African Entrepreneurs Driving Inclusive Innovation and Growth

Sophia Bekele Eshete, is the Founder & CEO of CBS International a technology transfer firm and DotConnectAfrica Tech Group that run the highly acclaimed “Yes2dotAfrica” campaign to brand Africa and the first PanAfrican women-in-tech program, Miss.Africa Digital. She is Chairwoman of GEDA Investment Group a pan-African initiative with interest in strategic sector of Africa’s economy, currently heavily vested in technology, Financial, Media and Real Estate sectors. Ms. Bekele is a widely acknowledged business leader, international entrepreneur, corporate governance expert, global policy advisor and public engagement specialist, an activist and philanthropist, whose wide-ranging experience spans both the public and private sectors.