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.

Zambia

Yande Mwenye

President

Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)

Government of Sierra Leone

Dr Kadijatu Grace Kamara

Honourable Deputy Minister

Government of Sierra Leone

Nigeria

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

Zimbabwe

Thembe Khumalo

Managing Director

Brandbuilder Africa

Tanzania

Nagla Abbas

Feminist Lawyer

Save The Children International

United Kingdom

Melissa Allotey

Mrs.

Centre for Global Equality

United Kingdom

Abigail Lamptey

Financial & Business Analyst

Deutsche Bank

Zambia

Yaza Kara

Head - Digital Transformation

Stanbic Bank Zambia

Zambia

Lillian Mutwalo

CEO

Emunah Farm

Zambia

Massi Mapani

Software Engineer, AI Practitioner & Technology Entrepreneur

Zeds Career First Software Engineering Firm Limited (FutureFin OS)

Uganda

FIONA NUWAMANYA

Co-founder and CFO

Centre for Applied Digital Health (CADH)

Uganda

VICTORIA .A. NYANZI

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

The African Sisters Network

Ghana

Seli Gavu

Chief Risk Officer & Sustainability Executive

Old Mutual Ghana

Zimbabwe

Monica Tembo

CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER

SIERRA RUTILE LIMITED

Nigeria

Brigadier General Mwizukanji Namwawa

Director General

Army Legal Services

South Africa

Tshaamano Mabuba

CEO & Founder

Buddy Learning

South Africa

Mercy Chigoma

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

The Vase

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Nigeria

Tosin Oyewole

Mrs.

Dentons ACAS-Law

Canada

Nilsa Buehner

Director of Human Resources

Mississaugua Golf and Country Club

Kenya

Chebet Brenda Koech

Business Leader | Author | Founder, Elevated Leadership

Elevated Leadership, Kenya

Nigeria

Olusola Ayodele Ashafa

Mrs

The OluSAsh

Cameroon

Clara Ngando

Chief Finance Officer/Founder

Fedhen Capital/ScaleEdge Ltd

Kenya

Yvonne Otieno

Director Co-Founder

Miyonga

Zambia

Dr Pooja Gupta

CEO

Bridging Gap Solutions

Nigeria

Nse Ekpo-Ufot

Founder

The High-Value Woman

Nigeria

Joyce Onyegbula

Head, Corporate Communications

Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority

Egypt

Seghe Nwamaka Momodu

Manager, Digital Business and Innovation | Data Products and Monetisation

Afreximbank

Nigeria

Jesuyemisi Odeyemi

Group Head Legal/Group Company Secretary

SIFAX GROUP

Johannesburg

Delfina Franco

Managing Partner

Women in Tech Mozambique

New York City

Vanessa Williams Saleh

Co-Founder & CEO

Attenlyx

London

Valerie Kontor

CEO & Founder

Black in Fintech

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Jennifer Mahone Rightler

Founder & CEO

RightStar Consulting Partners LLC

Nigeria

Hannatu Kasim Adegboyega

Commercial Director, Zipline

Zipline