International Partners
International Partners are active at local, regional and global levels, working to develop insights which will inform strategic decision-making on issues that are critical to their own industry and to cross-border investments. Interaction between International Partners and the Forum’s High Commissioners, Senators and area experts and various networks drives positive change.
Profile
WBAF International Partners are potential Senators, individuals who want to engage with WBAF to expand its mission and who are able to contribute to the WBAF community.
International Partners are expected to
• be active in daily communication via the WBAF WhatsApp group.
• follow daily events and keep relevant parties informed.
• attend the WBAF Annual Congress.
• take an active part in WBAF committees.
International Partners
Andrea Perez-Bertolotto, Finance & Investor Relations Manager at 365 FlixAtakan, UK
Bert Grobben, CEO at Budding Innovations, Singapore
David David Lanre Messani Global Advisory Board Member, Innovate Africa, Nigeria
Dora Miranda, Operations Specialist / Business Owner, Panama
Gina De Echeona, Innovation, IP Law & Communications Consultant, Spain
Jelena Plavanski, President, Business Angels association, Serbia
Juliano Almeida Lopes, Angel Investor, Brazil
Monica Mateu, Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner, at MMA Innovation, Belgium
Nohelia Sanchez, CEO, Daytours4u, Argentina
Paula Petkova, Co-Founder, Wethaq, UAE
Premtim Tafili, Senior Sales and Business Development Executive, Netherlands
Renê Lima, Innovation Strategist, Brazil
Septi Bukula, SME Policy Analyst, Osiba Holdings, South Africa
Tuti Mwambenja, General Manager, Tzee Travel, Tanzania
Valentina Di Milla, CEO & Founder, RALIAN Research & Consultancy SRL, Italy
Vijetha Shastry, Consultant, BHIVE, India
Vinav Bhanawat, Co-Founder, StartupGym, India
Taiwo Ebiesuwa,Head of the SME & Special Products of the Emerging Africa Capital Group,Nigeria
Baber Mushtaq,Digital Business Development Consultant,Pakistan
Yolanda Mabuto, Director and CEO of Divaine Growth Solutions, South Africa
Carol Goman, President of Kinsey Consulting Services, USA
Dimitrios Matsakis, Partner of the P.L.A.N, Greece
Thekla Mutero, Ambassador of Female Wave of Change Global for Namibia, Namibia
Liberatha Kawamala, CEO of the Libe Green Innovation, Tanzania
Ramkumar Varma, Founder & CEO, Native Araku Coffee, India
Martien Provoost, Mergers and acquisitions specialist at ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg
Firas Jaber, Personal Development Coach, Ghana
Paschal Offordum, Representative of the Faster Capital, Nigeria
Shibam Sarbswa, Management Consultant, India
Eddie Lee, Executive Director, ASEAN Human Development Organisation, Singapore
Seymur Rasulov, Co-founder and CEO, Whelp, Azerbaijan
Kazi Sazidul Hasan, Founder of the Happihub, Bangladesh
Prateek Jain, Managing Director of the AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre, India
Bipin Agravat, Investment Professional, India
Marcus Howard, Esports Advisor, USA
Dorothy Di Stefano, Linkedin Top Voice 2019, Australia
Rose Maghas, Member Of The Board Of Advisors at TTP Procurement Foundation, Kenya
Paul Babila Bengyella, Founder, Africa Business and Investment Summit, Cameroon
Collins Nnabugwu, Special Envoy, State of the African Diaspora, Nigeria
Andreea Avramescu, Web Consultant, Romania
Linda Grasso, Chief Operating Officer @dbi_srl, Italy
Istiaque Doza, Proprietor, B. Doza & Company, Bangladesh
Yaman Alaryan, Networking Manager at HASSAD - Agritech Accelerator, Jordan
Verónica Alvarez, Startups financing expert, Spain
Ambe Nickson che, Founder and CEO, ANC Stock Investment, Cameroon
Aleksandar Celeski, Executive Director, DUEL Consulting, North Macedonia
Joyce Kibet, Business & Social Innovation Consultant, Kenya
Sivalee Anantachart, Founder and Chief Media Specialist at Blockchain Mango, Thailand
Washaya Washaya, Startup school graduate - Y Combinator, Zimbabwe
Katarina Jagic, Independent EU Consultant, Croatia
Mahedi Hasan Omi, VC Investment Analyst at Adventure Capital, Bangladesh
Tajul Islam, Co-founder of the LegalSeba, Bangladesh
Seleu Kouengoua Reginald Hillary, Investment Analyst at the Mougano Invstment, Cameroon
Hind Ziane, Chief Executive Officer of the Génération politique , France
Nishant Mehta, Vendor CA at the Citibank , India
Yugansh Chokra, Founder and CEO of ShopNani, India
Fikri Syaryadi, Managing Director at the Antennae Capital Advisors, Indonesia
Adila Budullah, Director of Embrace Uniqueness, Mauritius
Eduardo Lopez, CEO of Grupo Dúo I Brand Consultant, Mexico
Ebere Akadiri, Founder and CEO of Rise and Lead, Netherlands
Olusoji Amusan, CEO of the Mo Glory , Nigeria
Funda Ibraimi, Estimating Manager at Ecolog International, North Macedonia
Dr Nisha Kohli, Founder and Executive Director of the Nichefin Consulting, Singapore
Phumza Dyani, Chief Innovation Officer at the Pan African Chamber of Commerce, South Africa
Sanville Moses, CEO at the Waymaker VentureSA, South Africa
Sonto Mayise, Acting Chief Convention Bureau Officer at KZN Covention Bureau, South Africa
Iddy John, Founder and CEO at Safari Wallet, Tanzania
Habibou Djibo Amadou, Principal Risk Management Officer at the West African Development Bank, Togo
Cassandra Carothers, Investor at the Upheaval Investments, USA
Adnan Shefkiu, Managing Director and Co-Founder at Agolli&Co., North Macedonia
Arthur Beihemuki, Partner at the Juniper Networks, Uganda
Ayse Kasikci, Investment Consultant, Turkey
Boran Kerim, CFO at the Teko Mining, Serbia
Claudio Chifa, CxO - Incident responder, DFIR, Cybersecurity, Blockchain & Innovation, Spain
Eltonjohn Dsouza, Founder of the QOLAB Solutions, India
Mike Bondo, Co-founder of Go Global Impact Investment, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mohammed Ibrahim Jega, Co-Founder of the Domineum, Nigeria
Mohamoud Abdi, Project Manager at the Hawte Investments, Somalia
Mpho R. Moloko, Founder & Director at AEP-NMR, South Africa
Neeti Mathur, Director at the Neeti Mathur Consulting Pvt, India
Nicolau Alexandra, Digital Transformation Enthusiast, Romania
Nitika Sonkhiya, Co-founder of the Onearth, India
Oscar Ndayisenga, Co-founder of the Burundi Investors Network (BIN), Burundi
Pietro Lanzarini, Co-founder and CEO of the Traxit, Italy
Poornanand Kulkarni, Founder of the CoachEd, India
Rahel Boon-Dejene, Founder & CEO of R&D Group and RBD Consultancy , Ethiopia
Samir Ceric, Executive Chairman at Mayfair Investment Club, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vignesh Raja, Management Consultant, India
Ralph Pecker, Chief Executive Officer at Paycode (Pty), Zambia
George Dimitriou, Advisor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Greece
Abid Malik, International Mentor, USA
Adetola Salau, Senior Special Assistant on STEM Education at the Lagos State Government, Nigeria
Aldi Rama, Founder of the iNext 3000, Germany
Can Izbul, Communications Consultant, Turkey
Derreka Rollins, CEO of the World Class Exchange LLC, USA
Prakash Sharma, Global Startup Ecosystem - Ambassador, India
Ezgi Ucaner-Flor, Chief Credit Officer at Business Impact NW, USA
Niraj Jain, Managing Partner at Jain Ambavat & Associates, India
Prashant Dua, Founder of the PitchWorks , India
Shalu Bhandari, Founder and CEO of the Chair Consulting, India
Swen Wegner, Founder & CEO at Mainstage Incubator , Germany
Yacine Keddou, Fashion Designer, Algeria
Cristina Sayra Swan-Awagah, Grenada
Junisa Precious Gbeteh Kallon, Sierra Leone
Monica Grant, United States of America
Murat Tasci, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Vasilisa Marinchuk, Russian Federation
Dr Norris Krueger, United States
Annette Houtekamer - Van Dam, Netherlands
Juliette Mary van Iperen, Netherlands
Firmin Rodrigue ADJIGUIDI, Senegal
Kareem Shehadeh-Rifai, Germany
Wassim Merheby, United Arab Emirates
Daniel Aguirre Moreira, Brazil
Nyasha Fraser Yerro, United Kingdom
Theophilus Cromwell Tsogbe, Ghana
Antoine Niragira, Founder DICOS Incubator LLP, Burundi
Armin Owsat, Co-Founder & Marketing Director Tissa Co, Iran
Ayisi Addo-Boafo, Technology Business & Strategy Professional SAS Finance Group, Ghana
Beverlin Hammett, Chief Executive Officer BH & Associates, USA
David Margolin, President VideoWAN, USA
Freddy Kanyama, Congo Equipment Caterpillar Advanced Technician, Congo DR
Gcina Dube, Managing Partner Lwati Loluhle Staffing Services, South Africa
Giustino Di Donato, Principal Chief Executive Officer Madihome srl, Italy
Hadiza Magoro, CEO and Co-founder Koya Capital , South Africa
Hassan Rengou Mfouakie, Founder and CEO World Youth Summit, Cameroon
Kabul Mohammad Hasan, Principal Daffodil Polytechnic Institute-DPI, Bangladesh
Lydia Saku, Director General Congo Opportunities Chamber of Commerce, Congo DR
Lydia Jones, Founder, CEO of the Housemates - Cheeky Lab, UK
Magda Jamal, Director International Business Development at the Sun Evo Technologies, Mozambique
Mariett Ramm, Editor In Chief The Billionaire Chronicle, France
Michael Lawal, Founder sendit.money, UK
Mkhululi Ndlovu, Managing Director Capesso, Zimbabwe
Mohamed Emera, Strategic Partnerships Development Manager S[k]aleUp Ventures, Egypt
Mohamed ElSokkary, Founder & Managing Director at Muslim PAY, Egypt
Ojo Kolawole, Chief Executive Officer Compunet, Nigeria
Razvan Rusu, Business Consultant JFK Global Markets Consulting, Romania
Saadia Lakehal, Founder Emperia Industries , Canada
Soumaya Fares, Consultant , Morocco
Sumaya Abdulsattar, Project Manager Youth Economic Empowerment Project, Yemen
Uthman Olalekan Shogo, Business-Leadership Coach , Nigeria
Victor Uche Obioma, Board Member VicFaus Integrated Solutions, Nigeria
Akshay Toshniwal, Founder and Director Techno Code LLP, India
Anna Tutova, Investor Relations and Business Development Manager AllianceAPI, Ukraine
Mckevin Ayaba, CEO Setup a Startup, South Africa
Michael Balogun, CEO tour2nigeria.com, Nigeria
Oludare Akinlaja, Managing Partner Oludare Akinlaja Research and Development Company, Nigeria
Prasad Palav, Founder and CEO Lokaleye, India
Rosita Bhagwandin, Founder Global Touch Group B.V, Netherlands
Sabnam Mostari, Assistant Professor Stamford University, Bangladesh
Stan Abraham, Senior Manager - Content Development & Conference Production ET Edge, India
Vijay Singh Rathore, Founding Partner Nucleus Advisors, India
Eloy Simoes, Consulting Partner Ambdextra, Brazil
Sayesha Dogra, President Finance Club Indian School of Business, India
Diana Sussman Tockstein, Partnerships Manager JCI - Junior Chamber International, USA
Eno Praise, Chief Strategist Todoroki Afrika, Nigeria
Eric Jindu, Founder Africa CEO TV, Nigeria
Hamid Sarrafha, CEO & Co-Founder at Medicalator - Health Startup Accelerator, Iran
Iskhak Boston, Co-Founder Retail Management Group, Kyrgyzstan
Jabulani Ndlovu, Member Pan African Innovations & Technology Development, South Africa
Kakajan Berdiyev, Co-Founder Oripar Trade & Consulting, Turkmenistan
Kevin Bessy, Founder & CEO Humdinner, Canada
Lisa Saacks, Partner & Revenue Architect Winning by Design, USA
Mirlan Dzhumagulov, Chief Executive Officer Fanki, Kyrgyzstan
Monir Kayro, CEO and Founder of Zinnia Group, Afghanistan
Murat Alikhanov, Founder and CEO 1Fit, Kazakhstan
Rossina Todorova, Marketing and Advertising Manager Stolichen Electrotransport EAD, Bulgaria
Sayed Ashraf Hashimi, CEO Afghanistan Yellow Pages, Afghanistan
Yakof Agius, Founder and CEO CiviQuo, Malta
Zerak Zaheen, CEO& Editor-in-chief Afghan News Box Agency, Afghanistan
Didierson Amuri, CEO & Founder Astech-Congo , Congo DR
Fabienne Antieme, Founder and Chief Executive Officer B-4PURPOSE, Canada
Fazel Rahman Qasemi, CEO and Founder iClick Digital Marketing and Advertising Agency, Afghanistan
Hassan Baan, Co-Founder Melkbama, Iran
Hermann Ngoy, Founder and CEO Eazy-Life, Congo DR
Josiah Danbaba Umar, Chief Technical Officer ACOB Lighting Technology , Nigeria
Kaahwa Rwamukaga, Managing Director Africa Agribusiness Services, Uganda
Karen Nyenga, Licensee – CEO Fine & Country , Zimbabwe
Keith Handura, Founder and Principal Consultant Pahee Consulting, Namibia
Laurianne Kamuyi, CEO and Founder Belkin Services, Congo DR
Mataka Mangbongase, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Africa Invest Networking, Congo DR
Mugabi Jonan, Chief Executive Officer Tuni Juice , Uganda
Osayi Igharo, Managing Partner Ripple VC, Nigeria
Sinmi Adeoye-Esene, Entrepreneur Daniola Corporation, Canada
Vahid Fakhr, Senior Venture Capital Associat at Lotus Parsian Investment Bank, Iran
Damir Ibrahimagic Kopinic, Slovenia
Nimisoere Tekena-Lawson, Nigeria
Marlene Murphy, United Arab Emirates
Danielle Haylock-Roberts, Founding Member BAHRP Belize Association of Human Resource Professionals, Belize
Timothy Olawale, Implementation Team Lead SeamlessHR, Nigeria
Candelaria Primero Narvaez, Digital Marketing Lead / New Business Banco Santander, Argentina
David Berdichevsky, Co-Founder - Director Comercial Chile, Chile
Ahmad Mustafa Ghaznavi, CEO CodeZone, Afghanistan
Aimal Marjan, President and CEO at Baz International Consultancy , Afghanistan
Ana Filipovska, Social Entrepreneur WeCare Social Tech Business, North Macedonia
Dickson Mushabe, Chief Executive Officer Hostalite , Uganda
Khawar Baqi, CEO Syngenta, USA
Manu Seth, Chief Evangelist Officer SpeakingMindz, India
Martin Kanku, Founder Umoja Hub, Congo DR
Morgan Reynolds, Founder and CEO Turnkey Future, Canada
Narek Gevorgyan, Chief Executive Officer Starkflow, Ukraine
Olugbenga Ogunbowale, CEO Epowerng, Nigeria
Rajeev Talwar, Proprietor R Talwar & Associates, India
Sandra Moreno, Commercial Director HBB Distribution and Trading, Panama
Seye Olurotimi, Founder and President MSME AFRICA, Nigeria
Abiodun Lawal, Innovation Manager Seedstars, Nigeria
Adewale Ajiboye, Sales Development Manager Cadbury, Nigeria
Alireza Safahani, CEO learnix.ir, Iran
Anthony Onyemauwa, Founder and Chief Strategist Firebrand Marketing Solutions, Nigeria
Ashley Stallworth, Founder and CEO Present Naturals Distributions, USA
Christina Taft, Founder and CEO Worldie, USA
David Aguilar, Winner of a World Guinness Record, Andorra
Edward Anassah, Founder Humble Beginning Entrepreneurs, Canada
Emmanuel Joel, Co-Founder and CEO Rescunomics LLC, USA
Fernando Rios, CEO Laboratorio de Apasionados, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Geofrey Oduwo, Technical Lead, Data Analytics and Reporting Q-Data & Mapping Services, Kenya
Imran Fahad, Founder and CEO Inspiring Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Mark Bordoloi, President Ekodus, USA
Olanrewaju Bello, Project Management Analyst of Business Transformation Transport Services, Nigeria
Shankar Raj Adhikari, Founder and Managing Director Namaste Engineering Consultancy, Nepal
Steve Cervantes, Mentor HSR Epicenter, Korea
Terry Metsch, President and Founder Spherical Economics, USA
Titus K. Suter, Founder and CEO at Eagle Wings Mentorship Academy, Kenya
Tyler Goodwin, Founding Partner Studio Meza, Kenya
Jaeyeong Park, Co-Founder & Retail Manager Terminal Korea, Korea
Luca Albertinazzi, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder Prosper Points, Chile
Adewunmi Gbolahan, CEO of Adewunmi’s Haven & Co, Nigeria
Afolabi Soaga, Strategy Lead FBNInsurance Brokers, Nigeria
Agunbiade Olusegun, Consumer Insight Manager FrieslandCampina WAMCO, Nigeria
Collins Adipo, Chairman of the Board Jefferson Group, Kenya
Kennedy Kimani, Research Supervisor Nielsen Marketing ROI, Kenya
Maksat Astankulov, ICT Consultant Geek Space, Turkmenistan
Mehrdad Mehrbod, Head of Business Analysis Mofid Securities, Canada
Mirza Ali Wasiq, CEO & Founder VEER Consultancy, Afghanistan
Nedeljko Milosavljević, President Business Innovation Alliance, Serbia
Oke Ariyibi, Associate Partner Kerum Services, Nigeria
Oladeji Yusuf, Projects and Marketing Manager SJY, Nigeria
Olufemi Ariyo, CTO – Cofounder SPay Business Solutions, Nigeria
Oluwasegun Abass, Managing Director ECOSTRONG, Nigeria
Suma Khazmo, CEO and Founding Partner of Regal Optics and Medical Devices, Palestine
Uchenna Innocent, Digital Lead Ogilvy, Nigeria
Usman Imanah, Chief Executive Officer FriskaLife, Nigeria