Founder, Consultant & Chief Manifesting Generator at The Tulle-Box; Co-Founder & Former President of Ovamba Solutions; FinTech Leader & Diversity Advocate

Washington, DC, USA
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Viola Llewellyn Biography

Viola Llewellyn is a fintech innovator, entrepreneur, and change strategist whose career spans Fortune 100 technology companies, major financial institutions, and high-impact startups. Earlier in her career, Llewellyn led enterprise sales at IBM, Wang, Sun Microsystems, and CACI, and later held senior leadership roles at Unisys Corporation, Rothschilds, and KPMG, managing large-scale private and public sector initiatives across Europe and the United States. Her experience also includes building a $500 million life insurance investment fund for a Washington, D.C.-based insurance investment firm, where she led investor communications and asset management divisions.

Llewellyn is the co-founder and president of Ovamba Solutions, Inc. Ovamba is an African TradeTech company that creates culturally attuned technologies to serve formal and informal African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the trade and commodities sectors. The company combines Sharia-compliant structures with e-commerce, logistics services, and technology to drive financial inclusion and promote growth. Ovamba leverages artificial intelligence and local knowledge to develop custom risk models and algorithms designed for Africa and adaptable to other markets. Under Llewellyn's leadership, the company raised $3 million in equity funding and financed more than $123 million in SME finance across multiple African countries, creating over 180 jobs, delivering consistent investor returns, and maintaining a loan default rate below 5%.

Llewellyn has spoken at major global events, including being the first female African tech founder to speak at both "Slush" Helsinki and "Slush Tokyo." She delivered a TED Talk as part of the "Reboot" series with Boston Consulting Group, titled "A New Model of Microfinance for Africa, and Beyond," where she discussed the limitations of Western risk assessment models in diverse global markets. Llewellyn is a Global Technology Pioneer and Ambassador with the World Economic Forum and has spoken at the Davos Summit. She has served as chairperson of the Africa Fintech Summit and serves on several boards, including The Africa Professional Services Group and Generosity Global, a nonprofit supporting water and sanitation projects.

Llewellyn has been recognized in the Digital Undivided Report as one of only 34 Black women in the United States to have raised more than $1 million for a technology company, as featured in Vanity Fair Magazine. She is listed on Innovate Finance's "Women in FinTech Power List" and on Latice80's "Top 100 Women in Fintech" list. Llewellyn is a published author of the Brookings Institute's "Foresight Africa" article, "Winning in Africa's FinTech: The Ovamba Way," and a contributing author to "Digital For Good: Stand For Something Or You Will Fall" by Chris Skinner, as well as contributions to the Wilson Center.

Llewellyn is the founder and CEO of PROPhaze Consulting, where she advises corporations, investors, NGOs, and founders on leadership performance, revenue growth, and market entry in fast-changing global environments, with a focus on Africa's high-growth sectors. She is recognized as an expert on African entrepreneurship, banking, fintech, diversity, and digital transformation for emerging markets, providing insight for audiences seeking to understand the future of finance and inclusive economic growth.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/21/2026.

Viola Llewellyn Speaking Topics

  • FinTech, TradeTech & Innovation For Equitable Access To Finance

    Building resilient investment and de-risking lending to small and informal businesses in under-served communities. I share strategies in alternative trade and finance that take into account culture in ways that credit can't and don't. With more than 20 years experience in alternative asset classes and non-correlated structured products, I share early wins and strategies for Emerging market banks and micro-finance institutions. These lessons make for an interesting review of how this applies on a global level and connect the USA to markets that are often overlooked. US Credit Unions and Immigrant communities share a lot in common and are uniquely complimentary in the areas of "curated services." I share my experiences from workshops with US Credit unions and how to connect and build revenue from local diversified groups with international or global roots.

  • Driving Financial Inclusion via Ethical Finance and Investment

    Revolutionizing financial inclusion by removing the "individual" from the underwriting process and focusing on inventory. Trade is an under-used tool for reducing impact of Non-Performing Loans on bank Portfolios. I talk about the Regulatory impact, compliance and integration of both technology and logistics in product development to achieve this type of Financial Inclusion. I share my experiences with creating non-interest bearing products as a solution to address access to business capital

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Viola Llewellyn Videos

How to Achieve Diversity in the Workplace | Exclusive Q&A

How to Achieve Diversity in the Workplace | Exclusive Q&A

In a world where people are "iced out" of essential conversations – whether for their race, gender or sexuality – Viola Llewellyn is a speaker...

Gender Lens Investing in Practice: Viola Llewellyn

Gender Lens Investing in Practice: Viola Llewellyn

The CGD event "Gender Lens Investing in Practice: A Conversation with Investors and Investees" highlighted the experiences of three women...

Viola Llewellyn (Ovamba Solutions, Inc.)-How Tech Creates Wealth

Viola Llewellyn (Ovamba Solutions, Inc.)-How Tech Creates Wealth

Startupfest 2018 It's no secret that access to capital is a challenge for African businesses. In fact, that challenge is global—great companies ...

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Viola Llewellyn is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as FinTech, TradeTech & Innovation For Equitable Access To Finance, Driving Financial Inclusion via Ethical Finance and Investment, Africa & Emerging Market Investments , Women, Leadership and Diversity and The 'Tulle Box' -- Strategies for Women in Life . The estimated speaking fee range to book Viola Llewellyn for your event is available upon request. Viola Llewellyn generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Nicole Yeary, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Angel Rich, Kristie Kennedy and Sharon Gai. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Viola Llewellyn for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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