Sayed Zubaer Hasan
Sayed Zubaer Hasan is the Founder & CEO of Krishi Shwapno—Bangladesh’s first data-driven, circular economy-based, blockchain-enabled gtech and agri-commodity trading platform. Through this platform, farmers can sell their produce transparently, track transactions via blockchain, and gain better control over their […]
Tom McDougall
Tom McDougall is the Founder & CEO of 4P Foods, a public benefit corporation operating a food hub network based in the U.S. Working with over 200 small farmers, ranchers, and food producers; they are aggregating, storing, and distributing food […]
Samir Shah
Samir Shah is the Executive Vice-Chair and Co-Founder of Dvara Holdings, where he steers the strategic direction and portfolio management of its group ventures focused on advancing financial inclusion in India. Under his leadership, Dvara has pioneered a unique venture […]
Maggie Bukowa
Maggie Musanje Bukowa is the Founder & CEO of Credorsave Services, a social enterprise providing innovative financing for smallholder farmers in Zambia. Through a pay-as-you-go model, Credorsave enables farmers to access clean energy technologies such as biogas and solar-powered irrigation […]
Jerry Oche
Jerry Oche is the Founder & CEO of Zowasel, an agrifinance company transforming Africa’s agribusiness supply chains through transparency, sustainability, and farmer-centered technology. Zowasel connects cooperatives directly to national, regional, and global processors, manufacturers, and trade houses, enabling fair pricing, […]
Isaac Odongo
Isaac Odongo is the Founder & MD of Organic Route, an agribusiness in Uganda dedicated to reducing food waste and advancing sustainable agriculture. They collect surplus and rejected fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and turn them into nutritious, shelf-stable […]
Gabriel Tasso
Gabriel Tasso is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bôndy, a purpose-driven company pioneering nature-based solutions with a focus on ecosystem restoration and regenerative agriculture in Madagascar. They focus on on ecosystem restoration through agroforestry and mangrove rehabilitation, developing inclusive and […]
Doreen Irungu
Doreen Irungu is the Founder & Chief Executive of Ustawi Afrika, a social enterprise transforming Africa’s food systems by empowering rural women and equipping youth with entrepreneurship and innovation skills to lead in climate-smart, resilient, and sustainable agriculture. Through the […]
Claudia Haak
Claudia Haak is a social entrepreneur, Co-Founder & CFO of mbora, a licensed agrifintech transforming how rural Africa grows, finances, and sustains itself. They have created an agritech-driven rural finance and service platform that equips remote farmers with affordable loans, […]
Bhavin Vyas
Bhavin Vyas is Group Chief ESG Officer at ARISE IIP, Executive Director of the ARISE Foundation, and board member of Okala and CrystalChain. ARISE IIP designs, finances, and operates world-class special economic zones across Africa to reduce import dependency, strengthen […]