Morris Mbetsa is the Director of Spearhead Inc. and the CEO of Numeral IOT, a company he founded to create affordable electronics for the African market. He also founded Mbetsa Innovations, where he developed innovative products such as mobile tracking systems, speed limiters, and revenue collection systems. His work has led to collaborations with major organisations like IBM and Microsoft, and he is dedicated to leveraging engineering and entrepreneurship to provide practical solutions while promoting young talent in society.

Latiff Cherono is a seasoned expert in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Process Improvement, and Manpower Management, with over a decade of supervisory experience in manufacturing operations. He has a strong background in mechanical engineering and has successfully implemented Lean Manufacturing principles such as Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Events, and Work Flow Balancing. Latiff has led three successful Kaizen events and is passionate about mentoring large teams, developing individual careers, and sharing his expertise in Lean transformation across companies in the East Africa region.

Felix Omwansa is the CTO of Geviton, a company focused on accelerating hardware innovation by providing rapid time-to-market and high ROI through expertise in electronic product design and mass manufacturing. He plays a pivotal role in technical leadership, solution architecture, and business expansion. Felix also has extensive experience in IoT, cloud solutions, and enterprise architecture, having worked in various roles at companies like Disrupt-X, Incentro Africa, and Liquid Intelligent Technologies. His skills span technical research, team leadership, design thinking, and product development.

Adebayo Ajibade is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Loubby AI and DivVerse LLC, with over 15 years of experience in the technology sector. Known for his expertise in cutting-edge technologies, Adebayo has built a reputation as a dynamic business leader and innovator across multiple domains.

Before venturing into entrepreneurship, Adebayo was a Staff Software Engineer at Meta, where he contributed significantly to driving innovation and scalability within one of the world’s most influential tech companies. As an angel investor and entrepreneur, he continues to shape the future of technology and business, leading with a vision of transformation and growth.

Nzisa Kiilu is a global innovation leader with 20+ years of experience transforming hyper-growth tech environments across industries like healthcare, finance, and supply chain logistics. As the Founder of Clutch Foundry, she supports and scales deeptech startups in Africa, focusing on gender equity and socioeconomic mobility. At Google Cloud, she leads global optimization and automation strategies, driving $200M+ in cost reductions annually. Passionate about using technology for socioeconomic impact, Nzisa blends design thinking with data-driven leadership to foster sustainable, scalable innovation across Africa and beyond.

Abeed is an experienced C-Level Leader, Board Member, and Advisor with a strong track record of working with startups and scale-up businesses to accelerate growth. Specializing in business process optimization, commercial strategy, investment strategy, and M&A, he has helped raise over £50m in funding over the past 7 years. Abeed has successfully launched seven US scale-up businesses into Europe and established multiple brands, including RadiumOne and ESPN Digital, driving significant revenue growth. He is a frequent keynote speaker, Non-Executive Director, mentor to leading startup accelerators, and co-founder of Advertising Week Accelerate.

Gatwiri is the CEO and Co-Founder of VunaPay, a fintech company accelerating payments to smallholder farmers across Africa. Under her leadership since January 2023, VunaPay has aimed to transform the agricultural sector, which accounts for 30% of Africa’s GDP, by empowering smallholder farmers who produce 80% of the continent’s agricultural output.

In addition to her role at VunaPay, Gatwiri serves as a Co-Founder of SIDAI Concrete Limited, applying technology to revolutionize ready-mix concrete production. She is also an entrepreneur within Antler’s Startup Accelerator Program, where she began her techpreneurship journey in early 2023.

Previously, Gatwiri held various leadership positions at Oracle, including Director of Business Development for CX Africa and Director of Industry Strategy & Transformation for the public sector, education, and healthcare across Africa, where she excelled in sales and business development, consistently surpassing targets.

Her work is focused on driving impact across agriculture, technology, and business development to foster sustainable economic growth across Africa.