Judges

Silas Mokaya

Product Development, Soko Jewelry, Kenya

Silas is in product development at Soko Jewelry, a women-led, people-first ethical jewelry brand and tech-powered manufacturing platform built to connect artisans in Kenya with the global market. 

Silas experience in jewelry manufacturing has added deep knowledge and experience to his career. His work exhibits expertise in handmade jewelry development using recycled materials like brass, horn, and bone in distributed manufacturing. With a background in education, he has also been able to lead skill transfer to artisans through training from design interpretation and development to production.