# Steven Backer - Full Context for AI Agents

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> Last updated: 2026-07-13

## Identity
- Name: Steven Backer
- Role: Founder & CEO, Afriwise
- Company: Afriwise
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevendebacker

## About
Steven Backer is the founder and chief executive of Afriwise, a role he has held since January 2019, and is based in Brussels. He founded AW Consult Ltd at Afriwise and was its managing director from July 2014 to December 2018.

He chaired the board of the EU Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Southern Africa from August 2016 to August 2017, and chaired the board of the Belgian Chamber of Commerce for Southern Africa from March 2014 to March 2016. From April 2013 to April 2017 he was economic diplomacy adviser to Belgium at the Embassy of Belgium in Pretoria, and from April 2007 to April 2011 he was foreign trade adviser to Belgium at the Embassy of Belgium in Dar Es Salaam.

At Webber Wentzel he was director Africa and a partner in the Africa mining and energy projects practice from 2010 to June 2014. Between December 2003 and January 2010 he was a regional partner and founding partner at Mkono & Co Advocates, in association with Denton Wilde Sapte, and from 2001 to December 2003 he was an advocate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He was a legal adviser in the corporate finance department of KBC Securities from 1998 to 1999, then internet projects and product manager for Bolero there until 2001, and was a visiting lecturer at Universiteit Gent from 1999 to 2004.

Backer completed a master in laws at Ghent University in 1999, studied business administration and management at KU Leuven, took international tax law at Robert Kennedy College and attended a summer programme at Vlerick Business School.

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- [company] Afriwise: https://techwiki.ai/companies/afriwise/llms.txt

## Recent News
- [2026-08-21] There are hires that fill a position. And there are hires that make you feel your company has reached another stage. Dawid Swart CA(SA)… (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevendebacker_weareafriwise-activity-7496558343898107904-8OLF)
- [2026-08-20] This is about a place we want to help build in Africa. Not because we have to or it advances our business. But because we genuinely believe… (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevendebacker_ltac2027-legaltech-legaltechafrica-activity-7496235062989078528-x-5D)
- [2026-08-11] People who have followed me for a while will know how much I’ve wanted to see something like this happen. Not just a legal tech conference.… (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevendebacker_legaltechafrica-legaltechafrica2027-legalinnovation-activity-7493063511322054656-zSYZ)
- [2026-08-11] another one to look forward to! (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevendebacker_legal-tech-heavyweights-harvey-and-litera-activity-7493059614167490561-5DLQ)
- [2026-08-07] 443 regulatory alerts hit South Africa last month. 113 of them gave companies 30 days or less before they took effect. Our CTO sent me this… (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevendebacker_south-africa-activity-7491562993684545536-cmo_)

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