Olawale Osborne ODERINDE is a South Africa-based global consultant, entrepreneur and senior strategy and institutional development practitioner with 30 years of professional experience spanning public administration, enterprise leadership, investment advisory, organisational transformation, technology-enabled consulting and workforce development. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the WALEOSB Group and the Founder and CEO of WALEOSB Solutions, through which he supports leaders, institutions, and growing enterprises in translating values, strategy, and stakeholder commitments into measurable execution.
His core professional positioning is at the intersection of leadership alignment, institutional capacity, SME and private-sector development, workforce transformation, stakeholder engagement and implementation support for infrastructure and energy-transition programmes in Africa. He brings particular strength as an integrator: convening technical specialists, executive teams, public institutions, communities and implementation partners around a coherent strategy, governance structure and delivery rhythm. He is not positioned as a technical energy engineer; his distinctive value is the human, organisational and institutional architecture that enables technical programmes to succeed.
For more than 16 years, Olawale Osborne has worked with the Barrett Values Centre methodology as a Certified Consultant and Coach, combining culture diagnostics, leadership development, strategic facilitation, coaching and organisational change. He is also the architect of V2P-OS™—the Values-to-Performance Operating System—a 90-day diagnostic, alignment, and execution methodology designed to help SMEs and institutions turn values into performance, make culture measurable, and implement with discipline. His portfolio includes founder and board leadership, investment and transaction advisory, elearning and management education, business process improvement, digital and technology assessment, real estate portfolio governance, public-sector programme support, and a sixmonth skills-empowerment initiative that served more than 1,000 learners.
Olawale Osborne is a Doctor of Business Administration (Doctoral) Research Fellow in Practice at Hult International Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, with research focused on values-based leadership, alignment between leadership and organisational values, organisational culture and performance in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and South Africa. He holds a Master of Global Executive Business Leadership, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, and an Executive Development Programme qualification from the School of Global Business Leadership at the University of South Africa, alongside professional credentials in board governance, accounting practice, executive coaching, and Certified Lead Auditor, Quality Management System (QMS) ISO 9001:2015. His purpose is to strengthen the leadership, institutions and economic ecosystems required to deliver sustainable and inclusive development across Africa and emerging markets worldwide.
Shahir Boshra is a senior technology, telecom, and policy executive with more than 30 years of experience across Africa and the Middle East. His work spans digital identity, ICT regulation, cybersecurity policy, telecom infrastructure, and digital transformation at national and regional levels.
He has held multiple executive positions, including Director of Regulatory & Government Affairs at Orange Egypt (2012–2024) and Deputy CEO of Cordon Electronics Egypt (until 2025), as well as prior leadership roles such as CEO of Orascom Telecom Internet Algérie, General Manager at Raya Telecom, and VP of Regulatory and Government Affairs at LinkDotNet.
Shahir also serves as Board Member & General Secretary of EiTESAL, where he contributes to the digital industry development agenda in Egypt, engages with government and private sector stakeholders, and supports initiatives focused on innovation, technology capacity building, and ecosystem growth.
He has long been involved in Internet Governance, particularly through the North Africa Internet Governance Forum (NAIGF), where he was a founding MAG member in 2017 and has contributed as a speaker, panelist, and instructor across successive editions. His policy themes include cross-border data flows, platform governance, spectrum management, cybersecurity and resilience, and the harmonization of digital regulatory frameworks across Africa.
Shahir currently serves as General Manager MEA at iDen2, leading decentralized digital identity and trust framework strategy across the region, with a focus on enabling government adoption, interoperability, and secure digital public infrastructure for inclusive growth. He also writes and publishes on digital identity policy, addressing misconceptions and advocating modern, open architecture approaches.
He holds an MBA from Maastricht School of Management, an LL.M. in IT & Telecom Law from the University of Southampton and B.Sc. in Telecom Engineering from Alexandria University. He speaks Arabic, English, and French and is based in Egypt, working across the MEA region.
Rimmon Kisten, AfICTA Board, based in Durban, KZN, ZA, is currently a CISO | Director at Icon Information Systems Limited, bringing experience from previous roles at Icon Information Systems Limited, Strauss Daly Incorporated and Subsidiaries and Strauss Daly Incorporated. Rimmon Kisten holds a 2013 - 2015 Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Technology Management @ Chifley Business School. With a robust skill set that includes Firewalls, CCNA, IT Management, ITIL, Cisco Technologies, and more, Rimmon Kisten contributes valuable insights to the industry.
Robinson Tombari Sibe, PhD is the Co-Founder, CEO and Lead Forensic Examiner of Digital Footprints Nig. Ltd. He is a Cybersecurity and Digital Forensic Expert. He has two decades of experience managing several IT projects and teams. He is an official member of the Forbes Technology Council. He is also a Visiting Fellow of the University of South Wales and a Doctoral Dissertation Chair (Cybersecurity) at Capitol Technology University, Maryland, USA.
He has a PhD in Information Technology (Digital Forensics) and a Master’s degree in Digital Forensics from the University of the Cumberlands, Kentucky, USA. He also holds a Master’s degree in Electronics/Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Port Harcourt and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering (Second Class Upper) from the Rivers State University. He is certified by EC-Council as a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO). He is also a PECB Certified Chief Information Security Officer.
He is a PECB Certified Lead Forensic Examiner. He is certified by the National White Collar Crime Center, USA, as a Certified Cyber Crime Examiner (3CE) and a Certified Economic Crime Forensic Examiner (CECFE). He also holds other industry certifications such as Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner (CCME), Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA), Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO), Mobile Device Investigator (MDI), P2CO-P2C Certified Operator (Paraben), DSMO-DS Certified Mobile Operator (Paraben), Certified Cybersecurity Assurance Professional, and many others. He is a Member of High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), a member of the Computer Technology Investigators Network (CTIN), a member of the Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a COREN (Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria) Registered Computer Engineer, and a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers.
Determined to bridge the gap between the academia and the industry, Dr. Sibe also took on a lecturing role in the Department of Computer Engineering, Rivers State University. His work experience has taken him through E-Sense Technologies Ltd, Infoterra Systems Ltd, Delta Systematics Ltd, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and First Bank Nigeria Plc, and consulted for several clients in the Public and Private Sector. He has also worked on several projects, specifically in areas such as e-Government, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Data Analytics, Geospatial Application Designs, Environment, etc.
He is currently the CEO/Lead Forensic Examiner of Digital Footprints Nig. Ltd, Nigeria's leading Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity company. He also serves on several Boards. He is the Chairman of Agro Preciso Ltd, an Agro-tech company based in Nigeria. He serves on the Board of the Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA). He also serves as a Member of the Technical Board of Diplomates for Digital Forensics of the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria. He is a great team player and has led many successful multidisciplinary teams. He has written and delivered several papers and lectures internationally.
Christel- Diane Wetche Youbi, AfICTA Board is a Cameroonian born female leader who hold a master degree in International communication and public action as well as a Master of Business administration. She started her carrier with General Electric where she occupied several positions of which are Sales leader for GE Renewables for central Africa and business development manager for GE West and Central Africa. She ended her career at GE as the country coordinator in 2018. Her entrepreneurial spirit led to the creation of A&M Group of which she is the founder and CEO.
She is an active member of Africa ICT Alliance - AfICTA and actively involved in activities geared toward the realization of its vision which is to fulfill the promise of the digital age for everyone in Africa, and keen about the achievement of the African Union Digital Transformation Agenda 2030, sharing her expertees on various AfICTA conferences and committees.
Youbi has a remarkable communication skill in both French and English with proven track records in Research, market analyses, business strategy, marketing, sales and growth initiates.