Hilda is the Forbes 30 under 30, award-winning Founder and CEO of Webloom Africa – an organisation building a pipeline of investments into women-led African enterprises, mainstreaming sustainable and gender-lens investing in Africa. She achieves this by collaborating with African innovation hubs to co-design female targeted entrepreneurial programs and build a pipeline of investable women-led African enterprises.
Hilda is currently the Tech4Dev Sustainability Engagement Manager at EPFL
Tech4Impact, where she is assisting in bridging the gap between technology, innovation and social impact. She holds an M.Sc. in Migration, Mobility and Development from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Sciences and has has worked with organisations such as The European Commission, the MasterCard Foundation and Siemens in the negotiation and implementation of inclusive innovation strategies.
As a World Economic Forum (WEF) global shaper, she is part of a global community of changemakers. Hilda also received an award from Queen Elizabeth II for her work.
Hilda receiving the a Queen’s Young Leaders Award in 2017 for her work to encourage young people to become involved in current affairs.
Read more about Hilda on her website: hildaliswani.com
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