The Challenge: Develop strategic programming for an African-focused thought leadership platform that catalyzes partnerships and tangible action on Africa’s digital future among government, development, and technology stakeholders.

My Role: Supported strategic program design, identified speakers for sessions, developed speaker briefings and insights reports, and thought leadership for The Africa Dialogues’ flagship events.

Approach: Assessed the organization’s medium-term convening goals and designed a strategic program that initiated conversations at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings and sustained momentum across subsequent forums throughout the year. Developed high-level programming and insight briefings for the DC summit focused on harnessing Africa’s digital revolution. Identified speakers and created strategic materials and speaker briefing.

Outcome: Delivered compelling programming materials and strategic insights to support the Africa Dialogue’s stakeholder engagement across multiple high-level forums. The strategic design ensured thematic continuity from the DC summit through the inaugural AI Summit in Rwanda, deepening stakeholder engagement and positioning the organization as a leading platform shaping Africa’s digital future.

Expertise Applied:  Program Design, Thought Leadership, Research, Stakeholder Engagement.

The Challenge: How can procurement be used to accelerate the emergence of innovation ecosystems, particularly in contexts where traditional innovation financing and support mechanisms are limited?

The Role: Co-led expert community bringing together leaders across government, academia, startups, and international organizations to develop frameworks and actionable guidance for innovation ecosystem development.

Approach: Convened multi-stakeholder dialogues, facilitated consensus-building, developed frameworks grounded in real-world examples, and created a practical toolkit for implementation.

Outcome: Published Innovation Ecosystems Toolkit now used globally by organizations seeking to build or strengthen innovation ecosystems through strategic procurement.

Expertise Applied: Stakeholder Engagement, Research & Thought Leadership, Policy Advisory.

The Challenge: Develop and execute comprehensive policy strategy for emerging AR/VR and immersive technologies across diverse regulatory landscapes in EMEA region.

The Role: Led policy strategy development for Reality Labs technologies across Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

Approach: Conducted policy landscape assessments, developed regulatory engagement strategies, created policy briefs and advocacy materials, and represented Meta in engagements with government officials and regulators. Led workshops educating stakeholders on emerging technology trends and policy implications.

Outcome: Positioned Meta effectively in policy conversations shaping regulation of immersive technologies. Built relationships with key policymakers and industry stakeholders that advanced policy objectives across the region.

Expertise Applied: Policy Advisory & Public Affairs, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Communications, Thought Leadership

The Challenge: Position an innovative health technology company within the global health ecosystem through strategic communications and partnerships to advance adoption across growth markets.

My Role: Strategic advisor on public affairs, strategic communications, corporate communications and partnerships. Lead development of external communications, customer engagement strategies, and organizational positioning.

Approach: Develop strategic narratives and advocacy materials to support government engagement. Revamping website content and customer communications to strengthen positioning and engagement. Driving high-profile stakeholder engagements at Forums including the World Health Assembly and United Nations General Assembly. Leading customer engagement communications and thought leadership initiatives that amplify organizational impact.

Outcome: Comprehensive communications strategy spanning public affairs, customer engagement, and corporate positioning. Strategic frameworks, advocacy materials, website content, and customer communications that effectively position the organization with government stakeholders, multilateral organizations, development partners, and customers across complex health technology markets.

Expertise Applied: Strategic Communications, Public Affairs, Corporate Communications, Customer Engagement, Policy Advisory, Thought Leadership, Strategic Partnerships

The Challenge: Help government and business leaders across Africa identify key policy options for shaping regional futures in the context of rapid technological change and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Role:Designed and led large-scale scenario planning process engaging over 400 participants from government, business, and civil society across multiple countries.

Approach: Conducted multi-method engagement including facilitated workshops and stakeholder interviews. Applied scenario planning methodologies to explore alternative futures and policy pathways. Synthesized insights into strategic frameworks that shaped the Forum’s engagement with stakeholders across the region.

Outcome: Created framework that informed policy conversations and became foundation for the World Economic Forum’s ongoing engagement strategy with government and industry leaders across Africa on technology and innovation.

Expertise Applied: Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Policy Advisory

The Challenge: Develop flagship research reports showcasing Meta’s economic impact across Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa to inform policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement.

The Role: Led research strategy, managed external research teams and consultants, and developed comprehensive reports examining how Meta creates value for small and medium businesses across the regions.

Approach: Designed research methodology, selected and managed research partners, oversaw data collection and analysis, and developed compelling narratives and communications materials. Created briefing materials, talking points, and advocacy assets for use in executive engagements.

Outcome: Flagship reports that defined policy and communications narrative on Meta’s economic impact in EMEA. Research used extensively in government briefings, policy advocacy, and executive stakeholder engagements across the region.

Expertise Applied: Research Strategy & Management, Strategic Intelligence, Policy Advisory, Strategic Communications

Multi-Million Dollar XR Research and Investment Fund Management: Coordinated Meta’s XR Policy and Research Fund investments in Europe, building partner relationships, managing program implementation, and creating metrics to track program impact.

Digital Transformation and Knowledge Management Platform: Co-led the World Economic Forum’s digital transformation initiative, leading the development of a knowledge management platform using graph databases and visualization tools to provide systemic view of global transformations. Built and lead a data analytics unit delivering strategic intelligence through network analysis.