Meet the First Confirmed Speakers

The first speaker drop for BeyondAfrica Conference 2026 brings frontier hardware research, early-stage venture capital and enterprise AI strategy into one room. This is only the beginning; 50+ speakers will take our two stages on November 7.

Nmachi Jidenma

Managing Partner, Exanovo Capital. Nmachi backs exceptional founders from the earliest stages. Before Exanovo, she held senior roles across venture capital and technology at General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital and WhatsApp. If you're a founder thinking about what world-class early-stage conviction looks like, this is a conversation you want to be in the room for. Follow Nmachi on LinkedIn.

Oluwatobi Oyinlola

Researcher, MIT. Tobi works on IoT and urban sensing technologies, and holds a Guinness World Record for developing the world's tiniest GPS tracking device. He represents a generation of African engineers doing frontier hardware research at the highest level. Follow Tobi on LinkedIn.

Akin Oyedele, PhD

Partner, Boston Consulting Group. Akin advises Fortune 500 companies and PE-backed firms on AI-driven strategy and enterprise transformation. He brings a rare view of how the world's largest organizations are actually adopting AI, and what that means for the operators and founders building alongside them. Follow Akin on LinkedIn.

Your hosts

The conference is convened by Adewale Yusuf (LinkedIn), founder of Techpoint Africa, AltSchool Africa and TalentQL, and co-convened by Stanley Agu (LinkedIn), founder of Luftsocial and Anproba.

More to come

More speakers, investors, operators and ecosystem leaders will be announced in the coming weeks. Speaker drops go to the newsletter first.