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Ashish Thakkar, Group CEO- Y9K is attending WABF 32
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Ashish Thakkar
Group CEO- Y9K
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Jonathan Ojany, CFO and Head of Strategy & Transformation at KFC U.S.A is attending WABF 32
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Jonathan Ojany
CFO and Head of Strategy & Transformation at KFC U.S.A
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Peace Hyde
Creator of Netfllix's "Young, Famous & African"
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Dr. Garry Conille, Former Prime Minister of Haiti & Senior UN Development Official-Africa 7 Carribean is attending WABF 32
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Dr. Garry Conille
Former Prime Minister of Haiti & Senior UN Development Official-Africa 7 Carribean
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Charles Abedier, Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation is attending WABF 32
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Charles Abedier
Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
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Chukwudi Anagbogu, Apple’s Content Business Development team, is attending WABF 32
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Chukwudi Anagbogu
Apple’s Content Business Development team,
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Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Africa Lead @ OpenAI is attending WABF 32
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Emmanuel Lubanzadio
Africa Lead @ OpenAI
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Gloria Mamba, Executive, Board Member and Chair of the Trade Development Bank is attending WABF 32
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Gloria Mamba
Executive, Board Member and Chair of the Trade Development Bank
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Mercy Tembon – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Dr. Mercy Tembon
Former Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the World Bank Group
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Ahmed Ahmed, Hakimu- African legal AI infrastructure is attending WABF 32
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Ahmed Ahmed
Hakimu- African legal AI infrastructure
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Napo Ramodibedi, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Mendi Group of Companies is attending WABF 32
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Napo Ramodibedi
Founder and Executive Chairman of the Mendi Group of Companies
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Nathan Kosisochukwu, Brydge- Intra-African trade & payment settlements platform is attending WABF 32
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Nathan Kosisochukwu
Brydge- Intra-African trade & payment settlements platform
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Niyi Osidipe, Head of Africa at UnitedMasters is attending WABF 32
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Niyi Osidipe
Head of Africa at UnitedMasters
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Juls, Grammy-nominated and MOBO Award-winning British-Ghanaian producer, DJ, and songwriter is attending WABF 32
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Juls
Grammy-nominated and MOBO Award-winning British-Ghanaian producer, DJ, and songwriter
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Sipho Ndlamini, President, Africa & Middle East at gamma is attending WABF 32
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Sipho Ndlamini
President, Africa & Middle East at gamma
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QUEEN CHINYERE QUINN
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QUEEN CHINYERE QUINN
FOUNDING PARTNER, KUPANDA CAPITAL
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Stephen Sammut – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Stephen Sammut
Lecturer at Wharton
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KEN AGYAPONG JR.
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KEN AGYAPONG JR.
CO-FOUNDER & CFO OF AFROFUTURE
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KEKE HAMMOND
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KEKE HAMMOND
CEO, Road14 Studios
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ROBIN POLLAK
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ROBIN POLLAK
Head of Product, Apollo Agriculture
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mohamed karar
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Mohamed Karar
Venture Partner, Launch Africa Ventures
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SULAIMAN CISSE
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SULAIMAN CISSE
Project Development Specialist - AFC
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TIM VIDALE
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TIM VIDALE
Managing Partners, Harlem Woodbine
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Marvellous Iheukwumere
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Marvellous Iheukwumere
Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studies
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OMONYE UKPOMA-AJITENA
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OMONYE UKPOMA-AJITENA
VP, Africa Finance Corporation
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JEREMIAH Owusu-Koramoah
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JEREMIAH Owusu-Koramoah
Founder, NKWA
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SAMUEL BARRINGTON
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SAMUEL BARRINGTON
CEO, Skylimit Crane & Rigging
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CHRISTOPHER CHAPLIN
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CHRISTOPHER CHAPLIN
Honorary Council of Jamaica in Philadelphia
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JOHN GADZI
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JOHN GADZI
MD, Sentinel Global Advisers
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TANATSA KAMHUNGA
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TANATSA KAMHUNGA
COO, Augusta Capital Partners
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TOLUWASE OLADAPO
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TOLUWASE OLADAPO
Founder, +234 Global
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Chisom Okechukwu
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Chisom Okechukwu
Senior Program Officer, Gates Foundation
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Arthur Asiimwe
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Arthur Asiimwe
Deputy Chief of Mission, Rwandan Embassy
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RUDOLPH AMPOFO
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RUDOLPH AMPOFO
Senior Technical Advisor - EdTech Hub
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DORIS KOMLA
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DORIS KOMLA
Education Strategist & Adaptive Member
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Alex Otieno
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Alex Otieno
Senior Fellow, Lauder Institute
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IBRAHIM “IB” HAMAD
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IBRAHIM “IB” HAMAD
Co-founder & President - Dreamville Records
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Maua Osoro – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Maua Osoro
Master of Science candidate in Education Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education
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Hakeem Angulu – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Hakeem Angulu
Product Platform team at Anthropic
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NVC Judge
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Jemimah Orevaoghene – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Jemimah Orevaoghene
Director on the venture team at Morgan Stanley
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Emi Mahmoud – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Emi Mahmoud
Impact Investment Strategist and Global Policy & Governance Consultant
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Dr. Chinasa Okolo – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Dr. Chinasa T Okolo
Founder of Technēculturǎ
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Marc Alain Boucicault – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Marc Alain Boucicault
Founder of Banj
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Caitlyn Kumi – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Caitlyn Kumi
Founder of Miss EmpowHer
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David Mullings – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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David Mullings
Founder, Chairman and CEO of Blue Mahoe Holdings Inc.
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Daniel Rosa – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Daniel Rosa
VP Sales, Ignite Power
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Temi Ibirogba – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Temi Ibirogba
Policy Consultant
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Prince Crentsil – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Prince Crentsil
Senior AI Engineer - Microsoft (Global Black Belts) Chief of Staff, Black at Microsoft Worldwide
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Ola Musè – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Ola Musè
CEO and Cofounder of Langtrace.ai
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Rahul Srinivasan – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Rahul Srinivasan
Senior Energy Professional
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Wale Adebanwi – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Wale Adebanwi
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies
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Priscilla Addison – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Priscilla Addison
Co-chef of ’57 Chocolate
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Lina Kacyem – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Lina Kacyem
Investment Manager, leading investments in Francophone Africa at Launch Africa Ventures based between Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) and NYC (USA). Co-launched Next Millennia Angels
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Korede Kaneto Akinsete – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Korede Kaneto Akinsete
Founder of Ko Concepts
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Karikari Achireko Kwagyan – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Karikari Achireko Kwagyan
Graduate Research Assistant at the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR) and the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI)
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Nana Agyemang – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Nana Agyemang
Creator EveryStylishGirl, LLC
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Sofiyat Ibrahim – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Sofiyat Ibrahim
Founder, The Odditty LLC
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Sabrina Lamb – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Sabrina Lamb
Founder & CEO of Wekeza Holdings (Techstars '25, Black Ambition Finalist)
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Yve-Car Momperousse – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Yve-Car Momperousse
Co-Founder and Board Chair of Kreyòl Essence
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Jeph B. Acheampong – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Jeph B. Acheampong
Founder and Director of Blossom Academy
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Dr. Omowale Crenshaw – Speaker | Wharton Africa Business Forum 32
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Dr. Omowale Crenshaw
Co-founder and Managing Principal of Grupo Mecca.
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