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Overview

I speak on institutional leadership, strategic partnerships, and what it actually takes to make systems work in Africa, across health, digital infrastructure, finance, climate, and governance.

My focus is the gap between strategy and scale — why well-designed initiatives stall, where partnerships break down, and how African institutions can be structured to deliver in complex, resource-constrained environments. I draw on 17 years of practitioner experience across five sectors and engagements at global and senior government forums across and beyond the continent.

Speaking enquiries welcome. Fees available on request.

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Recent Speaking Engagements

Co-organised and moderated a standing-room-only session at the Skoll World Forum 2026, Lincoln College Oxford, on Investing at the Intersection of Health and Climate: Building Resilience, Improving Equity, convening global funders, implementing organisations, and researchers including Grand Challenges Canada, Margaret Pyke Trust, MSI Reproductive Choices, YLabs, and the Valerian Fund. Moderated the panel discussion on breaking silos across climate, health, and gender, and co-facilitated the closing call to action. (April 2026)

Moderated a focused discussion on Building Country-Led Ecosystems to Scale Global Health Innovation for the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, convening leaders from Google Research Africa and Amp Health on what it takes to build locally rooted innovation ecosystems that last. (April 2026)

Participated in the ABCHealth CEO Roundtable at the Africa HealthTech Summit, contributing to discussions on leadership, system design, and the scaling of health innovation across African markets. (October 2025)

Co-hosted a High-Level Side Event at UNGA@80 on African-Led Innovation: Shaping Sustainable Futures With or Without Aid, convening senior leaders across health, technology, and investment to advance African-led approaches to sustainable development. (September 2025)

Spoke at the Future of Public Health Conference on public health partnerships, focusing on how cross-sector collaboration influences system design and delivery outcomes. (August 2025)

Led the 2025 Innovation and Leadership Forum on primary health care, digital infrastructure, and strategic investment, convening stakeholders to explore how systems, capital, and partnerships shape delivery outcomes. (July 2025)

Participated as a panelist at the Africa Primary Health Care Forum on primary health care partnerships, focusing on how systems and cross-sector collaboration shape delivery outcomes and sustainability in PHC. (July 2025)

Participated in a roundtable at the Africa Social Impact Summit on healthcare resilience and partnerships, focusing on how systems and collaboration strengthen long-term resilience in health delivery. (July 2025)

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