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2024 Leadership Council

Africa Tech Festival is proudly supported by the continent's most influential business and tech thought leaders.

Learn more about our Leadership Council Members


The Leadership Council helps Africa Tech Festival better represent the many diverse voices across African tech. It ensures the Festival continues to deliver cutting-edge content and vibrant networking experiences at the heart of the continent's digital growth.

Funke Opeke

CEO

MainOne

Richard Cazalet

Exec: Strategy and Transformation

Telkom SA

Kuseni Dlamini

Chairman

Aspen Pharma Group

Nollie Maoto

Chief Data and Analytics Officer – Merchant Services

FNB South Africa

Prasanna Kumar Burri

Group Chief Information Officer

Dangote Group

Razvan Ungureanu

Group CTO

Airtel Africa

Velma Corcoran

General Manager, Middle East Africa

Airbnb

Simbah Mutasa

Managing Director

Bank of America

Hennie Heymans

CEO,

DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa

Faith Burn

Chief Information Officer

Eskom Holdings

Mary Mahuma

CIO, Southern Africa

Philip Morris

Exclusive Content


Get to know the 2023 Leadership Council members better with these exclusive interviews and content pieces.

Strategic Leadership in African Tech: Insights from Airbnb’s Velma Corcoran

In our latest interview with Leadership Council member Velma Corcoran from Airbnb, she shares her visionary insights on the future of African tech. From the transformative potential of AI to empowering tourism entrepreneurs, Velma offers a compelling look at what lies ahead for the continent's digital growth.

Nollie Maoto on Africa Tech Festival's New Features, the Leadership Council & Advice

We caught up with Nollie Maoto, Chief Data and Analytics Officer – Merchant Services at FNB South Africa to discuss her role in Africa Tech Festival's newly formed Leadership Council, the new features she's looking forward to at Africa Tech Festival 2023 and what advice she'd give to newcomers to the event

Richard Cazalet from Telkom on Africa Tech Festival: new features, advice & more

We recently caught up with our Leadership Council member Richard Cazalet, Exec: Strategy and Transformation at Telkom SA to discuss what new features he's most looking forward to at Africa Tech Festival 2023, what advice Richard would give to a newcomer to Africa Tech Festival, and how the event is a part of the continent's digital inclusion journey.

Velma Corcoran from Airbnb on Africa's Tech Ecosystem & Africa Tech Festival's Leadership Council

We recently caught up with our Leadership Council member Velma Corcoran, General Manager - Middle East Africa at Airbnb to discuss why she decided to join the Leadership Council, what impact Africa Tech Festival has on the continent's tech ecosystem, and how the Council is working together to make this edition of Africa Tech Festival the best yet!

Kuseni Dlamini on Africa Tech Festival, the Leadership Council & Africa's Tech Ecosystem

We recently caught up with our Leadership Council member Kuseni Dlamini, the Chairman of Massmart Holdings to discuss why he decided to join the Leadership Council, what impact Africa Tech Festival has on the continent's tech ecosystem, and what advice he'd give to newcomers of the event.

Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy from Spotify on Africa Tech Festival's Leadership Council

We recently caught up with our Leadership Council member Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa at Spotify to discuss Why she decided to join the Leadership Council, how the Council is working together to make this edition of Africa Tech Festival the best yet, and how the event contributes to the continent's digital inclusion journey.