A leader in Africa’s tech sector, Mayur Patel is President & MD at M-KOPA, one of the largest consumer fintech companies in the region. Previously, he served as COO for Cassava Fintech, a provider of mobile wallet and payment solutions, and was CEO of the award-winning mobile streaming company, Kwesé iflix, offering pay-as-you-watch live and on-demand video services in Africa. Mayur is passionate about building inclusive and sustainable businesses. He is an Advisory Council Member of NYU Stern’s Center for Business & Human Rights, and Board member of the largest children’s learning media platform in Africa, Ubongo. His work has featured in the Lancet, Stanford Social Innovation Review and Chronicle of Philanthropy. A Rhodes Scholar, Mayur has a doctorate in International Development from Oxford. He is Zimbabwean, a 2020 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow.