Karen NadasenCountry Manager - PayU | Chair of Board-E-commerce Forum Africa

Karen Nadasen, PayU South Africa’s CEO, is fulfilling her promise of a seismic shift towards women in technology, and women in her community. She heads up diversity and inclusion for PayU across the continent and is an advocate and avid supporter of women in STEM. She is regularly described as one of South Africa’s most inspiring women in tech, nominated for IT Personality of the Year 2017, listed among 100 Most Influential Young South Africans 2017 and the Regional Winner (SADC) of Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government 2018. In her dual roles as the new Chairperson of the ECommerce Forum of South Africa and as PayU’s CEO, she has taken a clear stance that diversity and inclusion need to move beyond lip service and into meaningful action and impact.