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Thembani is a Tech CEO, e-Commerce strategist, on-demand logistics specialist, and turnaround plan practitioner.
As CEO at Order In, Thembani leads a highly talented +120 person team, across Strategy, Logistics, Product, Design, Engineering, Key Account Management, Marketing, Customer Service, Finance and HR. He's also responsible for organisational design and fundraising.
Thembani is currently in the fast-growing on-demand technology and logistics industry, leading the scaling efforts at one of South Africa’s most exciting and fastest-growing startups - Orderin. He started as the Head of Growth, was promoted to COO in just over 1 year, and was promoted again to CEO just 2 years after.

Selin Özyurt is the senior economist for France and Africa. She is an economist who assesses the economic and financial risks to which some countries where AFD works are exposed.
A specialist in international economy and finance as well as development economics, Selin Özyurt holds a PhD in Economics from Paris-Dauphine University.
Before joining AFD in 2017, she worked at the European Central Bank (2010-2017), as a financial stability expert/economist. Selin Özyurt also provides supervision and teaching at the Master level at Paris-Sorbonne University, National School for Statistics and Economic Administration (ENSAE), and Orleans university.

Selin Özyurt is the senior economist for France and Africa. She is an economist who assesses the economic and financial risks to which some countries where AFD works are exposed.
A specialist in international economy and finance as well as development economics, Selin Özyurt holds a PhD in Economics from Paris-Dauphine University.
Before joining AFD in 2017, she worked at the European Central Bank (2010-2017), as a financial stability expert/economist. Selin Özyurt also provides supervision and teaching at the Master level at Paris-Sorbonne University, National School for Statistics and Economic Administration (ENSAE), and Orleans university.

Selin Özyurt is the senior economist for France and Africa. She is an economist who assesses the economic and financial risks to which some countries where AFD works are exposed.
A specialist in international economy and finance as well as development economics, Selin Özyurt holds a PhD in Economics from Paris-Dauphine University.
Before joining AFD in 2017, she worked at the European Central Bank (2010-2017), as a financial stability expert/economist. Selin Özyurt also provides supervision and teaching at the Master level at Paris-Sorbonne University, National School for Statistics and Economic Administration (ENSAE), and Orleans university.

Arin is a multi-dimensional artist and creative that hails from Ekiti State and was chosen as one of 25 people chosen to be a part of the renowned Big Brother Naija in this year’s Season 6 Edition.
Arin is a Creative Director and is the founder of two fashion brands; The Tye Dye Shop and Nola Black – which was the only Nigerian Brand to showcase a collection at the 2019 AFI CapeTown Fashion Week and was also one of three brands to deliver a fashion presentation at the 2019 GTBank Fashion Weekend. Arin also doubles as a Cultural Director and Art curator.
Arin was a project manager on the team that took Nigeria to its first-ever Venice Biennale in Italy 2017, known as the “Olympics of Art”.
Educationally, Arin has had her fair share of reading and is a three-degree holder. She finished her Bachelor’s degree in Cell Biology and Genetics at the age of 19 from the University of Lagos, she further went on to acquire a Post Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology from the Centennial College in Toronto Canada, and she eventually bagged a distinction and MSc in International Fashion business from Robert Gordon University in 2015.

Arin is a multi-dimensional artist and creative that hails from Ekiti State and was chosen as one of 25 people chosen to be a part of the renowned Big Brother Naija in this year’s Season 6 Edition.
Arin is a Creative Director and is the founder of two fashion brands; The Tye Dye Shop and Nola Black – which was the only Nigerian Brand to showcase a collection at the 2019 AFI CapeTown Fashion Week and was also one of three brands to deliver a fashion presentation at the 2019 GTBank Fashion Weekend. Arin also doubles as a Cultural Director and Art curator.
Arin was a project manager on the team that took Nigeria to its first-ever Venice Biennale in Italy 2017, known as the “Olympics of Art”.
Educationally, Arin has had her fair share of reading and is a three-degree holder. She finished her Bachelor’s degree in Cell Biology and Genetics at the age of 19 from the University of Lagos, she further went on to acquire a Post Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology from the Centennial College in Toronto Canada, and she eventually bagged a distinction and MSc in International Fashion business from Robert Gordon University in 2015.

Arin is a multi-dimensional artist and creative that hails from Ekiti State and was chosen as one of 25 people chosen to be a part of the renowned Big Brother Naija in this year’s Season 6 Edition.
Arin is a Creative Director and is the founder of two fashion brands; The Tye Dye Shop and Nola Black – which was the only Nigerian Brand to showcase a collection at the 2019 AFI CapeTown Fashion Week and was also one of three brands to deliver a fashion presentation at the 2019 GTBank Fashion Weekend. Arin also doubles as a Cultural Director and Art curator.
Arin was a project manager on the team that took Nigeria to its first-ever Venice Biennale in Italy 2017, known as the “Olympics of Art”.
Educationally, Arin has had her fair share of reading and is a three-degree holder. She finished her Bachelor’s degree in Cell Biology and Genetics at the age of 19 from the University of Lagos, she further went on to acquire a Post Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology from the Centennial College in Toronto Canada, and she eventually bagged a distinction and MSc in International Fashion business from Robert Gordon University in 2015.

Dr Angel adelaja is the Founder/CEO of fresh direct produce and Agro-Allied services (Fresh Direct Nigeria) and Senior Special Assistant On agriculture to the Governor of Ogun state.
Dr. Angel Adelaja is a development consultant and entrepreneur popularly known as “Ms Green Farming”, the “city farmer” who wants to change how Agriculture is perceived. She is the founder and CEO of Fresh Direct Produce and Agro-Allied Services (Fresh Direct Nigeria), an urban farming and Ag-tech company in Abuja, Nigeria. Fresh Direct Nigeria brings fresh premium organic produce closer to market with its stackable container farms. The company brings together communities and technology, focusing on engaging youth in agriculture.
Through her consultancy, she formulates inclusive growth strategies for governments and organizations. Specifically, she develops good governance strategies to reduce health disparity, poverty, unemployment and boost agricultural and economic development, and also is experienced with international relations, private sector engagement and fund sourcing. Angel focuses on women and youth empowerment, utilizing grass roots campaigns, technology, and innovation to assist these groups in solving global issues.
She wears many other hats as Co-Founder of WeFarmAfrica.org and Urban Farmers Network, agricultural advocacy organization, co-Founder of SoPNotify, a crowd sourced electricity notification service, owner of Zahara Empresa, an Abuja-based mega spa and salon. She has served as Technical Assistant and Research Consultant to the Director General of the Office of Economic Development and Partnership in the Office of the Governor of the State of Osun (consultancy), Special Assistant to the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Poverty Alleviation and National Coordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) and Consultant to the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Wealth Creation.
She has received many awards and recognitions including Agro Nigeria 2017 Nagropreneur of the Year, HNWOTY 2017 Woman of the Year (Agriculture), World Economic Forum 2017 Young Breakthrough Female Tech Entrepreneur of the Year, member of the Nigerian Delegation for 2013 and 2014 UN General Assembly.
She is currently the Senior Special Assistant on Agriculture to the Governor of Ogun State where is she championing programs like the Ogun State Tomato and Chili Pepper Empowerment Program (TOMAPEP) for Women and Youth, Ogun Access to Agricultural Finance Training, State Agricultural Technology Lab, Digitizing the State agricultural land allocation process and many others, while also serving on the Advisory Board of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Program, an MIT Solver, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper Alumnus and a mentor to aspiring young entrepreneurs.

Dr Angel adelaja is the Founder/CEO of fresh direct produce and Agro-Allied services (Fresh Direct Nigeria) and Senior Special Assistant On agriculture to the Governor of Ogun state.
Dr. Angel Adelaja is a development consultant and entrepreneur popularly known as “Ms Green Farming”, the “city farmer” who wants to change how Agriculture is perceived. She is the founder and CEO of Fresh Direct Produce and Agro-Allied Services (Fresh Direct Nigeria), an urban farming and Ag-tech company in Abuja, Nigeria. Fresh Direct Nigeria brings fresh premium organic produce closer to market with its stackable container farms. The company brings together communities and technology, focusing on engaging youth in agriculture.
Through her consultancy, she formulates inclusive growth strategies for governments and organizations. Specifically, she develops good governance strategies to reduce health disparity, poverty, unemployment and boost agricultural and economic development, and also is experienced with international relations, private sector engagement and fund sourcing. Angel focuses on women and youth empowerment, utilizing grass roots campaigns, technology, and innovation to assist these groups in solving global issues.
She wears many other hats as Co-Founder of WeFarmAfrica.org and Urban Farmers Network, agricultural advocacy organization, co-Founder of SoPNotify, a crowd sourced electricity notification service, owner of Zahara Empresa, an Abuja-based mega spa and salon. She has served as Technical Assistant and Research Consultant to the Director General of the Office of Economic Development and Partnership in the Office of the Governor of the State of Osun (consultancy), Special Assistant to the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Poverty Alleviation and National Coordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) and Consultant to the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Wealth Creation.
She has received many awards and recognitions including Agro Nigeria 2017 Nagropreneur of the Year, HNWOTY 2017 Woman of the Year (Agriculture), World Economic Forum 2017 Young Breakthrough Female Tech Entrepreneur of the Year, member of the Nigerian Delegation for 2013 and 2014 UN General Assembly.
She is currently the Senior Special Assistant on Agriculture to the Governor of Ogun State where is she championing programs like the Ogun State Tomato and Chili Pepper Empowerment Program (TOMAPEP) for Women and Youth, Ogun Access to Agricultural Finance Training, State Agricultural Technology Lab, Digitizing the State agricultural land allocation process and many others, while also serving on the Advisory Board of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Program, an MIT Solver, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper Alumnus and a mentor to aspiring young entrepreneurs.

Dr Angel adelaja is the Founder/CEO of fresh direct produce and Agro-Allied services (Fresh Direct Nigeria) and Senior Special Assistant On agriculture to the Governor of Ogun state.
Dr. Angel Adelaja is a development consultant and entrepreneur popularly known as “Ms Green Farming”, the “city farmer” who wants to change how Agriculture is perceived. She is the founder and CEO of Fresh Direct Produce and Agro-Allied Services (Fresh Direct Nigeria), an urban farming and Ag-tech company in Abuja, Nigeria. Fresh Direct Nigeria brings fresh premium organic produce closer to market with its stackable container farms. The company brings together communities and technology, focusing on engaging youth in agriculture.
Through her consultancy, she formulates inclusive growth strategies for governments and organizations. Specifically, she develops good governance strategies to reduce health disparity, poverty, unemployment and boost agricultural and economic development, and also is experienced with international relations, private sector engagement and fund sourcing. Angel focuses on women and youth empowerment, utilizing grass roots campaigns, technology, and innovation to assist these groups in solving global issues.
She wears many other hats as Co-Founder of WeFarmAfrica.org and Urban Farmers Network, agricultural advocacy organization, co-Founder of SoPNotify, a crowd sourced electricity notification service, owner of Zahara Empresa, an Abuja-based mega spa and salon. She has served as Technical Assistant and Research Consultant to the Director General of the Office of Economic Development and Partnership in the Office of the Governor of the State of Osun (consultancy), Special Assistant to the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Poverty Alleviation and National Coordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) and Consultant to the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Wealth Creation.
She has received many awards and recognitions including Agro Nigeria 2017 Nagropreneur of the Year, HNWOTY 2017 Woman of the Year (Agriculture), World Economic Forum 2017 Young Breakthrough Female Tech Entrepreneur of the Year, member of the Nigerian Delegation for 2013 and 2014 UN General Assembly.
She is currently the Senior Special Assistant on Agriculture to the Governor of Ogun State where is she championing programs like the Ogun State Tomato and Chili Pepper Empowerment Program (TOMAPEP) for Women and Youth, Ogun Access to Agricultural Finance Training, State Agricultural Technology Lab, Digitizing the State agricultural land allocation process and many others, while also serving on the Advisory Board of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Program, an MIT Solver, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper Alumnus and a mentor to aspiring young entrepreneurs.