Build · Fix · Help Others
Juliana Rotich
Internationally-acclaimed techpreneur & fintech leader. Believes in the impact of science & innovation in building transformative technologies that fix problems and help people.
5+
Startups
Founded or Funded
Founded or Funded
16
Awards &
Recognitions
Recognitions
100+
Speaking
Engagements
Engagements
Juliana Rotich is a CEO, a Fintech leader and technology entrepreneur of repute, keynote speaker, consultant, advisor and Board Member/Advisor with years of experience spearheading and scaling technology companies; operating in markets domestic and international.
Her personal mantra is to build impactful technology, fix problems, and help others. She enjoys forging powerful partnerships to accomplish transformational projects and provide opportunities for innovators in East Africa. Wherever technology and science can help to do these three things and accelerate progress, she enjoys figuring out that intersection and adding constructive value.
She is passionate about putting together high performance teams. She champions internet connectivity in underserved areas, science education, financial literacy, inclusion and empowerment. An ardent supporter of Learning Lions in Turkana, she also supports entrepreneurs to scale their work and impact as an angel investor in FinTech and other startups.
She serves in boards as a sought after advisor on strategy, ecosystem development, business, tech, development, AI, entrepreneurship, impact and more.
Achievements
honors & awards
- Forbes Africa Over 30 under 50 - Trailblazers leading change 2024
- German-Africa Award 2019 by German Africa Foundation.
- Doctor Honoris 2018 by University of Namur
- Future Voice Award 2017 by Interaction Future Design (IXDA).
- Young Global Leader, 2016 by World Economic Forum (WEF).
- Makers & Shakers of Education Technology - 2016
- World’s 50 Greatest Leaders 2014 by CNN/Fortune Magazine
- Salt World’s Top Compassionate Business Women 2015
- Top Female Futurist 2015 (Ross Dawson list)
- MIT Directors Fellow - 2013
- Verge 50 People of 2013
- World Economic Forum Social Entrepreneur of the year 2011.
- World ‘Game Changers’ Award 2011 by AOL / Huffington Post.
- Knight-Batten Award for Innovation in Journalism, 2010
- Technology Entertainment Design (TED) Senior Fellow 2010
professional ACHIEVEMENTS
- Currently leading the development of innovative fintech integrations for strategic stakeholders leveraging the world’s most popular mobile money platform; M-PESA.
- Recipient of the 2019 German Africa Prize from German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Appointed a Member of the Ministerial Task Force on Blockchain, AI & Emerging Technology under the Ministry of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs in Kenya (2018)
- Served on the boards of several public and private institutions, including Bankinter Foundation, Microsoft 4Afrika, BASF and the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board.
- Co-founded and served as the Executive Director of both BRCK.org & Ushahidi.org
Speaking Engagements
From WEF engagements, W20 with Chancellor Merkel of Germany, TED Conferences, WSJ to Hosting Federal President of the Republic of Germany, I am adept at the art of tech diplomacy and public engagement.
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Musings...
Africa, Innovation & Technology
08/10/2024
08/10/2024
Early this year I received an invitation from Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary at the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and…
FinTech & Mobile Money
15/12/2022
15/12/2022
I believe we share a similar belief with Ambassador Whitman that Kenya can and should aim to become the technology hub of Africa…
Innovation & Technology
03/01/2017
03/01/2017
It is increasingly clear that we need to look at the consequences of our technologies and companies on society. We can do better, and indeed we must…