Dr. Michael W. Kimwele is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computing within the School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya. He holds a BSc. Mathematics and Computer Science-First Class Honours from JKUAT, a Masters in Information Technology Management from University of Sunderland UK and a Doctorate in Information Technology from JKUAT.
Currently, he is the Director-School of Computing and Information Technology at JKUAT. Dr. Kimwele has authored a commendable number of research papers in international/national conferences/journals and also supervises postgraduate students in Computer Science/Information Technology. His main research interests are in Software Engineering, Computer Security and Social Computing. He is the Deputy Management Representative (DMR) for the College of Pure and Applied Sciences (COPAS) at JKUAT; a responsibility that ensures that management systems processes conform to the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 standards.
Dr. Kimwele serves as Head Judge: Technology Category- Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) https://ysk.co.ke/ This is a unique initiative that gives young people from across Kenya an opportunity to demonstrate innovation and showcase their scientific talents through a National Science and Technology competition.
Top 50 Women in Management in Africa Awards 2023: CEO TESPOK: Sector Policy Expert in national, regional, and global policy advocacy and development: Advocate of inclusion and diversity in the technology space
Information Communication Technology policy and regulation research and negotiation, Identifying ICT best practices and sharing the information with key stakeholders with a view of improving the sector in Kenya, Identifying and negotiating with potential partners to ensure implementation of the sector-relevant programs
Specialties: Regulations and Policy negotiation, Public Relations, and fundraising.
Snehar Shah, CFA brings over 25 years of diverse experience in multiple industries, geographies building and running businesses to Moringa School to scale it to the next level. Snehar holds a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College, London and Financial Qualifications in Chartered Accountancy from PwC and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) while doing Equity Research at HSBC Investment Bank. Snehar spent 12 years at Orange/France Telecom in various roles in Strategy, Finance and Innovation in UK, Europe and in Kenya where he was Deputy CFO and launched the Orange Money business in partnership with Equity Bank.
Snehar then joined as the start-up CFO of Eaton Towers in Kenya and Uganda with the acquisition of 3,000+ telecom towers from Airtel, Orange, Warid financed by more than $500m of Equity and Debt. Having built this profitable business with predictable long term cash flows, the business was then sold to American Tower for $1.85bn.
Snehar has been the Africa MD of Azuri Technologies, a Pay-As-You-Go solar company that he built over the past 5 years to power more than 250,000 households across 5 countries in Africa, employing more than 3,000 resources and funded by Equity investors (IP Group Plc and Marubeni Corporation of Japan) as well as Off Balance sheet debt providers including DFI’s such as the European Commission.
Snehar is excited to join Moringa School to build on the foundations over the past 7 years to drive the Series A fundraise, scale up the business beyond Kenya across the continent and advance the mission of building talent and opportunities through transformative, tech-based learning experiences by building the optimal ecosystem with like-minded partners.
Snehar has served on various board positions as Chair of Telposta Pension scheme, Vice Chair of the Oshwal Academies and Board Member of the Kenya Renewable Energy Association. He currently serves on the ExCo as Communications Officer of the Young President’s Organisation and is a Mentor on the Endeavor Network and has been recognised as the “Top 40 Under 40” by Business Daily Africa.
Pelonomi has a BEngSc in Biomedical Engineering, BSc Eng in Electrical Engineering and an MSc Biomedical Engineering completed on the JICA scholarship in Japan with a specific focus on deep learning for a neurophysiology application. Pelonomi has been in the data science space for 9 years and spent four of those years as a Data Scientist and use case lead productionalising machine learning solutions in the finance industry. Pelonomi is a mentor for the Jeppe Ruth First Scholarship and Trustee of the Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust, she also dedicates her energy to advocating for responsible AI, running and teaching at the Code Kamoso coding academy, and volunteering for the Ungovernable NPC where she is involved in reclaimer work and the organisation of a community garden. She is a carpentry novice and a writer of music in her spare time.
Jehiel Oliver is responsible for the overall management and strategy of Hello Tractor, an agricultural technology company that connects tractor owners and farmers through a farm equipment sharing application. He has been honored with numerous awards for his work in social entrepreneurship including being recognized by Foreign Policy Magazine as a Top 100 Global Thinker for 2016. He was appointed under the Obama Administration as a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, where he chaired the technology subcommittee. Prior to Hello Tractor, Oliver worked in consulting and investment banking. Outside of work, Oliver remains active serving on the board of Shared Interest and H4H, both impact investment funds focused in sub-Saharan Africa.
As Chief Product Officer, Steve is responsible for leading our product teams — setting a product vision and strategy that accelerates the growth and impact of Mozilla’s existing products. Additionally, he is responsible for setting the foundation for new product development during a period of time where there is a massive need for software that is unambiguously good for the world to be built at scale. He is leading a team looking to solve some of the internet’s biggest challenges — openness, accessibility, safety, privacy, security, interoperability, individual agency and more.
Previously, Steve worked at Twitter as a Vice President of Product for their Machine Learning and Data platforms. Prior to that, Steve led Product Management, Design and Research in Facebook’s Infrastructure organization. He also spent almost 14 years at Microsoft where he was responsible for the Windows third-party software ecosystems and held leadership roles in Windows IoT, Visual Studio and the Technical Computing Group. Additionally, Steve has held a variety of engineering roles at small and medium-sized companies in the Valley in spaces like developer tools, endpoint security, mobile computing and professional services.
Steve studied Aerospace Engineering at San Jose University and holds an MBA from the University of Washington. He lives in Seattle with his wife, two dogs and two ducks, and has two grown children. In his spare time, Steve plays guitar in a “dad band” and enjoys fishing, scuba and swimming.
As Chief Marketing Officer, Lindsey O’Brien leads Mozilla’s global marketing strategy and organization. In this role she guides the team to find new ways to attract people to our new products and Firefox browsers, in a period when there has never been greater need for privacy-focused solutions to the challenges of online life.
Previously, Lindsey was Vice President of Product Marketing, with responsibility for overseeing new product launches, nurturing existing products, ideating on key campaigns and go-to-market strategies, and evangelizing new innovations in internet technologies to drive Mozilla’s future growth.
Prior to Mozilla, Lindsey headed up corporate-level marketing for Facebook Inc., including leading product marketing for Facebook’s core products: News Feed, News, Stories, Civic Engagement, Privacy and Safety. Before joining Facebook, Lindsey led marketing for GoldieBlox, a Bay Area start-up focused on bridging the gender gap in STEM.
Lindsey lives in the Sierra Foothills with her husband Joe, her two kids, three dogs, and four cats. In her spare time, you’ll find her sweeping up pet hair, gardening, and singing to her houseplants.
