Amina Maina is an executive with 20 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry, and a dependable leader who brings vast knowledge, precise expertise and experience, along with a unique set of transferable skills - enabling her to deliver global best practices. Being an innovative thinker and problem solver allowed her to restructure and grow the dominance of the MRS group of companies in six African countries as well as in Switzerland. She consistently applies empathy and emotional intelligence to business analysis and complications, and initiates fresh ideas to develop new systems, while enhancing the existing and future positioning of the organization.

Tenu is an international business executive with over 18 years’ experience in the private and public sectors. He has demonstrated a track record of success across the sectors of telecommunication, technology, and financial services - as evidenced during his time as EVP of Strategy at Airtel Nigeria and CMO at Milicom Ghana. Tenu’s remarkable leadership with these MNOs led to their transformation and turnaround. He has also worked with one of Ghana’s fastest growing FinTechs, allowing SME access to financial resources utilizing digital services.

Mike is a seasoned innovator and technical executive with over three decades of expertise in engineering management across mobile, satellite, and optical industries. With leadership roles at Motorola and Hughes Network Systems, he later pioneered ventures in optical technology at CeLight. Mike co-founded GlobalBit (now OneWeb), a low Earth orbit broadband constellation acquired by Google. Joining Facebook, Mike focused on connectivity initiatives. In 2022, he was awarded the Best Network Technology prize by the Wireless Broadband Alliance for an Automated Frequency Coordination system, now adopted globally. In 2023, Michael left Facebook to become the group Chief Technology Officer at Ascend Digital Solutions.

Pierre is an international executive with 26 years of experience in the telecom and financial services markets. As the Director of Marketing for Banque de L’Union Haitienne, Pierre gained valuable experience with technological platforms. Building on his marketing and technological expertise, Pierre established and managed retail distribution networks and services in the telecommunications and money transfer sectors in the US. He also joined Trilogy International Partners, where as VP of Product Development, he launched the first mobile money service in the Americas. He also served as CEO of ComCel, a $120m-per-year business. Leveraging his vast experience, since 2019 Pierre has been a Strategic Advisor to Ascend Digital Solutions.

Richard Hlomador is a telecommunications and digital broadcasting visionary and the Founder of K-Net Ltd. He is an ITU-award-winning innovator in the realm of telecommunications infrastructure. Richard is a pioneering force in the industry, with a remarkable journey that has spanned from the era of dial-up internet access to the current age of fiber networks. As the founder of K-Net Ltd, he built the digital infrastructure from the ground-up, led Ghana’s digital switch-over, delivered rural connectivity and deployed a direct-to-home broadcasting service reaching 22 African countries.