Engineering Technology for Africa's Reality.

As the leader of a highly successful transport and logistics company specializing in the demanding FMCG and agricultural sectors, Jarrod brings deep expertise in executing large-scale, time-critical commercial operations. Leveraging a strong academic background in Economics and Informatics, alongside his discipline as a Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner, he has a proven track record of scaling and innovating within traditional, high-stakes industries. Recognizing a critical gap in digital accessibility across the continent, Jarrod has expanded his entrepreneurial vision to champion technological inclusion. As the Director of multiple established companies, his operational focus remains anchored in rigorous project delivery, tight corporate compliance, and building frictionless, scalable systems that execute flawlessly at a national level.

Lian is the Technical Co-Founder of Askly and currently serves as Vice President of Engineering at EFT Corporation, leading engineering teams delivering large-scale fintech platforms across Africa. Previously, he spent four years at Mastercard, contributing to the growth of the Mastercard Scan to Pay platform. With over a decade of experience in fintech, cloud platforms, and enterprise software, he specializes in building secure, scalable, enterprise-grade systems. At Askly, Lian leads the platform architecture and the development of AI Airtime, its pay-as-you-use AI product, ensuring a secure, highly scalable solution designed for retailers, telecommunications providers, universities, and enterprise partners.