The Network

Christian zu Fürstenberg

Family Office, Haus Fürstenberg Holding

Christo Wiese

Chairman Emeritus, Shoprite

Dr. Jan Deepen

Co-Founder, SumUp

Jessica Motaung

Director, Kaizer Chiefs

Hardy Pemhiwa

President & CEO, Cassava Technologies

Michael Lorentz

Founder, Safari By Design

Sandor Carter

Partner, The Original Ker & Downey Safaris Ltd

Martin Manniche

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Investor, AXON Networks

Neville Isdell

Former chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company

Anthony Costa

Head of B20 Secretariat, Business Unity South Africa

Khangi Khoza

CEO, Swissport South Africa Pty Ltd

Dan Mace

Chief Creative Officer, Beast Philanthropy | YouTuber & Filmmaker

Emmanuel Lubanzadio

Africa Lead, OpenAI

Henrik Persson Ekdahl

Investor & Advisor

Julian Teicke

Co-Founder & Chairman, The Delta

Leonard Stiegeler

Chairman, Counder

Arndt Hüsges

Founder & CEO, Hüsges Group

Constantin Lennert

Private Investor

Guido Angelucci

Private Investor

Kornel Rajnai

Private Investor

Marina Davidova

Managing Partner, DVC

Robin Lingg

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ringier Sports Media Group | Investor

Sudeep Ramnani

Founder & Managing Partner, 885 Capital

Cyrille Nkontchou

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Enko Capital

Dirk Ströer

Member of the Supervisory Board, Ströer SE & Co. KGaA | Chief Executive Officer, Media Ventures GmbH

Thebe Magugu

South African fashion designer, Thebe Magugu

Ethiopis Tafara

Vice President for Africa, International Finance Corporation

Akin II Omoboriowo

Chairman & CEO, Genesis Energy Holding

Kelley Starke

Founder & CEO, Kensani Capital

Konstantin Urban

General Partner, Generations Fund (G-Fund)

Nicholas Ackerman

Partner, Lionhead Capital Partners

Raphael Strauch

Founder, Token2049 | Founder, Alice Capital

Herman Steyn

Co-Founder & Chairman, Prescient Group

Marco Vietor

Co-Founder & Managing Director, audibene GmbH

Tom Boardman

Investor & Entrepreneur

Steven Grin

Managing Partner, Lateral Frontiers VC

James Bailes

Co-Founder, Castleton Capital

Jonathan Heinamann

Chairman and CEO, Athena Capital (Pty) Limited & SAIA

Ryan Rockefeller

CEO & Co-Founder, Rising Tide

Moritz Elleke

Private Investor & Advisor

Karin Pickard Louis

Chair, Kaapstad Sakekamer

Claudia Zeisberger

Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Enterprise, INSEAD | Investor

Nick Davidov

Partner and Cofounder, Davidovs VC

Kenneth Raydon Sharpe

Executive Chairman, West Properties Company

Kuseni Dlamini

Chairman, Aspen Pharma Group

Marie-Li Haub

Director of Business Development, Tengelmann Twenty-One KG

Finn Age Hänsel

Founder, Sanity Group

Hans Otterling

Founding Partner, Norrsken22 Africa Tech Growth Fund

Florian Schauenburg

CEO, SCHAUENBURG International GmbH

Shola Akinlade

Co-Founder & CEO, Paystack

Tanja Werheit

Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Cape Town

Andreas Papadaniil

Founder & CEO, suresecure GmbH

Anuradha Das Mathur

Chair, IMA Policy Forum

Angelica Adamski

CEO, GrowTheFuture AB

Mato Perić

Technology Entrepreneur & Investor

Maurizio Caio

Founder & Managing Partner, TLcom Capital LLP

Eric Idiahi

CEO, Evercorp Industries

André Kanya

Founding Partner, w3.fund

Kola Aina

Founding Partner, Ventures Platform

Sherine Kabesh

CEO, Flash

Philipp Graf Schack von Wittenau

Family Office

Basar Caniperk

Entrepreneur & Investor

Karl Westvig

CEO, TymeBank | Private Investor

James Boardman

Founder, Grey Heron Venture Partners

Bas Hochstenbach

Partner, E4E Africa

Ido Sum

Co-Founder, AfricAI Group

Fabian Wittleben

Founding Partner, MVP Founders

Mark Miller

Founder and Managing Partner, Carlsquare

Tim Tepass

Co-Founder, MVP Founders

Philipp Ströhemann

Private Investor & Advisor

Stephan Thor Stubner

AG Chair, HHL Leipzig | Professor, Stellenbosch University

Thilo von Selchow

Private Investor & Advisor

Andrew da Costa

Co-founder and Partner, The Intrepid

Caroline Greyling

Museum Director, Norval Foundation

Dr. Jonathan Doerr

SVP, Disrupt.com

Bastian Gotter

Founder & Angel Investor

Manuel Koser

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Silvertree Brands

Johan Bosini

Partner, Quona Capital

Andrew Stewart

Partner, Level One Fund

Jonathan Cordero

Private Investor

Anton Gillis

Chapter President, FEO Cape Town

Avinav Nigam

Founder & CEO, TERN Group

Barry Johnson

Founder & CEO, 7 Generations Africa

Carmen Calisto

Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Cartrack

Chijioke Dozie

Co-Founder, Carbon

Christiane Kilian

Board member, STIFT

Christopher Joondeph

Content Creator, authentic_traveling

Claudia Conceicao

Regional Director, Southern Africa, International Finance Corporation

Claudia Swartzberg

CEO, Top Dog Education & CambriLearn

David Torr

Co-Founder & CEO, FARO

Dele Olojede

Founder & Host, Africa in the World

Duncan Irvine

CEO and Founder, Forge

Edward Lepine-Williams

Partner, Lionhead Capital Partners

Elias Gallego

VP, Business Development, Marketing & Media, Sporty Group

Elias Schulze

General Manager, PFL Africa

Etop Ikpe

CEO, Autochek Africa

Felix Leonhardt

Managing Partner, Oyster Bay Venture Capital

Frank Mccosker

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Africa Bridge Fund

Frederik de Ridder

Chief Executive Officer, Mura Space

Gidon Novick

Entrepreneur & Investor, Circle Senior Living

Jasper Masemann

General Partner, Discovery Ventures

Josh Whale

Founder and CEO, Ampersand USA Inc

Dr. Julian Hueck

Managing Director, O.E. Hueck GmbH

Justin Swart

Principal, BITKRAFT Ventures

Kamil Saeid

Partner, defy.vc

Keet van Zyl

High-Growth Venture Investor | Co-Founder, Knife Capital

Kevin Dillon

Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Atlantic Bridge Capital LLP

Kevin Kock

Co-Founder & CRO, LANCH

Mamo Mihretu

Former Governor, National Bank of Ethiopia | Former CEO, Ethiopian Investment Holdings

Mariama Boumanjal

Ukraine Startup Fund Manager, Google for Startups UK and Africa Lead, Founders Fund Manager - Europe & Africa, Google for Startups

Marina Markezic

Co-Founder & Executive Director, European Crypto Initiative

Mathias Ockenfels

Partner, b2venture

Melvyn Lubega

Partner, Breega

Michael Power

Director & Geo-Economic Strategist, Kaskazi Consulting

Mike Joubert

Founder, Billybo Group | Chairman, Viya Health

Moky Makura

Executive Director, Africa No Filter | Partner, Dazzle Angels

Natalie Jabangwe

Former Group Chief Digital Officer, Sanlam

Neil Markovitz

Chief Executive Officer, Newmark Hotels

Nicholas Katsapas

Director, Africrest Properties

Nina Verder

Principal Operator-Investor, Secha Capital

Odunayo Eweniyi

Co-founder & Chief Operations Officer, PiggyVest

Omar Khashaba

General Partner, Algebra Ventures

Opeyemi Awoyemi

Evangelist, OlaCV | General Partner, Fast Forward Venture Studio

Patrick Kirchhoff

Director & Engineering, Cisco

Pontsho Maruping

Managing Director, South African Radio Astronomy Observatory

Raghu Raman

Founder & Speaker, Capt. Raman

Roberta Gumede

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Gijima

Roman Kirsch

Entrepreneur & Investor, Rapid Pioneers Group

Rony Vogel

Chief Executive Officer, Vogel Family Office ltd.

Sachen Chandaria

Chief Executive Officer, Orbit Products Africa Limited

Sascha Weiler

Founding Partner, GoGroup

Simone van Straaten

Chief Executive Officer, Verimark

Sophie Gandet

Founder, Sophie Gandet Consulting | Head of Community, Journeys With Purpose

Thabo Dloti

Chairman of the Board, African Bank

Thomas Otter

General Partner, Acadian Ventures

Wandile Mtoba

Co-Founder, Velisa Wine

Wrenelle Stander

Chief Executive Officer, Wesgro Tourism

Karsten Wulf

Founder and CEO, zwei.7 Holding GmbH

Nicolaas Marais

Chairman & Co-Founder, Carmel Wealth

James Stewart

Partner, Level One Fund

Reyburn Hendricks

Director, H1 Holdings

Eliot Dupuis

Chief Executive Officer, Dona Farm | Investment Manager, Dupuis Investment

Gregor Unger

Managing Partner, caesar.

Deetje Scannell

Private Investor

Dr. Onike Nicol-Houra

Lead Investment Relations Specialist, Africa Investment Forum

Marco Neuhaus

Venture Partner, Motive Ventures

Mulumba Lwatula

Head of Investments, Industrial Development Corporation

Kolawole Owodunni

Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority

Adele Hollmann

Senior Scientific Affairs Manager, Sanity Group

Kenneth Harlan Simmons III

Youth Football Coach, Kaizer Chiefs

Jesse Hemson-Struthers

Co-Founder & CEO, BVNK

Erwin Rademaker

Senior programmamanager, Port of Rotterdam

Herman Spruit

CEO, 361 at Finca, FINCA International

Andy Loy

Co-Founder & Partner, The Yope Foundation

Dagmar van Ravenswaay Claasen

Senior Partner, LUMO Labs

Kerry West Fynn

CEO, AlphaWealth

Maximilian von Waldenfels

Co-Founder, Caspar Health

Pieter van Groos

Founding Partner Strand House Investments (Pty) Limited

Matthias Vollherbst

Business Owner & Board Member, Vollherbst

Michael Schmidt

Chief Investment Officer, 885 Capital

Brian Waswani Odhiambo

Partner, Novastar Ventures

Karen Pieterse

Head of Sales Stratosat Africa, Stratosat Datacom SA (Pty) Ltd

Thomas Bachem

Founder & Managing Director of CODE Trust, CODE University of Applied Sciences

Fredrik Jung Abbou

Co-Founder, Norrsken Launcher

Lutz Stenvers

CEO, mtex antenna technology

Michael Mol

Medical Doctor, Media Personality & Health-Tech Entrepreneur

Daniel Bronk

Managing Partner, B+V Union GmbH

Ravi Naidoo

Commissioner National Planning Commission, Presidency, Republic of South Africa

Thomas de Buhr

CEO, TDB - OFF THE PITCH

Kelly Chibale

Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Cape Town, South Africa

James Nathan

Chief Executive Officer, Nucleus Investment Management

Adam Fine

CEO & Founder, Fives Futbol | Co-Founder Virgin Active Padel Club ZA

Jacob Wiese

Alternative Non-Executive Director at Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

Eric Spett

Founder & CEO, Coach, Scalebound

Hakan Filipson

Investor, HFCT Investments

Gregory Parsons

Vice President of Global Business Development Media and Marketing at Sporty Group

Anton Gaylard

Director, Troygold

Mark Burke

Member of Parliament, Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Rob Sussman

CEO at Integr8 Group

Tilo Bonow

Founder & CEO, PIABO Communications

Styli Charalambous

Co-founder and CEO at Daily Maverick

Niels Kalshoven

U-space Liasion - Port of Rotterdam, DronePort Rotterdam

Linda Mabhena-Olagunju

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, DLO Energy Resources Group (Pty) Ltd

Amandine Lobelle

Chief Operating Officer, Paystack

Axel Konjack

Head Global Marketplaces / Member Group Executive Board, Ringier AG

Fasie Malherbe

Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Smart Operator AI

James Barrington-Brown

Chief Revenue Officer, NewCraft Aerospace

Branko Brkic

Leader, Project Kontinuum

Lee-Anne Singer

Marketing & Sales Director, Singer Group | Partner, Southern Africa, HVS Middle East & Africa

Jens Kunath

CEO, Orangemedia.de GmbH & Co.KG

Vymala Thuron

Group Head, Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB)

Cairo Howarth

President, EFC

Willem Venter

Chief Executive Officer, Prescient Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Mika Hajjar

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, P1 Ventures

George Straschnov

Managing Director, Bisk Ventures

Michael Louis

Chairman, WestProp Holdings

Anuk Botha

Creative Designer, Counder

Basetsana Kumalo

Executive Chairman & CEO, Basetsana Woman Investment Holdings (Pty)Ltd.

Benni McCarthy

Former Professional Footballer & Head Coach of Kenya's Harambee Stars

Carsten Puschmann

Serial Entrepreneur & Investor

Christoph Seeger

Managing Director, CLL

Dirk Harbecke

Chairman, Rock Tech Lithium

James Mwangi

Founder & CEO, Africa Climate Ventures

Joshin Raghubar

Chairperson, iKineo Ventures & UVU Africa

Katharina Link

CEO, Pulse

Louis Norval

Investor & Art Collector

Michel Weiss

Chief Executive Officer, Counder

Oliver Matyschik

Private Investor & Advisor

Oliver Merkel

Founder, Flink

Philipp Schack

Managing Partner, DREHTAINER GmbH

Samy Samandjeu

Founder & CEO, Creativesapp

Sören Martius

Co-Founder, To11

Spencer Johnson

Managing Director, Lona Group

Velani Mboweni

Co-Founder & CEO, LULA

Yvonne Chaka Chaka

Singer