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.

Olu Oyinsan

Managing Director, Oui Capital

STARTUP FESTIVAL

Olu Oyinsan is a leading seed-stage investor and Managing Partner at Oui Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm backing high-growth technology startups in frontier markets. Olu began his career in commercial banking with Guaranty Trust Bank in Nigeria, later working as a consultant at Forrester, advising some of the world’s leading technology companies on products and processes, and as a relationship manager at Silicon Valley Bank, where he supported technology startups across all verticals in accessing debt, equity and mezzanine products.

Olu holds an MBA from Hult International Business School in Boston, with a concentration in finance and strategy. His experience is spread across credit risk, technology valuation, and venture capital. He is very passionate about financial technology, two-sided networks, and connectivity, having made and managed investments in several high-growth startups in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Paystack, MVX, and Tizeti.

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Olu Oyinsan

Managing Director, Oui Capital
Dumebi Iwuchukwu

Head of Design, Stears

STARTUP FESTIVAL

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Dumebi Iwuchukwu

Head of Design, Stears
Ayo Shonibare

Chief Marketing Officer, Roqqu

EMERGING TECH

Ayo Shonibare is the Chief Marketing Officer at Roqqu, a leading African crypto exchange and fintech platform enabling fast, affordable cross-border payments and access to digital assets.Ayo is is a results-driven Sales and Marketing leader with over 7 years of experience in strategic planning, sales and marketing, and team leadership, Ayo has built a reputation for driving growth through data-informed strategies and impactful execution. As Chief Marketing Oﬃcer, Ayo has successfully led teams, developed high-impact campaigns, and implemented KPI-driven strategies to optimize performance. His ability to analyze market trends, generate leads, and enhance customer engagement has

positioned him as a key driver of business success. Ayo holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Global Marketing from Next MBA, a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Brand Management and Customer Behaviour from the University of London, and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Marine Engineering from Rivers State University, Nigeria.

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Ayo Shonibare

Chief Marketing Officer, Roqqu
Ebere Nkoro

Senior Partner Success Manager for Enterprise, East and West Africa, AWS

Ebere Nkoro is a Senior Partner Success Manager for Enterprise, East and West Africa at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she drives strategic partnerships and digital transformation initiatives across the region. With over two decades of distinguished experience in technology sales and business development, she has established herself as a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies, global system integrators, and innovative enterprises.

At AWS, Ebere leads data-driven sales strategies to identify and capitalize on partner growth opportunities, consistently achieving revenue targets. She analyzes partner performance metrics and market trends to develop tailored go-to-market plans, ensuring alignment with customer needs and AWS offerings.

Known for her expertise in value selling and strategic account planning, Ebere is passionate about creating environments that foster innovation and digital advancement across Africa. She combines her technical acumen with strong business insight to help organizations leverage cloud technology for sustainable growth and competitive advantage. Her deep understanding of the African technology landscape positions her as a key driver in shaping the continent’s digital future.

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Ebere Nkoro

Senior Partner Success Manager for Enterprise, East and West Africa, AWS
Chioma Ude

Founder, AFRIFF

STARTUP FESTIVAL

Chioma Ude, known as “The First Lady of African Media,” is the founder and executive director of AFRIFF (Africa International Film Festival), now Africa’s largest film festival with 30,000 participants annually. She has trained over 10,000 young people in film and television, offering free classes with global mentors to empower Africa’s next generation of creators. Cofounder of Envivo and Lavida Studios, Chioma launched the AFRIFF Film and Content Market in 2025, the first platform in West Africa connecting filmmakers, investors, buyers, and policymakers.
Through her ventures, she advances Africa’s cultural industries as engines of trade, innovation, and diplomacy.

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Chioma Ude

Founder, AFRIFF
Bashira Hassan

Senior Consultant, Africa Practice

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Bashira is a Senior Consultant at Africa Practice, where she advises clients on policy, legislation, and political economy within the digital, creative, and innovation ecosystems. She helps ICT sector clients navigate complex regulatory environments, build impactful partnerships, and align with stakeholder priorities.

She has played a key role in shaping Nigeria’s technology and digital economy, contributing to the drafting of significant policies and regulations.

Prior to joining Africa Practice, Bashira was part of the Director-General’s Policy Team at NITDA, where she designed and implemented policies in line with global best practices. She also led initiatives within the Office for Nigeria Digital Innovation, leveraging regulatory tools and fostering collaboration to drive digital innovation across the country.

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Bashira Hassan

Senior Consultant, Africa Practice
Olumide Akinsola

Country Director, Nigeria, DigiTax

ENTERING TECH

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Olumide Akinsola

Country Director, Nigeria, DigiTax
Obinna Iwuno

President, Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SIBAN)

EMERGING TECH

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Obinna Iwuno

President, Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SIBAN)
Emmanuel Sohe (E.S.)

CEO, Cardtonic

EMERGING TECH

Emmanuel Sohe (E.S) is the CEO of The Tonic Technologies, the parent company of Cardtonic, a leading digital platform helping users in Nigeria and Ghana with alternative ways to make international purchases and payments Before joining Tonic Technologies, he had extensive experience consulting for local and international brands on big data and analytics, business strategy, and growth methodologies and frameworks.E.S. is passionate about building great products that solve real-world problems. Notably, the confounding problems in the African payments space are addressed using a combination of alternative methods, particularly cryptocurrency, virtual cards, and other digital assets.

He is a first-class graduate of Demography & Statistics from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, and an MBA Essentials Alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Emmanuel Sohe (E.S.)

CEO, Cardtonic
Goodness Okpani

Chief Solutions Architect, Ethnos Cyber Limited

BIG TECH/ENTERPRISE

Goodness Okpani is the Chief Solutions Architect at Ethnos Cyber Limited, where he leads the technical delivery team in strategizing, designing, and implementing top-tier security solutions for multinational organizations across the finance, fintech, and IT sectors. With over a decade of experience, Goodness holds several prestigious cybersecurity certifications, including CISSP and AWS Security Specialty, among others.
In his current role at Ethnos, he oversees the strategic and technical delivery of security initiatives, providing guidance to business leads to ensure client satisfaction and successful project outcomes. His extensive expertise continues to drive innovative security solutions and contribute to the development of the cybersecurity ecosystem across West Africa.

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Goodness Okpani

Chief Solutions Architect, Ethnos Cyber Limited
Tomi Oduyemi

Growth Lead, Cardtonic

EMERGING TECH

Tomi Oduyemi is Part growth leader, part mentor, Tomi Oduyemi builds not just brands but the people and strategies behind them. A full-stack marketer, she has led growth across fintech, B2B SaaS, MediaTech, and HealthTech, driving multi-country campaigns in Africa that deliver real revenue and lasting loyalty.

Her philosophy is simple: combine data, creativity, and smart growth tactics to build strategies that don’t just attract users but keep them coming back. For her, real growth isn’t about vanity metrics, it’s about creating systems that work, scale, and last. Tomi is just as passionate about people as she is about brands, having mentored 15+ early-career marketers into confident growth professionals.

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Tomi Oduyemi

Growth Lead, Cardtonic
Ify Obi

Journalist

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Ify Obi is an internationally recognized journalist, writer, editor, producer and strategist. Over the years, she has documented the essence and histories of creative expression in Africa. She brings to the fore stories at the intersection of music, art, culture, and community on the continent.
People-focused storytelling is an encompassing theme at the heart of the many hats that Ify has worn in the span of her career. As a writer and editor, this has manifested in the form of a long on the role of tech in amplifying the Nigerian music industry for Billboard, documenting the rise of youth culture movements in West Africa through streetwear for CNN, contributing to Apple Music’s written editorial, creating space for the pan- African stories of women on the continent and diaspora at AMAKA Studio. She was previously the Western African Editor at Rolling Stone Africa.

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Ify Obi

Journalist
Adebowale Asaya

Sr. Product Lead, Amazon

FUEL: THE INVESTOR CONFERENCE

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Adebowale Asaya

Sr. Product Lead, Amazon
Omonigho Aito-Imonah

Founder, AfroFashion AI

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Omonigho Aito-Imonah, Nigeria’s first documented professional fashion illustrator, has over 20 years of experience shaping the country’s fashion industry. Founder of Naijafashionista Illustrations and The Fashion Collective Naija, she has collaborated with top designers and leading magazines. Recently, she partnered with Microsoft Nigeria and the British High Commission to train 200 creatives in AI-powered design. She also launched Afrofashion AI, an Afrocentric fashion design app trained on African datasets, blending heritage with cutting-edge technology.

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Omonigho Aito-Imonah

Founder, AfroFashion AI
Lola Masha

Partner, Antler Africa

FUTURE OF COMMERCE

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Lola Masha

Partner, Antler Africa
Bernard Ghartey

Principal, Norrsken22

FUEL: THE INVESTOR CONFERENCE

Bernard Ghartey is a Principal at Norrsken22, where he leads West Africa investments for the African tech growth fund. With over a decade of experience in venture capital, investment banking, and telecommunications strategy, Bernard has been a key player in the African venture capital ecosystem since 2019. Prior to Norrsken22, he was Head of Investments at Acuity Venture Partners, an early-stage fund, and served as Senior Associate at I-DEV International in Kenya. His tenure at Vodafone as Senior Strategy Specialist saw him driving the company’s WIN-2020 strategy. Earlier in his career, he worked in investment banking at IC Securities, raising capital for blue-chip clients across multiple sectors. Bernard graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Ashesi University.

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Bernard Ghartey

Principal, Norrsken22
Issa Sissoko

Creative Director, Wonder Studios

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Issa Sissoko is a Creative Director and AI filmmaker based in Montreal.
At Wonder Studios, he leads end-to-end, AI-assisted production, combining story, design, and generative tools to deliver campaigns and narrative prototypes at speed. A former performance marketer with 10+ years of experience, Issa now runs Amissa Studios, a creative lab developing Africa-forward IP, including the historical fantasy series Mansa: Whispers of the Wind and Waves. He advises startups and brands on practical use of AI across writing, storyboarding, animation, and VFX, and teaches workshops to creators and companies.

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Issa Sissoko

Creative Director, Wonder Studios
Ann Marème Atayi

Senior International Institutions Manager, BPI/EuroQuity

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Ann-Mareme Atayi is International Institutions Manager at EuroQuity – the French Public Investment Bank – where she specializes in partnerships between African/French Tech-enabled companies, institutional relations, and cultural and creative industries projects.

Specialized in International Relations from Sciences Po Paris, she has served both public and private institutions, including the United Nations diplomatic body, the French Development Bank, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, MEDEF’s Washington Office, and the United Bank for Africa.

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Ann Marème Atayi

Senior International Institutions Manager, BPI/EuroQuity
Dayo Fagade

Director, Global Sales, BD and Partnerships, Cedar Money

FUTURE OF COMMERCE

Dayo leads global sales, business development and partnerships at Cedar Money, a fast-growing fintech revolutionizing global payments for businesses across Africa and beyond. With a career spanning nearly 20 years, Dayo has held senior leadership roles at Temenos, Diebold Nixdorf, Oracle, SAP, and Finastra, where he drove regional business expansion, strategic partnerships, and digital transformation initiatives, delivering multi-million-dollar revenue growth annually. His deep expertise in banking technology, payments, and enterprise solutions has made him a trusted advisor to financial institutions navigating complex transformation journeys. With passionate advocacy for innovation and operational excellence, Dayo brings a wealth of insights on scaling fintech solutions in emerging markets.

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Dayo Fagade

Director, Global Sales, BD and Partnerships, Cedar Money
Ayotunde Alabi

CEO, Luno Nigeria

EMERGING TECH

Ayotunde Alabi is the CEO of Luno Nigeria, where he focuses on providing secure access to digital assets and improving the financial system. With over ten years of experience in finance, technology, and capital markets, he has held leadership positions at Spektra, ARM HoldCo, FBNQuest, and Heritage Bank Limited. He also served as CFO and Chairman of Mercury Microfinance Bank, where he helped advance financial inclusion.

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Ayotunde Alabi

CEO, Luno Nigeria