Speaker Announcement: Priscilla Chomba Kinywa
Priscilla Chomba Kinywa is a digital transformation strategist, a certified metabolic conditioning coach, a mother and wife. She is an avid traveller and co-Founder of ProjectFit, a charity entity in Zambia that aims to promote health and fitness among the general population. With seventeen years of experience in the technology and innovation space, she now focuses on helping large international non-profits ‘do good better’ by understanding and taking advantage of the opportunities presented by different technologies, trending and emerging. Having joined the United Nations as a female in STEM at the age of nineteen, Ms. Chomba Kinywa has experience in leading digital transformation and innovation projects in over forty countries on five continents. If you would like to hear Priscilla speak at this year’s #TEDxLusaka please click the link to purchase tickets | http://bit.ly/2UQbN4A
Speaker Announcement: Jito Kayumba
Jito Kayumba is a partner at Kukula Capital, Zambia’s pioneering Private Equity and Venture Capital firm. The company’s impact investments have generated over 500 jobs and have developed the market for alternative capital in Zambia. He has led investments in numerous Zambian SMEs and actively participates in their strategy and development. As a seasoned investment professional, Mr. Kayumba is called upon by numerous global fora to provide insight on development financing and investment in Africa. He is also an advocate for innovative early childhood education and serves as Chairman of iSchool Zambia, an early childhood e-learning company. Jito is also an Independent Director at Airtel Zambia and Chairs the Audit Committee. Mr. Kayumba has also been recognized for his work in energy policy and the promotion of streamlined investment in energy ventures in Zambia, driven by Independent Power Producers. He is a certified Investment Advisor, holds a degree in Political Science, specializing in Public Policy and Corporate Governance from Canada’s Concordia University and is enrolled in the prestigious African Leadership MBA with the ALU School of Business. If you would like to hear Jito speak at this year’s #TEDxLusaka please click the link to purchase tickets | http://bit.ly/2UQbN4A
In memory of Dr Mannasseh Phiri
When planning TEDxLusaka 2019, the first speaker to confirm their participation was Dr Mannasseh Phiri. Having worked in the healthcare sector and in broadcasting for many years, Dr Phiri had an abundance of ideas that he wanted to share. Many knew him as a seasoned radio personality and vibrant host of Your Health Matters on ZNBC television. To others, he was an ardent HIV and AIDS activist. But in his later years, he developed a new passion: Prostrate Cancer, that led him to co-found the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Zambia. And it was this subject that formed the basis of the idea he was excited to share in his TEDxLusaka Talk on 1st June 2019. Sadly, Dr Phiri lost his long battle against Prostate Cancer on 22nd April 2019. Although he is unable to be with us at this year’s event, it is our hope that even through his death, lives may be saved by raising awareness about the disease. Dr Mannasseh Phiri, you will be missed.