Kizito Okechukwu

Executive Head 22 On Sloane

Kizito Okechukwu is the Executive Head of 22 On Sloane, Africa’s largest startup campus and entrepreneurship hub. He was the Board Vice President and interim President of Digital Africa. Digital Africa is a €130m French Government initiative launched by French President Emmanuel Macron to support Africa’s Tech startups. He is currently the co-Chairperson of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Africa, a subsidiary of the Global Entrepreneurship Network based in Washington DC, operating a platform of projects and programmes in 180 countries globally. Kizito plays a significant role in the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) in South Africa and the rest of Africa and has been highly instrumental in developing the Global Entrepreneurship Network in various African countries. He is also an Independent Investment Committee Member of the IDF Capital Future Fund which is a USD$17m Telkom and BCX Fund focused on investing in Tech startups in South Africa. Kizito’s academic qualifications include a diploma in Latin Language (affiliated to the Urban University in Rome), a diploma in Public Relations, a postgraduate diploma in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) where he delivered his thesis titled, ‘The contribution of higher education in advancing entrepreneurship in South Africa’.