
Samantha Pokroy: Investing in Africa’s Entrepreneurs for Long-Term Impact
Samantha Pokroy is a South African investment professional and entrepreneur who has built her career around helping businesses grow in ways that create real impact.
Dr Davis Musinguzi is a medical doctor and digital health entrepreneur who is making a significant impact on the healthcare landscape in Africa.
He is the co-founder and CEO of Rocket Health: *280*6# For Cashless Healthcare, a digital health company that provides telemedicine, pharmacy delivery, and lab testing services in Uganda. He is also the managing director of The Medical Concierge Group, a digital health company that provides healthcare enterprise software and connected medical devices.
Dr Musinguzi has a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Makerere University, an MSc in ICT from the University of Cape Town, and an MBA in Healthcare Management from the University of Oxford. He is a recipient of the Google Founders’ Award, the Microsoft Imagine Cup Award, and the Ericsson Innovation Award.
He is also a TEDx speaker and a member of the East Africa Healthcare Federation. Dr Musinguzi is a passionate advocate for using technology to improve access to healthcare in Africa and believes that digital health can help bring quality healthcare to people in rural areas.
His work has had a significant impact on the lives of people in Uganda and across Africa.
Rocket Health has provided access to healthcare to millions of people who would otherwise have been unable to afford it.
Samantha Pokroy is a South African investment professional and entrepreneur who has built her career around helping businesses grow in ways that create real impact.
Dr. Arielle Ahouansou is a medical doctor and entrepreneur from Benin who is using technology to improve healthcare systems in Africa.
Melissa Bime is a Cameroonian health entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Infiuss Health, a company that is changing how clinical research is done across Africa.
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