Mr. Luke McKend

Luke has been building businesses in the digital space for the last 20 years. He has had roles at successful European start-ups, as Country Manager for Google in South Africa, and most recently holds a position at Linkedin, responsible for their Public Sector and emerging market business in EMEA and Latin America. He was educated in South Africa and has a degree in English and Philosophy from Stellenbosch University. He is also on the board of the largest Insurance Aggregator in Africa and has a keen interest in the developing start-up ecosystem on the continent. He is based in Dublin with his wife and 16 year old daughter