The FSD Kenya’s 2021 annual lecture focused on “digitalisation and emerging economic development models in Africa: The role of fintech”.

Renowned Professor Bitange Ndemo, was the keynote speaker at the FSD Kenya 2021 Annual Lecture, is a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi, Kenya and a former Permanent Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication. An author and expert in ICT and its influence on economic development in Africa, he has also been pivotal in developing a road map for digital transformation, open data and simplification of data for ordinary citizens in Africa to consume.

The panel discussion was delivered by: – Anne Mutahi, Senior Advisor to the President of Kenya on SME Development – Julius Court, Deputy British High Commissioner to Kenya and Development Director of the British High Commission – Professor Bitange Ndemo, Professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi and former Permanent Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication – Wawira Njiru, Founder and Executive Director, Food for Education