Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph is a serial entrepreneur focused on education, youth development, and economic prosperity in emerging markets. His goal is to build a new global order on the foundations of individual responsibility, optimism, and economic progress, to unlock the potential in young people for purposeful and productive lives.

Kennedy's career spans a decade in technology, management consulting, and the development sector. He founded Kippa to support Africa's 100M+ small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with digital growth tools. In three years, Kippa has partnered with over 800,000 SMBs, facilitating $3B in annual transactions and raising over $10M from global investors.

In Beijing, Kennedy spearheaded TikTok's entry into Africa, helping it become the continent's second most-used app with over 100M users in five years. He won the Yenching Scholarship and studied Economics at Peking University, focusing on China's economic growth model. At Yenching, he won the Distinguished Research Prize for his research on income inequality in China.

Kennedy was Nigeria's top-ranked competitive debater from 2015 to 2017 and has competed in and judged debate tournaments worldwide. His work has been recognized and personally awarded by Queen Elizabeth II, the Obama Foundation, Prime Minister Theresa May, Sir John Major, David Beckham, Caroline Kennedy, and Nile Rodgers.

As a professional speaker, Kennedy addresses global audiences on Technology, Entrepreneurship, the Future of Work, Diversity, and Youth Development, with his speeches viewed by over 5 million people. He is followed by 150,000 people across his social media channels.