Michael Onyango
CEO Forgotten Bottomillions 4BM
About the Speaker
Agenda Setter at The 4gotten Bottomillions (4BM), overseeing the largest and most trusted social network of WhatsApp Groups in Kenya, reaching over 500K people weekly. 4BM shares verified socioeconomic opportunities for free, such as scholarships, training, fellowships, grants, internships, funding, and jobs. The mission is to ensure that Africa's economic agenda now and in the future is owned, in the hands, and leadership of Africans.
Mr. Onyango has over 25 years of experience in strategic communications, public affairs, policy and ICT, government relations, and crisis communication. Having worked with various clients, ranging from the public/private sector, governments, and NGOs, mostly in Africa and occasionally in other global regions, leading and supporting key regional and country initiatives, such as the AfricaCDC - African Union, the United Nations-SDG Innovation Lab in Kenya, and the Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Taskforce for the Ministry of ICT, Government of Kenya.
Mr Onyango is passionate about frontier technologies and their potential to transform the future of work. Currently an Advisory Board Member at Swahilipot Hub and a Member of the Board of Advisors at Africa Blockchain Institute, and also on the board of Global Communities.