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Africa Tech Festival 2023 – The Home of AfricaCom & AfricaTech
Event dates: 13-16 Nov
Exhibition Opening Dates: 14 - 16 NovCape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town

2023 Leadership Council

Discover our influential 2023 Leadership Council members, the movers and shakers helping shape Africa Tech Festival's unrivalled content and engaging experiences

13-16 November 2023 | Cape Town

Discover our 2023 Leadership Council Members

Africa Tech Festival is proud to be supported by the continent's most influential business and tech thought-leaders.

The Leadership Council helps Africa Tech Festival better represent the many, diverse voices across African tech. It ensures the Festival continues to deliver cutting-edge content and vibrant networking experiences that are at the heart of the continent's digital growth.

Amadou Diallo, CEO of DHL Forwarding and member of the leadership council for Africa Tech Festival

Amadou Diallo

Chief Executive Officer Middle East & Africa

DHL Global Forwarding

Funke Opeke CEO at MainOne, Leadership Council Member at Africa Tech Festival

Funke Opeke

CEO

MainOne

Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy Managing Director at Sub-Saharan Africa, Spotify, Leadership Council Member at Africa Tech Festival

Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy

Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa

Spotify

Richard Cazalet, Telkom SA, Leadership Council Member at Africa Tech Festival

Richard Cazalet

Exec: Strategy and Transformation

Telkom SA

Kuseni Dlamini Chairman at Massmart, Leadership Council Member at Africa Tech Festival

Kuseni Dlamini

Chairman

Massmart

Nollie Maoto Chief Data and Analytics Officer at FNB, Leadership Council Member at Africa Tech Festival

Nollie Maoto

Chief Data and Analytics Officer – Merchant Services

FNB South Africa

Prasanna Kumar Burri Group Chief Information Officer at Dangote Group, Leadership Council Member at Africa Tech Festival

Prasanna Kumar Burri

Group Chief Information Officer

Dangote Group

Razvan Ungureanu, Group CTO at Airtel Africa, Leadership Council Member of Africa Tech Festival

Razvan Ungureanu

Group CTO

Airtel Africa

Stephen Kiptinness

Chief Corporate Affairs

Safaricom

Velma Corcoran General Manager  at Middle East Africa Airbnb, Leadership Council Member at Africa Tech Festival

Velma Corcoran

General Manager, Middle East Africa

Airbnb

Mathapelo Malao

Head of Energy, Environment and ICT

Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Get to know the Leadership Council members better with these exclusive interviews and content pieces.

Velma Corcoran on Africa's Tech Ecosystem & the Leadership Council - Interview

Richard Cazalet on Africa Tech Festival's New Features, Advice & More

Kuseni Dlamini on Africa Tech Festival, the Leadership Council & Africa's Tech Ecosystem

Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy on Digital Inclusion

Nollie Maoto on Africa Tech Festival's New Features, Advice to Newcomers & More

Interview with Amadou Diallo

Interview with Funke Opeke

Interview with Richard Cazalet