Quartz’s Africa Innovators Summit returns to Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday, July 20th to celebrate the thought leaders and entrepreneurs innovating across the continent. The event’s honorees and speakers include:
Smockey (Serge Bambara), hip-hop artist and co-founder of Le Balai Citoyen (The Citizen Broom), Burkina Faso
Wanjiru “Ciiru” Waweru, founder and CEO of FunKidz Limited, Kenya
· Matsi Modise, managing director of SiMODiSA, South Africa
· Wanuri Kahiu, award-winning film director and science fiction writer, Kenya
· Wilfred Ndifon, scientist and founder, International Institute of Computational and Systems Immunology, Cameroon
· Winnifred Selby, co-founder of Afrocentric Bamboo, Ghana
· Agosta Liko, founder and CEO of PesaPal, Kenya