Liberia Technology Summit

Minister Sekou M. Kromah

Minister

Hon Clarence Massaquoi

Acting Chairman, LTA

Hon. Augustine K. Ngafuan

Minister of Finance and Development Planning

H.E. Amb Prof Iqbal Jhazbhay

Ambassador Embassy of South Africa to Liberia

Ambassador Prof. Iqbal Jhazbhay is South Africa's newly-accredited Ambassador to Liberia & fmr Ambassador to Eritrea (2012-2016). He holds a Full Professorship at the University of South Africa & was the previous Director of the Unisa Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies. He was awarded a PhD in International Relations from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg & studied Arabic and Islamic sciences in Cairo, Riyadh, Manchester & Johannesburg. He remains always open to a new challenge. He is viewed by scholars, as South Africa's leading scholarly and policy expert on the Horn of Africa. Currently, under research is a book with the title: Why Has the Eritrean State Not Collapsed yet? He serves on the Advisory Panel of the Research & Evidence Facility on migration in the Horn of Africa (EU Trust Fund). His research interests include studies on Somaliland and Somalia, South African Islam, Sufism, Political Islam, South African foreign policy, International Relations & Islam. For a number of years, he followed closely the literature on Eritrea. He was a visiting scholar at Princeton University's Department of Near Eastern Studies and London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies. He has authored the book, Somaliland: An African struggle for nationhood and international recognition, some twenty-three academic articles and chapters on Somaliland, South African foreign policy & Islamic thought. The scholarly book on Somaliland was hailed as ''highly-original'' (Prof Hussein Adam) . He is a member of the board of directors of the Institute for Global Dialogue –an International Relations think-tank established by former President Nelson Mandela. Serves on the ANC's NEC Sub-Committee of International Relations as a Resource Person & chaired the ANC's N.E.C's Sudan Task Team (2010-2011). He previously served on the ANC's Commission for Religious Affairs. He was Rapporteur of the ANC's International Solidarity Conference (2012), as well as a Scribe at the ANC's Nasrec National Conference's International Relations Commission (2017). His scholarly ORCHID ID is: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6586-733X

H.E Amb Yin Chengwu

Ambassador Embassy of China to Liberia

H.E. Marie-Hélène Ayaki Okitundu

Ambassador Democratic Republic of the Congo to Liberia

Mr. Sekou Keita

Founder and Chairman of Ducor Energy Technology Solutions

Sekou Keita is a respected public policy advisor, financial expert, and entrepreneur with a diverse background spanning government, private sector leadership, and international diplomacy. He currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Senate Public Accounts and Audit Committee, working to strengthen fiscal oversight, audit enforcement, and transparency across Liberia’s public institutions. Sekou is the Founder and Chairman of Ducor Energy Technology Solutions, a firm at the forefront of driving digital transformation and sustainable infrastructure projects in Liberia. He plays a pivotal role in organizing the Liberia Technology Summit 2025, a national platform bringing together government, industry, and development partners to align on Liberia’s digital and economic future under President Boakai’s ARREST Agenda.

Dr Layli Maparyan

President, University of Liberia

Hon. MacDella Cooper

Senior Political Advisor to His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr and Co-Chairperson of the Liberia Technology Summit 2025

Mr. Archie A. Wilson

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner

Mr. Archie A. Wilson is a seasoned technologist and strategic leader with a multidisciplinary academic background and a distinguished portfolio of global high-impact projects. As CEO and Managing Partner of Ducor Energy Technology Solutions, Mr. Wilson has spearheaded complex digital infrastructure and innovation-driven initiatives across government, education, and enterprise sectors. He holds advanced degrees in Leadership (Government, Military, Public), Electronics Engineering Technology (specializing in Telecommunications, Embedded Systems & Automation), Mathematics, and Liberal Sciences (Psychology & Philosophy). This unique blend of technical expertise and leadership acumen empowers him to navigate and integrate cutting-edge technologies with visionary governance. Mr. Wilson has contributed to transformative projects including: • NEOM ($500B) and KAUST ($23B) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia • Technology solutions for Houston William P. Hobby Airport, Texas Rangers Stadium, City of Dallas, Bank of America Tower, and multiple U.S. school districts (Houston, Dallas, Birdville) • Data center and software infrastructure with Open Technologies & Climate LLC and Vedero Software A dynamic leader at the forefront of digital transformation in Africa and beyond, Mr. Wilson is committed to leveraging global best practices to support national development agendas such as Liberia’s ARREST initiative.

Mr. Robert Opp

Chief Digital Officer at UNDP

Robert Opp is the Chief Digital Officer of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations' global sustainable development organization working across 170 countries globally. UNDP adopted its second Digital Strategy in 2022, which sets out a vision to create a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet. Rob leads the agency’s digital transformation, an organization-wide effort, to accelerate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and ensure no one is left behind. Under his leadership, UNDP’s Chief Digital Office supports more than 120 countries in building open, inclusive and rights-based digital transformations. It also brings expertise, insights and lessons from the country-level to inform global digital policy, to ensure that technologies, including digital public infrastructure and artificial intelligence accelerate sustainable development. Robert also leads UNDP’s own internal digital transformation effort. Prior to this role, Robert served as Director of the Innovation and Change Management Division within the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) where he established an in-house ‘Zero Hunger’ innovation accelerator and created an award-winning crowdfunding smartphone app, ShareTheMeal.

Georgia Institute of Technology

University

Mr. Chris Onanuga

Special Envoy on Tourism to H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai

Mr Sheikh Sheriff

Chief Information Officer, Liberia

Gunkano Sylvester Luo

Retired Command Sergeant Major

Mr. Maxwell Dodd

CEO

Mr. Zaza Mulbah

Senior Manager

Cllr. Supu Cole

Director Legal and Regulatory Department