Rowan Spazzoli

Rowan Spazzoli is a community lead at Yunus Social Innovation, co-founder of The Sparks and Phaphama, and founder of Accendio, an economic development consultancy focused on social entrepreneurship. They have lectured at the University of Cape Town for over eight years while actively engaging in initiatives that promote transformative change, including the Reckitt Access Accelerator and the Map the System Challenge. Rowan holds a Master of Commerce in Economic Development and a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance with Accounting from the University of Cape Town. Their contributions to social innovation and entrepreneurship have gained recognition in publications such as Forbes Africa.