Dhruv Kaul is the General Manager KFC for Sub-Saharan Africa & CMO Africa. He has been with Yum! Brands for over 16 years across various leadership roles in general management, marketing and innovation based in India, United States and Africa. Prior to Yum! Dhruv was a management consultant with Accenture’s strategy practice. Dhruv has a Major in Economics from the University of Bombay, was awarded a Chevening Scholarship and an MBA from the University of Oxford. He currently based in Johannesburg with his wife and two boys and a recent lockdown addition of a lovable but obstinate basset hound.

Herman Warren is The Economist Corporate Network’s Network Director for Africa. Herman works with corporate clients to provide insight and analysis on a range of topics related to the broad and specific African context, helping clients to prosper in one of the world's fastest growing and most dynamic economic zones. He regularly chairs and moderates events and delivers custom briefings to senior executives. Herman is the author of a number of white papers on infrastructure, financial and commercial developments in the region. Herman has previously worked as a management consultant with Bain & Company, started and run a successful mobile technology company and has held senior posts in both public- and private-sector corporations. Herman holds a BBA degree in Finance from Howard University.