Vital Sounouvou holds a Bachelor degree in Telecommunications and Software Engineering from the UIT de Calais in France, and a Business certificate from the University of Texas at Austin. A World Economic Forum Global Shaper Listed on Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 list of 2016, His professional life spans from the Annual Investment Meeting of the United Arab Emirates government where he managed African relations, to the Corporate Council on Africa in Washington D.C, and Microsoft’s Johannesburg offices. Fellow of President Obama’s Initiative for Young African Leaders (YALI), of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, Ashoka, Techstars and Standford SEED; awarded Ambassador of the Global Youth Innovation Network by IFAD, he is member of numerous leadership networks and is active at numerous events including the World Economic Forum on Africa. Vital has an extensive experience doing trade between sub-Saharan Africa, the United States of America and the Middle East, through trade representation deals with manufacturing companies. Since May 2012, Vital founded Exportunity Group, a fintech that facilitates B2C and B2B trade in Africa, with clients such as Nestlé group; He is fluent in English, French and several local languages