Our Speakers

Meet the inspiring leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers taking the stage at the PAWEN Summit. Through keynotes, panels, fireside conversations, and practical sessions, they will share bold ideas and real-world insights shaping the future of women-led enterprise across Africa.

Nigeria

Oluwaseyi Kehinde-Peters

Founder

PAWEN

Zambia

Yande Mwenye - Summit Chairperson 2026

Managing Partner

YSM Chartered Accountants

Government of Sierra Leone

Dr Kadijatu Grace Kamara

Honourable Deputy Minister

Government of Sierra Leone

Zambia

Mukwandi Chibesakunda

CEO

ZANACO PLC

Nigeria

Sola Adesakin

Founder

Smart Stewards

South Africa

Naomi Thompson

Managing Director

Catalynt

Uganda

Atim Caroline

Executive Director

AfriWISE Impact Hub.

Kenya

Pamela Mutembi

Investment Director

HEVA Fund LLP

Senegal

Mame Fatou Gueye

EMEA Executive Director

TECHNVST

Nigeria

Olusola Ayodele Ashafa

Principal Consultant

The OluSAsh

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Nigeria

Tosin Oyewole

Governance Lead

Dentons ACAS-Law

United Kingdom

Melissa Allotey

Research Associate

Centre for Global Equality

Nigeria

Joyce Onyegbula

Head, Corporate Communications

Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority

United Kingdom

Abigail Lamptey

Financial & Business Analyst

Deutsche Bank

Ghana

Seli Gavu

Chief Risk Officer & Sustainability Executive

Old Mutual Ghana

Zambia

Lillian Mutwalo

CEO

Emunah Farm

Kenya

Yvonne Otieno

Director Co-Founder

Miyonga

Egypt

Seghe Nwamaka Momodu

Manager, Digital Business and Innovation | Data Products and Monetisation

Afreximbank

Nigeria

Nse Ekpo-Ufot

Founder

The High-Value Woman

Canada

Nilsa Buehner

Director of Human Resources

Mississaugua Golf and Country Club

South Africa

Mercy Chigoma

Career Coach | Author | Speaker | Global Talent Leader | Co-Founder The Vase

The Vase

Zambia

Massi Mapani

Software Engineer, AI Practitioner & Technology Entrepreneur

Zeds Career First Software Engineering Firm Limited (FutureFin OS)

Nigeria

Jesuyemisi Odeyemi

Group Head Legal/Group Company Secretary

SIFAX GROUP

Uganda

FIONA NUWAMANYA

Co-founder and CFO

Centre for Applied Digital Health (CADH)

Tanzania

Nagla Abbas

Feminist Lawyer

Save The Children International

Zambia

Dr Pooja Gupta

CEO

Bridging Gap Solutions

Zambia

Yaza Kara

Head - Digital Transformation

Stanbic Bank Zambia

Kenya

Chebet Brenda Koech

Business Leader | Author | Founder, Elevated Leadership

Elevated Leadership, Kenya

Cameroon

Clara Ngando

Chief Finance Officer/Founder

Fedhen Capital/ScaleEdge Ltd

Uganda

VICTORIA .A. NYANZI

Personal Branding Coach, Global Speaker & Corporate Trainer Reimagining People, Brands & Businesses

The African Sisters Network

Zimbabwe

Monica Tembo

CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER

SIERRA RUTILE LIMITED

South Africa

Delfina Franco

Founder & Chair of the Board of Directors

Women in Tech Mozambique

New York City

Vanessa Williams Saleh

Co-Founder & CEO

Attenlyx

London

Valerie Kontor

CEO & Founder

Black in Fintech

Zambia

Nyeji Mango

Founding Partner

wCAP Limited

Zambia

Martina Phiri

Investment Principal

wCAP Limited

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Jennifer Mahone Rightler

Founder & CEO

RightStar Consulting Partners LLC