ABOUT US
The Ghana Tech Summit is a 12-year initiative of the Global Startup Ecosystem which conducts the largest online digital accelerator in emerging markets. The Summit aims to revitalize Ghana’s entrepreneurial economy and reposition it as a global study of catalyzed innovation within an emerging market country.
WHY GHANA?
As the world’s first black nation on the continent of Africa, Ghana has a proud history of inspiring leadership in government, business, and culture. From the rise of tech hubs across the country to the global embrace of azonto in pop culture mainstream dialogues internationally- Ghana is poised to be a leading hub of innovation.
WHO ATTENDS?
The Ghana Tech Summit is for local and international industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, digital marketers and creatives interested in transforming the world via entrepreneurship.
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Hear from speakers of the following companies and networks:
Over 100 Global Speakers Announced!
2019 Speakers
Tom Davis
Chief Growth Officer @ Forbes
Christine Ntim
Founder at Haiti Tech Summit (Forbes 30 Under 30)
Einstein Ntim
Partner Africa Future Fund
Liz Walsh
VP Growth Marketing Forbes & Forbes8
Nii Narku Quaynor
Chairman of Board of Ghana Dot Com
Mary Holahan Baru
Vice President, Content Strategy & Operations, Growth Team at Forbes
Carlos Sanvee
Global Secretary General of YMCA - Geneva
DJ Forza
Director of Partnerships and Collaborations for the World Alliance of YMCAs
Kwabena Nketia Addae
National General Secretary, Ghana YMCA
Katjana Kammin
Venture Partner @ MEST Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology
David Steinbacker
Senior Partner Manager at Google: strategic partnerships with publishers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Lindsey Gilbert-Crouch
Ghana Country Director, Department for International Trade
Mike Romoff
Head of Global Agency and Channel Sales at LinkedIn
Hollie Haggans
Global Partnerships Manager @ DigitalOcean
Akwasi Awua Ababio
Director, Diaspora Affairs at Office of the President
Don Goodman Wilson
Developer Advocate at GitHub
Tyrona (Ty) Heath
Global Lead, The B2B Institute @ LinkedIn
Amos Winbush III
CEO @ AW3 Media Group, Co-Founder @ Forbes8, Partner @ Forbes
Ambassador Johanna Odonkor Svanikier
Ghana’s former Ambassador to France & Portugal/ President of HACSA
Dr. Thomas Mensah
President and CEO of the Georgia Aerospace Systems
Illianna Acosta
Senior Partner Manager - Channel Sales, Linkedin
Casper Klynge
Danish Tech Ambassador
Lexy Owusu-Boahene
Diaspora Drive & LX HR Solutions
Rylan Holey
LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Lead - Italy, Portugal & Africa
Daniel Zaltsman
Community Partnerships @ Digital Ocean
Ryan Foland
Founder of InfluenceTree/ Entrepreneur Magazine as a Top Personal Branding Expert
Yasmin Kumi
Founder of Africa Foresight Group
Iheanyi Ekechukwu
Senior Software Engineer, GitHub
Ade Adefulu
Director of Sales Operations, Marketing Solutions EMEA & LATAM at LinkedIn
Lisa Francoeur
Founder at Fancyfied
Eric M K Osiakwan
Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital
Johnson Napoleon
President/CEO Azure University
Emmanuel Gamor
Ecosystem Builder
Michelle Grover
VP of Development, Hipmunk, Concur Mobile, TripIt and Board Member for Techtonica
AS Dzah
Corporate MC || Toastmaster
Jacqueline Jones
Head of Strategic Partnerships - Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at LinkedIn
Lisa Turner
LRT Associates LLC and Chapter Lead for Government Blockchain Association
Vivian Ntiri
Lawyer | Startup, AI, Cybersecurity, Fintech, and Privacy Law Enthusiast
Silvia Dwomoh
Magento Certified Frontend Developer, Blogger & YouTuber
Paul Kweku Akrofie
Design Entrepreneur
Samuel Parker Ekem
Co-Founder of Ghana Professionals Network
Dr. Stephane Nwolley
CEO @ Npontu Technologies Limited
Cecil Nutakor
Founding CEO @ eCampus LLC
Michael Nii Ayitey Hammond
Editor-in-Chief (BizzAfrica) @ MLD Publications
Al Sene
VP of Engineering at DigitalOcean
Kwena Mabotja
Africa Director at SAP Next Gen
Linda Ansong
Cofounder / Executive Director at Stem Bees
Patrick Stephenson
Head of Research @ ImaniAfrica
Kwame Anku
CEO & Chairman, Black Star Fund
Ato Ulzen-Appiah
Program Officer, Kosmos Innovation Center
Josiah Kwesi Eyison
Cofounder/CEO at iSpace Foundation
George Kwadwo Appiah
Cofounder/CEO at Kumasi Hive and Solar Taxi
Nelson Amo
CEO at Innohub
Izzy Obeng
Founding Director at Foundervine
Christina Glancy
Head of Community at Global Startup Ecosystem
Diana Wilson
Founder/CEO & Associate Product Marketing Manager at Google (Forbes 30 Under 30)
Michael Akindele
Partnerships Lead at Africa Future Summit
Lamia Makkar
Global Innovation Lead @ Global Startup Ecosystem
Terry Oppong
Founder + Chief Visionary Officer @ BlackBand
Previous Speakers at Our Global Tech Summits
Jack Dorsey
Founder and CEO of Twitter (Speaker at Haiti Tech Summit)
Tim Draper
Billionaire VC- Founding partner of Draper Associates and DFJ (Speaker at Space Tech Summit)
Ben Horowitz
Cofounder and general partner Andreessen Horowitz (Speaker at Haiti Tech Summit)
President Jovenel Moise
His Excellency Mr. Jovenel Moïse, President of the Republic of Haiti (Speaker at Africa Future Summit)