Banking.

James also has 11 years of Board experience and has served in the Boards of Barclays Uganda and the Boards of KCB subsidiaries in South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Prior to joining Barclays Kenya/Absa Bank Kenya, he worked as the Chief Business Officer for Kenya Commercial Bank Group for 3 years and also served as the Corporate Banking Director for 1.5 years. His leadership has seen completion/execution of key deals in key sectors in Energy, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Transport et al.

James holds several accolades including recipient of the ‘Corporate Banker of the Year’ at the Think Business Banking Awards 2019. He holds an Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School, an MBA from the IESE Business School in Spain and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nairobi.

Sanda Ojiambo

Sanda Ojiambo is the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact.

As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change.

With more than 15,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world.

Ms. Ojiambo brings 20 years of experience to lead the UN Global Compact. She has served as Head of Sustainable Business and Social Impact, Safaricom Plc, Kenya since 2010. Ms. Ojiambo was also the Senior Manager of Safaricom and MPESA Foundations, Kenya from 2008 to 2010, during which she led the implementation of several public-private partnership initiatives between Safaricom and UN organisations.

Throughout her career, she has cultivated and managed relationships with key business entities and civil society organizations, including her capacity development work in Somalia with UNDP and CARE International.

Ms. Ojiambo holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy from the University of Minnesota, USA, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Development from McGill University, Canada.

Stephen Kiptinness

Stephen Kiptinness is responsible for Safaricom’s reputation management, public policy, legal and regulatory affairs. He is in charge of steering the development and implementation of Safaricom’s corporate investment strategy as well as overseeing internal and external communications. He also leads the development of a roadmap that will embed purpose in everything we do at Safaricom and among our stakeholders.

Stephen has more than 27 years of cumulative legal experience. He joined Safaricom from Kiptinness & Odhiambo Associates LLP where he was a Senior Partner heading the Technology and Intellectual Property practice for the last 10 years. Before starting his practice, Stephen worked at Telkom Kenya Orange, heading Regulatory Affairs for 3 years, from 2009 to 2012.

Prior to his role at Telkom Orange, he held various legal roles including Legal Officer and subsequently Senior Legal Officer at the Communications Authority of Kenya, and Legal Manager at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, having commenced his legal career as a Trainee Advocate at Oraro & Co. Advocates. Stephen also teaches at the University of Nairobi School of Law.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B Hons) from the ILS Law College, University of Pune, a Diploma in Computer Science, a Certificate in Human Resource Management, a Post graduate Diploma in Law and a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Information Technology & Telecommunications  Law from the London School of Economics.

Stephen is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Member of the Law Society of Kenya and is a Certified Public Secretary with Institute of Certified Secretaries.

Maserame Mouyeme

Maserame is Old Mutual’s Group Marketing, Public Affairs and Sustainability Director of the company. She joined Old Mutual in 2020 following 25 years of experience in leading multinationals, including more than 18 years at the Coca-Cola Company in various roles across sub-Sahara Africa.

In her most recent role at the Coca-Cola Company, Maserame served as their Director of Public Affairs, Communication and Sustainability for Southern and East Africa. In this role she was accountable for developing sustainability strategies and driving corporate reputation.

Her previous Executive roles Cola include that of Central Africa Franchise General Manager for Central Africa Region and Marketing Director for West, East and Central Africa. Before joining Coca-Cola, she was Group Managing Director of Nahana (FCB) Advertising and Communications, a pan African leading group of agencies.

Mark Kramer

Mark Kramer is a leading researcher, writer, speaker and consultant on strategies for social impact. He is best known as the co-author of seminal articles on Creating Shared Value in Harvard Business Review and Collective Impact in Stanford Social Innovation Review.

He has also written extensively on impact investing, systems change, and strategic evaluation. His most recent research is on moving beyond Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) by communicating the economic value of corporate social impact to investors.

Together with Professor Michael Porter, Mark co-founded FSG which supports three communities of practice: The Shared Value Initiative, the Collective Impact Forum and Talent Rewire.

He is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, a member of the Aspen Philanthropy Group, and serves on advisory boards for Nestle and Kimberly-Clark. Previously, Mark served as President of the private equity firm Kramer Capital Management. He holds a BA from Brandeis University, MBA from The Wharton School, and JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Tiekie Barnard

Tiekie is the Founder and CEO of both Shift Impact Africa and the Shared Value Africa Initiative, and leads the way in bringing the Shared Value concept to Africa.

Tiekie is driven by her passion for the Shared Value Business Management concept, which is about reconnecting company success to social progress.

She is a Shared Value Strategist and Business Development expert, Gold Member of the GRI, Member of Vega School of Brand Leadership Advisory Committee, Member of the global Shared Value Steering Committee, Member of AgriLuxe Marketing Advisory Committee, a Board Member of Creatella Impact, an impact investment firm from NYC, and member of faculty at Strathmore University Business School.

Tiekie has extensive experience in the Shared Value Business Management concept and advising organisations on its implementation and alignment. Tiekie was the co-creator and co-lecture for the first ever Shared Value course to be delivered on the Africa continent that took place online in September 2020.

In 2017, Tiekie was nominated for the South Africa Businesswomen’s Association Regional Business Achievers Award, in the Social Entrepreneurship Category.

In 2019, Tiekie completed the Harvard Business School Creating Shared Value: Competitive Advantage through Social Impact course, which was delivered by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer.

In December 2020, she was recognised as one of Africa’s Women Leaders by the World Women Leadership Congress and Awards.

Mumbi Maria Wachira

Dr. Mumbi Maria Wachira is a full-time Accounting Lecturer at Strathmore University Business School (SBS), Nairobi. She obtained both her Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and Master of Commerce (MCom) degrees at Strathmore University, and her Ph.D. at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Her teaching areas are Financial Reporting, Forensic Accounting and the Legal Environment, Corporate Fraud, Accounting Theory, and Sustainable Finance. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate programs within the business school. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Wachira has also been involved in the training and consulting of micro-enterprises operating within Nairobi in collaboration with the Institute for Small Business Initiatives (ISBI). Currently, she is involved in developing customized executive programs for businesses seeking to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into their core business operations.

Dr. Wachira is the current head of participant engagement for the UN-PRME Chapter Africa. She is also the academic lead in developing a short executive course on Creating Shared Value (CSV) that is aligned to Harvard’s offering on the same, in addition to other sustainability leadership programs offered by SBS. In November 2020 she attended the Purpose Playbook delivered by the global Shared Value Initiative.

Maria Cristina Papetti

Since March 2020, Maria Cristina Papetti has been nominated Head of Sustainability at Enel Grids. Previously, in 2014, she became Head of CSV, Sustainability Projects and Practice Sharing Unit at Enel Holding where she led the CSV deployment throughout the business value chain of the entire Group: a sustainability model that matches business opportunities while tackling social needs.

In 2012 she was appointed Head of External Relation of Enel Green Power. Before joining Enel in September 2007 as Head of Executive Education and Cross Cultural Center, she worked for Edison, Ferrovie dello Stato and Trenitalia.

She studied Foreign Languages and Literature, first at Silvio Pellico School for Interpreters and then at IULM University in Milan.

Chris Ogbechie

Chris Ogbechie is Dean and Professor of Strategic Management at Lagos Business School and Visiting Professor at Strathmore Business in Nairobi, Kenya and the University of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda.

Professor Ogbechie holds a first-class honours degree in mechanical engineering from Manchester University, an MBA from Manchester Business School and a PhD in Business Administration from Brunel Business School in the UK. He has vast experience in marketing, strategy, corporate governance, and sustainability derived from his work as Head of Marketing/Sales at Nestle Nigeria and from his consulting work with Nigerian, Ghanaian and Kenyan firms over the years. While at Nestle, he held international positions in Malaysia, Singapore, and Switzerland.

Professor Ogbechie teaches strategy, sustainability and corporate governance at the Lagos Business School and Strathmore Business in Nairobi, Kenya. He is also the founding Director of the School’s Sustainability Centre. His research interests are in strategy in turbulent environments, strategic leadership, board effectiveness, and corporate sustainability.

Professor Ogbechie has over 30 years experience in corporate board matters, and has been involved with several start-ups in Nigeria. He was Chairman, Board of Directors, Diamond Bank Plc and is on the board of several private and public companies including National Salt Company of Nigeria Plc. (NASCON), Health Partners Ltd, Hubmart Stores Ltd, Summit Healthcare Group, and Palton Morgan Holdings. He has several publications in financial services marketing, strategic management, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, and sustainability.

Virginia Villar Arribas

Ms. Virginia Villar Arribas is the Deputy Director of the Private Sector Partnerships Division at the World Food Programme (WFP), based in Rome, since November 2020.

She joined from Burundi, where she had been Country Director and Representative of the World Food Programme from Dec 2017 to Nov 2020. She had previously worked as Head of the OCHA Office (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) in Burundi, after a humanitarian coordination posting in Afghanistan as Deputy Head of the OCHA Office, dealing among other with Field Operations, as well as Communication and Advocacy.

Mrs. Villar had been UNRWA’s (UN Nations Agency supporting Palestine refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, West Bank and Gaza) Chief of Donor Relations (2014-2016), leading the Agency’s strategy, development and implementation of relations with donors and resource mobilization. She had previously worked in the UNRWA Office in Lebanon, heading the Programme Support Office, supporting the planning, strategy and coordination of the Agency’s operations in the field (education, health, relief and social services, emergency). She led the development of a Mental Health and Psychosocial support strategy, as well as the mainstreaming of people with disabilities, gender and youth issues into the programmes. From 2010- 2013, she was the UNRWA Liaison Officer with the European Union in Brussels.

Before joining the United Nations and for a period of 10 years, Virginia Villar had worked in the European Union holding different capacities: Head of Operations of the EU mechanism for support to Palestinians (PEGASE) in the occupied Palestinian Territory, Geographical Coordination for the Near & Middle East (2006-2009); and Programme Manager for Twinning Operations (EU bilateral governmental cooperation in the areas of justice, energy, transport, border management and others) for Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia (2005-2006). From 2004-2005, Ms. Villar Arribas was responsible for EU assistance to Maghreb-Mashrek countries in the area of Justice, Liberty and Security.

Virginia Villar is a Spanish national. She has a background in Journalism (Bachelor of Arts) having studied in Spain and The Netherlands and holds Masters in International Studies (Diplomatic Academy of Spain) and International Relations (Complutense University, Madrid) as well as post Graduate Studies in Political Science and International Relations (University of Ottawa, Canada).

Regis Umugiraneza

Regis is the cofounder & Director at CARL Group and Vice chairman at Rwanda Chamber of young entrepreneurs at Private sector Federation of Rwanda. He first brought about what was at first regarded as a “crazy idea”, the idea of making pastries out of sweet potatoes – something later proven to be possible, and where CARL Group stemmed from/ www.carlgroup.org . Regis identifies himself as having an entrepreneurial eye; and an ambitious, patient and optimistic person. Regis hold a Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics at the University of Rwanda.

Garth Napier

Garth Napier, Old Mutual Insure’s Managing Director, was born in Kokstad and matriculated in a small town of Matatiele in 1996. After completing his honours degree in accounting at the University of KwaZulu-Natal he opted to forgo going the route of becoming a Chartered Account and instead joined global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. where he spent two years as a business analyst.

Following this experience, he was offered the opportunity to study for an MBA full-time at Harvard University in Boston, USA. After graduating from Harvard, he returned to South Africa where he worked for companies such as McKinsey and Edcon.

Garth has a deep understanding of African consumer behaviour, and since being appointed Managing Director of Old Mutual Insure in November 2018, has helped re-position the business as a truly Africa-focused insurer that delivers customer-centric solutions to its customer base.

Steven Moore

Steven Moore is responsible for the Climate Action Programme at the GSMA, the mobile industry association. His role is to provide leadership to support and accelerate the industry transition to Net Zero by 2050. The success of the programme has led to the mobile industry being recognised by the UN as the first breakthrough sector in the Race to Zero.

Steven chairs the GSMA Climate Action Taskforce, which has more than 50 mobile operator members globally. He works with the industry on climate policy, strategy and research covering energy efficiency, renewables, supply chain engagement, connectivity to reduce emissions, and climate adaptation and resilience.

Steven holds an MSc in Environmental Technology and is an experienced environmental professional having worked on climate action for the past 15 years, at BT, as a consultant at Deloitte, and for the innovative start-up, dcarbon8.

Twitter: @mooresteven
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-moore-477527b/

Sazini Mojapelo

Sazini is currently chairperson of the SVAI Steering Committee, having served on the committee since 2019. Sazini is a trisector leader whose expertise lies in the development and execution of strategic plans linked to business development, focused on the small enterprise development, creating shared value, sustainability and financial inclusion. A Harvard Business School Graduate, Sazini is a strategist and development specialist by training, holding a double major degree in Sociology and Industrial Psychology as well as having obtained a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from the University of Cape Town.

Prior to joining Absa Group Limited, she was the CEO and co-founder of Hand in Hand Southern Africa, an NGO with the focus on micro and small business development in peri urban and rural areas with a special focus on youth and women. She has over 17 years’ experience, working in government, civil society including corporate and private sector. She has the ability to pioneer innovative approaches to tackling socio economic business challenges enabling customer growth and critical stakeholder buy in, and is passionate about making an impact in people’s lives through her work

Carl Manlan

Carl Manlan is Vice President, Inclusive Impact and Sustainability for Visa Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

His focus is 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.

Ezana Raswork

Ezana is a recognized technology entrepreneur with a 20 year track record of digital innovation and capturing market leadership positions in emerging global markets. As Founder and CEO, he has led Africa 118 to become a leading digital marketing services provider with 150 employees supporting over 1 million Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa.

Prior to founding Africa 118, Ezana was a Senior Vice President at Postmedia Network, Canada’s largest media publisher. He had General Management responsibility for the Eastern Canadian business unit with over 1000 employees. Before joining Postmedia, Ezana was the Vice President of Business Development at Yellow Pages Group.

Jamila Saidi

Jamila Saidi leads the Digital Commerce division at the UK’s Department for International Trade and is responsible for supporting businesses in achieving their international growth ambitions through digital routes to market.

Her team provides companies from across a variety of sectors with the advice, support and tools they need to attain export or inward investment success. She also oversees the department’s Digital Exporting Programme designed to support SMEs export to new markets via cross-border ecommerce.

Jamila is a business development professional with over 20 years’ experience across a range of industries, including financial services, retail and luxury, creative services, oil & gas, automotive and advanced manufacturing. Prior to joining the DIT, Jamila held various roles in financial and professional service institutions including Lloyds Banking Group, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management and Grant Thornton.

She is passionate about galvanising brands to export their goods and services, and champions digital trade as a means of broadening the opportunities for SMEs to ‘go global’ in the digital age.

Jeremy Awori

Jeremy Awori is the Managing Director and CEO of Absa Bank Kenya PLC since February 2013. He has extensive experience in executive leadership having held senior positions in different multi-national financial institutions across the United Kingdom, North America, Asia and Africa.

In addition to his responsibilities at Absa Bank Kenya PLC, Jeremy serves on the Boards of Absa Financial Services Limited (AFS), First Assurance Holdings Limited as well as several Absa Bank Kenya subsidiaries. He is a former Chairman of the Kenya Bankers Association, where he sits on the Governing Council, and a retired board member of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). In 2020, Jeremy was appointed by the President to the Board of Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. He is also a Board Member of the United Nations Global Compact Network Kenya.

His exemplary leadership was honored by the All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) which ranked him among the top 2 Business Leaders on the continent in 2018. He has also been voted top CEO shaping the business agenda in Kenya by Business Monthly for two three consecutively.

Jeremy is a passionate thought leader on Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation and sustainable business practices. He is a sports enthusiast and has competed in swimming internationally.

He obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Manchester University in the United Kingdom. He is also a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Institute and a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Kwasi Donkor

Kwasi Donkor joined USADF as the Chief Strategy Officer in April 2020. In this role, he is responsible for driving efforts to incorporate digitization and innovative finance across USADF’s country programs and strategic focus areas, including the energy, entrepreneurship, and agriculture portfolios.

Kwasi brings a wealth of knowledge gained over 20 years working in the private, non-profit and government policy sectors to address a wide range of enterprise development and socially responsible investment issues. Most recently, as a Senior Advisor at USAID he was charged with implementing USAID’s global strategic focus on payment models and digital technology for financial inclusion.

Prior to USAID, Kwasi worked for the Grameen Foundation in Uganda as the Interim Country Director where he led a strategic turnaround and served as the overall risk manager for country operations, anticipating and responding to potential threats to execution, financial viability, and regulatory compliance. Before joining Grameen, from 2009 to 2013, Kwasi worked in Ghana, where he served as the Mobile Financial Services Head of Go-to-Market for Millicom’s commercial brand Tigo. At Tigo, he led and executed the commercial launch for the Tigo Cash mobile money product.

Kwasi has held multiple roles across a number of Fortune 500 diversified financial services firms. He started his career as a Senior Specialist in Merrill Lynch’s private client business. Kwasi holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Joseph Wharton Fellow.

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Vuyo Lutseke

Vuyo Lutseke is Head of Fundraising & Membership at Shared Value Africa Initiative and Shift Impact Africa. She graduated from the University of Cape Town with a BA in Cultural & Literary Studies, and went on to receive a Certificate in Media Law & Ethics from Wits University. She cut her teeth in publishing, ultimately leading to strategic oversight and publisher roles. Ongoing career development includes the King Baudouin Foundation: The Art & Science of Fundraising programme in New York City, and the International Fundraising Conference in Holland.

Previously at Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust, Vuyo developed and implemented an overall communications and public fundraising strategy to support this capital campaign, construction and opening of the hospital – the largest campaign of its kind in SA. As part of the SVAI/Shift team, she participates in taking social impact beyond philanthropy and into the more strategic focus of Shared Value. In October 2020, Vuyo was appointed as a Director of both SVAI and Shift.

Andrews Akoto-Addo

Andrews Akoto-Addo (Andy) designs, manages, monitors and evaluates purpose-driven initiatives, programs and social enterprises with Reach for Change, Ghana.

He contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in sub-Saharan Africa as an UNLEASH Ambassador. And as the Chief Growth Officer of Max Labs, he leads the growth and scalability of local social innovators solving pressing social problems in Ghana.

Andy has experience working in diverse and complex contexts across the African startup, social entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem. His skills and experience encompass entrepreneurship development planning, research, policy & advocacy, resource mobilization, strategic planning, project management, concept development, report writing, public speaking, training/facilitation/moderation, and facilitating partnerships and negotiations.

Andy is passionate about young people, entrepreneurship development and social innovation. He has dedicated his professional life to supporting similar work and is always willing to volunteer in similar sectors across the world.

Giovanni Tula

Giovanni’s interest in Environment and People showed up at the age of 7, when his dream was to invent a non-polluting and costless water-powered engine. In line with these values and interests, he graduated in environmental engineering and for the past 20 years has held leadership positions in environmental management, health and safety, engineering, innovation and sustainability in several multinational companies.

Being a scuba diver, he likes traveling to discover the beauties of the seas and learning from different cultures. But above all he likes to make good use of his time, with family and friends, because “happiness is real only when shared”.

Lacina Koné

Mr. Lacina Koné, is the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Smart Africa having joined the organisation in March 2019.

He oversees the process of defining and advancing Africa’s digital agenda and has overseen the development of continental blueprints for Africa on Digital Identity, ICT Start-ups and Innovation Ecosystems, Smart Villages and the definition of Africa’s Smart Broadband 2025 Strategy in addition to advancing additional key continental initiatives. In recognition for this work, Mr. Koné has been recognized in 2021 as 12th among the 50 personalities advancing Africa’s digital transformation.

Prior to that, Mr. Koné was the advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (2017-2018), in charge of Digital Transformation and Public Reforms, and was also the advisor to the President from 2011-2017. Mr. Koné is a professional of ICT industry with over 25 years experience in the telecommunications, satellite and intelligent transport system.

Mr. Koné is a graduate of three continents. United Arab Emirates, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, in the UK, it has validated its Polytechnique rank at the University of Brunel, and the United States, his MBA from George Washington University.

He also sits on the advisory boards of Benya Capital in Egypt and Townlabour Technologies in the USA.

Mwamvita Yusuf Makamba

Mwamvita has accumulated extensive knowledge in the telecommunications industry in emerging markets and has acquired an intimate understanding required to steer a company into prosperity while also maintaining its moral responsibility to a society. She holds a master’s degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of Dar es salaam and an Advanced Executive program from The Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria.

Originally, from Tanzania, Mwamvita has held multiple C Level positions within Vodacom Group supporting its International markets in Sub Saharan Africa.

Mwamvita has extensive business experience in Africa. Her roles has primarily been to support governments and private Sector in Sub Sahara Africa establish productive societies using technology with a focus on health, agriculture, financial services and education.

She currently serves as Group Head of External Affairs for Vodacom Group based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Lele Modise

Lele Modise is the Group Chief Legal and Regulatory Affairs Officer (CLRO) at MTN Group Limited (MTN), and was previously the MTN Group Chief Legal Counsel, having joined MTN Group in August 2019. Lele is a member of the MTN Group Exco, as well as the Enterprise Risk Management Committee. Lele also reports to Group Board subcommittees on legal and regulatory risk, which include the Group Risk and Compliance Committee, the Group Audit Committee and the Group Social and Ethic Committee.

Lele also reports to the MTN Group Board on certain key matters arising from both the legal and regulatory aspects of MTN across its markets. Lele is the chairman of the Group Legal Executive Committee, as well as a member of the MTN Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Lele leads the legal and the regulatory function across the various markets that MTN operates in across Africa and the Middle East. She also leads MTN’s industry advocacy programmes and participates in various industry committees including the GSMA, Smart Africa, ITU and ITA. Lele is also a member of the GC50, which is an organisation of general counsels in World50.

Chibunna Ogbonna

Chibunna Ogbonna is a visionary leader and entrepreneur with a strong desire to make a significant contribution to the world through my life’s work. He Co-founded Kiru Energy Limited, a sustainable energy start-up enabling progress in Africa through smart grid networks and C&I solar projects development.

In 2020, He was selected to represent Nigeria at the International Renewable Energy Agency’s Youth Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In the same year, He worked with Student Energy as the Regional Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa on the Global Youth Energy Outlook – the first report of its kind curating 40,000+ global youth perspectives on energy and related topics for a just and equitable energy transition. In 2021, He was selected by the European Commission as a Young Leader for Sustainable Energy and represented youth voices on a panel hosted by the World Health Organization at the European Development Days 2021. Later that year, He joined the International Sustainability Academy, Hamburg-Germany as a Research Fellow where He developed the Lighting Up Nigeria Initiative (LUNI) – a project aiming to democratise access to reliable, clean and affordable electricity in Nigeria leveraging digital technologies. LUNI will power 1000 primary healthcare clinics by 2035 with solar energy as a shared value project of Kiru Energy Ltd. In 2022, Chibunna was appointed by the Shared Value Africa Initiative to serve as a Member of the Africa Council of 8.

Chibunna currently pioneers Sustainable Energy Days (SED), a movement and community for the adoption of sustainable energy technologies in Africa. He aspires to become a Smart City developer to help create enabling environments and provide smart infrastructure for progress across the world. He is multi-skilled in project/product development and management, public speaking and leadership. Chibunna Ogbonna holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) and is certified by the Renewables Academy (RENAC) Germany as an Energy Transformation Expert.

Tiekie Barnard

Tiekie is the Founder and CEO of both Shift Impact Africa and the Shared Value Africa Initiative, and leads the way in bringing the Shared Value concept to Africa.

Tiekie is driven by her passion for the Shared Value Business Management concept, which is about reconnecting company success to social progress.

She is a Shared Value Strategist and Business Development expert, Gold Member of the GRI, Member of Vega School of Brand Leadership Advisory Committee, Member of the global Shared Value Steering Committee, Member of AgriLuxe Marketing Advisory Committee, a Board Member of Creatella Impact, an impact investment firm from NYC, and member of faculty at Strathmore University Business School.

Tiekie has extensive experience in the Shared Value Business Management concept and advising organisations on its implementation and alignment. Tiekie was the co-creator and co-lecture for the first ever Shared Value course to be delivered on the Africa continent that took place online in September 2020.

In 2017, Tiekie was nominated for the South Africa Businesswomen’s Association Regional Business Achievers Award, in the Social Entrepreneurship Category.

In 2019, Tiekie completed the Harvard Business School Creating Shared Value: Competitive Advantage through Social Impact course, which was delivered by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer.

In December 2020, she was recognised as one of Africa’s Women Leaders by the World Women Leadership Congress and Awards.

Jane Mwangi

Jane Mwangi is the CEO and MD of AJW AFRICA (Apprentice Job Work Africa). AJW AFRICA designs and executes Shared Value Programs on behalf of Local, International and Regional Banks, Corporates, Donor Partners and other institutions seeking to create sustainable livelihoods in Africa, while realising far-reaching Business and Social Impact in various sectors.

Prior to her current role, Jane served as Managing Director of KCB Foundation since 2015. The Foundation is the social investments arm of KCB Group Plc. During that time, Jane was a member of the KCB Group Executive Committee and served on the board of KCB Foundation as a Trustee.

She has over 35 years of experience in international development, having previously worked with the USAID Mission in different capacities in the East and Southern African region.

Jane believes in creating Social Impact by solving societal problems through business solutions, a concept she has championed for the last five years of her career.

Talifhani Mamafha

Talifhani Mamafha is founder, creative director and chief executive of Johannesburg-based Analytics Advertising and a member of the Shared Value Africa Initiative’s Africa Council of 8.

The entrepreneur is a philanthropist, visionary, pioneer and inspirational figure. He started the company in 2017 to focus on data analytics, advertising campaigns, brand and artist management and content production.

His foray into entrepreneurship came after a successful career working for MassMart as a private brands analyst and then Pick n Pay as a pricing analyst between 2013 and 2016.

Mamafha, a former statistics, economics and marketing lecturer at Damelin, graduated with a statistics degree from the University of Pretoria in 2012.

He has also worked with flamboyant singer Moonchild Sanelly as her content producer and strategist, when the blue-haired hitmaker was still trying to make a name for herself in the South African music landscape.

Corné Davis

Corné Davis is an associate professor at the Department of Strategic Communication, at University of Johannesburg. She lectures undergraduate and postgraduate modules in strategic communication and supervises honours, masters and doctoral research projects.

She has published several articles in peer reviewed journals and has presented papers at both national and international conferences. Her current research focuses on gender-based violence (GBV) as a global sustainability challenge. She has published a paper on the heuristic value of non-personal data in 2017 and she has been an advisory to TEARS for several years.

She is also a Trustee of Matla a bana, a well-known NGO who campaigns against child rape and secondary abuse. Corné Davis has been interviewed on national television and radio shows several times and she has been a speaker on numerous panels and webinars for topics related to GBV and gender inequality. She is collaborating with Shared Value Africa Initiative in doing research on how to facilitate multi-sector collaboration in GBV prevention and intervention in the private sector in South Africa.

She is a member of Pillar six in the presidency’s National Strategic Plan to address GBV focusing on research and information management. She is currently working with TEARS to publish an updated research report on the Help-at-your-fingertips helpline.

Karen Basiye

Karen Basiye is Director of Sustainable Business and Social Impact at Safaricom. She is a keen Sustainability Practitioner and a Corporate Environment Manager with 15 years’ experience.

Over the years she has worked at the National Environment Management Authority and Safaricom where she developed competencies in Leadership, Governance, Strategic Thinking, Sustainability Reporting (both Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), Social Policy, Corporate Environmental Management, Environmental Management Systems including ISO certification and Environmental policies, Environment Risk Management, Environmental Compliance Assessment, Energy and Climate change policies, Strategies for Sustainable Development, Integrated Product Policies, Sustainable Consumption and Production and integration of Sustainable Development Goals into company strategies.

Karen holds a Joint Master of Environmental Science, Policy and Management degree from Lund University (Sweden), University of Manchester (UK), Central European University (Hungary) and University of the Aegean (Greece) www.mespom.eu and a Bachelor of Environment Science degree from Kenyatta University.

Currently at Safaricom, Karen leads the Sustainability Vision and ambition for the company. She is passionate about the interplay between People, Purpose and Profits.

She has served at various University Councils, seats on the Governing Council of KEPSA as the Vice chair of the Environment Sector Board and is a Strategic Advisor on various Boards. She has been recognised as an SDG Pioneer by the Global Compact Kenya.

Lucy Nshuti Mbabazi

Nshuti leads Africa Advocacy & Partnerships at the United Nations Better Than Cash Alliance, working with regional and continental organizations to accelerate the adoption and usage of digital payments as a catalyst for digital financial inclusion for every African for the success of the one Africa market.

Before joining the United Nations, Nshuti served as Ecobank Group Merchant Acquiring Manager, leading digital merchant solutions for 33 African countries; Country Manager Rwanda, Burundi, and Malawi for Visa Inc. Africa, and Strategy and Policy Advisor to Rwanda Development Board IT Department.

Nshuti is the founding President of Girls in ICT Rwanda, which is inspiring more girls to choose STEM careers; Founding Board Chair, Leo Africa Institute, which is nurturing Young and Emerging Leaders across Africa; Non-Executive Director BBOXX Rwanda Board, which is powering Rwandan homes with solar electricity; Chair Rwanda Internet Community Association (RICTA), which represents the interests of Rwandans on the internet, and Advisory Board Member to Girl Effect, which worked to enable Rwanda’s adolescent girls to reach their full potential.

Nshuti holds a Master of Science in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology & Management from Laroche University.

Moses Musyoka Muthui

Moses is the Country Strategy Director at Absa Bank Kenya PLC. He has professional banking experience in the areas of Finance, Treasury, Investment Banking and Strategy, having held senior roles over the last 10 years in London, Wall Street – New York, and Kenya. Moses holds a Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics, an MBA from the University of Nairobi, a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Mathematics from Egerton University, and he is a qualified Accountant with ACCA (UK), a certified public accountant in Kenya (CPA, K) and a licensed Investment Banker by FINRA, (U.S.A)

Vuyo Mpako

Vuyo Mpako is currently Managing Director NEXT176 at Old Mutual Limited, leading  innovation, partnerships, strategic investments and venture building across Africa for the Old Mutual Group, a position he held since 1 September 2021.

Prior to this, Vuyo was Chief Digital and Data Officer for Old Mutual Limited, a role he has held since August 2017.

Vuyo was Executive Head Digital Channels and eCommerce for the Personal and Business Bank in South Africa, Standard Bank, and was a member of the Personal and Business Banking Executive Committee of Standard Bank SA. He also held several distribution roles running ATM distribution, direct channels and digital channels.

Vuyo was the Managing Executive for Central Region, Vodacom SA, overseeing Vodacom’s operations in KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Northern Cape were he led marketing, consumer and enterprise sales as well as engineering operations across these provinces.

He is a senior executive with over 20 years of telecommunications and financial services experience in senior roles leading strategy, innovation and digital transformation. He is a highly articulate strategic thinker and a persuasive team-builder; an aspiring business academic who believes “Incrementalism leads to irrelevance over time”. He holds a  Stanford Executive Programme Certification, a MBA, and a MSc Electronic Engineering which he received cum laude. Vuyo is a registered Professional Engineer.

Immaculata Segooa

Immaculata Segooa has a master’s degree in business administration focusing on the Shared Value business model, which encapsulates her firm belief in the need for business to utilise its profit-making operations to address social challenges. She is a business professional, with over 25 years’ experience in Marketing and related fields.

As Head of Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) at Discovery, Immaculata is responsible for leading the integration of marketing communication across all brand touch-points through brand design, advertising and media, content management, and operations for the Discovery brand and its product verticals., Immaculata is the Deputy Chairperson of MASA, and serves on the boards of the MRF, the ABC and is also a member of the Vega School of Brand Leadership Advisory Council. She is the Group Head of Integrated Marketing Communications at Discovery and a Shared Value advocate.

Portia Bangerezako

Portia Bangerezako is the Head of Sustainability at Old Mutual and is responsible for embedding sustainability practice in the organisation.

She has extensive experience in the management of environmental and social risk in the financial services sector. Prior to joining Old Mutual, she worked at Sanlam, the Industrial Development Corporation and Standard Bank.

She holds a bachelors degree in Geography and Environmental Management from the University of KwaZulu Natal and a Masters in Sustainability Leadership from Cambridge University.

Tiekie Barnard

Tiekie is the Founder and CEO of both Shift Impact Africa and the Shared Value Africa Initiative, and leads the way in bringing the Shared Value concept to Africa.

Tiekie is driven by her passion for the Shared Value Business Management concept, which is about reconnecting company success to social progress.

She is a Shared Value Strategist and Business Development expert, Gold Member of the GRI, Member of Vega School of Brand Leadership Advisory Committee, Member of the global Shared Value Steering Committee, Member of AgriLuxe Marketing Advisory Committee, a Board Member of Creatella Impact, an impact investment firm from NYC, and member of faculty at Strathmore University Business School.

Tiekie has extensive experience in the Shared Value Business Management concept and advising organisations on its implementation and alignment. Tiekie was the co-creator and co-lecture for the first ever Shared Value course to be delivered on the Africa continent that took place online in September 2020.

In 2017, Tiekie was nominated for the South Africa Businesswomen’s Association Regional Business Achievers Award, in the Social Entrepreneurship Category.

In 2019, Tiekie completed the Harvard Business School Creating Shared Value: Competitive Advantage through Social Impact course, which was delivered by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer.

In December 2020, she was recognised as one of Africa’s Women Leaders by the World Women Leadership Congress and Awards.

Edem Adzogenu

Dr. Edem Adzogenu is an accomplished investment facilitator, government affairs and international crisis management specialist for global investors and businesses across Africa and Asia. He has facilitated investment of millions of dollars into community-friendly mining, environmental remediation, large-scale technology platforms and health faclities across Africa and beyond.

Dr. Adzogenu’s work straddles the public, private and civic sectors, with an emphasis on innovation, economic development, pan-African integration and social transformation.  His global advisory experience ranges from advising African Heads of State, Fortune 500 companies, G7 countries and African regional institutions, to helping resolve disputes over investments in war-threatened regions.

Dr Adzogenu has also been at the forefront of ground-breaking initiatives to promote public-private partnerships and a stronger role for the African private sector in regional and continental integration. Under his leadership, AfroChampions, an organisation he co-founded, has grown into an influential regional public-private partnership platform that partners the African Union and several regional institutions to drive African integration and transformation.

Working with some of Africa’s foremost thinkers and leaders, he guided the adoption by African Heads of State of the “Trillion Dollar Private Sector AfCFTA Investment & Financing Framework (TDF)” in support of AfCFTA Implementation.

Henry Onukwuba

Henry is a Senior Fellow and full-time faculty at Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University. He is the Academic Director of the Global Chief Executive Programme, run in collaboration with Yale School of Management and Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi.

Henry leads classes in Leadership, Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, Management Communication and Negotiation on the Global CEO, the regular and executive MBA classes, Owner Manager Programmes, Senior Management Programmes, custom programmes and other executive programmes at Lagos Business School. He is also the Academic Director of the Sports Business Management Programme and was responsible for developing the curriculum for The Business of Sports, Media and Entertainment course on the LBS MBA programme.

Henry held various senior administrative positions at the School as Director of Executive Education, MBA Director and Director of Alumni Relations, prior to joining the full-time faculty team.

Before joining Lagos Business School in 2008, Henry was Managing Director of Hebon Consult, a human resource consulting firm, and taught People Management at the Enterprise Development Center (EDC) of the Pan-Atlantic University. He was Group Head, Corporate Resources and Communication at Finacorp Building Society Limited, and CEO of Consolidated Business Support Services Limited, CBSSL, the human resource management subsidiary of the then Bank PHB.

Henry won the Best Graduating Student Prize in Political Science at the University of Jos, Nigeria. He holds an Executive MBA from Lagos Business School and an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) certificate from IESE Business School, Barcelona. He is an alumnus of the International Teachers Programme, London Business School, 2019. He also holds an MSc in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations and a PGD in Mass Communication both from the University of Lagos.

He is the Chairman of the Education Committee of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM). He is the Chairman of Terminal Seven Travel & Tours Ltd. and sits on the board of various organisations. He is a Certified Gender Equality Advocate, a Certified Behavioural Consultant, and a marriage counsellor.

Wincate M. Muthini

Ms. Wincate M. Muthini is the Senior Program Manager at the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

She driven by designing complementary solution oriented approaches based on the belief in homegrown solutions layered with customized global good case components.

This describes her multifaceted background in Mechatronic Engineering, over five years coaching and developing Youth Leadership through experiential learning in Kenya and Ethiopia via the Global Organization AIESEC, Business design and Brand development Consultation for different levels of African Companies, and for the past five years, working with African chambers of commerce in coordinating strategic partnerships, repositioning the chamber value proposition and coordinating programs geared toward an enabling African business environment for economic integration.

Nompilo Morafo

Nompilo is the Group Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs officer of the MTN Group, effective 1 February 2022, having joined MTN as Group Executive for Corporate Affairs and Sustainability in December 2018.

She is responsible for the creation of shared value and the integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices at the core of MTN’s business, including the management of MTN’s reputation-through coordination of sustainability, corporate communication, stakeholder engagement and corporate social investments (MTN Foundations)) across its footprint.

Nompilo joined MTN in 2019 from LafargeHolcim in South Africa, where she was the country director for Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainable Development. Prior to this, Nompilo was a Vice President for Sasol’s International Exploration and Production business spanning across various countries, based in Mozambique.

Her experience in corporate affairs, country management and sustainability spans more than 20 years in sectors including financial services, mining, oil and gas and now telecommunications.

Sue Allchurch

As Chief of Outreach and Engagement, Sue Allchurch leads the work of the UN Global Compact to engage and work with businesses to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals.

She has been instrumental in developing the UN Global Compact participant engagement model and ensuring that the UN Global Compact translates ideas into practical, valuable initiatives to help business further their sustainability impact.

Prior to joining the UN Global Compact, Ms. Allchurch was Director of Marketing and Communications for Save the Children United Kingdom. In this role, Ms. Allchurch delivered several successful campaigns and contributed to a doubling of impact and outcome.

Previously, Ms. Allchurch has been Global Brand Vice President Lipton tea and Global Brand Vice President Surf and Skip detergents and Laundry Innovation. In all roles, Ms. Allchurch led sustainable development and social purpose as a core part of brand development, with a key focus on innovation product development and supply chain sustainability.

Prior to these roles, Ms. Allchurch was Global Vice President of the Unilever Marketing Academy, building capabilities across the global marketing community. Ms. Allchurch holds a Bachelor of Science with honors.

Tiekie Barnard

Tiekie is the Founder and CEO of both Shift Impact Africa and the Shared Value Africa Initiative, and leads the way in bringing the Shared Value concept to Africa.

Tiekie is driven by her passion for the Shared Value Business Management concept, which is about reconnecting company success to social progress.

She is a Shared Value Strategist and Business Development expert, Gold Member of the GRI, Member of Vega School of Brand Leadership Advisory Committee, Member of the global Shared Value Steering Committee, Member of AgriLuxe Marketing Advisory Committee, a Board Member of Creatella Impact, an impact investment firm from NYC, and member of faculty at Strathmore University Business School.

Tiekie has extensive experience in the Shared Value Business Management concept and advising organisations on its implementation and alignment. Tiekie was the co-creator and co-lecture for the first ever Shared Value course to be delivered on the Africa continent that took place online in September 2020.

In 2017, Tiekie was nominated for the South Africa Businesswomen’s Association Regional Business Achievers Award, in the Social Entrepreneurship Category.

In 2019, Tiekie completed the Harvard Business School Creating Shared Value: Competitive Advantage through Social Impact course, which was delivered by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer.

In December 2020, she was recognised as one of Africa’s Women Leaders by the World Women Leadership Congress and Awards.

Talifhani Mamafha

Talifhani Mamafha is founder, creative director and chief executive of Johannesburg-based Analytics Advertising and a member of the Shared Value Africa Initiative’s Africa Council of 8.

The entrepreneur is a philanthropist, visionary, pioneer and inspirational figure. He started the company in 2017 to focus on data analytics, advertising campaigns, brand and artist management and content production.

His foray into entrepreneurship came after a successful career working for MassMart as a private brands analyst and then Pick n Pay as a pricing analyst between 2013 and 2016.

Mamafha, a former statistics, economics and marketing lecturer at Damelin, graduated with a statistics degree from the University of Pretoria in 2012.

He has also worked with flamboyant singer Moonchild Sanelly as her content producer and strategist, when the blue-haired hitmaker was still trying to make a name for herself in the South African music landscape.

Regis Umugiraneza

Regis is the cofounder & Director at CARL Group and Vice chairman at Rwanda Chamber of young entrepreneurs at Private sector Federation of Rwanda. He first brought about what was at first regarded as a “crazy idea”, the idea of making pastries out of sweet potatoes – something later proven to be possible, and where CARL Group stemmed from/ www.carlgroup.org . Regis identifies himself as having an entrepreneurial eye; and an ambitious, patient and optimistic person. Regis hold a Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics at the University of Rwanda.

Sakina Usengimana

Sakina Usengimana’s national pride and entrepreneurial mindset has always been at the center of everything she does. A graduate at Akilah Institute in Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Sakina is a recipient of the 2018-2019 Texas Christian University Wilkens Award. She began her professional career in Hospitality Management, working and training with brands such as Marriott International.

After years of exploring other business ventures, Sakina decided to combine her love for country, food, travel and connecting with people, through Agriculture. With the right opportunities and support, Sakina’s vision is to empower youth and women in the communities she works with through agriculture, with an emphasis on experiential learning while continuing to export Rwanda ‘s fresh goods to markets all over the world and become a preferred vendor with consistent quality products

Tiekie Barnard

Tiekie is the Founder and CEO of both Shift Impact Africa and the Shared Value Africa Initiative, and leads the way in bringing the Shared Value concept to Africa.

Tiekie is driven by her passion for the Shared Value Business Management concept, which is about reconnecting company success to social progress.

She is a Shared Value Strategist and Business Development expert, Gold Member of the GRI, Member of Vega School of Brand Leadership Advisory Committee, Member of the global Shared Value Steering Committee, Member of AgriLuxe Marketing Advisory Committee, a Board Member of Creatella Impact, an impact investment firm from NYC, and member of faculty at Strathmore University Business School.

Tiekie has extensive experience in the Shared Value Business Management concept and advising organisations on its implementation and alignment. Tiekie was the co-creator and co-lecture for the first ever Shared Value course to be delivered on the Africa continent that took place online in September 2020.

In 2017, Tiekie was nominated for the South Africa Businesswomen’s Association Regional Business Achievers Award, in the Social Entrepreneurship Category.

In 2019, Tiekie completed the Harvard Business School Creating Shared Value: Competitive Advantage through Social Impact course, which was delivered by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer.

In December 2020, she was recognised as one of Africa’s Women Leaders by the World Women Leadership Congress and Awards.

Vuyo Lutseke

Vuyo Lutseke is Head of Fundraising & Membership at Shared Value Africa Initiative and Shift Impact Africa. She graduated from the University of Cape Town with a BA in Cultural & Literary Studies, and went on to receive a Certificate in Media Law & Ethics from Wits University. She cut her teeth in publishing, ultimately leading to strategic oversight and publisher roles. Ongoing career development includes the King Baudouin Foundation: The Art & Science of Fundraising programme in New York City, and the International Fundraising Conference in Holland.

Previously at Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust, Vuyo developed and implemented an overall communications and public fundraising strategy to support this capital campaign, construction and opening of the hospital – the largest campaign of its kind in SA. As part of the SVAI/Shift team, she participates in taking social impact beyond philanthropy and into the more strategic focus of Shared Value. In October 2020, Vuyo was appointed as a Director of both SVAI and Shift.

Dimitri Syrris

Dimitri Syrris is the Founder and CEO of Baotree. He is an impact-driven technologist by day, and a wildlife ranger at heart.

After a 10 year career in London’s technology ecosystem, Dimitri decided to infuse his love for technology, biodiversity & community by creating Baotree.

Since the company’s inception in March 2020, the team is active in African and Asian markets – supporting various initiatives to develop, execute and measure sustainable operations and environmental and social impact activities…Amplifying bottom-line revenue through transparent ESG and CSR tracking, reporting and verification of claims.

In his free time, Dimitri sits on YPO’s Planet Action Network Executive Committee, YNG Africa ExCo, and YNG Kenya ExCo.

Femi Adegbite

Femi Adegbite joined USADF as the Energy Officer in May 2020. In this role, he is responsible for managing the Foundation’s energy portfolio across Africa. He also supports the Foundation’s strategic initiatives and innovative projects to create transformative change that accelerates sustainable development in African communities.

Femi has over 10 years of experience in the renewable energy (RE) industry, working in various capacities such as sales, installation, development, operations, project management, and consulting. Prior to joining USADF, Femi was an Associate at CustomerFirst Renewables where he supported and advised clients on Large Scale Renewable Energy (LSRE) purchases.

As an Environmental Defense Fund Fellow, he developed and implemented RE strategies for a four-college consortium in San Antonio, TX, and also previously worked at Borrego Solar and SolarCity/Tesla where he was involved in sales, development, operations, and project management.

Femi holds a BSc. in Engineering Physics and Economics from Juniata College and an MBA from the University of Maryland – College Park, where he was a Terrapin Fellow.

He is very passionate about energy access and his vision is to help eradicate energy poverty.

Mumbi Maria Wachira

Dr. Mumbi Maria Wachira is a full-time Accounting Lecturer at Strathmore University Business School (SBS), Nairobi. She obtained both her Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and Master of Commerce (MCom) degrees at Strathmore University, and her Ph.D. at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Her teaching areas are Financial Reporting, Forensic Accounting and the Legal Environment, Corporate Fraud, Accounting Theory, and Sustainable Finance. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate programs within the business school. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Wachira has also been involved in the training and consulting of micro-enterprises operating within Nairobi in collaboration with the Institute for Small Business Initiatives (ISBI). Currently, she is involved in developing customized executive programs for businesses seeking to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into their core business operations.

Dr. Wachira is the current head of participant engagement for the UN-PRME Chapter Africa. She is also the academic lead in developing a short executive course on Creating Shared Value (CSV) that is aligned to Harvard’s offering on the same, in addition to other sustainability leadership programs offered by SBS. In November 2020 she attended the Purpose Playbook delivered by the global Shared Value Initiative.

Naledi Gallant

Naledi is a Business Savvy Entrepreneur and a Seasoned Innovation and Business Executive. She is an intrepid visionary and activator that is inspired to authentically connect with people and to transform their lives profoundly through bringing out the best in people. She is the Managing Director of Dalitso Holdings.

Naledi is also currently involved in research pertaining to the adoption and diffusion of technology amongst township entrepreneurs to provide a foundation that contributes towards understanding the relevant constructs that should comprise an integrated innovation framework for understanding the factors that influence the adoption and diffusion of technological innovations amongst township SMEs. The research is aimed at understanding technology and innovation adoption by township SMEs to improve and stimulate the economy and livelihood of many people on the African Continent.

As a Business Mentor, Naledi’s primary role is to provide guidance and support to SMEs based on their unique developmental needs. She is passionate about the promotion and advancement of entrepreneurial activities in Africa. Other business interests include real estate, HR consultancy, energy and water supply.