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Fireside Chat: Competence as Currency: Cultivating Tech Leadership and Career Pathways in Inclusive Fintech

A dynamic fireside chat exploring how student-led innovation and pan-African upskilling shape careers in inclusive fintech. The conversation highlights examples from a university entrepreneurship society that has empowered students through workshops, prototyping bootcamps, and industry engagement, showing how leadership in campus communities builds competence, resilience, and pathways to impact across Africa’s digital economy.

Speakers

Mr Stephen David

Mr Stephen David

President, African Innovators Society at Carnegie Mellon University Africa

Moderator

Mr Robert Bob Okello

Mr Robert Bob Okello

Founder, Maarifasasa Limited