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Logistics/ Mobility

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Sam Epee-Bounya, Moderator
Kagure Wamunyu is the Chief Strategy Officer for Kobo360. She leads the strategy and execution for growth for all Kobo360 markets, heads the people function, and also heads the Africa Region markets. Kobo360 is a digital logistics platform that aggregates end-to-end haulage operations to help cargo owners, truck owners and drivers, and cargo recipients to achieve an efficient supply chain framework. Developing an all-in-one logistics ecosystem, Kobo360 leverages data and technology to reduce logistics frictions, empowering rural farmers to earn more by reducing farm wastages and helping manufacturers of all sizes to find new markets. With operations in Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Uganda and Kenya, Kobo360 is one of the fastest growing tech start-ups out of Africa.

Previously, Kagure served as the Senior Director of Strategy for Bridge International Academies in East Africa, where she focused on policy and PPPs. Before Bridge, she worked as the country manager for Uber in Kenya where she joined as the first hire in Nairobi at launch and grew Uber to a major transportation option in Nairobi. 
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​Kagure Wamunyu is currently pursuing a part-time PhD at the University of Oxford. She holds a Masters in City Planning with a focus on transportation from UC Berkeley, a BSC in Civil Engineering with a focus on Transport Engineering from North Carolina State and a BA in Mathematics from Meredith College. Kagure seats on the Board of Fuzu and the Somo Project. She is an active alumna of Zawadi Africa Education Fund.
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Saad Sheikh, Principal of Investments TLG Capital
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Nicolai Eddy, COO NALA
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