It’s the perfect match – Combine between fun and learning.

Angella Mueni, an astute Business & Finance Consultant with vast knowledge in Business, Finance, Human Resources and Administration, with over fifteen (15) years’ experience, is a seasoned Board Director at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC), Africa’s premier events destination that offers exemplary international standard services.

In KICC, she offers her expansive expertise to the Board of Directors and Management with the aim of steering the Corporation’s MICE (Meetings, Incentive travel, Conferences/Conventions & Exhibitions) business innovatively and sustainably delivering world class services in Business Events.

A strong believer in the power of positive thinking, fairness, and equity in the workspace, Angela prides herself on her contribution that has positively enhanced efficiency in service delivery and heightened customer satisfaction at KICC.  

Angella is passionate in driving the government’s Kenya Youth Empowerment agenda and is using every opportunity availed to her to push this agenda by urging the Youth to exploit their innate innovative ideas that are not only limited to technology but also in areas such as travel, tourism, and MICE. 

It is against this backdrop that Angella will be part of the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Innovation Hub Advisory Panel during the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge.

Prof Michael Twum-Darko, Ghanaian-South African, obtained his PhD in Information Systems from University of Cape Town (RSA), Masters in Computer Science from American Institute for Computer Sciences in Birmingham, Alabama (USA) and Honours Degree in Computer Science from now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (Ghana). 

Michael spent thirty-two (32) years as a lecturer Computer Science, Business Information Systems, strategic management in Ghana, Botswana, and South Africa. He has also spent 13 years out of the 32 years as an IT Project Management and Software Development consultant and IT/Business strategist in South Africa. 

Michael is a Fellow of the Institute of Analysts and Programmers (UK) and has served on many high-profile committees in Botswana and South Africa as an academic, and IT/Business strategist 

He is currently the acting Head of the Graduate Centre for Management and the founder and Head of Centre for Business Innovation and Incubation (BIIC) in the Faculty of Business and Management Sciences at Cape Peninsula of University of Technology.

Maipato Caroline Mmako is a lecturer, Coordinator and Learning Development Facilitator at the University of Johannesburg. Passionate about student success and student development, she has worked on an initiative called Africa by bus where she planned, organized, and facilitated 3 trips across 3 African countries with more than 250 students by bus. She presented at the South African National Resource Center (SANRC) on how the Africa by bus initiative encourages experiential learning and affords young people the opportunity to experience the different cultures in Africa while exploring the beautiful continent.

She forms part of the first cohort of fellows who were part of the Tennessee State University Research programme with a focus on student learning and adaptation; looking at the Nashville Next Plan. She loves working with young people and that saw her working in collaboration with a youth organization in Soweto where she led, collected, and donated over 250 books for the Nelson Mandela Day book drive.

She is also an avid reader and loves traveling.