Nelly Mukazayire
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
- Company:
- Rwanda Development Board (RDB)
- Country:
- Rwanda
- Biography:
- Nelly Mukazayire is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) since March 2023. RDB is a Government of Rwanda entity tasked to transform Rwanda into a global hub for business and innovation by fostering an attractive environment for investments, enabling exports, and creating jobs.
Before her recent appointment as Deputy CEO of RDB, Ms. Mukazayire was the Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB), a private company established to market Rwanda as preferred destination for MICE tourism (Meeting, Incentives, Conference and Events).
Prior to joining RCB, she served as the Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the President of Rwanda; Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff in the Office of the President and before that, worked as a Policy Researcher in the Economics Department in the Prime Minister’s Office. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in International Economics from the University of Rwanda, where she was the recipient of the Best Performer Award in Economics, and a Masters in Economic Policy Management, from Makerere University, Uganda.
Nelly is a motivational speaker who believes that Africans have a duty to transform their nations, change the narrative about their continent and lead it to prosperity. She speaks in different high-level forums especially youth conferences where she shares her journey of surmounting overwhelming personal circumstances, as well as her unique experience as a young leader in a new Rwanda, with the aim of motivating a new generation of Africans to be active leaders today. She was invited by the UNSG to speak at the UN headquarters about her journey as a young leader in the new Rwanda.
Sessions
Welcome Message by the Host
Conference
04/16/2024
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09:30 - 09:35 (GMT+02:00) Pretoria|
KCC - MH4 - Ground Floor
One-on-One Interview
Conference
04/16/2024
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09:35 - 10:00 (GMT+02:00) Pretoria|
KCC - MH4 - Ground Floor