Ghislain Irakoze is the Founder and CEO of Wastezon, a Rwandan cleantech company that has a vision of creating a waste-free world. Wastezon launched a waste management App and High- tech Smart Waste Bins for efficient waste traceability, sorting and collection. Passionate about solving the Climate-risks by providing innovative mitigation solutions, he thrived at organizing the “Recycle for Environment” Campaign, which involved over 200 students in Waste recycling in partnership with Tunza-Eco-generation Samsung Initiative. He currently represents the African Circular Economy Network, where he directs policy awareness and research in the circular economy. He recently consulted the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment on the Circular Economy Africa-EU Cooperation, current state of the circular economy and the existing gaps and potential opportunities it can generate in Africa. Ghislain is also a youth think tank researcher at the Mastercard Foundation. He assists the foundation in data collection from young people, government, Private Sector, Civil Society, communities, and other stakeholders and liaises with other fellow researchers to analyze the data and generate country-specific reports, co-design workshops with community members and Mastercard Foundation partners. His work earned Him Awards such as World Bank Innovate4climate Pitch Hub Finalist, One Young World-Audi Scholar, CoC Youth Conservation Innovation Poster Prize, and He was featured among the top 15 Africa Best Energy Entrepreneurs by Nigeria Energy Forum and recognized by UN-Habitat and Resolution Project. He is pursuing a BA in International Business and Trade at the African Leadership University.