Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInnovation, Leadership, and Technology: Canon’s Journey and Strategy for Africa with Somesh Adukia
Episode 151
Episode 150 with Somesh Adukia, Managing Director of Canon Central and North Africa. Canon, renowned as the world’s leading imaging company, was esta…
1 year, 4 months ago
Closing Africa’s Insurance Gap: Using an Agent-Driven Model to Transform How Insurance Is Sold in Africa With Jihan Abass
Episode 150
Episode 150 with Jihan Abass, who is CEO and Founder of Lami, which is an insurance as a service platform that digitises the entire insurance process…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why Ethiopia? How Dodai Is Building Affordable, High-Speed Electric Motorcycles in Ethiopia with Yuma Sasaki
Episode 149
Episode 149 with Yuma Sasaki, CEO and founder of Dodai, a groundbreaking e-mobility firm revolutionising transportation in East Africa.
Based in Addis…
1 year, 5 months ago
Infrastructure That Lasts: Creating Lasting Value by Redefining Project Delivery in Africa with Emeka Obiwulu
Episode 148
Episode 148 with Emeka Obiwulu, Founder & CEO of The Offshore Lab (TOL). With over two decades of global experience in engineering and project delive…
1 year, 5 months ago
Policy, Growth, and Advancing Implementation of the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade in Nigeria with Prachi Agarwal and Alberto Lemma
Episode 147
Episode 147 with Prachi Agarwal and Alberto Lemma, who are both Research Fellows at the International Economic Development Group at ODI.
They came on …
1 year, 5 months ago
Building Digital Trust: How Pawapass Is Addressing Online Verification and Cybersecurity Issues for African Businesses with Sylvia Brune
Episode 146
Episode 146 with Sylvia Brune who is CEO of pawaPass, a platform making it possible for millions of people in Africa to access services and opportuni…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Importance of African Entrepreneurship in the New Scramble for Africa: Insights From Parminder Vir OBE
Episode 145
Episode 145 with Parminder Vir OBE, a commercially focused executive with a distinguished career spanning entrepreneurship, media, and business devel…
1 year, 5 months ago
Grassroots to Global: How the Global Startup Awards Africa Is Promoting and Enabling Innovation Across Startup Nations with Jo Griffiths
Episode 144
Episode 144 with Jo Griffiths, a visionary global strategist and entrepreneur who works at the crossroads of tech startups, major corporations, gover…
1 year, 6 months ago
Innovating Healthcare in Africa: The Journey to Building Smart Clinics Across Africa With Isidore Kpotufe
Episode 143
Episode 143 with Isidore Kpotufe, founder of Rivia, a network of smart clinics redefining the healthcare experience across Africa. Rivia offers a "WO…
1 year, 6 months ago
Connecting the Continent: Challenges, Solutions, and Innovations to Increasing Internet Connectivity in Africa with Diseye Isoun
Episode 142
Episode 142 with Diseye Isoun who is a recognised authority in African broadband development, focusing on expanding internet access, connectivity, an…
1 year, 6 months ago