Edwin has a vast experience in marketing and business management. He has undertaken various consultancy activities and training in Britain, Singapore, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. He has been at the fore front of marketing Uganda Tourism sector in the world. Edwin's major expertise is in Strategic planning, Marketing Research, Advertising and Branding, Public Relations and Entrepreneurship development. He has worked with Uganda Tourism Board as the Marketing and Public Relations Manager; he has also worked with East African Breweries as their Account development manager western region, Sale manager Nation Media Group. Edwin holds a Masters in Business administration from Makerere University Business School.

mHub is Malawi’s first technology and innovation hub located in Lilongwe, Malawi with a working space in Blantyre, Malawi and Lusaka, Zambia. The hub has facilitated over 1 million USD in financing to emerging entrepreneurs over 5 years creating more than 950 jobs and impacting over 5,000 people in diverse value chains. The hub has trained over 40,000 youths with business and technology skills.

Dr. Roland M. Banya is a Development Finance Specialist with over 10 years’ experience on the African continent. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Cape Town (UCT), and an MSc degree in International Finance and Economic Development from the University of Kent. He also possesses a PhD in Development Finance from UCT’s Graduate School of Business. Roland has strong skills in research and analysis. He has also gained significant experience in project management, particularly proposal development, monitoring and evaluation, management of budgets and capacity building. Roland has research experience working with the Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion, Genesis Analytics, the University of Witwatersrand, African Centre for a Green Economy, Green Economy Coalition, Africa Growth Institute, the World Bank, as well as Business Unity South Africa. He is a Senior Economist with Research ICT Africa where he is working on a range of projects related to digitisation, data governance, and artificial intelligence. His research interests stem from the digital economy, financial inclusion, development finance, philanthropy, impact investment and public finance.

kLab (Knowledge Lab) is a unique open technology hub in Kigali where students, fresh graduates, entrepreneurs, and innovators come to work on their ideas/projects to turn them into viable business models. The growing kLab community is also made of experienced mentors who provide both technical and business assistance to needy members. At kLab we also host events, workshops, boot camp, hackathons, and networking sessions to promote collaboration/partnerships, investment, and financing. kLab's mission is to promote, facilitate, and support the development of innovative ICT solutions by nurturing a vivid community of entrepreneurs and mentors.

Secretary General, United Nations Association of Uganda; Convener, Civil Society Alliance for Nutrition Uganda (CISANU)

Franciscah Nzanga has over 10 years experience in operations and innovation with an MBA from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. She is a member of the Association of Project Management (APM), a certified Microinsurance Specialist from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management with a background in Actuarial Science and with leadership training from YALI (Young African Leaders Initiative). Currently, she works as the Chief Operations Officer for Villgro Africa. Her she oversees Operations, Strategy and Expansion. Previously she was the Principal Officer for a global micro-insurance firm where she oversaw regulatory compliance and the design and enhancement of all back office operational processes.

Innovative Financing for Urban Sanitation. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH · She is in charge of Developing WASH innovative financing instruments for households, public institutions, and private sector actors. currently testing results-based financing (incentive payments) and household incentives for sanitary infrastructure improvement Establishing valuable partnerships with Wash Lending institutions- commercial banks, microfinance institutions, and Village Savings Groups Building capacity of actors along the feacal sludge management chain and Development and testing of sanitation business models

Ikenna Ogbudimkpa has more than eight years of experience in the development sector, championing youth development causes for Africa’s sociopolitical and socioeconomic advancement. Ikenna is the Executive Director of Vision Alive Foundation, a non-profit that creates leadership and economic opportunities for young people, and Vision Incubation Hub. He is also the State Coordinator of the successful Not-Too-Young-to-Run movement, which mainstreams young people in politics, and a convener of Youth-Led Africa, which drives self-leadership and youth inclusion. He is also a part of the Rural Enterprise Acceleration Project (REAP) Africa, which equips underserved youth with relevant skills for enterprise development. Ikenna is passionate about his quest to mitigate the increasing rate of youth unemployment, noninclusion, and nonparticipation in governance that drastically affects the sustainable development of Africa. He holds a certificate in Public Leadership and Policy and a bachelor’s degree in Economics. After completing the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, Ikenna plans to drive effective self-leadership skills in 100,000 African youths while creating economic opportunities for 10,000 underserved youths by 2030.

Jeninah is a professional in Development management and institutional development with over twenty years of experience in strategic leadership of international and local programs. Have worked and led high-level advocacy and capacity-building programs for Governments and Civil Society in Africa. Skilled in human and financial resources management as well as enhancing organizational processes and structures. Comfortable in multicultural teams that are dynamic and innovative. Also love to do pro bono work with Faith institutions, Global Movements, and Universities to provide capacity strengthening and strategic thinking. Great at convening and facilitating multi Stakeholder forums

iventure is an entrepreneur support organization & technology hub that helps organizations leverage new technology, innovation, and product and service design best practices for scale. Our approach combines proven entrepreneurship programs and new technology catalysts for business transformation. Over the last seven years, we have worked with multinational organizations including the American Refugee Committee, Danish Refugee Council, and the United Nations Capital Development Fund to mention but a few.