Thapelo Phiri is a Founder at Ag Beyond Sustainability, a company focusing on promoting and facilitating the transition to sustainable and regenerative agriculture with a focus on smallholder farmers in Africa. He is an advisory board member at HealthGrow Investment Holdings which is a high-performance investment consortium, he possesses over a decade of expertise in frugal innovation and social innovation, with a strong focus on projects focusing on (ESG) Environmental, Social, and Governance and (SDG) Sustainable Development Goals.

Phiri has developed a cutting-edge, potent and high-quality organic liquid fertilizer from chicken manure that has earned him recognition from reputable institutions such as Scientific American, Google, British Council among others. He is often invited to take part at COP events since COP26 Glasgow with his focus mainly on agriculture and food systems and he is a prominent member of a cohort of thought leaders who concentrate on the concept of a "Just Transition in Agriculture" focusing on Africa. Phiri is a multi-award winning innovator and entrepreneur who has won various awards globally.