Meet the Board
Pretty Kubyane
COO - Coronet Blockchain
An Award winning business woman in tech, passionate about using Blockchain for social good & SDG advocate, As a COO of Coronet She oversees technical, creative and business projects teams.
Shadrack Kubyane
CEO - Coronet Blockchain
Best known as Africa’s blockchain baron, he is passionate about using blockchain to fix Africa’s supply chains, He is a CEO of Coronet Blockchain: overseeing investor relations, partnerships & new markets.
Abigayle Marks
Cloud Architect & Blockchain Analyst
U.S. Army Veteran, seasoned Cloud Professional with a deep-rooted passion for emerging tech and delivery of Blockchain as a Service (BaaS). A servant leader, she educated 800+ students via Cloud Heroes Africa on cloud architecture, blockchain, DeFi, Fintech, and Web3 concepts.
Kenneth Igiri
Enterprise Architect & Iwineti Africa
Enterprise Architect with 15 years in IT, with specialties across Service Management, Application Support, Database Management and Cloud Computing. Well versed in Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL Database technologies. An author & media personality, on the forefront of robust Pan African dialogues with captains of industries.
Phumza Dyani
Chief Marketing Officer - Pan African Network for Investment and Dev
Nearly 2 decades ICT industry experience, across major Mobile Operators in the continent, MTN and Vodacom. A partner in the Regional Consortium of Experts (RCD) for Development Africa. A Global Speaker, with renown speaking experience across International Telecommunications Union (ITCU), Women in Tech, GCPIT & Win Trade Global, speaking on Tech Infrastructure, Emerging Tech, Personal Branding, and Gender Parity.
Faith Nwaobia
President - Youthup Global
A renown Pan Africanist, advocate, Youth Development Expert and impact speaker, having been featured with notable global thought leaders, sharing a stage with the likes of Prof. PLO LUMUMBA, while discussing youth engagements and opportunities for the youths in Africa and globally. Passionate about developing youth, unlocking social impactful opportunities across developing nations.
Nicole Petyt
CEO - Africa Women Enterprises
An Award winner with almost 30 years experience across finance and entrepreneurship. She is Passionate about Entrepreneurship, Women and Girl Child Focused Businesses, Startup Business in Africa. She was Judge for 2019 South African Chapter of Global StartUp Awards 2019
Jo-Ann Hamilton
Educator, Web3, Crypto & Blockchain Enthusiast , Founder- Rare Birds
An Educationist & Podcaster, with decade plus sectoral experience in Corporate real estate investment and construction. Passionate teacher & Change Agent: she empowered emerging markets women via mentorships on career, business and entrepreneurship across United Nations Women, NYC based Empower Women community, India based Women’s Economic Forum and the global start-up community Start-up Grind.
Anne Semadeni-George
International English Teacher
Anne is a seasoned International English Language Expert, Workplace Educator & Intercultural Storyteller with close to 20 years' experience delivering tailored bespoke language offerings to the banking, finance & insurance sectors. Her Swiss clientele portfolio includes: Man Investments, Credit Suisse, UBS, ABB, Essilor & at AXA-XL, whilst international clients included executives & leaders across Europe, Morocco, Japan, Switzerland & Angola.
David Akinwale
Leadership Coach, HR Professional - Alpha Global Leadership Academy
A seasoned Human Capital executive, with a proven industry experience in HR and adjacent sectors such as communications, across West Africa and North America. Renowned for his visionary focus through the founding of Alpha Global Leadership Academy (AGLA), his leadership coaching implementation saw the AGLA Institute raise more than 800 leaders during the 2020 to 2021 window, from 21 countries.
Precious Kalu
Author, Digital Marketing Expert & avid Data Science Student
A published author of the book: The Ultimate Synthetic Hair Guide, she is passionate about technology. She wears multiple hats, alongside her Data Science studies, including Content Creator, Affiliate Marketer, Podcaster, Social media manager and more. Her passion for developing women and youth, informs her daily decisions, as she concludes her studies, with intentionality and visionary focus.
Amana Alkali
Tech Journalist, Writer, Editor & Public Speaker
A professional writer and tech industry journalist, editor and public speaker: his wealth of experience spans over 5 years working with top international organisations for content creation, development, editing, branding, community management and strategy development.His specialist focus areas are Fintech, Startups & SMEs, Web3, Blockchain, Technology & SDGs. Notable brand names in his portfolio include: African Leadership Organisation (UK), Aryze (Denmark) & Coronet Blockchain; amongst others.
Lethu Kapueja
Research and Innovation Management - Engisource
A research and innovation manager with over 13 years’ experience supporting research and innovation projects in Africa, working with public/private sector, civil society and academic institutions. Key specialties across stakeholder relations, capacity development of early career scientists, science communication and engagement and business development for research & innovation programs.
Priscilla Ekundare
Lead Designer - Ceela Creatives
A Lead Strategist & Designer at Ceela Springs Hub, alumni of Leaders’ Quarters & The School of Purpose, and Senior Ambassador at Alpha Global Leadership Academy. She is a graduate of Human Physiology. Ceela Springs Hub Founder, with more than 1000 personal leadership development graduates through her programs. Her distinguished media features include The University of Ibadan FM and The NewsTurf Magazine.
Olatunji B. Alonge
Speaker l Podcaster & Founder - Growth Hive Consulting
A growth activator, business growth hacker, author, keynote speaker, and start-up founder. His speaking engagements are on personal development, business development, and nation-building. As a broadcaster, he is popularly known for his trailblazing Business MuMu program.
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