Young Leader – Junge Führungskräfte, große Visionen
Lerne die Young Leader kennen! Unser stetig wachsendes Netzwerk vereint bereits knapp 230 aufstrebende Führungspersönlichkeiten aus Äthiopien, Deutschland, Ghana, Kenia, Marokko, Österreich, Ruanda, Senegal, und Tunesien.
Branchenübergreifend, vielfältig, zukunftsorientiert – AGYLE bringt Changemaker aus Wirtschaft, Politik & Gesellschaft zusammen, um gemeinsam neue Impulse für nachhaltige Zusammenarbeit zu setzen.
Young Leaders 2026
Abdelilah Hammada
CEO and Founder
Alguno
Afomia Andualem Bogale
CEO
Agelgil Eco Packaging Solutions
Alfred Afutu
Founder and CEO
DriveJini
Alice Ayuma
CEO
Arbarne Agriculture Group
Arnold Sylvian Kimkpe
IoT Firmware and Systems Engineer
Crafted Climate
Benson Abila
Co-Founder and CEO
M-taka
Billy Ng'ere
Chief Operational Officer
E-moti
Chantal Kamashazi
Founder and Managing Director
Green Agribusiness Network in Africa and HEZA company (GANA HEZA)
Claudio Geyken
CEO & Founder
RiDERgy GmbH
Dany Vassyli Mugisha
CEO
Cradle Ltd
Devis Musiu
Co-Founder and Head of Product
Rudi Corporation Ltd.
Elizabeth Wokabi
Principal Project Lead & Owner's Engineer
Linden Hof Limited
Elpidio Tossou
Co-Founder and Head of Product Design, Marketing & Communication
FeatheryCare Ltd.
Esther Kimani
CEO
Farmer Lifeline Technologies
Florian Thon
Chief of Staff and Team Lead
feld.energy
Frank Owusu
Co-Founder & CEO
Aquamet Technologies
Gabriel Bonsu
Founder
CropCapital Investment ltd
Gloria Niiquaye
Co-Founder & Managing Lead
COMESO
Grace Kamau
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Ardena Consulting
Hana Rago
Co-founder and COO
Guaro Farms PLC
Hervé Girihirwe
CEO
Mulika Farms
Hope Mwanake
Co-Founder and Head Innovations
InspCorp
Incken Selina Wentorp
Head of Sustainability
Zech Group SE
Jana Heinemann
CEO, Founder & Fashion Designer
Impari Consulting GmbH
Jaouher Ben Ali
Founder & CEO
BeanBack
Jean Claude Akarikumutima
CEO
Faminga Ltd
Joram Okwaro
Chief Executive Officer
Eleorun Energy Solutions
Joseph Nguthiru
Founder & CEO
HyaPak
Lynette Gonga-Penkner
Director of Climate Innovation and Partnerships Afroepa project
Radio Afrika
Marie-Claire Bartmann
Chief Operating Officer
Impacc
Maximilian Webers
CEO
COLIPI GmbH
Nabeela Abubakari
Founder and Director
goTo Initiative
Norah Kimathi
Founder and CEO
CLITEDS
Prince Kweku Asante
Head of Business Development
AkoFresh
Righi Rasoa
Founder
lum
Rozalia Wangui Karanja
Founder and Executive Lead
Square One Eco Africa (SOEA)
Saidou Gaye
CEO and Founder
HYGROSPEC SAS
Sara Usman Gobe
Founder and CEO
Kine Modu
Stefan Schmid
CEO
Viride GmbH
Zikiru Shaibu
Managing Director
AgroCold Ghana Limited
Young Leaders 2025
Yishak Teklegiorgis Bezabh
Country LeadProfessional Practicing Architect and Urban Designer
Zorit Consulting Architects and Engineers PLC
Carolin Link
Country LeadCo-Founder
Exseede
Pacifique Nezerwa
Country LeadFounder and CEO
OLAMOVE
Anthony Owusu-Ansah
Country LeadFounder and CEO
ShaQ Express
Bryan Kwesi Ohene Achiampong
Co-Founder and CEO
Green Hopper Ltd.
Ewuket Tsegaw Alemayhu
CEO
Clenville Ltd
Hilina Legesse Anawte
Deputy General Manager
Dodai Manufacturing Plc
Kwasi Safo Ayirebi
Founder and CEO
Simpeller Development Foundation
Papa Momar Niang Baby
Coordinator
Zero Waste Senegal Association
Paul Baumann
Founder and CEO
URBAN UTOPIA GmbH
Omar Bentaleb
Founder and CEO
Mycelium Innovations
Gloria Boamah Kusi
Senior Sustainability Officer
Jospong Green Transition
Issam Chleuh
Senior Advisor – Smart Cities Africa
African Development Bank
Papa Idrissa Diene
Cities Adviser
C40 Cities
Abdou Sall Fall
Tech Entrepreneur
SN Energy
Bilen Gebremariam
COO
HarakaPlus ltd
Siham Kamil
Founder and Manager
Reblu
Arus Manvelyan
Founder
Minimo Haus
Evans Nartey
CEO and Development Engineer
Theseus Development
Patrick Ngono Abe
CEO and Founder
Elikia e.V.
Felix Rebers
Associate Partner
CITYFÖRSTER architecture+urbanism
Oliver Rieche
Director of Legal Affairs, Carbon Procurement and NDC Partnership
Balance Eco Ltd
Derrick Kofi Sarfo
Founder and CEO
DercolBags Packaging Limited Company
Herbert Schupfer
Head of Future Solutions
Güntner Group Europe GmbH
Jean Paul Sibomana
Project Coordinator
Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda
Kiara Winona Sweeney
Program Director
Yunus Environment Hub
Theodora Sophia Taylor
CEO
Green Tech Envirogroup Ltd
Irene Yeboah
Manager for Urban Infrastructure
Constromart Africa
Mahlet Gebreegziabher Yilema
Senior Professional for Fundraising and Partnerships
ICLEI Africa
Young Leaders 2024
Stefan Opitz
Country LeadManager Sustainability for Productdesign
Vaillant Group
Melat Terefe
Country LeadFounder and Creative Director
DolMel Manufacturing PLC
Cheikh Ahmadou Mbodji
Country LeadWest Africa Regional Manager
EED Advisory
Jakob Weigele
Head of Region DACH+DK
Vizcab
Esther Serwaa Poku
Technology Innovation Principal Director
Accenture GmbH
Arianna Nicoletti
Co-Managing Director
Circular Berlin
Charlotte Kramer
Product Manager
Buffalo Boots GmbH
Leonard Konrad
Founding Member and Innovation Ecosystem Enabler
AiDiA - Afrodeutscher Startup Pitch
Leon Jaeger
Team Lead International Consulting Projects
Rodiek & Co. GmbH - A Nehlsen Group Company
Aron Handreke
Founder and CEO
ContainerGrid
Vanessa Esslinger
Project Manager Circular Economy
WWF Deutschland
Franz Dlugosch
Specialist Partner Management
BMW AG
Samrawit Yohannes Yoseph
Urban Development Specialist
Citilinks
Blandine Umuziranenge
Founder and CEO
Kosmotive
Cynthia Umutoniwabo
Co-Founder and CEO
Loopa Ltd.
Fatma Sylla
Ecology Programme Manager
Heinrich Böll Foundation Dakar
Amen Allah Souli
CEO
Dracoss
Abdulrahim Shaibu-Issah
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Recycle Up! Ghana
Isaac Sesi
Founder and CEO
Sesi Technologies Ltd
Richard Seshie
Founder
COOL LION ENERGIES
Nana Kofi Afriyie Sarpong
Founder and CEO
Merdeo Foods
Sarah Rukundo
Regional Expansion Lead (Africa)
Westerwelle Foundation
Betty Osei Bonsu
Director, Operations and Programs
Green Africa Youth Organization
Esther Emefa Ofori Boadu
CEO and Co-Founder
Freshlys Family Farms Ltd
Jean Damascene Niyonzima
Service Engineer
Voith Hydro
Edward Melomey
Managing Director
Constromart Africa
Materne Mateso Lumiere
Research Coordinator
Universität Koblenz
Dr. Aadam Longi
COO
Kodu Technolody Company Limited
Selam Wondim Gebremedhin
Co-Founder
Birrama
Abrhame Endrias Butta
Managing Director
Green Agro Solution PLC
Amal Chebbi
Business Development Manager
Pigmentoco
Andrew Aryee
Regional Project Officer – Sustainable Urban Development & Transport
Agence Française de Développement
Jan Breitinger
Senior Project Manager
Bertelsmann Foundation
Michaela Karolina Braun
Team Leader Operation and Maintenance of Water Bodies
Emschergenossenschaft und Lippeverband
Hannah Aidoo
Founder and CEO
H.A. FARMS
Prince Agbata
Founder and Country Manager
Coliba
Miracle Naza Agbata
Operations Lead
Mayekoo
Young Leaders 2023
Khadidiatou Sall
Country LeadFounder and Executive Director
SeeSD (Science Education Exchange for Sustainable Development)
Anicet Pascal Latyr Ngom
CEO
Afriweb
Anush Zadoyan
Co-Founder
UnityAI Solution
Muriel Wegner
Junior Engagement Manager
International Strategy Consulting
Bartosz Walenda
Investment Manager (secondment) - Financial Institutions Africa
Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
Svenja Schauten
Director Finance and Controlling
Amali Tech
Anna Sophia Rainer
Director Multilateral Affairs & Global Development
Bayer AG
Jana Piske
Founder and AI Enablement Consultant
Fairlinked
Malte Pfahl
Founder and CEO
Backdigital GmbH
Ann-Sophie Mante
Senior Legal Council
Billie
M. Elie Mandela
Youth Engagement Lead - Pan African Programs
Mastercard Foundation
Ole Lebendig
Managing IBM Targetprocess Delivery EMEA
IBM
Jeff Kwarteng Jacobsen
Government & Public Services, International Affairs and Development
Deloitte Consulting GmbH
Zakaria Jaiathe
Product Owner, Serial Founder
Eneco eMobility Nederland
Lena Sophia Gronbach
Founder and Director
Africademics Consulting gUG
Ahmed Gatri
Group Regulations Coordinator (Radio)
Volkswagen Infotainment GmbH
Abdou-Chakour Daro
Head of Global HR Systems - Analytics & Sustainability
Symrise AG
Lisa Bösch
Second Press Spokesperson and Business Partner Corporate Communications
EEW Energy from Waste GmbH
Dorçaf Bargaoui
Product Development Manager
gsub - Gesellschaft für soziale Unternehmensberatung mbH
Sheila Wristberg
CEO
iRisk Management Limited
Benjamin Turkson
Founder and CEO
ASA Nwura Ltd
Yaw Tweneboah Kodua Odoom
Founder
Bibini Innovations Ltd
Moise Ntwari
Managing Director
Zatec
Mufuth Nkurunziza
Founder and CEO
Guez Show
Emma Marie Ndoringoma
Tech Advisor
Sotrad
Dhafer Amine Nasraoui
Architect and Head of Project, Co-Founder
DAN Architecture
Ndeye Fatou Mboup
Founder and CEO
The Smart Granary
Fatma Ezzahra Maatoug
Management Consultant
Pearls Consulting Saudi Arabia
Janat Issifu
CEO
WAN-Hive Ghana
Renita Gatesi
Venture Creation Program Coordinator
Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies
Eli Daniel-Wilson
Regional E-Business Lead, Central and West Africa
Publicis Groupe
Momar Talla Cisse
Co-Founder and Executive Director
FOHSEN
Maher Chakroun
Deputy CEO
Optimalogistic
Maurice Cashinco
CEO
ILM Consult
Isabelle Bucyeyeneza
Managing Director
TestSolutions Rwanda Ltd.
Kweyakie Afi Blebo
Co-Founder and Programs Director
Because She Can
Edward Asare
Communications Officer
Ghana Gold Board
Oswald Wedam Anonadaga
Founder and CEO
FloodGates International Corp.
Eyram Amedzor
Career and Industry Student Leader
Dalhousie University
Paulina Adjei
National Coordinator - Ghana IT Program
CBI - Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries
Sherif Ghali Abdulai
President; Advisor to the Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment
Ghana Youth Federation
Young Leaders 2022
Manel Bargaoui
Country LeadCEO
Let’s Handspeak English
Wiem Souai
Country LeadInstructor, Digital Marketing AI
Go My Code
Emmanuel Leslie Addae
Board-Member
TalentsinAfrica Limited
Maureen Abla Ahiataku
International Relations (INTAD)
Ghana Meteorological Agency
Afef Ajengui
Regional Program Manager (MENA) - GreenForward
Stichting SPARK
Emmanuel Antwi Akoto
Project Manager
BSW Solar
Lawrence Ashiagbor
CMO
Henytec Solutions
Justice Baidoo
CEO
Justice Baidoo Consulting Ltd.
Kacem Berkhais
CTO & Co-Founder
Kings Worldwide Business
Jan-Jonathan Bock
Deputy head of the "Strengthening Democracy" division
Hertie Foundation
Gideon Brefo
CEO
hapaSpace Collaborative Hub
Augustina Bruwaah Busiah
CEO
Ohemaa Green Housing Ltd.
Kelvin Nana Dadzie
Founder and CEO
NASPA Auto Spa Services LTD
Sesinam Dagadu
Founder and CEO
SnooCODE Limited
Emmanuel Danso
Principal CEO
BD Waste
Meklit Debebe
Founder and CEO
Afro Ticket
Dagmawi Bedilu Degefe
Co-Founder and CSO
Efuye Gela
Beatrice Dossah
Environment Social Governance Officer
Watu
Isabel Faller
Head of Strategic Partnerships and People
Polycare Research Technology GmbH
Wubrest Fantahun
Assistant Legal Officer
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Etornam Fianoo-Vidza
Founder and CEO
Spiika
Priscilla Serwaah Gyasi
Senior Project Coordinator
Africa Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
Martin Haagen
CEO
eeaser GmbH
David Heidler
Managing Director
Akwaba Travel GmbH
Mélanie Keïta
Co-Founder and CEO
Melanin Kapital
Katherine Kellein
Authority Development and Project Management Support
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
Contimi Kenfack Mouafo
Founder and Chair
3 E’s 4 Africa e.V.
Julia Kleeberger
Shareholder
Junge Tüftler gGmbH
Katharina Link
CEO
Pulse
Hichem Mokni
CEO
NextAV
Emmanuel Mutabazi
CEO
MUTWARE EDUCATE
Mike Ndimurukundo
Managing Director
Andela Rwanda
Dr. Kwabena Obiri-Yeboah
Migration Health Physician
IOM - UN Migration
Lincoln Winimi Peedah
CEO
Neat Eco-Feeds Limited
Judith Ramadan
Projektleiterin 'Jugend entscheidet'
Hertie Foundation
Audrey S-Darko
Lead
Sabon Sake
Marie-Reine Seshie
Founder and CEO
Kola Market
Doreen Uwera
International Development Senior Advisor
KPMG Rwanda
Jan Veddeler
Co-Founder
Digital Lions / Startup Lions GmbH
Bismark Agyei Yeboah
Project Coordinator
African Center for Career Enhancement & Skills Support (ACCESS) at Leipzig University
Young Leaders 2021
Deborah Crentsil
Country LeadProject Lead
Allianz Technology SE
Aline Uwase
Managing Director
Kanda Technologies
Anna-Laura Seifermann
Director of Sales Operations
Wave Mobile Money
David Attipoe
Managing Director
Industry Immersion Africa
Emmanuel Tuyisenge
CEO
TEMACO BUILDERS LTD
Katharina Mudahemuka (geb. Hartwig)
Director of Admissions and PR & Marketing
Ntare Louisenlund School
Jacqueline Mukarukundo
Audience Acquisition Executive
Dala Group Africa
Enoch Agyepong
Director and Co-Founder
Renewable Energy Association of Ghana (REAG); WKV AG, Kumasi Institute of Technology, Energy, & Environment
Rabiu Alhassan
Founder and Director
FactSpace West Africa
Adwoa Fosua Owusu Ofori
CEO
WOMEN’S HAVEN AFRICA
Nelson Amo
Executive Director
Innohub Limited
Alhassan Baba Muniru
Co-Founder
Recycle Up! Ghana
Fred Kukubor
Managing Partner
Farmer Globale Agribusiness Ltd
Agudor Kwaku Agabas
Founder and CEO
AppCyclers
JayJay Kwaku Ansa Addo-Koranteng
CEO
BraveHearts Expeditions Limited
Christina Mawuse Gyisun
Co-Founder and CEO
Vitara
Shamuna Abdul Rahman
CEO
Samba Security Systems
Kristina Holzhäuser
Managing Director
Commerzbank
Lucretia Loescher
Member of the Executive Board, COO
thyssenkrupp Uhde
Philipp Klotz
Founder and CEO
Polytone
John K. Köckert
CSO
Tari Agro-Ecology
Mohamed Dahy Ahmed
Co-Founder and CPO
Stealth AI Startup
Ulrich Zimmermann
COO
Zimpertec GmbH & Co KG
Nele Charlotte Maria Lahrmann-Muniru
Project Coordinator & Head of Accra Office
EU-Africa Chamber of Commerce; Kammer- und Verbandspartnerschaft Nigeria
Chiara Cocchiara
Senior Innovation Officer
European Space Agency - ESA
Karina Fassbender
Founder and Managing Director
Circle Innovation UG
Ousmane N´Guer
Store Manager
Tesla
Catherina Cader
Head of Off-Grid Systems
Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH
Carina Lange
Project Lead
Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI)
Md. Reaid Alam
Founder and CEO
GreenEO UG
Kumbirai Chipadza
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Kuchera Global
Rodas Simmie
COO
CHANGING IMAGES
Ruth Tadesse
Founder & General Manager
Amel Business PLC; Selecha Sustainable Products
Kidist Tesfaye
Founder and CEO
Tuba Ethiopia
Solomon Teshome Nekatibeb
Lead Hardware Engineer
Enpal - Photovoltaic Energy Engineering
Tigist Seife Haile
Founder and CEO
Root in Style
Abel Hailegiorgis
Founder and CEO
bamboo labs
Anna Wagemann
Manager Microsoft Consulting Business
WM Reply
Linda Walter
Managing Director
Future Challenges
Victoria Backhaus-Jerling
CEO
African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM)