Irene Kiwia is an accomplished entrepreneur whose career spans over 15 years in Media, Marketing Communications, Technology and Development programs (focused on women and girls empowerment.)  

In her 15 year career, Irene has also founded TWAA, a knowledge-sharing platform for women and girls in Africa, eCOBbA an AI-driven FinTech platform designed to integrate underserved financial excluded populations especially women into the financial ecosystems and Founder and President Of The Women of Achievement - A Not for Profit organization that works to support women and girls achieve social and economic transformation in East Africa and beyond.

She also led successful transformational programs for women and girls in Tanzania through her organization The Women of Achievement, which she then transitioned to incorporate Technology, where she is now spearheading major impact tech platforms that integrate finances, trade, communication and capacity building aimed at empowering women and girls in Africa from lack of access and minimum resources to ultimate financial freedom.

Irene is a mom of 3, holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Dar es Salaam, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the same university.