Leina Meoli is a researcher, software engineer and entrepreneur who is a co-founder of AfyaPress Africa, a health innovation startup based in Nairobi, Kenya. He pursued a MSc in Computer Science at UCT with a focus on ICT for development at the intersection of Human Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence and Health and Wellbeing.

His most recent work has been as a researcher on ParentCoach, a participatory research study investigating co-design of a chatbot to support first time parents in South Africa and Portugal. This study has recently seen its work published at notable international Computer Science conferences, CUI 2024 and DIS 2024.

He strongly believes in the power of African-led design to leverage and maximize existing technologies towards solving emerging societal problems on the continent. An avid technology enthusiast and innovator, he hopes in the future to disrupt and create greater opportunities for the large young population in Africa.

Leina finds his balance in expressing himself creatively through music and food and has integrated into the Cape Town creative scene during his time in South Africa. He has done work as a live and session guitarist for various artists in Nairobi and Cape Town having started playing the guitar in high school.