Stars to Watch

Moiloa is trained as an engineer, with academic roots in biomedical and electrical engineering and advanced research experience in machine learning. Before founding Lelapa AI, she spent nearly a decade working in data science roles across industry, building and deploying machine learning systems in high-stakes environments.

Maiques was born in Valencia, Spain, and trained initially in economics at the University of Barcelona before completing an MBA in the United Kingdom. Unlike many founders who approach deep technology from engineering or computer science alone, Maiques came through business and institutional leadership.

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Kumwenda is trained as an earth scientist and drone pilot. She studied Earth Sciences at the University of Malawi and later specialized in drone and data technologies through the African Drone and Data Academy. She also completed training in precision agriculture, grounding her technical skills in the realities of land use, food systems, and environmental risk.