She is the head of Bata Shoe Kenya PLC — the country’s largest footwear company. Thotho’s role is overseeing 3,000 employees and about 150 stores in the country.
She is Bata Kenya’s first female CEO since it began its operations in 1939.
Oketch is the CEO of Anywair group and the Founder of Ongoza.
Anywair is Africa’s pro-poor asset leasing firm that enables small-scale entrepreneurs and households to enjoy capital goods without the constraints of accessibility and affordability.
Peter Muthoka is the founder and CEO of Acceler Global Logistics, one of Kenya's largest freight and logistics companies.
They plan, implement, and operate complex supply chain solutions on a national, regional, and global scale on behalf of several large international companies in Kenya.
Catherine Adeya serves as the Director of Research at the World Wide Web Foundation.
Most recently, she led the development of the East Africa Centre for Internet Governance and Policy (CIGAP) at the renowned Strathmore University in Nairobi.
Patricia Okelo is the co-founder of Kayana Create and has previously ran two successful small businesses, Willart Productions and Conferencing In A Box for over 19 years.
Lopokoiyit is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), M-PESA Africa and the acting Chief Financial Services Officer at Safaricom.
A distinguished financial services and change management expert, he previously worked in Vodacom as the M-commerce director where he oversaw the delivery of several transformative products and services.
Tech-savvy lawyer and activist Ory Okolloh Mwangi combines her skills and passion to increase government transparency and accountability.
She is known as the “Kenyan pundit” for good reason: not only does she have strong opinions about government transparency, the role of entrepreneurship and African storytelling – she has also always been committed to helping others share their voices.
Dr. Adeya serves as the Director of Research at the World Wide Web Foundation.
She has over 20 years of experience working in technology and development with rich experience across academia, civil society, government, and the private sector.
Dr James Mwangi is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Equity Bank, the largest bank (by customer base) in East Africa with more than seven million customers across Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania.
Mwangi also serves as Chairman of the Equity Group Foundation, which is the CSR arm of the Equity Group.
Dr. Gideon Maina Muriuki, MBS, is the Group Managing Director & CEO, Executive Director, Member of the Board of Management of The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited.