Zekarias Amsalu
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Africa Fintech Summit
One of the Global Top 100 Most Influential Person of African Descent under 40(MIPAD) for 2018 under Business & Entrepreneurship, Zekarias is the Founder & MD of Ibex Frontier and Co-Founder & Co-organizer of the premier Africa fintech Summit, a bi-annual summit that takes place in Washington DC and one African city every year. A thought-leader providing deeper insights into investable opportunities in Africa, Zekarias has been featured on various international media outlets including Top Global Voice to follow on Stablecoin, Empower Africa’s top 35 Tech Titans in Africa, Forbes Africa, CNN, CGTN, Global Finance Magazine, PYMNTS.TV, Africa Fintech Newsletter, and CGTN, among others. A seasoned speaker and moderator, Zekarias has moderated several high-level international events including at the African Union, US-Africa Investment Summit, and at the UNGA side events!
Zekarias is a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and an MBA Graduate of Oxford Brookes University in the UK and lives in Virginia, USA splitting his time with frequent travel to Africa.