Speakers
Pius Muchiri
Managing Director - Nabo Capital
Pius is the founding CEO of Nabo Capital and his passion is to connect investors to lucrative opportunities across Africa. Quick to acknowledge that he has the best job in the world, Pius does not consider what he does as a job, but rather his divine purpose – to enrich society and people’s lives.
Pius has more than 17 years of experience in successfully investing in Africa, he believes Africa is the best place for anyone wishing to make a remarkable difference and leave a lasting legacy.
Rina Hicks
Founder - MoneyWise
Director, Faida Investment Bank
Rina is a passionate investment professional who serves as Operations Director at Faida Investment Bank and directs the Corporate Finance Advisory Unit. Responsible for firm-wide strategic planning and processes in Kenya and Rwanda, Rina has led the firm in carrying out several capital market transactions over the past six years, including cross listings, rights issues, fairness opinions, mergers and acquisitions, take over transactions and general capital raises in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
Dolly Sagwe
Co-Founder - ProsperPATH
Dolly, a co-founder of Prosper PATH, has passionately championed financial literacy as an essential skill for over 17 years. In this time, she has transformed how teens, college-ready youth, young adults & at those workplaces make decisions about personal finances.
Dolly is the founder of LifeSMART, a values-based program that takes teens and early adults through an experiential learning journey that integrates life, school and industry positioning them to thrive in their most defining decade as independent adults - their 20s!
Dolly is currently the Finance Director of Oracle Africa. Her finance leadership career spans over twenty five years of increasing responsibility covering the Middle East and Africa. She has served on several boards and has been an avid volunteer for several community programs over the years.
Kendi Ntwiga
Co-Founder - ProsperPATH
Kendi Ntwiga is the Co-founder of Prosper PATH, an organization dedicated to empowering individuals to shape a world of boundless success through accessible Financial Literacy. She believes that when harnessed effectively, technology serves as the essential tool to reach a broad audience and expand the availability of financial education.
Kendi is an experienced leader with over 17 years’ of experience working in the intersection of Business and Technology. She is currently the Global Head of Actor Solutions in Integrity Operations, at Meta, where she is responsible for implementing the operational protocol to scale the organization’s enforcement of the community standards.
Muriithi Wanjau & Carol Wanjau
Muriithi Wanjau is a bestselling author and motivational speaker with over 250,000 books sold in 6 continents. He is the lead visionary of Mavuno Church, a fast growing movement of churches based out of Kenya, and in several countries in Africa, Europe and America.
Carol Wanjau is a trained marriage and family therapist and also a successful author and trainer Together they are co founders and directors of several investment companies - one of which is Couples & Money , a program that addresses poor succession planning, family money conflicts and financial illiteracy. The program helps couples navigate the often troublesome family and marriage dynamics that prevent them from building wealth together and from successfully transferring it to the next generation.
Dr. Edward Odundo
Director, School of Pension and Retirement Studies
Dr. Edward Odundo(PhD (UON), FCPA, FCPS, FKIM, CIFA MBS) is the Director, School of Pension and Retirement Studies (SPRS),Director at The Equity Group Holding PLc,Non-Executive Director Equity Group Insurance Holdings, Chairman, Equity Life Assurance Kenya (ELAK) lecturer at the University of Nairobi, School of Business, Chairman Tangaza University Board of Trustees, Member Uzima University Board of Trustees,Chairman Management University of Africa Council, Member Board of Association of Persons Living with Disabilities (APDK), Mentor Global Women on Board Network (GWOB) and a Consultant in Pensions, Tax, Corporate Governance and Financial Services
Dr. Mercy Karogo
Curriculum Development Expert.
Dr Mercy Korogo. MBS, has over 25 years work experience in curriculum development. She is the former acting CEO of the Kenya National Examinations Council where she was responsible for developing the long term strategy for the organisation, adopting and developing global standard national systems for monitoring achievement frameworks. She was a director in the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development where she was responsible for the development of the learning curriculum for various; learning stages in the country.
Dr. Mercy has contributed significantly to examination assessment communities. With a seasoned presence on the boards of nine organisations, including the Marketing Society of Kenya and Kenya Wildlife Training Institute. She is dedicated to shaping educational policies and practices and remains steadfast. Additionally, her passion for financial literacy drives her commitment to leverage financial education to fight poverty and foster financial empowerment.
Robert Ochieng
Managing Director - Abojani Investment
Robert is a visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Abojani Investment, a leading financial education platform that has empowered over 20,000 Africans to embark on their investment journeys. With an unwavering commitment to financial literacy, Robert successfully demystified money and investments, making them accessible and relevant to individuals from all walks of life. Robert's influence extends beyond Abojani Investment's core offerings.
He has actively fostered a sense of community by running investment forums and groups with a vast following of over 300,000 Africans. These communities provide a safe space for individuals to exchange ideas, share experiences, and support each other on their investment journeys.