TOP25 WOMEN IN DIGITAL

The Inaugural Women in digital honorary recognition was held in April 2017 where 25 most influential women in digital were announced. The announcement happened online and generated a lot of interest and excitement from honorees and their fans.

This initiative recognizes women doing great work in digital who have directly or indirectly contributed to the growth and use of digital for personal and societal good. The women are innovators, entrepreneurs, corporate trendsetters doing big and small things to make the world a better place.

ENTRY & SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Entry open to women only
  • Eligible to women of all ages
  • Women can nominate self or be nominated
  • Nominations entered online through a form that collects necessary details

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Caroline is the Country Manager at Glovo, a pioneering tech enabled multi-category app connecting users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. She is in charge of growing the adoption of the quick commerce business model in marketing, growing userbase and the overall return on investment.

Hellen is the CMO at Jumia Kenya a leading pan-African e-commerce platform, present across 14 countries in Africa. She oversees the online and offline marketing activities including delivery of growth metrics that affect the overall business objectives. She is an ecommerce thought leader who his shaping the readiness of ecommerce adoption in different markets, building a vibrant ecosystem and leading in the adoption of innovative marketing activities in the industry.

Caroline is the Co-founder and CEO of Digital Village Africa a tech social enterprise that aims at offering digital solutions and address challenges confronting the African continent. She is responsible for the firm’s management including establishing strategies that augment the organizations' capabilities key to achieving company growth, customer satisfaction, and building a resilient and fun culture.

Cheplemoi is the Founder & Executive Director of EldoHub, a technology, innovation and entrepreneurship hub, which supports youth and women to start and grow businesses by leveraging on the power of technology. She is a technical person with over 12 years’ experience having served in different capacities as a software engineer, network management system engineer, Data Science, ICT4D and as an educator in different universities.

Topyster is the founder of Prosper Mentor a virtual safe space that ignite and accompany individuals who are on a journey to becoming their greatest self through inspiration, knowledge and guidance from mentors who transfer their expertise to mentees for personal, career and professional growth. Prosper Mentor has gained traction since COVID-19 after intensively training IT mentees and connecting them with industry practitioners as mentors.

Mumbi is a business leader with experience in fintech and edutech working across Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ghana, South Africa and Uganda. She is currently the General Manager at Tala a leading money app that bridges digital and cash ecosystems to deliver instant access to credit, payments, savings, and transfer services to millions of customers on three continents. She is responsible for overall operations, strategy execution and creating strategic partnerships for overall growth. Before her promotion to current position, she worked in the same organization as Director of growth.