Lucy Muigai Chief Executive Office, BLab Africa Chido Munyati Head of Africa, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum William Murithi Senior Faculty, Researcher and Consultant, Strathmore University Mamadou Ndiaye Director of the Cabinet, Ministry of Microfinance and the Social and Solidarity Economy, Senegal Margaret Nduta Training Officer, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Dennis Ngure Investment Manager, Yunus Social Business Monique Ntumngia Founder and Executive Director, Green Girls Organization Josephine Nzerem Director of Venture and Talent, Ashoka Mikael Opoku PPME (Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation), Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Ghana Eric Osei-Assibey Chief Economist/Vice-President (Economics & Research), Development Bank Ghana Vincent Otieno Odhiambo Regional Director, Ashoka East Africa Liz Richards Global Head of Brand, Marketing and Communications, Women’s World Banking Solange Rosa Director, Bertha Centre | University of Cape Town, South Africa Juan Carlos Thomas Soto Vice-President Entrepreneurship and New Ventures, TechnoServe Joyce Tamale Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Capital Solutions Dieynaba Tandian Deputy Head of Regional Agenda, Africa, World Economic Forum Guy Tchami Cooperative Policy and Research Specialist, International Labour OrganizationSteve Tchoumba Executive Director, ActivSpaces Alexander Kojo Tetteh President, Ghana Chamber for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities (GCED) Shawn Theunissen Chair, Social Enterprise Academy Africa Jane Thiongo Co-Founder and Director, Swalisano Advisory Elisabeth Tsegaye Start-up Programme Manager, Reach for Change Noah Tumfo Chief Director, Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Ghana Len Verwey Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Eric Anthony Vurinye Senior Assistant Registrar, University of Mines and Technology, Ghana Daniel Waldron Director of Insights, Acumen Grace Wachori Regional Director, Africa, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) The Aspen Institute Gisèle Yitamben President, Association pour le Soutien et l’Appui à la Femme Entrepreneurs (ASAFE) Promise Efemena Yoroh Communications Manager, African Social Enterprise Workshop Brian Zondo Director of Policy Analysis Economic Development, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), South Africa Edwin Zu-Cudjoe Executive Director, Social Enterprise Ghana Production Rose Chilvers Designer, Studio Miko Laurence Denmark Creative Director, Studio Miko Simon Smith Editor, Astra Content The State of Social Enterprise: Unlocking Inclusive Growth, Jobs and Development in Africa 58

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