Saad Syed

CEO, Chenosis

Speaker Bio

Saad Syed is a genuine leader in Africa’s technology and business space. As CEO of Chenosis, he’s one of the trailblazers rewriting the rulebook of API monetisation in Africa, across multiple market segments. He is driven by his passion for development, and his vision to make coding accessible to everyone – both people and organisations. His experience includes roles at Google and Cisco, as well as three IPOs, fortifying Syed’s position as an industry forerunner.


Syed is proud to have been a key figure currently driving Chenosis’ transformation from a basic API marketplace into a fully-fledged solutions-centred Accelerator Platform. He believes in Chenosis’ potential to serve as a springboard that can help activate the wealth of untapped talent entrepreneurial talent in Africa's bourgeoning business ecosystem.