Innovation Summit - Meridian International Center

Speaker Biographies
Matthias Chika Mordi is currently the Chief Executive and founder of
Accender Africa. Mr. Mordi spent over twenty years as a central, retail and
Investment Banker and co-led the team that built UBA plc from a troubled
small Nigerian bank to Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest financial groups with
over 14,000 employees in fifteen countries, in less than a decade. Matthias
has served on the board of twenty-two financial institutions across Africa
and the United Kingdom, several of which he incubated, including a bank
he turned around as Chief Executive. He has also served as the alternate
president of the West African Bankers’ Association, Chairman of the board
of West Africa’s first Credit Bureau and several government committees. He
is dedicated to reducing poverty in Africa and is a firm believer in Africa’s great potential.
Linord R. Moudou is the producer and host of Healthy Living on Voice of
America Telivision, and has worked as an independent journalist in Africa,
Europe and the United States. She created, produced, and hosted “Spotlight
on Africa,” a bilingual television and radio program. She has interviewed a
range of political figures and artists throughout her career. Additionally, she
is CEO and President of LIRAM Global Communications, a communication
consulting agency concentrated in International Relations, event planning,
and media productions. She has hosted many events in Africa, Europe and
the United States, including The World Bank/IMF Gala in Washington, DC,
the Kora All Africa Music Awards in South Africa, the Richard Bona concert in
Paris, and the Panafrican Music Festival in the Republic of Congo.
Jackson Mvunganyi is the host of Upfront a Youth oriented talk show on the
Voice of America. Mr. Mvunganyi engages African youth on issues ranging
from leadership, education, employment etc. His blog www.upfrontafrica has
been mentioned as one of the unique sources of information about Africans.
A native of Rwanda Mr. Mvunganyi has had a multi-faceted broadcasting
career so far, working in both radio and television, in Africa and the United
States. Mr. Mvunganyi is the co-founder and vice president of Rwanda
International Network Association. He serves on the board advisors for of
Indego Africa INDEGO AFRICA, and as a curator for Africa Gathering. He
has moderated numerous academic panels around the country on issues
ranging from Youth, Justice, Development, and Leadership.
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