MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA • INVESTMENT

How Kenza Traveled the World to Find Her Calling and Started an African VC Fund | Kenza Lahlou

Kenza was born in Morocco, but has quite a rich international experience: from France and Singapore, all the way to the USA. At some point, she found her calling and decided to go back to her home country.

AFRICA • EDUCATION & CONSULTING

Advancing Learning for Millions of Kids Through Entertainment | Lucrezia Bisignani

Lucrezia wanted to be an actress and started her entrepreneurial journey when she was 8 years old, selling crafts to give to those most in need.

LATIN AMERICA • TECHNOLOGY

Three Continents, One Data-Driven eCommerce Startup and a Baby | Ann Pichestapong

In this episode, we meet Ann, founder and CEO of DataCue, who not only launched her own company but did it with her husband as her co-founder whilst travelling across Central and South America for their honeymoon!

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • EDUCATION & CONSULTING

From $300 to $60K Monthly Revenue and Serving 400,000 Students Worldwide | Daria Kroshkina

With a passion for learning, growth and continuous development, Dasha turned the knowledge she used herself to secure scholarships.

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • FOOD & BEVERAGES

What Gets Measured Gets Done: 200 000 Meals Saved and Counting | Anastasia Hofmann

Anastasia went to the hospitality school in Lausanne, where she met her business partner, Noemi, and in 2017, they decided to launch Kitro, a startup that focuses on food waste management.

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA • CONSUMER SERVICES

Launching a Lingerie Platform for Women in the Middle East | Christina Ganim

Christina was born in Jerusalem, moved to North Carolina, USA as a kid because of the tense political situation in Palestine, but came back to her home country as a teenager.

AFRICA • URBAN DEVELOPMENT

One Woman’s Mission to Bring Wealth to the African Continent | Hilda Moraa

In our episode, you’ll learn what a ‘chimba’ is and how Hilda is burning a trail for women as entrepreneurs in Africa.

LATIN AMERICA • HR

Bringing 1 Million Jobs to Latin America | Jessica Hammer

Ever since she can remember, Jessica has been walking the streets of Venezuela protesting with her family against various injustices Venezuelan people suffer.

AFRICA • TECHNOLOGY

How to Save 500 million Trees per Year? | Bethlehem Dejene

More than ever, environmentalists like Bethlehem are convinced that the government can, and must, take more drastic measures when it comes to sustaining our only planet.

GLOBAL • TECHNOLOGY

7 Women-Led Startups That Impact People’s Lives in Emerging Markets

Women make vast contributions to economies across the world, whether that’s in businesses, on farms, as entrepreneurs, or by doing usually unpaid domestic work.

AFRICA • ENTERPRISE

Rebecca Enonchong: To Be an Entrepreneur You Have to Be Crazy

“If a black African woman could succeed in America in 1999, then all the entrepreneurs across the world can succeed!”, Rebecca Enonchong, tech entrepreneur, founder and CEO of AppsTech and iospaces.

GLOBAL • ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

Maanasa Mendu: Access to Clean Affordable Energy

Maanasa cares. She cares as much as you do about the well-being of our planet and its citizens. Inspired by her trip to India and seeing how many people don’t have access to energy,

GLOBAL • TECHNOLOGY

Tania Douglas: HealthTech Is Not Only About Tech

In her speech, she addresses the global health issues and how they can be tackled with the technology in a smart way.