Her most recent positions include Vice President of Global Alliances, Partnerships and Venture for Philips and Director of Corporate M&A for Watson, AI, Software and Services at IBM.

Moneshia was responsible for the integration strategy and performance monitoring of over 60 acquisitions and divestitures into IBM, resulting in a patented end to the post-merger integration approach.
Prior to focusing on Corporate Development, Moneshia worked in several disciplines including Management Consulting, Country Competitiveness Benchmarking and field research at Monitor/Deloitte in Venezuela, Japan and South Africa.

Since moving to Munich, Germany in 2018, she serves as interim-CEO at software as a service platform, Volunteer Vision. Their award-winning approach matches and trains professionals for leadership development with globally scalable guided mentorship and provides measurable KPIs on talent retention and societal impact.

Moneshia also founded toAccompany, a consultancy that uses design thinking to engage clients in transition as a Force for Good. Recent forums include Tech for Good, Reducing Food Waste, Sustainability/ESG and elevating the Employee Experience. She is a recognized expert in multi-stakeholder dialogue at the intersection of policy, business and individual action such as Fintech and Board Diversity.

Moneshia is passionate about connecting people in meaningful ways and collaborating to create solutions for complex problems. She believes we must shift from a zero-sum game approach, to a networked view of value creation by serving others and inclusively developing diverse capacities from the bottom up.

Moneshia holds a B.A in Economics from Smith College, USA and an MBA from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania and product development credit from INSEAD Fontainebleau, France.

She has two daughters and is active in youth empowerment and world citizenship capacity development, inspired by Baha’i principles.

Jocelyn is an experienced leadership and team coach with close to 30 years of international business experience across APAC and Europe. She has held senior leadership roles as Managing Director and Deputy CEO at IKEA and APPLE, co-founded three businesses, and led diverse teams globally.

As a certified coach, Jocelyn leverages her corporate leadership experience with proven coaching methods to help leaders and teams enhance self-awareness, decision-making skills and performance, focusing on strategy development, organization transformation, sustainability development, team dynamics and organizational culture.

Her clients include global MNCs, innovative start-ups, corporate leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs across various sectors in the private, public, and non-profit domains.

Jocelyn is a founding coach with Women of the World coaching network and GoFurther.today supporting female leadership development and UN Sustainability Development Goals respectively.

Previously, Mads served as DCA Regional Director for East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia) and for the Middle East and North Africa, overseeing multi-sector programs in food security, WASH, disaster risk reduction, and emergency response. He also directed DCA programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Albania, and Kosovo, covering areas such as landmine clearance, reconstruction, health, and civil society capacity building.

He began his career with DCA in 2001 in Kosovo as Finance/Logistics/Admin Manager. From 2007 to 2008, he led a research sailing expedition across the Caribbean, producing documentaries, a book, and exhibitions on slavery and migration.

Curator for photographic exhibition entitled, “Our Grandmother’s in Miniskirt” crowd sourced photographs and stories of Kenyan women from 1900 to 1980s.

2022 to 2026: Project Manager: The SHIZU African Children’s Historical Fiction Book Series proposes to produce 30 historical fiction books covering history from a range of African countries, in the next 3 years. The Storymoja SHIZU Historical Fiction Series is developing exciting fact-based historical fiction that taps into the growing need for African history written from an African perspective. Beyond entertainment, the SHIZU series will influence future generations by deepening their understanding of Africa, reconnecting African children to their roots and creating a generation of African children who are confident and certain of their place in the world.

Sitawa has worked with the United Nations and the World Bank. She holds a BSc. in Botany and Zoology from the University of Nairobi and an MA from Clark University in Massachusetts, USA. Sitawa has achieved excellence in many areas of life, including representing Kenya in tennis and hockey in her youth.

A registered pharmacist, Molade holds a postgraduate diploma in Strategic Management & Marketing from Kings College, University of London, and completed the Senior Management Program at Lagos Business School. Recognized as a 2021 Perennial Leadership Fellow and 2021 West Africa Acumen Fellow, Molade serves on various boards, including Alpha Nigeria and Serving With Love Foundation.

Through her work with Women in Management, Business, and Public Sector (WIMBIZ), Molade mentors individuals and supports community development. Her mantra: “The only thing stopping you is yourself… If you dream, reach, and try, you can make it happen.” Molade’s leadership inspires transformative impact.

She began her career from Novartis Pharma and has a collective experience of working in the Pharma and Digital Health Space for around 14 years. She started SehatKahani in 2017. She has won numerous awards and accolades such as Study UK Alumni Awards 2024, USAID SHIFT Prize (2023), Finalist for Being Edinburgh Award (2023), Heroines of Healthcare Award (2022), GBH Health – Future United Provocatour Award (2022), MIT Elevate Prize (2020), Engro I am Change Awards 2016, Winner of “The best in Healthcare” at GIST Tech I Event held United Nations Head-Quarters Kenya Nairobi (2015).

She also serves as the Executive Member of the Ziauddin Alumni Association. She has given numerous National & International Talks; some of which include TEDx Talk Ziauddin 2018 and Grand Challenges Canada Spotlight talk 2022. She loves to travel and also loves to spend time with her 2 beautiful daughters.