Trevor Noah

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"

Don Cheadle

Actor, Activist & Author; Known for "Iron Man 2" & "Hotel Rwanda"

Andrew Mwenda

Ugandan Journalist; Founder and Owner of The Independent, Uganda's Premier Current Affairs News Magazine

Uzodinma Iweala

CEO of The Africa Center & Author of "Beasts of No Nation"

William Kamkwamba

Innovator, Engineer & Co-Author of “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”

Wole Soyinka

Nobel Laureate for Literature; International Best-Selling Author

Caroline Elkins

Professor of African Studies at Harvard University & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Imperial Reckoning"

Zanele Muholi

Visual Artist, Photographer, Co-Director of "Difficult Love"

Evans Wadongo

Kenyan Engineer, Executive Director of SDFA-Kenya and One of CNN's 2010 Heroes

Djimon Hounsou

Actor, Producer, Humanitarian, Founder of the Gate of (No) Return Marathon & Festival

Strive Masiyiwa

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Founder & Executive Chairman of the Econet Group

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu

Founder & Managing Director of soleRebels; Promoter of Africa's Entrepreneurial Spirit, Social Capital & Economic Potential

Fred Swaniker

Founder & CEO of African Leadership Group

Vimal Shah

CEO, BIDCO Group

Valentino Achak Deng

Surviving Lost Boy of Sudan, Co-Founder of the VAD Foundation, & Author of "What is the What"

Jay Cameron

Author, Philanthropist, World Traveler & Playwright

David Adjaye

Renowned Architect; Lead Designer of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

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Sam Richardson

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor Known for "Veep" & "Detroiters" and "The Afterparty" and "Ted Lasso"

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Mohammed Dewji

Group Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania (MeTL)

Chris Kirubi

Kenyan Industrialist, Entrepreneur & Agent of Change