论坛目前的研究队伍包括来自索马里的阿布迪加尼·迪里耶（Abdigani Diriye ） ， 他在肯尼亚创建了一个以区块链为基础的贷款平台，最近被评为非洲30大创新者之一；来自尼日利亚的彼得·涅讷（Peter Ngene ） ， 他在纳米技术方面的工作正用于改进可再生能源，最近还创造了一种能够检测乳糖不耐受症的氢基眼传感器；还有南非的文奈特·科特兹（Vinet Coetzee ） ， 他在非侵入性健康测量方面的研究已经产生了一项疟疾检测装置的专利。
NEF’s current cohort includes Somalia’s Abdigani Diriye, who created a blockchain-enabled lending platform in Kenya and was recently named one of Africa’s top 30 innovators; Nigeria’s Peter Ngene, whose work on nanotechnologies is being used to improve renewable energy and who also recently created a hydrogen-based eye sensor that detects lactose intolerance; and Vinet Coetzee of South Africa, whose research in non-invasive measures of health has led to a patent application for a device that could detect malaria.