Aster Tesfamichael Berhane, Managing Director at Astunet Business Enterprises PLC, gives an overview of the company. For more than two decades, Astunet has been a leading provider of modern agricultural technologies and cold management solutions in Ethiopia.

Emebet Tafesse, CEO of coffee trading company Zebad General Export and Import, discusses working with smallholder farmers and supporting women in the rural areas. She also explains why investors should consider Zebad’s project to help transform the Ethiopian coffee sector.

Emebet Tafesse, CEO of Zebad General Export and Import, explains what makes her coffee trading company different from the competition in Ethiopia.

"Our occupancy is now between 70 and 80% this year, and it has been growing ever since I became the manager in 2011. Our services are different from other hotels. What is different is that we have training in human development; we train every employee," explains Zenawi Mesfin, the GM of Intercontinental Addis.