Speakers

Akwasi is a philanthropy professional, human rights and peace advocate, and poet. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at Humanity United and was the inaugural Executive Director of TrustAfrica. His past roles include leading the Ford Foundation in Senegal and...

A•ssata is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. Formerly, she was the Mayor of Podor and has been a prominent figure in advocating for the rights of women and the underprivileged in Senegal.

Yvan manages Segal Family FoundationÕs grantee portfolio and activities in the Great Lakes area and Francophone Africa. He has experience in youth development, business development, entrepreneurship and social innovation advisory.

Wanjiku works with Microsoft Tech for Social Impact where she is instrumental in assisting non-profit organisations in Africa to adopt software solutions to achieve their mission-driven objectives effectively.

Tsitsi is the Head of Partnerships at Urgent Action Fund-Africa. She has experience in grantmaking, managing transnational partnerships, resource mobilisation and philanthropic advocacy.

Thandi is the Programme Manager at the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment and Fellow at the City University of New YorkÕs Centre on Philanthropy and Civil Society Emerging Leaders Programme.

Tanatsiwa is an emerging researcher with a special interest in African Continental Free Trade Area and how it is related to cross-cutting issues such as climate change,

Shelly is the Coordinator for SIVIO Institute's Centre for Philanthropy and Communities. In parallel, she is pursuing her Masters of Management in African Philanthropy.

Serigne is a writer and researcher who has led numerous conferences and religious panels. He is the Deputy Secretary General of the Touba Ca Kanam and the Deputy Coordinator of Said.

Sarah is the Director for the Women's Rights pillar at Open Society-Africa. She brings extensive experience from her involvement on various boards and advisory bodies and is the outgoing Deputy Director at Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa.