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She has worked as a communications manager in various organizations. She leverages her expertise to inspire and empower women in the digital field while fostering a supportive and collaborative community.
Josceline Yvonne Andriamiarintsoa, a Malagasy digital communication specialist and entrepreneur, is the founder and CEO of Ladies’Gital, a company committed to advancing women’s empowerment in the digital realm.
Established in 2021, Ladies’Gital is devoted to nurturing digital entrepreneurship among women. The company organizes programs and workshops aimed at enhancing women’s digital skills. It also facilitates connections between these women and international partners seeking support for their digital strategies.
Ladies’Gital has created a community where women engaged in the digital sector, as well as those aspiring to join, can exchange insights and interact. The company’s service offerings include community management, virtual assistance, and copywriting.
Andriamiarintsoa is an alumnus of the University Institute of Madagascar, where she earned a master’s degree in Business Management and Administration in 2016. She also holds a master’s degree in Media, Society, and Development, with a focus on Organizational Communication, which she obtained from the University of Bucharest in 2022.
Her professional career in digital communication began in 2015 at Mada Creative Agency, where she worked as an SEO content writer. She subsequently freelanced for TactikMedia for two years as a content creator and translator. In 2016, she assumed the role of Communications Manager and Community Manager at the Alliance Française of Antananarivo.
In 2019, she joined the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) as a Communications Officer. From 2021 to 2023, she held the position of Regional Communications Manager for the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie in Central and Eastern Europe.
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A digital transformation specialist, he contributes to the evolution of the agro-industry with technological solutions that boost efficiency, ensure food safety, and promote economic growth.
Bertrand Foffe (photo) is one of the co-founders and the CEO of Jangolo, a startup revolutionizing the agricultural landscape through the power of digital technologies. A Cameroonian-born, he founded the company with Rodrigue Kwanga and Paulin Nguekam.
Established in 2016, Jangolo serves as a bridge between farmers, agro-industries, restaurants, and consumers, fostering a transparent and efficient agricultural value chain. The company aims to reduce post-harvest losses and facilitate access to information for farmers and agribusinesses. It also seeks to ease market access for local producers by digitizing agro-food value chains.
"Our goal is to transform the African agro-industrial landscape, making it more productive, sustainable, and technologically advanced. Jangolo envisions a future where every stakeholder has access to the tools for success," reads the startup's LinkedIn page.
Bertrand Foffe graduated from Fontys University of Applied Sciences with a bachelor's degree in Information and Communication Technology in 2012. He began his professional career in 2013 at GasTerra, a natural gas and green gas wholesaler, as a software engineer.
He later held software engineering positions at several energy companies such as Powerhouse and Essent. He also worked as a solutions engineer at Philips, Rabobank, and Accenture, a company that helps large enterprises, governments, and other organizations build their digital infrastructure, optimize operations, accelerate growth, and improve citizen services.
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As a serial entrepreneur specializing in the logistics industry, he designs technological solutions to facilitate the transportation of goods in Africa.
Wilfried Dabire (photo) is an Ivorian entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of Eazy Chain, a startup that aims to revolutionize the logistics industry in Africa. Through that startup, he developed a digital logistics platform that enables small businesses to efficiently manage, track, and pay for their shipping operations on a global scale.
Founded in 2023, Eazy Chain is a digital freight company that simplifies the shipping process for goods via air, sea, and road, handling customs clearance and trucking. Its unique platform streamlines complex logistical workflows, providing an integrated solution for shipping and supplier payments.
Wilfried Dabire is also the founder and CEO of Togo Cargo, a company launched in 2020 that specializes in air, sea, road, and rail freight. Togo Cargo allows its clients to send and receive packages worldwide. The company offers warehousing, goods handling, and moving services, among others.
In addition to his businesses, Wilfried Dabire has been organizing TED conferences in Lomé since 2022. He is also the main organizer of the Climathon in Togo since 2023. He serves as the CEO of WillevaSalt Company, an Ivorian firm specializing in the distribution of salt and chemicals. Furthermore, he is part of the cabin crew of Asky Airlines in Togo and sits on the local board of the global network World Merit in Côte d’Ivoire.
The serial entrepreneur graduated from the Abidjan Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 2007. He also holds a flight attendant diploma from the Ethiopian Aviation Academy, obtained in 2011, and a diploma in maritime studies from the Ocean Star Sailing Academy in South Africa, obtained in 2013.
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Bien qu’elle ait passé de nombreuses années aux Etats-Unis, elle reste très attachée à son pays, le Nigeria. Elle souhaite contribuer au développement de l’Afrique en créant des solutions technologiques qui facilitent l’accès aux services financiers pour tous sur le continent.
Fara Ashiru Jituboh (photo) est une informaticienne et une entrepreneure nigériane. Elle est la fondatrice et la présidente-directrice générale d’Okra, une start-up financière ouverte qui permet aux entreprises et aux développeurs du continent africain de créer des solutions financières innovantes.
Créée en 2020, Okra facilite l’interconnexion des comptes financiers des particuliers avec leurs applications préférées, tout en offrant aux entreprises un accès sécurisé aux données financières et aux paiements grâce à une intégration unique. Cette plateforme regroupe diverses institutions financières, y compris des banques.
La start-up sert de pont entre les entreprises, les institutions financières et les utilisateurs au sein d’un écosystème financier unifié et inclusif. L’objectif de l’entrepreneure et de son associé David Peterside, à travers cette entreprise, est de numériser les services financiers en Afrique.
Fara Ashiru Jituboh a grandi aux Etats-Unis. Elle est diplômée de la North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University où elle a obtenu en 2010 un bachelor en informatique. En 2014, elle a cofondé la start-up Shixels Studios, une entreprise de développement de logiciels, dont elle a été la directrice technique jusqu’en 2019.
Après l’obtention de son diplôme, Fara a travaillé comme analyste et développeuse d’applications chez JP Morgan Chase de février à juin 2011. Elle a également été ingénieure logicielle pour diverses entreprises, dont ImageQuix, GottaPark, Digital Additive, Dorsata et Pexels. En 2019, elle a travaillé comme consultante chez Canva qui venait d’acquérir Pexels.
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As an experienced entrepreneur, he has demonstrated his skills and expertise in the information technology and services sector. He has led ambitious projects and provides innovative solutions to the current challenges facing Africa.
Chisepo Chirwa (photo) is a Zambian computer scientist and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Bosso, a startup leveraging technology to facilitate construction.
Founded in 2022, Bosso offers an online platform where future homeowners can find all the products and services needed to build their homes. By partnering with manufacturers, hardware stores, developers, and contractors, Bosso aims to make housing more affordable in Africa.
The company also collaborates with financial institutions to help clients secure funding. It provides several options, including "buy now, pay later," traditional mortgages, and a "save now, build later" approach.
Before Bosso, Chirwa co-founded the mobile application Z’POS in 2016, which allows users to record their business transactions to easily track their company's performance. Initially the startup's COO, he served as CEO from 2018 to 2019.
Chisepo Chirwa holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Greenwich, London, earned in 2012. He was awarded the Mandela Washington Fellowship in 2021, completing business management training at Clark Atlanta University.
Between 2012 and 2015, Chirwa was a network marketing professional with Forever Living Products International Company. There, he established distribution and sales teams across Southern Africa for various health and beauty industry products.
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A fervent believer in the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to propel growth for businesses and institutions across Africa and beyond, he has channeled this passion into his startup, eWaati.
Fousseyni Dembele (photo) is a Malian entrepreneur and artificial intelligence and robotics expert. He is the co-founder and CEO of eWaati, a startup specializing in AI and robotics technologies. His mission, as stated on his LinkedIn profile, is "to create smart and interconnected solutions that promote the growth of private enterprises across all sectors globally."
Founded in 2019, eWaati offers facial recognition and data analysis technologies for various sectors, including public security, business management, finance, education, and marketing. The company aims to transform the daily operations of businesses, institutions, and public services in Mali and Africa.
eWaati's flagship solution is a digital system for managing employee attendance and work hours, equipped with facial recognition technology. This device, bearing the startup's name, aims to improve punctuality and security within companies and institutions. Additionally, eWaati offers eSchool, a comprehensive digital solution for school management.
Before eWaati, Fousseyni Dembele founded Heat Decision in 2018, a startup focused on providing IT solutions to help business leaders and managers make informed decisions.
Fousseyni Dembele holds a master's degree in computer applications, obtained in 2017 from Djillali Liabes University in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria. Before venturing into entrepreneurship, he worked from 2017 to 2019 at NG System Technology, a company developing web and mobile solutions, where he held the position of software developer.
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A logistics professional by training, he aims to facilitate the transport of goods in Africa. After accumulating several years of experience with various companies and transport organizations, he founded his own startup, Buur Logistics.
Amadou Dieng (photo) is a Senegalese logistics professional and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Buur Logistics, a startup operating in the transport and logistics sector.
Founded in 2019, Buur Logistics provides services for connecting and optimizing the transport of goods across North and West Africa. The company collaborates with over 3,000 African service providers and offers a tracking system that allows real-time location of trucks and goods.
Buur Logistics boasts a fleet of over 3,500 geolocatable trucks that can be mobilized at any time. The company also owns certified warehouses for goods storage and handles cargo for its clients. To date, it has served 3,200 clients across 120 different areas.
In 2021, Amadou Dieng was a laureate of the Orange Corners program and received support from the Orange Fab accelerator in Senegal in 2022. He will participate in GITEX AFRICA, held from May 29 to 31, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco.
Amadou Dieng graduated from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, where he earned a higher technician diploma in logistics and port management in 2018, followed by a bachelor's degree in international trade and logistics development in 2019. He began his professional career in March 2018 at the Senegalese Consortium of Maritime Activities (COSAMA) as a port agent.
In November 2018, he joined DHL Global Forwarding, which provides air, sea, and land freight services, as a customs agent. In 2019, he joined Kemtar, a digital platform facilitating connections between transporters and professional or individual clients in West Africa, where he was the logistics operations manager.
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A communications graduate with experience in Moroccan industry, she identified a gap in communication between healthcare providers and patients. To address this challenge, she and her team developed a mobile application aimed at streamlining these interactions.
Sabrine Zahroubane (pictured), a Moroccan marketing and communication specialist, is the co-founder and CEO of SehaLink, a healthtech company aiming to streamline communication between doctors, patients, and laboratories.
Zahroubane, who holds a master's degree in marketing from ESCA School of Management in Casablanca (2016), co-founded the company (originally Ta7alil.ma) in 2020 with Maryem Renaja. Rebranded as SehaLink in May 2024, the company seeks to address challenges patients face in retrieving test results and managing appointments.
The SehaLink app offers several features, including online appointment scheduling with healthcare professionals, digitization and archiving of medical records, receipt of test results and reports, and management of blood donation requests.
SehaLink's innovative approach has earned them a spot among startups exhibiting at GITEX Africa, taking place May 29-31, 2024, in Marrakech.
In addition to her role at SehaLink, Sabrine Zahroubane is an associate director at Digital & Creativity, a digital communication agency she founded in 2017 with Maryem Renaja. She also chairs the Lueur d’espoir Casablanca association, which works in humanitarian and medical fields.
Zahroubane's professional journey began in September 2016 as a project manager at Bonzai Agency, a brand design and maintenance company. In September 2017, she transitioned to advertising manager at Klem, a Moroccan communications firm.
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After earning her engineering degree and accumulating three years of experience in research and development, Marwa Moula decided to dedicate herself to entrepreneurship. In 2020, she founded her first company to revolutionize the e-commerce industry in Africa.
Marwa Moula (pictured) is a Tunisian DevOps engineer, digital marketing specialist, and entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and CEO of IleyCom, a social marketplace offering products crafted by entrepreneurs primarily based in Africa.
Founded in 2020, IleyCom provides African artisans with an omnichannel platform to sell their handmade creations, including traditional Berber clothing and culinary specialties. Its mission is to "reinvent fair e-commerce to create a more fulfilling and sustainable world, and we are committed to using the power of business to strengthen communities."
In addition to its marketplace, IleyCom runs an incubation program for young social entrepreneurs, helping them develop impactful projects and showcase their products.
Since Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Marwa Moula has been representing her startup at the VivaTech conference, which concludes on Saturday, May 25.
Apart from her work at IleyCom, Marwa Moula has served as the president of the association "La Tunisie De Demain" since 2020. This organization promotes the establishment of a social and solidarity-based economy (ESS) in Tunisia.
Marwa Moula graduated from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon, earning a master's degree in mechanical engineering in 2016, followed by a Ph.D. in materials science in 2020. In 2021, she obtained a DevOps engineering degree from Ib Cegos, a subsidiary of the Cegos Group, specializing in IT professional training.
Before venturing into entrepreneurship, Marwa gained extensive experience in France. In 2014, she was a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) engineer at STELIA Aerospace, a manufacturer of components for the aerospace industry. In 2015, she joined LaMCoS, a mechanical laboratory, as a numerical simulation engineer. In 2021, she became a research and development engineer at the University of Lille.
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A technology expert, he has over 15 years of experience working with international firms. Since 2016, he is dedicated to facilitating access to energy for all Africans.
Abdala Dissa, a Burkinabe national, is a telecommunications expert and entrepreneur. He is one of the co-founders and the CEO of AliothSystem, a start-up focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency design and innovation.
Founded in 2016, AliothSystem established a domestic solar system (SHS) assembly unit to promote access to solar energy and advance renewable energy in Africa. Through a Pay-as-you-go system, the start-up enables users to pay according to their consumption, thereby helping rural inhabitants quickly access clean, affordable, and reliable energy.
AliothSystem's products are marketed under the brand "téréBox" in Burkina Faso. To date, the company has deployed over 3,500 domestic solar systems on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and the Burkinabe Rural Electrification Agency (ABER) over the past two years. The company aims to install one million SHS units by 2030.
Since May 13, 2024, the company has been participating in the third season of Orange Fab, organized by Orange Digital Center. Represented by its CEO, AliothSystem is attending the VivaTech conference in Paris, which has been ongoing since Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Abdala Dissa holds an engineering degree in telecommunications and networks, earned in 2009 from Télécom Saint-Etienne. His professional career began in 2008 at N-SOFT, a technology company, where he served as a technical support engineer and project manager for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.
In 2012, he became a senior core network engineer at the telecommunications and technology company SFR. The following year, he joined Ericsson as a senior core network engineer. In 2014, he moved to Hub One, a digital technology operator, where he worked as a senior core network operations engineer and then as a core network VoIP/ToIP architect from 2017 to 2020.
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A web developer, he is passionate about creating innovative solutions to address his clients' problems. He has already developed dozens of digital projects.
Mamadou Dieye, a Senegalese web developer, IT consultant, and entrepreneur, has founded Peelo, a startup specializing in creating chatbots for e-commerce and financial institutions. These chatbots are designed to boost online sales and automate customer support, revolutionizing commerce and communication with smart, no-code WhatsApp chatbots that make interactions with a broader audience easier.
Peelo's chatbots enable e-merchants and financial institutions to efficiently respond to customer messages and comments, thereby increasing conversion rates and collecting data to personalize the user experience. On May 21, 2024, Mamadou Dieye presented Peelo at the Orange Fab Demo event in France, and since May 22, he has been participating in the VivaTech expo, organized by the Les Echos-Le Parisien group.
In addition to Peelo, Mamadou Dieye is also the founder of Mojay.pro, a startup he founded in 2022 to assist established companies and startups in their digital transformation process by offering technology solutions tailored to their daily challenges. Through Mojay.pro, he has successfully completed over 50 projects.
Mamadou Dieye graduated from the University of Dakar’s Polytechnic School and began his career in 2016 as a programmer analyst at Agence 3W, a digital agency providing innovative communication solutions. In 2019, he joined the Impact Hub Dakar incubator as a business developer, and in 2021, he became a web development instructor at Go My Code, a startup that trains people in digital skills.
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A management graduate, he has over eight years of experience working in various companies and organizations. As an entrepreneur, he has been repeatedly recognized for his creativity and leadership.
Thomas Belibi Fotso (photo) is a Cameroonian entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Bookbookshop, an innovative startup in the educational sector.
Founded in 2019, Bookbookshop aims to simplify access to books by offering an ordering and delivery service, assisting parents during school start periods. Through its online platform, individuals, schools, and companies can order academic books. Additionally, Bookbookshop supports organizations in their social initiatives by donating books and supplies.
In addition to his role at Bookbookshop, Thomas Belibi Fotso serves as the executive director of Youth Touch, a non-governmental organization dedicated to the development of disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. Since 2015, he has overseen the volunteer program, strategic development, and resource management at Youth Touch.
Thomas Belibi Fotso graduated from the National Advanced School of Posts, Telecommunications and ICT in Cameroon, earning a bachelor's degree in telecommunications management and business administration in 2015. He also holds a master's degree in economic sciences and management, obtained from the University of Yaoundé II in 2018.
A mentor in the Tony Elumelu Foundation Mentorship Program in 2023, his professional career began in 2013 at Campost, the national postal service of Cameroon, where he was an intern. He later worked as an administrative and sales assistant at Proluxe in Yaoundé from 2016 to 2017, before becoming the manager and director of Massa Judith Corporation, a service startup, from 2019 to 2023.
Recognized for his commitment and impact, Thomas Belibi Fotso won the Orange Social Entrepreneur Award in Africa and the Middle East (POESAM) in 2020. The same year, he was one of the winners of the 1000 Entrepreneurs Challenge at the France-Africa Summit.
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His goal is to help businesses and individuals boost their ventures. To achieve this, he has launched several initiatives, including a freelance platform.
Boubacar Diallo (photo) is a Guinean-born computer engineer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Jamaa, a startup dedicated to helping businesses and individuals recruit top African digital talent for their projects.
Founded in 2021, Jamaa is a marketplace that connects companies with skilled freelancers on demand, offering services in various digital fields. The platform features professionals in graphic design, digital marketing, telemarketing, writing and translation, software development demonstrations, and programming.
Jamaa also organizes events such as the Jamaa Summit, a conference bringing together investors and entrepreneurs. This year, the summit will be held on May 25 and 26 in France, expecting nearly 1,000 participants, including 20 investment funds, 70 speakers, 16 startups, and 50 exhibitors.
Before Jamaa, Boubacar Diallo co-founded Tutorys, where he served as CTO until 2015. Established in 2010, Tutorys provides online training for using web applications like Twitter, Mailchimp, and Blogger. In 2015, he founded AfrikaTech, a platform promoting African startups and those in the diaspora. In 2020, he co-founded Business Africa, a weekend event focusing on African entrepreneurship, where he served as marketing director.
Boubacar Diallo holds a master's degree in computer engineering from EFREI, a digital school where he graduated in 2009. His career began in 2005 at the Effor training center, where he worked as a sales representative and trainer before becoming president in 2007. In 2006, he was a database developer at Bouygues and later worked as a Java developer at Infotel in 2008.
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After her biomedical and electrical engineering studies, she developed an interest in artificial intelligence. Today, she is considered one of the most influential figures in the AI field worldwide.
Pelonomi Moiloa (photo) is a South African entrepreneur. As the co-founder and CEO of Lelapa AI, she is dedicated to developing artificial intelligence products.
Founded in 2022, Lelapa AI is an AI research lab focused on Africa. By creating this company, Pelonomi Moiloa, convinced that developing countries need their own language models, uses AI to aid in the natural language processing of African languages.
"Language models created elsewhere lack an understanding of the local context. They can harbor perspectives that can be damaging to the communities that use them. If there is anyone who should benefit from profit generated from a language — a cultural heirloom — it should be the people to whom that language belongs," she explains.
One of Lelapa AI's innovations is Vulavula, an application that performs transcriptions to facilitate reading and allows for quick analysis of the emotional tone of voice messages. Translation features are being developed to enrich the platform.
In addition to her responsibilities at Lelapa AI, Pelonomi Moiloa is the director of The Ungovernable NPC, an organization that offers programs and projects to rethink entrepreneurship. She graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 2015 with a degree in electrical engineering and from Tohoku University in Japan in 2019 with a master's degree in biomedical engineering.
Pelonomi Moiloa worked at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) between 2014 and 2016 as a data science intern. From 2019 to 2022, she was a data scientist and team leader at Nedbank in Johannesburg.
In recognition of her achievements, Pelonomi Moiloa was named by Time magazine in 2023 as one of the 100 most influential people in AI worldwide.
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