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Planning Committee

Christelle Zami – Committee Member

Christelle Zami Committee Member Christelle Ami D. Zami is a Project Manager, an Educational Consultant, a Trainer of Trainers, a Conference Interpreter and a Children book author. She holds a Bachelor Degree in English, a Bachelor Degree in Education Sciences and a Master’s Degree in Conference Interpreting. Her working languages are both French and English. She is enthusiastic and proactive. She loves innovation. She is a book lover, an adventurer and is always eager to discover and understand other cultures. She loves networking and creating an enduring impact on her society, and serves on the board of L & D Africa. Other Team Members Christelle Zami Charles Kiarie Gakuya Anthony Wachira Abdul Makubuya Martin Wanjohi Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi Catherine Mukoko Jimmy Karima Chakacha

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Charles Kiarie Gakuya – Committee Member

Charles Kiarie Gakuya Committee Member Charles is a seasoned, result oriented training consultant with over 20 years of experience, a CIPD level 5 Certification and Diploma in HR. A consultant, facilitator, and trainer with extensive banking experience from a major international bank, and a leading regional e-learning organization. A strong L&D expert, with depth of local and regional experience in the following disciplines: Learning and Development, Performance Management, resourcing, Talent & people development, career development, coaching and mentorship. He has solid experience in front and back-office operational roles, front office sales and relationship management, internal audit, risk management and remedial management. Also, a consultant providing pragmatic and innovative learning and development solutions to private and public enterprises. Charles is also the Founder and C.E.O of Career Mentor Solutions. Other Team Members Charles Kiarie Gakuya Anthony Wachira Abdul Makubuya Martin Wanjohi Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi Catherine Mukoko Jimmy Karima Chakacha

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Anthony Wachira – Committee Member

Anthony Wachira Committee Member Anthony is an award-winning multifaceted professional, embodying roles as a coach, storyteller, training facilitator, speaker, and corporate emcee. As the Founder and Managing Director of ‘The Influential,’ a human capital development firm, he specializes in empowering teams and individuals to discover their X-factor – that unique advantage and value differentiator. His approach involves tapping into their passions, strengths, and core values to catalyze impact during times of transition. Anthony firmly believes in the inevitability of change, viewing it as a perpetual state of being. With a rich portfolio spanning over 12,000 clients across five continents, Anthony has accumulated over 300 coaching hours. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences, as well as a featured guest on television and podcasts, reaching audiences numbering in the thousands. His clientele is diverse, from the C-suite executives to shop floor staff and he also sits on two boards. Anthony won the 2023 Zydii Africa Trainer of the Year award after placing top of 600 nominees and Gold Trainer of the Year in the 2023 Digitally Fit Awards. Anthony has provided his expertise across various sectors, leaving a lasting impression on the spectrum of human capital. Other Team Members Anthony Wachira Abdul Makubuya Martin Wanjohi Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi Catherine Mukoko Jimmy Karima Chakacha

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Martin Wanjohi – Conference Vice Chair

Martin Wanjohi Conference Vice Chair Martin Wanjohi is Lead Consultant at iPerformance Africa He is an expert in Instructional Design, eLearning, Virtual Instruction Design, Strategy Execution, and Performance Management. With over 10 years in Training and Adult Learning and 18 years in Sales, Martin helps organisations develop and implement performance measures and tools. A certified professional in Strategy Execution and Instructional Design, he has worked with various industries in Kenya and neighboring Countries of Uganda and Rwanda Martin is also a conference speaker dedicated to improving corporate learning. He enjoys photography, reading, and writing on performance improvement, Learning and development, strategy execution and Leadership development. Martin is certified in Instruction design- ATD , Merrill’s first Principles of instruction- 5 Star Performance USA, Balanced scorecard certified by Palladium Group USA. Martin operates at the intersection of learning and development to achieve strategy execution, which is the value he provides to  to organisations he works with. Other Team Members Martin Wanjohi Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi Catherine Mukoko Jimmy Karima Chakacha

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Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi – Conference Chair

Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi Conference Chair Caroline is Director & Chief Change Catalyst, Huru Consult, a Nairobi-based management and training consulting company she founded in 2007, following a rich career in Corporate Banking. An international trainer and facilitator with over 19 years international L & D experience, she is an IFC (International Finance Corporation) certified Master Trainer, and certified Learning and Performance Institute (LPI-UK) Trainer Assessor, Online Learning Facilitator, and Designer of Online Learning. Passionate about people, business and organizational development, in additional to serving on the L&D Africa board, she also serves on the boards of the Association of Startup and SME Enablers of Kenya (ASSEK) where she is Committee Chair for Member Engagement and Support, and the board of the Kenya Association of Women Business Owners (KAWBO), overseeing capacity building. She has also been a regular speaker in the IFC’s Grow-Learn-Connect webinars and has previously been a panelist and speaker in the 2020 and 2022 L & D Africa conferences. She is passionate about the performing arts and personal development and is a regular contributor in the Marketing Africa, Magazine, Leading You column. Other Team Members Carol Nyamwaya Mwazi Catherine Mukoko Jimmy Karima Chakacha

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Catherine Mukoko – Committee Member

Catherine Mukoko Committee Member Catherine Mukoko is a Learning Development and Knowledge Management expert with over 20 years’ of experience in skills development for the enhancement of productivity and performance of individuals, institutions, and businesses. She has expertise in Business Development, Curriculum Development, Policy Development, Managing Partnerships, and Mediation respectively.  She is a Certified Danish Industries (DI) trainer of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Certified Anti-Corruption Compliance Trainer – by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE-USA); Certified Professional Mediator by the Dispute and Conflict Resolution International (DCRI). She is a holder of a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Marketing Option) from Africa Nazarene University and currently finalizing her MBA in Strategic Management at Africa Nazarene University. Catherine is also a Certified Professional Trainer by the Institute of Human Resource Management, Nairobi and a Member of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) – UK. Other Team Members Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi Catherine Mukoko Jimmy Karima Chakacha

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Jimmy Karima Chakacha – Committee Member

Jimmy Karima Chakacha SME Banking Consultant, Advisory Services, IFC- World Bank Group Jimmy is an SME Banking Consultant for advisory services at the IFC with over 10 years’ experience in Financial & Non-financial Services in Banking and project management in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria. Priority sectors include Financial Operations, Non-financial services, (SME) banking, Gender & Economic Programs. He has previously served as Financial Services Management Consultant with Tiny Totos Kenya Limited, where he supported financial sustainability program for the MSMEs (Women Entrepreneurs in Urban Slums) He has worked in Tanzania as a Finance & Markets Consultant for ACRA (Association of Cooperation for Rural Africa) He has served as an Operations Officer with Ecobank Transnational Bank Kenya He holds a Master’s degree from Graduate School of Economics and International Relations, Milan-Italy in International Development and a Bachelor’s degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology in Mathematics. He is also a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya and an Associate member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. He also holds a Diploma in French from Alliance Francaise De Mombasa. He is a Certified IFC-LPI Trainer (2022) He has a track record of excellence & work ethics. Letter of commendation 2020 (Fidelity Bank Ghana). Awarded Best Banking Employee of the 2015 (Ecobank) and Service Excellence Award (2015). Banking Deposit Mobilization Medal award. Other Team Members Christelle Zami Charles Kiarie Gakuya Anthony Wachira Abdul Makubuya Martin Wanjohi Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi Catherine Mukoko Jimmy Karima Chakacha Christelle Ami D. Zami Precious Nyarko Gyau Abenaa Kessewaa Brown Abigail Khuluse

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