Africa Together Conference 2022

Africa Together Conference Africa’s Re-emergence: Taking Back Control Saturday 21st MAY 2022 The Møller Institute Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

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This conference is owned and organised by the African Society of Cambridge University

This year's conference aims to accelerate our African spirit of resilience and excellence to drive Africa’s self-sustaining agenda as empowered African youths.

Alice Amegah - President, African Society of Cambridge University

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This conference is owned and organised by the African Society of Cambridge University

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We are delighted to contribute to the rich learning experience of African Scholars and Professionals across the UK by organising this year’s Africa Together Conference.

Kenechukwu Nwagbo - Logistics Chair, Africa Together Conference

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2

Meet the Conference Leads

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Welcome Address

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Opening Address & Master of Ceremony

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Conference Programme

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Afro Ball

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Keynote Speakers & Panellists

20 Africa Futures Pitch Competition 24 Executive Committee & Logistics Team 26 Sponsors 27 Partners & Supporters 28 Our Year in Pictures

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AFRICA TOGETHER CONFERENCE LEADS MS. ALICE AMEGAH Chair, Africa Together Conference President, African Society of Cambridge University PhD Candidate, Education and International Development (Christ's College) Alice is a Government of Ghana Scholar pursuing a PhD in Education and International Development at the University of Cambridge. She is the President of the African Society of Cambridge University, Chair of Africa Together Conference 2022 and a Young Leader at the Forum for World Education. She received her MSc in Comparative and International Education from the University of Oxford and is an emerging expert in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for development.

Alice researches young women's participation in STEM in vocational pathways and employers' engagement in education and training. Alice, through her experience in adolescent counselling, and work at Education and Aspirations Hub: a not-for-profit organisation she leads, is helping young people better prepare for the world of work, particularly by supporting young women to participate in STEM-and TVET education and careers.

MS. KENECHUKWU NWAGBO Logistics Chair, Africa Together Conference PhD Candidate, Education and International Development (Queens' College) Kenechukwu is a first year PhD candidate in Education and International Development at the Faculty of Education. Her research examines the political and economic theories underlying global education policy with a focus on public-private partnerships. Prior to her PhD, she managed global research partnerships for development between leading think tanks across the ‘Global South’ and prominent development institutions around the world.

Most notably, she was the technical coordinator of a USAID-funded education intervention covering 200,000 children in north-eastern Nigeria. She earned her MPhil in Education, Globalisation and International Development from the University of Cambridge in 2018, and a BA in International and Comparative Politics from the American University of Nigeria in 2015. She is delighted to contribute to the rich learning experience of students across the UK by organising this year’s Africa Together Conference.

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WELCOME ADDRESS On behalf of the African Society of Cambridge University, the University of Cambridge, our sponsors and partners, we welcome you to the annual Africa Together Conference at the University of Cambridge.

The African Society of Cambridge University is a student organisation with a mission to be the focal point for people who share an interest in and a commitment to Africa. Since the nineties, the African Society of Cambridge University has pioneered African students’ integration at the University of Cambridge by supporting African students through welfare and scholastic initiatives and promoting an African orientated agenda. Our core values are COMMUNALITY: our events aim to entertain and stimulate discourse on how Africans and persons of African descent can impact Africa’s development. These events celebrate our rich African heritage, cultures, and traditions; creating a home away from home. EXCELLENCE: we strive for excellence among our members through industry links and by providing meaningful resources that enhance their potential.

RESILIENCE: we aim to sustain the spirit of resilience among our members by sharing African histories and their modern impact.

On these values, ASCU organises its flagship Africa Together Conference that brings together diverse stakeholders to revitalise our commitment to the development of Africa. The 8th Africa Together Conference theme is “Africa’s Re-emergence: Taking Back Control.” This year's conference aims to accelerate our African spirit of resilience and excellence to drive Africa’s selfsustaining agenda as empowered African youths. As we gather for this year’s Africa Together Conference to redefine Africa's development, it is also a unique opportunity to celebrate our achievements, identity, creativity and future. We hope you will find a personal takeaway from this commemoration that will stay with you and empower you for the next phase of your life as an African on the continent or in the diaspora.

"Be the Ambassador of the renewed commitment to Africa’s Self-sustaining Agenda."

Alice Amegah Chair, Africa Together Conference President, African Society of Cambridge University PhD in Education and International Development, University of Cambridge

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OPENING ADDRESS

PROFESSOR GRAHAM VIRGO QC (HON) Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) at the University of Cambridge Professor of English Private Law, University of Cambridge Professor Graham Virgo QC (Hon) is Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) at the University of Cambridge and Professor of English Private Law in the Faculty of Law. He is a Fellow of Downing College, where he was previously Senior Tutor and Director of Studies in Law. He was previously Deputy Chair of the Faculty of Law. He is a Barrister and Academic Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. His main research interests are in the fields of the Law of Restitution, Equity and Trusts and the substantive Criminal Law.

OPENING ADDRESS

MASTER OF CEREMONY AFUA ACHEAMPONG-HAGAN Journalist and Award-Winning Broadcaster Opinionated, charismatic and provocative – Afua Hagan is one of the leading voices on diversity in Britain.

A TV News Anchor, Commentator, Journalist and award-winning Broadcaster, Afua is in high demand, regularly appearing on ITV’s This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Jeremy Vine on Channel 5, the BBC, Sky and CNN. She is a distinguished Commentator on the British Royal Family, featuring in UK and international outlets.

She also appears on STV, Yanga! TV, LBC, Times Radio and talkRADIO and has been honoured for her work in Broadcasting by the Black Women in Business Awards.

Afua is an excellent Diversity and Inclusion Keynote Speaker and Moderator.

MASTER OF CEREMONY

A passionate and experienced journalist, She hosted the TV show “Sustainable Energy” for CNBC, wrote a column for The Voice Newspaper and was Editor-in-Chief for Glam Africa Magazine.

She is a brilliant keynote speaker covering issues such as Diversity, Black Lives Matter and Equality for Women and continues to work as an Event Host and Moderator. Clients have included Retail Week, the NHS, Cambridgeshire Police, Compare the Market and Inmarsat.

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AFRICA TOGETHER CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 8:30 AM | SATURDAY, 21ST MAY 2022 THE MØLLER INSTITUTE

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EVENT

07:30

Arrival and Registration

08:30

Tea & Coffee and Networking Foyer Welcome and Housekeeping by

09:00

Master of Ceremony Afua Acheampong-Hagan Journalist and Award-winning Broadcaster

Study Suite One 09:10

ASCU President Welcome Address Ms. Alice Amegah Chair, Africa Together Conference PhD Candidate, Education University of Cambridge

Opening Address

09:15

Professor Graham Virgo QC Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) University of Cambridge

09:25

First Keynote Address Rosalind Kainyah MBE Founder and Managing Director of Kina Advisory

09:50

Panel 1: Leadership and Security Panellists: Dr. Anino Emuwa — Founder and Managing Director, Avandis Consulting Ms. Fadzayi Mahere — Advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court of Zimbabwe Dr. Justice Tankebe — Associate Professor of Criminology, University of Cambridge Dr. Solomon Ayele Dersso (virtual) — Founding Director, Amani Africa Media and Research Services, Addis Ababa Moderator: Stephen Buabeng-Baidoo — Masters of Law, University of Cambridge (Chevening Scholar '21) and Associate, African Union (Office of the Legal Counsel)

10:35

Panel Q&A Session

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AFRICA TOGETHER CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 8:30 AM | SATURDAY, 21ST MAY 2022 THE MØLLER INSTITUTE

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EVENT

10:50

Tea & Coffee Break Foyer Second Keynote Address

11:05

Mr. Eugene Nizeyimana CEO of SSCG Consulting and the African Business Chamber (AfBC)

Study Suite One 11:25

Panel 2: Indigenous Business and Innovation Panellists:

Sponsored by: Zeepay

Mr. Andrew Takyi-Appiah — Co-founder and Managing Director of Zeepay

12:10

Mrs. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (virtual) — Co-founder and Executive Chair, Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Dr. Sangu Delle — Co-founder and CEO of Africa Health Holdings Ms. Nyasha Gwatidzo — Co-founder Kushanda Virtual & Recruitment Agency Moderator: Eugene Nxumalo — Former VP and Group Treasurer, WorldRemit Group

12:10 12:25

Panel Q&A Session Housekeeping Announcement: Networking Lunch and Exhibition Master of Ceremony

12:35

Networking Lunch and Business & Art Exhibition Foyer

14:05

Third Keynote Address (virtual) Her Excellency, Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao Founder and Chief Executive Officer of African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI)

Study Suite One 14:20

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Q&A Session

AFRICA TOGETHER CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 8:30 AM | SATURDAY, 21ST MAY 2022 THE MØLLER INSTITUTE

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EVENT

14:30

In Conversation with Africa's Future Pitch Judges Panellists: Mr. Lamin K. Darboe (virtual) — CEO & Co-founder, Bantaba Dr. Khadija El-Bedweihy — Founder and Managing Director, PraxiLabs Mr. Ikenna Uzoh — Senior Manager at Amazon Web Services Dr. Patrizia Vecchi — Director of Studies for Management Studies at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge Moderator: Angela Khakali — Cambridge-Chevening Scholar and MBA Candidate in Finance at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Panel Q&A Session

14:50 15:00

Finalists:

Africa's Future Pitch Competition

15:40

1. Capsule 2. Uku'hamba Prosthetics and Orthotics (Pty) Ltd 3. SuaCode.ai

15:35

Q&A Session

15:45

Tea & Coffee Break and Networking Foyer

16:00

Final Keynote Address H.E. Ambassador Muhammadou Kah Vice-President, United Nations Human Rights Council Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of The Gambia to Switzerland

Study Suite One 16:25 16:40

Announcement of AFP Winner & Presentation of Awards

Vote of Thanks Ms. Alice Amegah Chair, Africa Together Conference PhD Candidate, Education University of Cambridge

16:45

Closing Announcements Master of Ceremony Group Photographs and Afro Ball Instructions

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AFRO BALL 6:45 PM | SATURDAY, 21ST MAY 2022 ISAAC NEWTON HALL, THE HILTON HOTEL

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18:45

Arrival of Guests & Drinks Reception & Photographs

19:45

Welcome by Master of Ceremony

19:50

Starters & Music

20:20

Presentation of Awards to Sponsors

20:30

Main Course & Music

21:00

Spoken Word Performance

21:15

Dessert

21:30

Closing Speech

21:35

Afro Ball: Hit the Dancefloor!

AFRO BALL

ATTIRE

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

ROSALIND KAINYAH MBE Founder and Managing Director of Kina Advisory Rosalind Kainyah MBE is a leading thinker, speaker and pragmatic advocate for sustainability and responsible business. She has over 30 years of combined international legal, senior management executive and board-level experience.

Rosalind is a trusted advisor to Boards and Senior Executives of companies on leveraging opportunities and managing risk relating to Sustainability. She has advised companies across a variety of sectors including the extractives industry, energy, private equity, financial services, and, through work for clients such as the CDC Group and Mitsui, healthcare, agriculture, consumer goods, real estate, manufacturing, logistics, chemicals and technology.

FIRST KEYNOTE SPEAKER

She has worked with companies and organisations including Linklaters, AngloAmerican Corporation of South Africa, De Beers, Tullow Oil plc, the United Nations Environment Programme, Imperial College Centre for Environmental Technology, University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Unit, and ERM, and on projects across Africa, in Western and Eastern Europe, North & South America, Asia, and the South Pacific. As a result, she has a wide network and is respected across a range of stakeholders from governments and corporates to civil society organisations and media for her professional expertise and as a woman of integrity and credibility.

She is an experienced non-executive director, chairing the Sustainability, Nominations, Remuneration and Governance Board Committees. She currently serves on the boards discoverIE plc (a London listed FTSE 250 company), Gem Diamonds Limited (a London Stock Exchange-listed company), CalBank Plc (listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange) and Lekela Power and BTE Renewables, private equity-owned renewable energy companies. She has previously served on the Boards of Aker Energy and the Ghana Food & Drugs Authority. In the not-for-profit sector, She is a trustee and Vice-Chairperson of the Africa Gifted Foundation and a Board member of Results for Development (R4D). She was the Founding President of the Ghana chapter of the International Women’s Forum.

Rosalind is a member of the Bar of England and Wales and of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Ghana, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London, and a Master of Laws degree from University College London.

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PANEL 1: LEADERSHIP AND SECURITY PANELLISTS DR. ANINO EMUWA Founder and Managing Director, Avandis Consulting Dr. Anino Emuwa is the Founder and Managing Director of Avandis Consulting, a strategy and financial advisory firm in France. A former corporate banker with Citibank, she is an experienced Non-Executive Director and sits on the board of several organisations including Nottingham Trent University, U.K. She received her Doctorate in Business Administration from Nottingham Business School where she is an alumni fellow. She holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and a BSc Economics from the London School of Economics, and is presently carrying out research at the University of Cambridge.

Anino is an advocate for gender diversity in leadership and is a member of the Institute of Directors’ Expert Advisory Group on Diversity and Inclusion. She convenes global and regional communities for women in leadership including 100 Women@Davos, and is recognised as one of 125 people to follow on LinkedIn about Diversity and Inclusion.

An award-winning international speaker on D&I, entrepreneurship, and emerging technologies, she has spoken at prestigious institutions and conferences including Forbes, Facebook, Reykjavik Forum for Women Global Leaders and the University of Cambridge. Her articles have been published in international publications including Forbes, Entrepreneur and Global Banking and Finance Review.

MS. FADZAYI MAHERE Advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court of Zimbabwe Fadzayi Mahere is an advocate at the Harare Bar. Her main fields of practice include constitutional law, human rights law and administrative law. She holds a Masters in International Law from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Zimbabwe. She is currently the National Spokesperson of Zimbabwe’s opposition movement, the Citizens’ Coalition for Change.

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PANEL 1: LEADERSHIP AND SECURITY

DR. JUSTICE TANKEBE Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Cambridge Dr. Justice Tankebe is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Cambridge. He received his PhD in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. Prior to coming to Cambridge, he studied for a BA in Sociology at the University of Ghana, Legon.

He was awarded postdoctoral research fellowships by the Economic and Social Research Council, the British Academy, and Fitzwilliam College.

Justice's research interests are in police and state legitimacy, corruption, police violence, and vigilantism. His current research projects include legitimacy and counter-terrorism policing in the UK, police violence in Ghana, and corruption among prospective elites in Ghana.

DR. SOLOMON AYELE DERSSO Founding Director, Amani Africa Media and Research Services, Addis Ababa Dr. Solomon Ayele Dersso is the Founding Director of Amani Africa Media and Research Services, an Addis Ababa based pan-African research, training and consulting think tank with a specialisation in the Africa Union. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the College of Law and Governance Studies, Addis Ababa University. He combines legal scholarship, peace and security research and policy development on democratic governance, justice and peace and security in Africa.

A former Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Solomon currently serves as a member of the Commission. A widely published author and commentator, he also serves as a member of the editorial boards of African Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Journal of Transitional Justice, African Human Rights Law Journal and the African Human Rights Yearbook.

PANEL 1 MODERATOR MS. RUMBIDZAI DUBE PhD, Politics & International Studies, University of Cambridge (Lucy Cavendish College) President, Black Cantabs Research Society A pan-African feminist lawyer, Rumbidzai Dube has over a decade of professional experience working in the development sector in Africa broadly, and Zimbabwe, South Africa, The Gambia, Ethiopia and Egypt, more specifically with various NGOs, INGOs and IOs, including the African Union and the United Nations.

Rumbidzai has an LLB (Honours) at the University of Zimbabwe in 2007 and an LLM in International Law as a DAAD Scholar at the University of Pretoria in 2010. She completed an MPhil in African Studies on a Chevening/Cambridge Scholarship at the University of Cambridge in 2018. Presently as a Gates Cambridge Scholar at the University of Cambridge, her PhD research explores how historical trajectories of international law shape contemporary realities by examining how the African Union addresses questions of territoriality in maritime governance and international criminal justice.

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SPECIAL MESSAGE

PROF. PLO LUMUMBA Advocate of the High Courts of Kenya and Tanganyika Founder of the PLO Lumumba Foundation Consultant at Lumumba & Lumumba Advocates

SPECIAL MESSAGE

Prof. PLO Lumumba is a Professor of Public Law, a holder of an LL.D (Doctor of Laws) on the Law of the Sea from the University of Ghent, Belgium, Master of Laws degree and Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi. Prof PLO Lumumba holds an honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) (Honoris Causa) from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. He is also a holder of the Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) (Honoris Causa) from Bells University of Technology in Nigeria. He has been trained on Humans Rights at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies University of London in England, Humanitarian Law at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of the University of Lund in Sweden and on International Humanitarian Law in Geneva, Switzerland. He is an Advocate of the High Courts of Kenya and Tanganyika and a Certified Mediator. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya FCPS (K), a Fellow of the Kenya Institute of Management (FKIM) and Honorary Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS). He is the Chairman of Farafina Investment Group in Monrovia, Liberia and Economic Strategic Growth and Development Initiative for Africa based in Nigeria.

He is the immediate former Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya School of Law, a former Secretary of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission and a former Director of the defunct Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). He is the Founding Trustee of the African Institute for Leaders and Leadership (AILL) and founding Chairman of the Association of the Citizens Against Corruption (ACAC). He was the Founding Dean, Kabarak University School of Law, a former lecturer at the University of Nairobi (UON), the United States International University (USIU Africa) and Widener University USA (Nairobi Summer School).

He is a renowned legal practitioner. He has written several books including: Criminal Procedure in Kenya, An outline of Judicial Review in Kenya, Kenya’s long search for a Constitution: The Postponed Promise and Judicial Review and Administrative Law. He has published numerous articles in refereed journals and several book chapters. He has also edited several Books including Devolution in Kenya (with Prof. Mbondenyi and Dr. Kabau), The Constitution of Kenya (Contemporary Readings) (with Prof. M.K. Mbondenyi and S.O. Odero). He has coauthored ‘The Constitution of Kenya 2010 An introductory commentary’ with Dr. Luis Franceschi. He has also co-authored several books on Ethics. His non-legal books include; Swearing by Kenya, A Call for Political Hygiene in Kenya, The Searching Soul, Sanitizing Kenyan Politics, Mhh Africa! (Kiswahili), Ang’o Marach (Dholuo) and Watim Ang’o (Dholuo). He has also co-authored thirteen (13) other Books on Integrity as School Series. He has recently ventured into fiction with his book ‘STOLEN MOMENTS’ and translated the Kiswahili play Kigogo into English as The Leader.

He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement for Patriotism and Advocacy by the African Forum – 2017. He was recognized by New African Magazine as one of the 100 most influential Africans in 2017.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

MR. EUGENE NIZEYIMANA CEO of SSCG Consulting and the African Business Chamber (AfBC)

SECOND KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Eugene Nizeyimana is the CEO of SSCG Consulting, the CEO of African Business Chamber (AfBC), and NPI Lifecycle Management Consultant for Caterpillar and Director of One Africa Network. He sits on several boards, a Business Advisory Panel at Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) and Digital Inclusion Taskforce at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). An entrepreneurial engineer and International management consultant with over 20 years experience and a track record in delivering multi-channelled capabilities and solutions across a broad range of clients in over 15 global markets and industries ranging from Financial Services, Professional and Management Consulting, Oil and Gas (E&P), Agribusiness/foods and drinks, Healthcare systems, Manufacturing and Automotive Sectors. He has served in various capacities and has held a wide range of responsibilities from both the private and public sectors including many International Oil Companies (IOC), Innovate UK, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), GTC Energy, NHS Institute of Innovation and automotive OEMs such as Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Alexander Dennis etc.

His diverse core competencies and capabilities range from corporate governance, strategic management, organisation development (OD), economics and finance, international trade and investment, business start-up and growth, Capital Project Portfolio Management (PPM/PMO), Business Process Management (BPM), product innovation and delivery, Business Excellence (BE), system engineering management, quality engineering, advanced manufacturing engineering (AME), six sigma complex problem solving, business and commercial law, risk governance and oversight, circular economy and sustainability and market outreach. He is a certified ISO9000/1 and IATF16949 Quality Auditor, APM Project Manager, BCDS/PCDS, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Quality Management (TQM/APQP/FMEA), Product Certification & Homologation; and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Project Risk Management professional.

He has launched many successful ventures and initiatives, leads various entrepreneurship programmes both in the UK and Africa to accelerate start-ups and SME growth, advised C-Suite leaders and founders of many start-ups/Mid Cap companies and managing cross car line vehicle programmes. He serves as a mentor for Africa Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) Bloomberg programme at The Centre for Global Enterprise (CGE) New York, USA. A former mentor for the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the BSEEN programme at Aston University. He is a member of Mckinsey Automotive and Assembly and Institute of Directors (IOD).

Eugene graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a BEng in Automotive Engineering, PG Cert in Management from the University of London and PG Cert Public Management from the University of Birmingham. He is currently completing an executive MBA and Institute of Management Consulting Certification. He has received professional certification and completed management programmes in diverse topics from Said Business School, University of Oxford, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford, World Bank, Crown Commercial Service (CCS), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), KPMG, EY, Deloitte, PWC, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), IATF/SMMT Industry Forum and Association of Project Management (APM).

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PANEL 2: INDIGENOUS BUSINESS AND INNOVATION PANELLISTS MR. ANDREW TAKYI-APPIAH Co-Founder and Managing Director of Zeepay Andrew Takyi-Appiah is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Zeepay. He is an expert on Banking and Mobile Payments with over 15 years of experience in Banking and Business Development. His experience spans the world of Marketing and Banking as he has held various positions from being a Brand Manager for NESCAFE to holding roles such as Head of Retail, Head Corporate – Manufacturing Business, Head Transaction Banking, General Manager Strategy, General Manager Business Performance all in Banking and a Business Development Head and Lead Strategy Consultant for Big Four Consulting. He has had the opportunity to work with institutions such as Commonwealth Secretariat, Nestle, Barclays UK, GT Bank, Ecobank, UT Bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

In his spare time, he speaks on Mobile Payments and Banking and has been featured as a guest speaker at several international conferences. His passion lies within Financial Inclusion and Mobile payments. He is a product of University of Hull, UK and University of California, USA. He has lived and worked in three Continents – Europe, North America, and Africa.

In Africa, Andrew has gathered experience and exposure working in more than seven markets including Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa. He has also been part of key retail deployments across Africa and comes on board with in-depth retail and payments experience.

MRS. NDIDI OKONKWO NWUNELI Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is an expert on African agriculture and nutrition, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and youth development. She has over 25 years of international development experience and is a recognised serial entrepreneur, author, public speaker and consultant.

She serves on the boards of the Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), AGRA, Nigerian Breweries Plc. (Heineken), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. India, Fairfax Africa Holdings Canada, the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum, Royal DSM Sustainability Board, Netherlands, and the African Philanthropy Forum. She previously served on the Boards of Nestle Nigeria Plc., the World Vegetable Center and Cornerstone Insurance Plc. Ndidi holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree with honours from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She was a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government at the Harvard Kennedy School and an Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow. She is currently a visiting Scholar at Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University.

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PANEL 2: INDIGENOUS BUSINESS AND INNOVATION DR. SANGU DELLE Co-Founder and CEO of Africa Health Holdings Dr. Sangu Delle is the CEO of Africa Health Holdings focused on "building Africa's healthcare future" and Chairman of Golden Palm Investments Corporation. He has been named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a 2022 Eisenhower Fellow, Africa’s “Young Person of the Year”, a 2014 TEDGlobal Fellow, a 2013 Soros Fellow, one of Forbes’ top 30 most promising entrepreneurs in Africa, and one of Euromoney’s “Africa’s Rising Stars”.

He is a Trustee of the Peddie School, an Advisory Board member of Harvard University's Center for African Studies and a member of Harvard Medical School’s Global Health Advisory Council.

Sangu graduated with a BA, a JD, and an MBA from Harvard University and a Masters from the University of Oxford. He is the author of "Making Futures: Young Entrepreneurs in a Dynamic Africa" which was published in September 2019. He is a mental health activist with a TED Talk on the stigma of mental health which has garnered over 2 million views.

MS. NYASHA GWATIDZO Co-founder, Kushanda Virtual & Recruitment Agency Nyasha is social impact entrepreneur, impact investor, multi-award winner, author and philanthropist.

She is currently launching a 1 Billion women’s empowerment social impact fund for Sub Saharan Africa women entrepreneurs.

She is passionate about children and in all her social enterprises she supports disadvantaged children in UK and Africa.

Her ultimate mission is to eradicate inequality and poverty through social enterprise.

PANEL 2 MODERATOR MR. EUGENE XOLANI NXUMALO Master of Accounting, University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex College) Former VP and Group Treasurer, WorldRemit Group Eugene Xolani Nxumalo is the former VP and Group Treasurer of WorldRemit Group. He is a focused and highly skilled individual with over 15 years experience in Treasury, Banking and Financial management. He has significant accomplishments in corporate finance, M & A and strategic planning. His employment and consulting portfolio includes work both domestic and international with depth and breadth of exposure.

Eugene is currently pursuing a Master of Accounting at the University of Cambridge. He is highly regarded for collaborating with executive leadership and board members provide critical guidance and support for sophisticated financial issues.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

HER EXCELLENCY, AMBASSADOR ARIKANA CHIHOMBORI-QUAO Founder and Chief Executive Officer of African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI) Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ADDI, Her Excellency Ambassador Arikana Chihombori Quao MD is a medical doctor (having practised medicine for over twenty-five years), founder and owner of medical clinics, diplomat, public speaker, educator and an entrepreneur. She is also an author and her recently published book Africa 101: The Wake-Up Call is a best seller on Amazon. Her Excellency also recently led over 200 African Diaspora from around the globe to a successful Trade Expo and Cultural Pilgrimage in Ghana in December 2021.

THIRD KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Prior to this, in her role as Permanent Representative to the African Union Mission in Washington DC (2016-2019), she worked tirelessly towards fulfilling her mandate which was to undertake, develop and maintain relationships between the African Union and the Executive and Legislative branches of the US Government, the African Diplomatic Corps, the Africans in the Diaspora and the Bretton Woods Institutions. This was specifically in relation to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and advancing the priority areas of Agenda 2063. Her efforts at mobilizing the Diaspora as people of African descent and not as citizens of any single African country is unprecedented and exemplifies her ability to unify people around a common goal, speaking with one voice as one Africa and one Continent.

Before her appointment as AU Ambassador, her contributions to the cause of Africa had earned her many prestigious honors and awards. She has two awards which she cherishes the most. The first one was the Achievement Award which she received in 1996 from the incumbent President at the time, H.E. the late President Nelson Mandela of the Republic of South Africa. On the stage as she received the Award were both President Mandela and President Mugabe of the Republic of Zimbabwe. The second on was the African Woman of Excellence Award which she received in July 2015 during the AU Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. She received this award alongside 15 other prominent African Women including the former President of The Republic of Liberia, Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the former President of The Republic of Malawi, Madam Joyce Banda, Mama Winnie Mandela (Republic of South Africa), Mama Ngina Kenyatta (Republic of Kenya) Mama Asigwe Anyiam (Federal Republic of Nigeria) and Dr. Nkosazana DlaminiZuma (Republic of South Africa).

During her 3-year tenure as AU Ambassador to the United States, she received over one hundred awards and attestations from many organisations including from the African Diaspora within the Americas. She received the 2018 Ambassador of the Year Award from Howard University in Washington DC. She also received numerous recognitions from Members of Congress as well as Governors, Mayors and County Executives from across the United States as well as the Caribbean and South America.

Her Excellency Ambassador Arikana Chihombori Quao MD is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a member of the American Association of Family Physicians as well as the Tennessee Association of Family Physicians. She was born and raised in Zimbabwe where she attained her primary and secondary education. She then left Zimbabwe for the United States of America where she obtained a Bachelors Degree in General Chemistry, a Masters Degree in Organic Chemistry as well as a Doctor of Medicine Degree.

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IN CONVERSATION WITH AFP JUDGES PANELLISTS MR. LAMIN K. DARBOE CEO & Co-Founder, Bantaba Lamin K. Darboe is the CEO & Co-founder of Bantaba, a digital platform that connects African diaspora professionals and investors with tech startups in Africa. Before starting Bantaba, he worked for more than 10 years in the finance sector including commercial banking, consulting, telecom, and early-stage financing across 5 countries.

Lamin believes that the diaspora has the potential to empower the African tech ecosystem. He has successfully led the company to its first fundraising and product launch. He holds a Masters in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics and a Bachelors in finance from Bocconi University.

DR. KHADIJA EL-BEDWEIHY Founder and Managing Director, PraxiLabs Dr. Khadija El-Bedweihy graduated top of her class four years in a row, went on to receive her PhD from the University of Sheffield to be the youngest lecturer in her faculty, with a PhD focused on human-computer interaction and user experience. Together with her belief in adopting technology for improving education and enabling equal opportunities, Khadija founded and is currently managing PraxiLabs with an amazing team that has the same vision as she does. This is her true passion and daily quest. Most recently, she was crowned the winner of the Africa Business Heroes competition for the year 2021.

MR. IKENNA UZOH Senior Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Ikenna Uzoh is currently a Senior Manager, Data Analytics (EMEA) at Amazon Web Services (AWS) but will be starting a new role at Google Cloud soon. He leads a team of data experts that extract data insights to drive meaningful business outcomes for his stakeholders. Before AWS, he was the Global Head of Data at VisitBritain (British Tourism Authority). He was responsible for building data architectures/data platforms, developing a data strategy to help achieve business outcomes, providing insights from data and managing a team of data experts. He has also worked as a data manager at Ogilvy (WPP), where he helped enterprises design and implement data solutions. Ikenna is currently completing an Executive MBA at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.

Ikenna is the Co-Founder of MetamorphoseAfrica, a UK-registered charity that is helping to improve the diversity of tech talents. MetamorphoseAfrica does this by helping young African learn technology skills like Software development and Data Analytics.

MetamorphoseAfrica works with experienced mentors in the different skill areas to guide candidates and expose them to opportunities available around the world.

MetamorphoseAfrica also covers the cost of internet access and paid training for its mentees.

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IN CONVERSATION WITH AFP JUDGES

DR. PATRIZIA VECCHI Assistant Professor in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School Dr. Patrizia Vecchi is an Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School. Before joining the University of Cambridge, she pursued a Master of Science in Business Administration and a PhD in Organisational Behaviour at the Olin Business School of Washington University in St. Louis.

Her research focuses on interpersonal relationships in organisations: how people can establish meaningful and productive relationships with their colleagues and the psychology of social relations in the workplace. At Cambridge Judge Business School, she is the Academic Director of the Cambridge Rising Women Leaders Programme, a worldclass leadership development programme for women pursuing leadership positions.

Patrizia also teaches Negotiation and Diversity and Inclusion in the Executive MBA programme, Negotiation and Conflict Management in Master of Entrepreneurship, and she is involved in many Executive Education programmes. In 2021, she received the Cambridge Judge Teaching Award.

PANEL MODERATOR 3 MODERATOR ANGELA KHAKALI MBA, Finance (Darwin College) Co-Chair, Cambridge Africa Business Network Angela Khakali is a Cambridge/Chevening scholar and MBA Candidate in Finance at Judge Business School in the University of Cambridge. An economist by training, she is passionate about the intersection of technology and finance, leveraging her experience to scale high growth companies and provide access to capital to diverse founders. She has experience in due diligence and deals sourcing from working with early and growthstage funds; as well as ecosystem development gained from leading the Fintech Growth Strategy for the Ontario Government in Canada.

Angela holds an MSc from the London School of Economics, UK and a BA in Economics from York University, Canada.

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AFRICA'S FUTURE PITCH COMPETITION COMPETITION FINALISTS

CAPSULE Co-founders: ID Freeman, Ikechukwu Okoli and Chinye Ukwu Capsule plays the Technology & Business Intermediator role of reducing the opacity, high transaction cost and risk associated with lending to SMEs by digitising enterprise operations and the funding decisioning process. They help to prepare MSMEs for financial access by cost-effectively addressing major hindrances to accessing funding to MSMEs including lack of credit history documentation, absence of financial statements and projections as well as limited use of technology for documentation. Their ERP solutions and credit assessment help to reduce cost and lending risk.

UKU'HAMBA PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS (PTY) LTD Founder: Sibongile Mongadi Uku'hamba Prosthetics and Orthotics (Pty) Ltd leverages digital technology for faster production, better fit, sustainability and affordability of prosthetic limbs and orthosis for less privileged amputees and those with physical disabilities. We aim to address the need of those living with physical disabilities in a cost-effective manner with use-age of affordable, environmentally friendly materials. As a result, prosthetic limbs and orthosis are custom-made, lightweight, cost-effective, water-resistant and durable.

Our business core's bio-manufacturing and tech healthcare industry.

SUACODE.AI Co-founders: George Boateng and Victor Kumbol SuaCode.ai is an EdTech AI startup that is democratising science and technology education across Africa using smartphones and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Our SuaCode mobile app enables young Africans to learn to code on their phones with our AI teaching assistant, Kwame. Our Kwame AI web app enables African high school students to ask curriculum-based Science questions and get instant answers from Kwame, along with relevant diagrams and related exam questions.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

HIS EXCELLENCY, AMBASSADOR PROF. MOHAMMADOU KAH Vice-President, United Nations Human Rights Council Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of The Gambia to Switzerland His Excellency Professor Muhammadou M.O. Kah is the Ambassador & Permanent Representative of The Gambia to the UN Office at Geneva, World Trade Organization (WTO), and other offices in Geneva. He current Vice Preseident of the UN Human Rights Commission and is the Vice Chair for UNCTAD’s Commission on Science and Technology Development’s 25th session and a member of the Advisory Board of the UNCTAD TDB Advisory Body (June 2021-July 2022). He Chaired the Africa Group of Ambassadors at Geneva (April -September 2021) Ambassador Prof.

Kah is also one of three Ambassadors designated as Friends of the Chair of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly.

FINAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Prior to his appointment in Geneva, Professor Kah served as the Founding Chairman of Zenith Bank, The Gambia, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Africa Consulting & Trading Group (ACT), Dakar, Senegal and as the first Gambian-born third Vice Chancellor of The University of The Gambia (UTG) from 2009- 2015 and recently appointed as a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Prior to becoming UTG’s Vice Chancellor/Rector in 2009, Professor Muhammadou M.O. Kah spent 4 years in Nigeria as the Founding Dean of the School of Information Technology and Communications at the American University of Nigeria (AUN) where he doubled for a year as Interim Dean of the School of Business & Entrepreneurship. Professor Kah was appointed as Vice President of Academic Affairs & Provost (DVC) and Professor of Information Technology & Computing at the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State (2017-2020). He also served as Vice Rector for Technology & Innovation; Professor and Founding Dean of the School of Information Technology & Engineering at ADA University in Baku, Azerbaijan (2015-2017). He served at the Board of Trustees and Governing councils of the American University of Nigeria and the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria.

Professor Kah has held teaching and leadership positions in the USA, Africa, the Middle East (Gulf countries) and Eastern Europe (Caucuses). A regular contributor to the “Africa Module” in the Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) at Cambridge Judge Business School, he was appointed as an honorary Fellow of the Judge Business School and the Digital Innovation Centre, University of Cambridge (20162017).

Completing his BSc, MSc. and Ph.D. at the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, one of the top engineering and technology management universities in the USA, Professor Kah also holds a Master of Science in Finance (Financial Engineering) from George Washington University, Washington, DC and a Postgraduate Diploma (Dip SI) in Strategy and Innovation from the Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK. Professor Kah has completed several Executive Education Programs: University of Cambridge, Judge Business School: the Advanced Leadership (ALP) Program; Advanced Leadership Re-Union & Follow-Up Program in Singapore and Beyond Innovation: Business Models for Transformation & Competitive Advantage; Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School: Transforming Leadership for 21st Century Africa, and The AGA KHAN University, Graduate School of Media & Communication: The Voice of Leadership; Inspiration, Influence & Impact.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Alice Amegah President & Chair PhD, Education and Intl. Dev. Christ College

Frederick Abu-Bonsrah General Secretary LLM, Law Magdalene College

Kenechukwu Nwagbo Logistics Chair PhD, Education and Intl. Dev. Queens' College

Martin Wagah Communications Chair PhD, Genomics Wolfson College

Jesse Cheruiyot-Rop Fundraising & Partnerships Chair PhD, Genomics Wolfson College

Dean George Wanjala Africa Over Coffee Chair MCL, Corporate Law Corpus Christi College

Ngo Bibaa Lundi-Anne Omam Fundraising Officer PhD, Public Health & Primary Care Clare Hall

Aisha Yusuf Welfare Officer, ASCU PhD, Oncology King's College

Daniel Hawkins Iddrisu Social Chair MPhil, Education, Globalisation & Intl. Dev Queens' College

Christopher Ndegwa Legal Officer MCL, Corporate Law) Wolfson College

Myesha D. Jemison ASCU Mentorship Scheme Co-Chair PhD, History and Philosophy of Science Trinity College

Chisom Ifeobu ASCU Mentorship Scheme Co-Chair PhD, Geotechnical Engineering Newnham College

Shadrack Frimpong Conference Advisor PhD, Public Health & Primary Care Jesus College

Alessia Ababio MPhil, Strategy, Mgmt & Operations Homerton College

Nana Aba Arthur Undergraduate Officer BA Philosophy Trinity College

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Jemima Kugblenu Treasurer Master of Accounting Wolfson College

Kudzai Chivenga Academic Officer BA Land Economy Hughes Hall

LOGISTICS TEAM

Stephanie O. Adeyemo Conference Brochure Editor & Designer Vice President, CU Nigerian Society PhD, Electrical Engineering Hughes Hall

Oluwasegun Afolaranmi PhD, Medical Science Homerton College

Folakunmi Pinheiro PhD, Law Darwin College

Stanley Jachike Onyemechalu Curator, Art Exhibition PhD, Archaeology King's College

Gideon Seun Olanrewaju MPhil, Education, Globalisation & Intl. Dev. Magdalene College

M. Zayan Imoro President, CU Ghanaian Society PhD, Criminology Christ College

Daniel Olaoluwa Whyte MPhil, African Studies Trinity Hall

Favour Emma-Nwachukwu MPhil, Development Studies Magdalene College

CAMBRIDGE AFRICA BUSINESS NETWORK

Aderinsola Alege MBA, Finance Hughes Hall

Angela Khakali MBA, Finance Darwin College

Jenna Hertz MBA, Finance Clare College

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SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSOR

ZEEPAY Zeepay is the fastest-growing wholly Ghanaian owned fin-tech in Ghana focusing on digital rails to connect digital assets such as mobile money wallets, cards, ATMs, Bank Accounts and Digital tokens to International Money Transfer Operators, Payments, Subscriptions, International Airtime and Refugee payments. This is an effort to promote and improve financial inclusion which in turn will make the world a better place to live.

CEO: Mr Andrew Takyi-Appiah

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GOLDEN PALM INVESTMENTS CORPORATION At GPIC our mission is to alleviate the most pressing issues in Africa through investment in brilliant entrepreneurs and innovative solutions. We view technology as a fundamental driver of development within numerous sectors across Africa. We provide a platform for the best and brightest to leverage technology in building new markets and reshaping existing ones.

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BANTABA Bantaba is Africa’s biggest startup-diaspora community that connects African tech startups to investors, mentors and consultants in the African diaspora. The platform enables the African diaspora to contribute to the African tech ecosystem through networking, mentoring and investing in tech startups on the continent.

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PARTNERS

CENTRE OF AFRICAN STUDIES

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MEDIA PARTNERS

SUPPORTERS Dr. Gabriel Amable (Geomatics Officer, Department of Geography and Senior Treasurer, ASCU) Dr. Adam Branch (Director, Centre for African Studies) Olugbenga Ogunbode (Chief Executive Officer, The Education Corporation) Dr. Caroline Trotter (Director, Cambridge-Africa Programme) Dr Tabitha Mwangi (Manager, Cambridge-Africa Programme) Thabo Lennieye (Co-founder, Landable) Iyeyinka Kusi-Mensah (PhD in Sociology and Former President, ASCU - Trinity College) Sandile Mtetwa (PhD in Chemistry and Former President, ASCU - Peterhouse College) Cynthia Okoye (PhD in Pharmacology and former President, ASCU - Fitzwilliam College) Kenneth Okwor (PhD in Law and President, CU Nigerian Society - Wolfson College) Stephen Ajadi (PhD in Land Economy and Former ASCU President - Fitzwilliam College) Stephen Buabeng-Baidoo (Master of Law Candidate - Wolfson College) Kiki Ajayi (Political science - Trinity College) Kenneth Aliu (MPhil in Criminological Research - Hughes Hall)

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