Margareth Chacha
Managing Director, Tanzania Women’s Bank Ltd, a pioneer in the Tanzanian Banking industry.
Executive
Philippa Reiss Thorne
Managing Director, Gone Rural, Swaziland. Impacting hundreds of rural women by creating jobs through high-quality hand-crafts. During Philippa's tenure, she has doubled business turnover, quadrupled artisan incomes, and fostered a positive economic impact on Swaziland’s rural communities by enabling women to earn money while maintaining their customary lifestyle.
Hilina Belete
Deputy General Manager of Hilina Enriched Food Processing. Ms Belete is a young woman who understands being young is not an obstacle, but an opportunity.
Norah Odwesso
Public Affairs & Communications Director for Coca-Cola Central East & West Africa. "WE all have to work toward leaving an amazing legacy."
Dr. Jennifer Riria
Group CEO, Kenya Women Holding. A pioneer in microfinance. Award winner of fastest growing & best-managed microfinance company in sub-Sahara Africa.
Joyce Muraya
Kenya Country Director, Amani Ya Juu. Amani Ya Juu. A Fair-trade, non-profit organization. Joyce was previously a pastor and always wanted to work with women. Amani Ya Juu marries her background in microfinance, her faith and the ability to work with women in an inspirational setting.
Katherine Ichoya
Executive Director FEMCOM, an institution of COMESA. A gender policy pioneer and activist. FEMCOM is comprised of 19 member countries that make up the COMESA region.