Luka Powanga

Dr. Powanga is globally recognized as a creative problem solver, a visionary, and a thought leader. He has developed and taught courses in logistics, economics, finance, international business, strategy, and commercialization. He was involved in pioneering the Online MBA Program at Regis University, which grew to over 4,000 students. He chaired the MBA program and helped develop the Physicians MBA and joint graduate degrees with Management Concepts, the University of ITESO (Mexico), and Ulster (Ireland). He was a founding member of the board which established the Sullivan Center for Entrepreneurship at Regis University. He served on the committee that evaluated the viability of programs at Regis University.

Luka has chaired, keynoted, organized numerous national and international academic and business conferences and is a regular contributor and reviewer to important global reports in the renewable energy space. He has appeared on local and foreign media outlets such as 9News and AllAfrica.com. Luka founded the Energy Africa Conference, the world’s premier energy conference on Africa. He develops and implements energy projects and connects investors from all over the world to projects in Africa. He is also the founder and host of the Executive Speaker Night Series at Regis University.

Luka is a founding member of the Denver Chapter of the Angel Capital Group. He participated in the film, Hot money. He sits on many boards designed to advance business or recast the lives of the underserved communities. Luka’s passion is to make the world a better place for everyone.