Mulugeta Asnakew Tadesse Lecturer, Researcher & EQIP Coordinator at Kebri Dehar University, Ethiopia
Maxwell Azi is a visionary entrepreneur focused on building long-term impact rather than short-term success. He is the founder of Level Up Fashion Technology Ltd, a purpose-driven company committed to transforming Africa’s fashion industry through infrastructure, innovation, and inclusive growth.
He thinks strategically about governance, shared value, sustainability, and legacy — not just profit. Maxwell combines faith, patience, and endurance with bold ambition, positioning himself as a builder of systems, not just businesses.
He is driven by purpose, leadership, and the desire to create something that outlives him.
Mulugeta Asnakew Tadesse Lecturer, Researcher & EQIP Coordinator at Kebri Dehar University, Ethiopia
Mulugeta Asnakew Tadesse Lecturer, Researcher & EQIP Coordinator at Kebri Dehar University, Ethiopia
I am a young upcoming entrepreneur looking into the art/tech industry. Currently based in Nairobi,Kenya.
Fredrick Sogbe is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Zayn Organic Cosmetics Industry Limited, a purpose-driven manufacturing company focused on transforming agricultural waste into high-value organic skincare products. His work sits at the intersection of agribusiness innovation, sustainable manufacturing, and youth employment.
Driven by a commitment to solving real economic challenges, Fredrick founded Zayn Organic Cosmetics to address post-harvest losses while building a locally rooted cosmetics brand. Under his leadership, the company has developed a growing portfolio of organic skincare products made from locally sourced raw materials, particularly tomatoes and other plant-based ingredients. The company’s model not only promotes sustainable production but also creates jobs and strengthens local value chains.
Fredrick has hands-on experience in grassroots manufacturing, product innovation, and building emerging market brands from the ground up. His approach combines commercial viability with social impact, positioning Zayn as both a manufacturing enterprise and a catalyst for inclusive economic growth.
He is passionate about advancing African industrialization through local production, empowering young people through enterprise, and building globally competitive African brands. His long-term vision is to scale Zayn Organic Cosmetics into a leading international organic cosmetics company known for sustainability, innovation, and impact.
A former founder and co-founder of multiple startups with over a decade of entrepreneurial experience across the technology, building renovations, food & beverages, and medical equipment and consumables sectors. I currently serve as a consultant & board member for other startup founders.
I'm Abigael Kavwele, a facilitator and women's empowerment advocate focused on helping African women address the internal barriers that keep them from stepping fully into their potential.
I founded She Speaks Africa in November 2024 because I saw a gap in how we approach women's empowerment—lots of motivational content, but very little addressing the deep internal work: imposter syndrome, limiting beliefs, fear of judgment, and the need for external approval.
I'm also Director at Fair Compete Consultancy, where I've developed curriculum and training content for entrepreneurship programs. This experience has taught me how to design learning experiences, structure programs, and work within organizational contexts.
What drives my work is the belief that transformation happens when women have safe spaces to be vulnerable, ask hard questions, and build the self-trust needed to navigate professional and personal challenges. I facilitate those spaces—whether through intimate webinars, workshops, or community-building initiatives.
I'm early in my journey with She Speaks Africa—just three months in—but I bring lived experience, facilitation skills, a deep understanding of what young African women need, and the commitment to scale this work through strategic partnerships with organizations doing gender equality work at a higher level.