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Mentors and Experts

AfricArise is committed to helping startups and organizations to showcase, raise funds, and scale internationally to attain authentic success through a thorough and personalized program that provides a dedicated mentorship and consultation process among other resources.

 

We have partnered with knowledgeable and qualified individuals to provide an impactful and valueable program to startups. 

Below are some of our qualified and verified mentors and experts.

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Mentors

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Thomas Hart

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Thomas Hart is the Program Manager for FSAT Labs Incubation Hub, who also work closely with the AfricArena and Methy's teams in research, mentoring, media relations and consulting.

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Sebastien Lacour

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Experienced in global tech & energy sectors with strong operations and business development skills. Combines strategy, management, and innovation with a proven entrepreneurial record

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Christophe Viarnaud

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African entrepreneur and founder with an innovation-driven track record. Skilled in strategy and execution across software, services, and hardware, with a focus on corporate roles in energy and tech sectors.

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Dan Mabbyalas

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Head of Products at AfricArena, fostering Africa's tech growth by connecting startups with investors, managing events, and developing digital platforms. Strong engineering and project management background.

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Aliou Diallo

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With experience in sales, entrepreneurship, and executive support, Aliou have led diverse roles, co-founded a start-up, and now study finance at Paris School of Business, blending academia with personal fund management.

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Experts

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Gerhard Van Niekerk

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Experienced Business Operations Manager in IT and services, skilled in DataStage, Dimensional Modeling, SQL Server, and Oracle. Former Operations Director and COO at Methys, now leads as CTO and Head of Methys Cloud Services.

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Stephen Middleton

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Stephen is a patent attorney focused on safeguarding electrical, electronic, and software inventions, especially in challenging regions like the US and Europe. He also handle IP due diligence, strategy, data privacy, and copyright.

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