Last was an engaging panel on the #FinTech investment landscape in #Africa at the #AfricaTechSummit with Olaleye Oladimeji, Duncan Muchangi, Yvonne O. Okafor, Ayobamigbe Teriba, and Jasiel Martin-Odoom. Since it's nearly a year on from this panel, it's instructive to go back and listen to the intriguing conversation here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fVk8LEHpQ8 (5/5) #startups

Next was an engaging panel on #DeFi for #Africa at the #AfricaTechSummit with Vicentia Asilevi, Adedayo Adebajo, and Cannelle Maricaux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKg0-aqnb8Q (5/6) #startups

Next was a short talk by Aldwyn Wayne on bridging #Africa and the #Caribbean with #FinTech at the #AfricaTechSummit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkKoKXqxJ54 (3/7) #startups

Next was an engaging panel on the future of digital commerce at the #AfricaTechSummit with Akinyinka Akintunde, Tracey Turner, and Seun Alley. #Africa has already been an incubator for some of the most innovative digital commerce technologies, and this conversation certainly kept me excited about the space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKYKrSr7_fE (4/7) #eCommerce #startups

Next was an interesting panel on the state of capital raises and IPOs for African #tech ventures at the #AfricaTechSummit with Freda Isingoma, Simon Olsen, Chuba Ezenwa, Neil Shah, Ariel White-Tsimikalis, and Yvonne Bajela https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70qp33Qbh-I&t=9s (3/10) #startups #VC #Africa

Next was an engaging panel on the state of the African payments sector at the #AfricaTechSummit with Nkiru Uwaje, Solomon Amadi, Elizabeth Rossiello, Gbenga Ajayi, and Chris Folayan. Payments are the lifeblood of the African tech scene, as well as a hotbed of innovation for the world more broadly, and these panelists have a great perspective on the space and where it's going https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHGSZbhGP4 (5/6) #Africa #startups #fintech

Next was an engaging panel on the future of digital commerce at the #AfricaTechSummit with Souleymane Gning, Niyi Adegboye, Mesongo Sibuti, Eric Muli, and Jane Del Ser. The way this market is evolving in #Africa is fascinating, and the companies and work discussed here seems poised to create solutions not seen anywhere else https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g67rSvZHyDY (9/11) #startups

Next was a number of startup pitches at the #AfricaTechSummit, with standouts on sourcing and paying African tech talent by Jimmy Braimah (albeit with problematic skill tests), solving food insecurity with Christopher Chileshe, an affordable all in one #HR tech platform by Peter Muchemi Muriithi, and a compelling HR enabled #fintech that can serve loans through an HR system by Davis Nteziryayo. Playlist here https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5FQGISvWBK1EzURy8B5LyEgg89usjmiM (8/11) #Africa #startups

Next was an #AfricaTechSummit panel on the future of #mobile in #Africa with Jaco Nel, Stephen Abeka, Shikoh Gitau, Shiela Yabo, and Andrew McHenry. Mobile #startups are one of the most interesting areas of African #tech, with a nice overview provided here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYLBtlRL1D0 (7/11)

Next was an #AfricaTechSummit panel on the state of #VC investment in #Africa with Mike Mompi, Peter Orth, Babacar Seck, Andreata Muforo, and Eva Warigia. African #startups are already resource constrained, so while the discussion made me concerned in the short term, focusing on startups that are actually delivering likely will lead to longer term growth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ50OKPugrc (4/11)

First was a panel examining the rapidly growing in influence digital creative economy at the #AfricaTechSummit with Chimano, Bilha Ngaruiya, Edwin Bruno, and Peng Chen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7u336OarQ8 (2/11) #Africa #creators

Last was an engaging panel at the #AfricaTechSummit on #AgTech in #Africa with Hafsah Jumare, Rose Goslinga, Seema Gohil, Dave Okech Okech, and Hetal Patel. This is such an important area for the continent, and the unique experiences and approaches discussed here makes me very excited to see how the sector continues to grow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCBzx1fVfOc (10/10) #startups

Next was an engaging panel on #work and the gig economy at the #AfricaTechSummit with Amadou Daffe, Paul Kimani, Richard Oyome, Ferdinand Dragtstra, and Uyoyo Zino Edosio. The conversation overall gives a nice sense of where #GigWork and work #platforms across the continent are situated, and I loved the analogies that were drawn to India a few decades ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdaXCm_81Q0 (3/5) #Africa

Next was an intriguing panel on #fintech and #VentureCapital in #Africa at the #AfricaTechSummit with Samuel Salako, Yvonne O. Okafor, Anthony Kimani, Amee Parbhoo, and Edmund Higenbottam. I wish the discussion went more beyond fintech, but the discussion on how African startups should think about funding and capital was quite general https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5R8EzcNpNs&t=3s (6/7)

Next was a short talk by Shehryar Bakht Ali on the future of #payments at the #AfricaTechSummit. #Africa has been at the forefront of #mobile payment adoption, and so seeing how one of the big financial players views the market is important to understand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhSw2tIryiA (5/7) #finance #fintech

Next was a nice talk by Omondi Ochieng on the current state and future of digital business solutions in #Africa at the #AfricaTechSummit . Many of the solutions used in companies in developed countries aren't workable in developing countries, and Ochieng succinctly explains why many of the solutions coming out of Africa will be ideally positioned not just on the continent but in other parts of the world as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGOOo1nWFxE (4/7)