Name:

Bright Simons,

Biography:

Bright Simons, a patent-holding enterprise technology inventor, is the President of mPedigree [link to:www.mpedigree.net], an award-winning technology social enterprise reinventing the supply chain on three continents to enhance patient and consumer safety in such vital categories as medicines and agro-inputs. He is also honorary Vice President at IMANI, a think tank regularly ranked among the most influential in Africa. A Board-level Advisor to major science and technology companies and research institutions, with recent affiliations to Microsoft; Belgian biopharma company, UCB; Ashesi University; Africa Population Health Research Center; and the Center for Global Development's Study Group on Technology, he previously served on the World Economic Forum's Africa Strategy Group, having earlier been nominated a Young Global Leader by the same organisation. His work in technology has been recognised with a TED Fellowship, Aspen Braddock Fellowship, and the 2016 CNBC African Innovative Business Leader of the Year award. In 2016, Fortune magazine named him on their 50 World Greatest Leaders list.