Q2 Systems
CEO
Q2 Systems is a cyber-physical infrastructure company building intelligent systems for modular production and resilient supply chains. The company focuses on simulation technologies, digital twins, autonomous systems, and infrastructure intelligence designed for emerging markets and future industrial ecosystems.
Kwathu Kollective
Founder
Kwathu Kollective is an African innovation ecosystem supporting creators, technologists, entrepreneurs, and young professionals through research, training, digital skills, and systems innovation initiatives. “Kwathu,” meaning “home” in Chichewa, reflects the organization’s mission to build locally rooted but globally connected innovation communities.
Bien Corporation
Founder
Bien Corporation is a creative and digital media company focused on storytelling, branding, content production, and emerging digital experiences across Africa. Originally launched within the travel and tourism sector, the company has evolved into a broader platform exploring media, culture, technology, and creative enterprise.
Ntha Foundation
Founder
Ntha Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on research, education, innovation, and workforce transformation across emerging markets. The organization supports cross-continental collaboration in areas including digital transformation, technology systems, entrepreneurship, and youth development, while working with institutions, innovators, and strategic partners to advance inclusive and future-focused innovation ecosystems.
Microsoft
Business Development Manager
Nthanda previously worked with Microsoft, contributing to business development and innovation-focused initiatives while exploring the intersection of technology, systems thinking, and emerging global markets. Her work further strengthened her interest in intelligent infrastructure and future-facing digital ecosystems.
United Nations
Evaluation Specialist
Nthanda has worked across the United Nations system, including with the United Nations Development Programme, supporting international development, policy coordination, evaluation, and youth innovation initiatives. She was selected as one of 20 young professionals globally for the UNDP NextGen Graduate Programme.
Rockefeller Foundation
Big Bets Fellow
Nthanda Manduwi was selected as an inaugural Rockefeller Foundation Big Bets Africa Fellow, a program recognizing African leaders advancing transformative ideas and systems-level innovation across the continent. Her fellowship work focuses on infrastructure resilience, intelligent production systems, and the future of emerging market innovation.
City of Detroit
Tech Residency Fellow
Nthanda is a Detroit Tech Residency Fellow, building Q2 Systems within Detroit’s growing advanced technology and innovation ecosystem. Her work in Detroit focuses on simulation-driven infrastructure systems, resilient supply chains, and the future of production in both industrial and emerging market contexts.
