
What Africa can learn from China about data privacy
After taking a group of 15 entrepreneurs from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and other African countries on a learning journey to China’s tech powerhouses, the one thing they were all uneq...
Having lived on three continents, and working in tech, finance, and social impact, Stephany strives to create stories and processes that knit together diverse backgrounds. Currently she is Head of Marketing at BitPesa, Africa's biggest cryptocurrency and FX platform, helping create more financial access and liquidity to the entire continent. She is also the founder of the China Africa Tech Initiatives, focusing on accelerating the tech industry as the next era of collaboration between China and Africa.
Entrepreneurial at heart, Stephany founded BUNDSHOP.com, an ecommerce site bringing Chinese designers to the western world, and League X, a boutique branding firm that represented fast-growing Chinese tech startups.
She helped launch SAP’s flagship SME product in China, as well as consulted for a number of Chinese SOE’s, including Ping’An and China Telecom. After founding Buzz & Bloom, a sex education platform for young Chinese women, and the League of Extraordinary Women, she is currently the executive director of Phoenix Risen, a nonprofit to bring men and women together to combat sexual violence. She graduated from Princeton with an undergraduate degree in Economics and East Asian Studies.
After taking a group of 15 entrepreneurs from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and other African countries on a learning journey to China’s tech powerhouses, the one thing they were all uneq...
Discussing China’s engagement with MENA is difficult thanks to regional factors such as oil, conflict and strategic trade routes. While there are many opportunities for private sector and...
There is a general trend of decreasing foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. It fell by nearly 21% in 2017, and a portion of that can be attributed to a reduction in Chinese FDI on t...