Kanwulia Okafor

Speaker Bio

Kanwulia Okafor is Director, Industry Services, Africa at the GSMA, where she leads strategic initiatives focused on accelerating digital transformation, innovation and ecosystem collaboration across the region. Her work spans mobile-enabled services, digital public infrastructure, Open Gateway, digital health, artificial intelligence, and emerging technology adoption across African markets.

Kanwulia works closely with mobile operators, policymakers, technology companies, development partners and innovators to translate industry priorities into practical market engagement, partnerships and scalable use cases. With a background in strategy, programme leadership and business transformation, she brings a cross-sector perspective on how mobile connectivity, trusted digital services and platform-based models can support inclusive economic growth.