{"id":393,"date":"2022-08-08T15:35:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T15:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/?page_id=393"},"modified":"2023-03-22T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T12:30:30","slug":"connectivity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Digital Transformation: Securing Africa\u2019s Future in the Global Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"393\" class=\"elementor elementor-393\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4337eb9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4337eb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a1deb\" data-id=\"12a1deb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f0c3a53 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f0c3a53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-122ba608\" data-id=\"122ba608\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe51a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fe51a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Digital Transformation: <br \/>Securing Africa\u2019s Future in the Global Economy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc678cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc678cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday, March 24, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM PST<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-142729c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"142729c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3540fce5\" data-id=\"3540fce5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14755b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14755b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Session Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f8fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6f8fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The future of Africa hinges upon the digital transformation, with myriad technologies awakening possibilities ranging from the rise of popular fintech platforms to medical recording keeping to remote work. However, catalytic digitization has outpaced digital security. In 2017, African economies<u>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.serianu.com\/downloads\/AfricaCyberSecurityReport2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">lost over $3.5 billion<\/a><\/u>&nbsp;through cyberattacks. How does the continent balance digitization for growth, development, and innovation while managing the risks?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d33f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96d33f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn an era of increased digital connectivity in all areas of industry, trust, security, and access become key priorities. This becomes especially pertinent with the realization of the African Continental Free Trade Area that can revolutionize intra-African trade. This session explores ways that Africa can transform as a result of an increasingly digitized world and rise as a leader in the global economy.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7eac79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7eac79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>How can digitization help integrate and connect regions in Africa?<\/li><li>What is needed to improve digital infrastructure across the continent in both urban and rural areas? <\/li><li>How do we reduce inequity and build systems for economic resiliency? <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc391a6\" data-id=\"5cc391a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d91d019 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d91d019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/woman-remote-learning-pexels-monstera-6281893-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3049\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/woman-remote-learning-pexels-monstera-6281893-cropped.jpg 531w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/woman-remote-learning-pexels-monstera-6281893-cropped-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" style=\"width:100%;height:83.24%;max-width:531px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9626859 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9626859\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d43aff\" data-id=\"1d43aff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e55fd8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e55fd8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cca984\" data-id=\"5cca984\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b1907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1b1907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">moderator\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a825287 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a825287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/Stephen-Ozoigbo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4548\" alt=\"Stephen Ozoigbo\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/Stephen-Ozoigbo.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/Stephen-Ozoigbo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/Stephen-Ozoigbo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Stephen Ozoigbo<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senior Director for Emerging Economies at Arm\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232ca9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"232ca9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen Ozoigbo is the Senior Director for Emerging Economies at Arm. He leads regional strategies around business development, technology, and ecosystem engagement activities across Arm\u2019s multiple lines of business in South America and Africa. He also supports Arm\u2019s Sustainability strategies across industry and partner networks, including government, education, and impact stakeholders within the emerging digital economies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7143787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7143787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1cb53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb1cb53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panelists\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-727b45a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"727b45a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf5fb70\" data-id=\"cf5fb70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1067f0d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1067f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/Iyinoluwa-Aboyeji.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3942\" alt=\"Iyinoluwa Aboyeji\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/Iyinoluwa-Aboyeji.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/Iyinoluwa-Aboyeji-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/Iyinoluwa-Aboyeji-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Iyinoluwa Aboyeji<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">CEO and General Partner of Fund for Africa's Future (Future Africa)\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd7688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fd7688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIyinoluwa Aboyeji is currently the CEO and General Partner of Fund for Africa&#8217;s Future (popularly known as Future Africa), Africa&#8217;s largest seed stage investor which has invested millions of dollars into over hundred startups across Africa. Prior to that, he co-founded Flutterwave, a billion-dollar global payments platform connecting African businesses and individuals to the global economy and served as its Founding CEO from May 2, 2016, to October 5, 2018. In those years, he led the company to become one of the fastest growing payments technology businesses of all time, processing over $2 billion across over 50 million transactions.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1541a31\" data-id=\"1541a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3195c5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b3195c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/monica.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4203\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/monica.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/monica-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/monica-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Monica Shupikai Simmons<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Head of Africa \u2013 ICON Tech Investment Bank\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a887d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a887d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonica Shupikai Simmons is Head of Africa at ICON Tech Investment Bank, London. She launched the Africa practice to advise African businesses seeking global investors and acquirers. Monica specializes in fundraising and M&amp;A. She has 20+ years of experience, including senior roles at Deloitte and PwC in New York and London. Monica is passionate about supporting founders. She mentors at Europe\u2019s leading incubator, SETsquared and teaches at Foundervine and IFC SME Ventures. Monica, a native of Zimbabwe, has an MBA from the University of Oxford, a bachelor\u2019s from the University of Cape Town and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43589b1\" data-id=\"43589b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a369e56 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a369e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/omolara.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4235\" alt=\"omolara\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/omolara.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/omolara-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/omolara-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Omolara Awoyemi<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Co-Founder and Operating Partner, Fast Forward<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a43b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a43b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOmolara is a Nigerian technology executive and investor who co-founded and serves as an Operating Partner at Fast Forward, an African impact venture studio and early-stage fund that aims to drive prosperity through technology. Previously, she worked as a Senior Program Manager at Facebook (Meta), served as the Managing Director at SureGroup, Nigeria and Kenya&#8217;s leading provider of retail, corporate gift cards, and reward solutions, and was the founding Managing Director of Jumia Pay, where she was also head of partnerships for the Jumia Group. With an MBA from MIT and a Bachelor&#8217;s in Computer Science, Omolara is an Obama Foundation Fellow and a judge for the Ali Baba Africa Fellowship.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee1059 elementor-align-right elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-fixed elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ee1059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:36,&quot;end&quot;:80}},&quot;motion_fx_range&quot;:&quot;viewport&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;fixed&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Digital Transformation: Securing Africa\u2019s Future in the Global Economy Friday, March 24, 1:30 PM &#8211; 2:45 PM PST Session Description The future of Africa hinges upon the digital transformation, with myriad technologies awakening possibilities ranging from the rise of popular fintech platforms to medical recording keeping to remote work. 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