Speakers

MOONSHOT 2025

We’re bringing together some of the most audacious thinkers and doers in African tech, working on everything from fintech to commerce, energy, Web3 and AI, telco, cloud and more.

Victor Alade

Co-founder, Raenest

ENTERING TECH

Victor is the CEO and co-founder of Raenest, a fintech platform bridging Africa to global banking. Raenest empowers users to open US, UK, and EUR bank accounts in their own names, enabling faster international payments and seamless global transactions.
Before founding Raenest, Victor was the Engineering Manager at Acumen Fund in the United States, where he led the development of Acumen Academy, a globally recognised online platform for social impact learning. He was also a Senior Engineer and Screener at Andela, where he helped shape its Salesforce recruitment process, and previously led technical integrations at Jumia across Nigeria, Ghana, and Egypt.
Under his leadership, Raenest has reached key milestones—being selected for the 2023 Google Black Founders Fund cohort and securing $14M+ in funding from top investors.

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Victor Alade

Co-founder, Raenest
Malik Afegbua

Creator of the Elder Series, Film Director, CEO of Slickcity Media

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Malik Afegbua is a Nigerian-born contemporary artist, filmmaker, and creative technologist known for fusing human creativity with machine intelligence. As CEO of Slickcity Media, he creates immersive experiences across film, virtual reality, and AI-powered art.

His viral project, “The Elder Series,” reimagined seniors in bold fashion shows using AI, sparking global conversations on inclusivity and age diversity. The work earned him a Game Changer Award (2023) and recognition from the World Health Organization for challenging ageism and reshaping perceptions of beauty in the fashion industry.

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Malik Afegbua

Creator of the Elder Series, Film Director, CEO of Slickcity Media
Joe Kinvi

Founder, Borderless

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Joe Kinvi (CA) is a systems-focused entrepreneur building the connective infrastructure for diaspora capital and innovation across Africa. He is the founder of Borderless, a digital platform powering investment remittances and collective investing for the African diaspora. Joe’s work sits at the intersection of entrepreneurship, investments, and community building, grounded in the belief that trust-based capital flows, borderless ecosystems, and market-driven innovation will drive sustainable prosperity in Africa. Before his entrepreneurial journey, Joe held leadership roles at high-growth technology companies, including Head of Finance at Touchtech Payments (acquired by Stripe), Growth Lead at Stripe, and Partnerships Lead at Paystack. Joe is an active investor in Africa and the diaspora and a community builder focusing on the African diaspora. Joe is a board member of the African Business Angel Network (ABAN).

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Joe Kinvi

Founder, Borderless
Ray Youssef

CEO, Noones

ENTERING TECH

Ray Youssef is a cryptocurrency expert who is regularly contacted for comment by major international news organizations. He has appeared on TV, podcasts, cryptocurrency and blockchain finance events, and he writes regularly for major crypto news outlets. Ray is a polished media performer known for his powerful and controversial advocacy for the Global South.

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Ray Youssef

CEO, Noones
Salem King

Creator, Co-founder, Crea8torium

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Salem King is a content creator, coach, and social media influencer known for empowering young creatives to drive change. Passionate about personal growth and community building, he has trained over 1,000 creators, spoken at two TEDx events, and built a thriving network of young changemakers. His authenticity has earned him recognition, including a TFAA nomination, and collaborations with leading brands such as Spotify, YouTube, MTN, Jumia, Sterling Bank, and the Tony Elumelu Foundation.

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Salem King

Creator, Co-founder, Crea8torium
Adaora Mbelu

Founder, Crea8torium

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Adaora Mbelu is a Bright Light & Creative Mastermind who architects ideas, platforms, and ecosystems that shape culture. She is the founder of Crea8torium, a platform powering the hottest creator community out of Africa – a space for visionaries, storytellers, and builders driving meaningful impact. An accomplished Brand Strategist and Chief Storyteller, she has worked with global brands such as Google, Adidas, Guinness, Fenty, Johnnie Walker, Microsoft, Hennessy, Zipline, among
others.

Her career spans diverse industries, blending creativity with strategic excellence. She has worked on major projects such as Nigerian Idol, X Factor, Nigeria’s Got Talent, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcast rights. Her accolades include being named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “11 Africans Changing the Business Landscape in Africa” and one of the 100 Most
Influential People of African Descent.

A multi-potentialite, Adaora is also a visual artist, author of This Thing Called Purpose, and co-producer of the AMVCA-winning TV series Truth. She’s committed to Philanthropy through Socially Africa, a foundation dedicated to community development, through impactful initiatives.

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Adaora Mbelu

Founder, Crea8torium
Satoshi Shinada

Co-founder and GP of Kepple Africa Ventures

EMERGING TECH

Satoshi Shinada is a Co-founder and GP of Kepple Africa Ventures, currently managing Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, a $60m pan-African fund.

Since 2019, he led investment in major African startups including Moniepoint, Moove, Carry1st, and Autochek, etc. Prior to Kepple, Satoshi was Investment Manager at Sojitz Corporation in charge of investment in infrastructure and energy projects.

He has been based in Nigeria for 10 years. Satoshi holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a B.Sc. from The University of Tokyo.

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Satoshi Shinada

Co-founder and GP of Kepple Africa Ventures
Mudiaga Mowoe

CEO, Matta

Mudiaga Mowoe is a visionary entrepreneur, chemical engineer, and business leader driving the transformation of Africa’s trade ecosystem. With a strong background in procurement, sales, logistics, and business development, he has built a career at the intersection of industry and innovation—using technology to solve Africa’s most pressing supply chain and trade challenges. While at Momentum Chemicals, one of the core challenges Mudiaga identified was the fragmented nature of the chemicals, raw materials, ingredients and commodities industry, which often hindered effective supply chain management. Recognizing deeper structural barriers—fragmentation, capital constraints, and weak logistics infrastructure—he set out to create a solution that would go beyond chemicals to power Africa’s industrial and trade backbone.
That solution became Matta.

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Mudiaga Mowoe

CEO, Matta
Dan Herman

Innovation policy expert and filmmaker

STARTUP FESTIVAL

Dan Herman is a Toronto-based innovation policy expert, lecturer, and independent filmmaker. His film projects include directing and producing Magnetic Cities, an 18-part documentary series on the most innovative and dynamic cities around the world for startups.

Dan is a lecturer at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, where he teaches a class on the evolution of the global innovation economy and how startups from everywhere are competing and winning on the global stage.

Previously, Dan served as a senior policy advisor in the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation, and was the co-founder of the Centre for Digital Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance (DEEP Centre), a non-partisan think tank focused on the Canadian economy.

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Dan Herman

Innovation policy expert and filmmaker
Gabriel Ologunwa

AVP, Global Expansion & Payment Partnerships for West Africa, Flutterwave

BIG TECH/ENTERPRISE

Gabriel Ologunwa is the AVP, Global Expansion & Payment Partnerships for West Africa at Flutterwave. With 14 years of experience in the financial services industry, he specializes in Business Growth and New Market Development.
In his current role, leading the Global Expansion & Payment Partnerships for the West Africa team, Gabriel spearheads the enablement of payment channels across Flutterwave’s largest market through strategic partnerships

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Gabriel Ologunwa

AVP, Global Expansion & Payment Partnerships for West Africa, Flutterwave
Joel Ogunsola

Founder and CEO, Prunedge

ENTERING TECH

Joel Ogunsola is a technology entrepreneur, innovation strategist, and social impact leader with over a decade of experience driving digital transformation and sustainable development across Africa. He is the Founder and President of Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev), a non-profit empowering underserved communities with digital skills and access to decent work opportunities. He is also the Founder and CEO of Prunedge, an enterprise technology solutions company advancing innovation in software, data and AI, cybersecurity, and IoT for clients across Africa, the UK, and the US.

Joel’s impact spans the private, public, and non-profit sectors. He has spearheaded initiatives such as Emerging Communities Africa and GloEpid, a health-tech platform adopted by the NCDC during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching over 10 million Nigerians. He previously served as pioneer Head of the Ondo State Office of Innovation and Partnerships and Senior Special Assistant to the Ondo State Governor.

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Joel Ogunsola

Founder and CEO, Prunedge
Tito Cookey-Gam

Principal, Partech Africa

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Tito Cookey-Gam

Principal, Partech Africa
Mrs Victoria Fabunmi

National Coordinator, Nigerian Digital Innovation, NITDA

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Victoria Fabunmi is a seasoned Investment Professional with a proven track record over the past 15 years in buy and sell-side advisory, principal investments, private equity, and venture capital. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to leveraging her expertise to mobilize resources and provide vital support to institutions, organizations, and founders, ultimately catalyzing substantial impact and contributing significantly to the broader economy.

She is currently the National Coordinator of the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation, an SPV of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Through the mandates of her office, she is responsible for championing the mainstreaming and adoption of Digital Innovation in the private and public sectors, with a focus on developing the startup ecosystem within the broader technology and innovation ecosystem. She ensures that all stakeholders work together to accelerate the development of the Nigerian technology and innovation ecosystem.

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Mrs Victoria Fabunmi

National Coordinator, Nigerian Digital Innovation, NITDA
Joy Mawela

Head of Digital Content Hub, Tshimologong Precinct

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Joy Mawela is a distinguished professional leading the charge as the Head of the Digital Content Hub at Tshimologong, affiliated with Wits University. With a postgraduate diploma in management, Joy drives the strategy and business development efforts for South Africa’s digital creative industries, spanning animation, gaming, XR (AR and VR), digital music and visual arts.

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Joy Mawela

Head of Digital Content Hub, Tshimologong Precinct
Malaika Ademola-Majekodunmi

Vice President, Global Payment Systems, Fincra

Malaika Ademola-Majekodunmi is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in product management and program management across various sectors. Currently serving as a Senior Product Manager at Fincra, Malaika focuses on ideating and scoping product concepts and ensuring partner integrations. Previously, as a Program Manager at Open Banking Nigeria, Malaika managed daily activities and coordinated cross-functional teams to promote the role of open banking. In the role of Product Lead at Lendsqr, strategies and vision for product subsets were developed, while earlier experience as a Product Manager involved transforming product ideas into viable solutions. Initial career experience as a Process Engineer at Cakasa Maintenance Services Limited included applying software for process flow calculations.

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Malaika Ademola-Majekodunmi

Vice President, Global Payment Systems, Fincra
Caleb Oyolola

Founder, Inner Circle Entertainment

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Caleb is a young executive with a sharp eye for talent and strategy. He is the founder of Inner Circle, one of the fastest-growing music-related companies in Nigeria. He blends music marketing strategy with street OT, which has helped him lead several breakthrough campaigns for a several artists, including the discovery of Fido and Dxtiny, as well as handling the licensing and marketing of Mavo’s Escaladizzy and Shakabulizzy. His tenacity in studying the market and identifying gaps makes him a standout voice among the next generation of music executives and marketers.

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Caleb Oyolola

Founder, Inner Circle Entertainment
Dieko Ojo

Investment Professional, Novastar

CLEAN/CLIMATE TECH

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Dieko Ojo

Investment Professional, Novastar
Freda Isingoma

Senior Fund Manager, Octopus Investments

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Freda Isingoma

Senior Fund Manager, Octopus Investments
Jordan Belonwu

Creative Director, Belonwus

CREATIVE ECONOMY

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Jordan Belonwu

Creative Director, Belonwus
Lexi Novitske

General Partner, Norrskken 22

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Lexi Novitske

General Partner, Norrskken 22