Passionate about Africa's Innovation Ecosystem

GSA AFRICA JURY 2023

  • Abdallah Nassar

    Vice President for Technology and Operations

    Afghan Wireless

  • Adeshina Adewumi

    Founder/CEO

    Trade Lenda

  • Aditya Yadav

    Field Engineer

    The Middlesex Corporation

  • Alice Jasmine Crippa

    Creative Futurist

    Zues Jones

  • Ancel Bwire

    Founder/CEO

    Ancywax

  • Anirudh Mustyala

    Software Engineer - Senior Associate

    JP Morgan Chase & Co.

  • Ann Kobia

    Human Resource, Partnerships and Outreach Manager

    Pan African Climate Justice Alliance

  • Anne Catherine Garde

    Head of Investments

    Bestseller Foundation

  • António Andrade

    Co-Founder

    Ground

  • Arif Esa

    DCo-founder/CEO

    MoneyIN S.A.S

  • Ashlesha Kadam

    Sr. Manager & Product Lead, Discovery and Voice Experiences

    Amazon

  • Aurelio Schmid

    Venture Scout

    First Momentum Ventures

  • Bheki Nkomo

    Co-founder/CEO

    Qnum

  • Bidyut Sarkar

    Senior Solution Manager - North America SAP Tiger Team

    IBM

  • Birgit Reinhofer-Mitterer

    Innovation/Transformation

    Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark

  • Björn Lapakko

    Community Lead

    Databutton

  • Brenton Naicker

    Principal & Head of Growth (Africa)

    CV VC

  • Carolyne Odero

    Supervisor

    Kiwasco

  • Cecil Jordaan

    Director

    Silverstone Financial Solutions

  • Cecilie Ploug Sarp

    Founder/CEO

    Azilis Advisory

  • Charlotte Odunlade-Akeju

    Co-Founder/COO

    DriveMe.Ng

  • Chidi Obike

    Founder/CEO

    Powerup Renewables Ltd

  • Chioma Omolaye

    Founder

    STEM Production Ltd

  • Chongkal Seng

    Co-founder/Head

    RevOps Getace.io

  • Claire Pengelly

    Head of Strategic Partnerships

    GreenCape

  • Daniel Kimani

    Founder

    Ohospital Cloud Limited

  • Dennis Pamlin

    Executive Director

    The Net-Zero Compatibility Initiative, Mission Innovation

  • Derek Whitehead

    Chief Opperations Director

    Jumpstarter Crowdfunding

  • Dmitrik Gennady

    Software Engineer

    New Digital World, LLC

  • Dr Linda Nanan Vallée

    Executive Director

    Foundation Jeunesse Numérique

  • Dylan Fourie

    Africa Coordinator

    Blockchain Research Institute

  • Elivi Shinedima

    Founder

    Ndjuluwa97 Academy

  • Endre Kluge

    Sales Director

    BeSTrategies

  • Enrico Cupido

    Director

    iEDU - International Education SA (Pty) Ltd

  • Faical Yannick P. Congo

    Founder

    UniPay

  • Falk Walter Ludwig Foell

    Managing Director

    ReProWa GmbH

  • Gabrielle Lobban

    Business Director

    Zumbudda (Pty) Ltd

  • Guido Schwartz

    Corporate Mentor & Coach

    Aerospace Innovation Hub

  • Haida Umiera Hashim

    Senior Lecturer

    Academy of Language Studies, MARA University of Technology

  • Harish Srigiriraju

    Distinguished Engineer, Product Management

    Verizon

  • Hisham Rafik Hamdy

    Chairman & CEO

    Knowledge Consulting and Talent Development

  • Hussaina Salihu

    Senior Consultant & Facilitator

    Kaduna Business School

  • Ihor Ovcharenko

    Partner

    White Hill Capital

  • Imre Hild

    Founder

    Global Traction

  • Irina Seng

    CEO

    Ace

  • Israel Yusuf

    CEO & Principle Consultant

    Doctor Fish Agric Consult

  • James Nakagawa

    EVP Strategy & Business Development

    Advising Family Investment Offices

  • Jashon Owano

    Managing Partner

    DataClave Consultants

  • João Barreto

    Senior PMO - Dairy MENA

    Nestlé

  • Jonas Corali

    Country General Manager

    Bosch Rexroth Africa

  • Jonathan Harrison

    CEO

    Frontier-Invest Ltd

  • Jonathan Okundia

    Lead Project Engineer

    ExxonMobil

  • Jonathan Treacher

    Director

    ImpactAgri AG

  • Jordi-Ferran Penina

    Investment Director

    Inveready

  • Joshua Murima

    Head of Engagement & Investor Relations

    Briter

  • Juan Ramirez

    Head of Revenue and Strategy

    BRAVE UP!

  • Juan Zaffora

    Regional Startup Manager

    EIT Food

  • Karen Lowe

    Director & Head of Global Partnerships

    4 Day Week South Africa

  • Karim Wanny

    Global Growth Consultant

    Ubuy Inc.

  • Karl Lillrud

    Senior Product Manager

    Spotify

  • Karthik Allam

    Associate Director

    Accenture

  • Karthik Reddy Bujuru

    Principal R&D Engineer

    HighLife

  • Kashumbar Kalema Abubaker

    Chair

    Africa Summit on Youth Employment (ASYE Summit)

  • Kavitha Srinivasulu

    Board Member

    Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) India

  • Keshni Morar

    Managing Director South Africa

    Founder Institute

  • Kevin Rutter

    CEO

    Goodwille

  • Kirubel Kitaw

    Lead Founder & Managing Partner

    Beta Blockers PLC

  • Liliane Ndabaneze

    CEO

    WidEnergy Africa Ltd

  • Lookman Oshodi

    Project Director

    ARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Luc Ly

    SEO

    Sun Life Vietnam

  • Mahdi Khademi

    Head of Science & Research

    NGO of Pooyandegan-e Elm Kavir

  • Manan Shah

    Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs

    G&L Healthcare Advisors

  • Manuel Santos-Vitor

    Partner

    Abreu Advogados

  • Marcia Vasconcelos

    Head of the Office of Compliance and Legal Affairs

    EMIS - Empresa Interbancária de Serviços

  • Margaret Yainkain Mansaray

    Founder/CEO

    Women in Energy Sierra Leone Limited

  • Maria Cupido

    Co-Founder

    OffChain Global

  • Marie Claire Maxwell

    Program Manager Export Promotion (COO-office)

    Business Sweden

  • Mark Boahndao

    Program Manager

    Girls and Vulnerable Youth Education Initiative

  • Markus Thill

    President, Africa Region

    Bosch

  • Martha Mache

    Founder/CEO

    Digital Flash Agro innovations

  • Martin Stuebler

    Co-Founder & CEO

    BioFluff

  • Matei Curtasu

    Founder / Executive Creative Director

    Serenade Studios

  • Matt C. Smith

    Founder

    The Lunicorn

  • Max Vieille

    Director

    Response Innovation Lab

  • Mazen Yahya

    Technician

    Civil Engineering

  • Mercy Kimalat

    CEO

    ASSEK

  • Michael Balkind

    Originator / Pilot

    Soda World

  • Michelle Geere

    CEO

    Adbot

  • Milton Onyiro

    Finance Controller

    TechBridge Invest

  • Mohamed Ali Aboudi

    Board Member

    Tunisian British Chamber of Commerce

  • Moss Sereme

    Chairman

    Accuracy Group

  • Mwaka Malaika Sichinju

    Founder

    Light Up Bio

  • Nawal Gharmili Sefrioui

    CEO

    Orange Money Maroc

  • Nijat Heseynov

    Controller EMEA & International

    Gurobi Optimization

  • Nim Sivakumaran

    Council Member

    World Metaverse Council

  • Olajumoke Kujero

    CEO

    ShopEx

  • Olusegun Owoade

    Co-founder/CEO

    Mecho Autotech

  • Owoade Olusegun

    Co-Founder & CEO

    Mecho Autotech

  • Patrick Postrehovsky

    Co-Founder & Co-CEO

    Happy Pay

  • Petra Wolkenstein

    General Partner Africa

    Startup Wise Guys

  • Pétur Guðjónsson

    Retired Senior Vice President

    Marel

  • Phindi Msomi

    Group CEO

    Hazile Group

  • Pyoka Mfuni

    Finance Director

    The LION Hospital

  • Rachel Ndungu

    Founder & CEO

    Biashara Africa

  • Raharintsoa Lily Hortensia

    CEO

    Yourtarget Agency

  • Rainer Bachmann

    Managing Director

    E:E Consulting GmbH

  • Ravi Dave

    SAP Applications Manager

    Lakeshore Learning Materials

  • Safiya ElBedwihy

    Co-Founder & CSO

    PraxiLabs

  • Samaila Usman Yusuf

    IT Manager

    Reckitt

  • Sameera Chattun Koyratty

    CEO

    Safe Sha Training Centre Ltd

  • Samuel Obeghe

    CTO

    Kairoi

  • Samuel Opoku

    Founding Partner & CEO

    Start.Up Lounge Africa

  • Sean Branagan

    Chairman

    Scrappy Capital

  • Sekai Chiwandamira

    Advisory Committee Member - Deputy Vice Chancellor's External Advisory Committee on Innovation

    University of the Witwatersrand

  • Sherry Yin

    Founder

    First Impact Partners

  • Shorouq Al-Halawani

    Creativity and Innovation Consultant

    TalentJO

  • Simba Mswaka

    Startup Mentor

    Founder Institute Cameroon

  • Soha El Baklawy

    Director

    Startup Grind New Cairo

  • Srihathai Prammanee

    Strategy Consultant

    Wai Wan Community Enterprise

  • Stefaan Vuylsteke

    Customer Experience Strategst & Designer

    GrowthUp

  • Stephanie Jowers

    Director

    Mars Omega Partnership Ltd

  • Taslim Salaaudeen

    Founder & Innovation Lead

    Milsat Technologies Limited

  • Tine Henriksen

    Interim Managing Director

    BESTSELLER Foundation

  • Toyosi Odukoya

    Director, Program Operations & Planning

    Mastercard Foundation

  • Victor Mgbachi

    Managing Director

    Leading-Edge Aviation

  • Victor Okpala

    Founder/CEO

    Nabsolute Media

  • Victor Omoti

    Oil & Gas Consultant

  • Victoria Nxumalo

    Founder & Executive Director

    Girls In STEM Trust

  • Wilfred Chege

    CVO

    ZENDAWA OFFICIAL

  • William Dare

    CEO

    Willow Empowerment for Grassroot Development Initiative

  • Yattish Ramhorry

    CTO & Founder

    4IR Technologies

  • Yoanna Chikezie

    Associate Director

    Joseph Rowntree Foundation

  • Yvonne Kagondu

    Co-Founder

    Kushite ICP East Africa Hub