Hannah Acquah, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, TKC Africa

Hannah Acquah is a force - part Ghanaian, part Austrian, and fully committed to building Africa’s future from the ground up.

She’s the founder of TKC Africa, CEO of Ghana’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, a former athlete and coach - and yes, once crowned Miss Africa International Austria.

But in this bold talk, Hannah makes her mission clear: if Africa is to rise, local investors must lead the way. With powerful stories and hard-won truths, she challenges us to stop waiting on the world - and start betting on ourselves.

Oluwatosin Olaseinde, Founder, Money Africa

Tosin is the Founder of Money Africa, as well as a mountain hiker, ocean lover, and financial educator with serious range.

She bootstrapped her way to three live apps, built a community of half a million followers, and launched a movement that’s changing how Africans think about money - from kids to adults.

In this refreshingly honest talk, Tosin shares how she went from living paycheck-to-paycheck to becoming one of Africa’s top voices in financial literacy - all by starting small and playing the long-term game.

Meghan McCormick, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Oze

Meghan McCormick studied finance and theatre, and turns out, both are surprisingly useful when you’re pitching banks in Ghana.

She moved to Guinea in her early 20s, built a business accelerator, survived Ebola, and later co-founded Oze - a fintech startup closing Africa’s 331-billion-dollar credit gap, one small business at a time.

In this honest and inspiring talk, Meghan shares the joy and challenge of building as an outsider - and why sometimes, it’s the outsiders who see the future most clearly.

Diana Mpyisi, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Blue Oceans Rwanda

Diana Mpyisi became Rwanda’s youngest English news anchor at 19 - straight out of high school, live on national TV.

She then founded Blue Oceans Rwanda, created the country’s first current affairs show, and built a creative agency that’s shaped national conversations - all while politely ignoring her uncle’s repeated offers to leave entrepreneurship behind for a ‘real job.’

In this deeply personal talk, Diana unpacks what it really means to chase your vision in the face of conventional wisdom, and why sometimes, pressure is exactly what reveals your potential.

Hilda Moraa, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Pezesha

At just 26, Hilda Moraa made history with one of Kenya’s first FinTech exits - and she hasn’t slowed down since.

She’s the founder of Pezesha, a pioneering platform that’s enabled over 300,000 SME loans, raised $11 million in funding, and broken barriers across East Africa’s fintech space.

But in this deeply reflective talk, Hilda shares what most don’t see: the lonely nights, the missed funding rounds, and the quiet strength it takes to keep showing up as a solo founder. Now, this is her story - and a reminder that every seed planted can change a life.

Emmanuel Emodek, Founder & Director, ChapChap Africa

As a kid, Emmanuel Emodek sold hand-drawn cartoons just to afford a snack. Today, he’s the founder of ChapChap Africa, a tech platform that’s helped over 50,000 small businesses to grow - and impacted more than 7 million lives.

He touched his first computer in 2015. Launched a startup in 2016. Got ghosted by his first developer - and still turned that failure into his biggest breakthrough.

In this powerful talk, Emmanuel unpacks why anyone would leave comfort behind for the chaos of entrepreneurship - and shows us that when your “why” is strong enough, the odds don’t matter.

David Akinin, Chief Executive Officer, JABU

David Akinin was born in Venezuela, raised in the U.S., and has spent his life building things that matter.

He has built homes, delivered shoes, and now...he’s transforming Africa’s cash economy through JABU, a logistics startup shaking up supply chains across the continent.

In this deeply human talk, David reminds us that the biggest opportunities are often found in the smallest stories and this story is about those women who hustled, saved, and sacrificed - and who unknowingly inspired him to build something far bigger than himself.

Wendy Quarshie, Chief Executive Officer, Chempe

Wendy Quarshie is a car dealer, a coder, a retired photographer - and the founder of Chempe, a platform transforming restaurant operations across Ghana.

She built it from scratch while juggling two jobs and a full-time master’s in Madrid, because one frustrating lunch sparked a dream she couldn’t shake.

In this bold episode, Wendy makes a powerful case for delusional optimism, relentless building, and dreaming so big it scares you. ‘Dream O Little Dreamer, Dream’ is a love letter to the ones crazy enough to start.

To keep up with his kids, Prashanth has taken up table tennis coaching at 45 to keep up with his kids. He has run 3 marathons and done the Everest Base camp trek. Prashanth was an apprentice to Marc Andreessen, when he graduated Stanford and was clueless as to what to do next. He has built three startups to date and as a product CEO, naturally he loves to build but selling gives him a different kind of high!

Prashanth’s purpose had no heartbeat – and this is his heartwarming story.