Phares Kariuki (Node Africa)
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Phares Kariuki (Node Africa)
Phares is the CEO of Node Africa Limited, a data management company that leverages cloud infrastructure go give bespoke solutions to Kenyan enterprises and SMEs. Node Africa is a leading player in the space implementing bleeding edge technology that's already gathered the company industry recognition. Phares was previously Founder & CEO at Angani, Project Manager at the African Media Initiative, EA Product Manager for VMware at Westcon Africa. He has over 10 years experience in the cloud and enterprise technology space in Kenya and Africa as a whole. Has an interest in technology, media, economics and finance.
Agenda
6:00 pm Drinks & Networking
7:00 pm Fireside Chat
8:30 pm More Networking
Hosted By Betty Mutimba, Nairobi Director
Betty is Africa Regional Director for Startup Grind and runs the Nairobi chapter. Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting founders in almost 200 cities. She works at Fezah as Business Operations Lead in Nairobi. Fezah provides you the simplest way to book a musician, band or DJ for your events. She is also Band Manager for the Kenyan afro-punk rock group ParkingLotGrass. Previously, Betty co-founded Valuraha, a technology startup aimed at spreading financial literacy. She is an aspiring novelist currently working on her first book.
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Phares Kariuki (Node Africa)