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Wole Adeniyi

Mr. Wole Adeniyi – Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Bank.

Wole Adeniyi is the Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC and is responsible for driving the institution’s strategy across her Technology, Digital transformation, Corporate & Investment Banking arm, and Retail banking arm. Before assuming this role, he was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Bank responsible for positioning the Retail Banking arm for the new phase of digitization and leading the move to harness the endless possibilities in the digital space, creating and ensuring appropriate governance in the retail business as well as strong alignment with the Group’s strategy. Until July 2020, He was Executive Director, Personal and Business Banking-the retail and commercial banking business of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC that covers personal banking including private banking, business (sole proprietor to SME) and commercial segments. He was responsible for executing the Personal and Business Banking strategy for StanbicIBTC Bank PLC in this role. Until November 2018, Wole was Executive Director, Operations with responsibility for Operations, Group Real Estate Service and Procurement and Business Transformation Program for the Bank. Prior to this appointment, he served as Executive Director, Business Support until November 2011.

Wole has a wealth of banking experience spanning almost three decades in technology & digital transformation, domestic and international banking operations as well as program management and retail banking. He is an exceptional executive management resource with a track record of achieving results. He is credited with playing a critical role in formulating and deploying strategies to help turn around Stanbic Bank Nigeria Operations and Technology with the theme “Rapid Redesign” and re-positioned it for growth and excellence.

Wole sits on the board of the Nigeria-Interbank Settlement System PLC (NIBBS). He holds a First- Class Degree in Business Administration from the University of Benin and an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Manchester. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

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Mitchell Elegbe

Mitchell Elegbe – Founder / Group Managing Director, Interswitch

Mitchell Elegbe is Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors at Interswitch, a business he conceptualized and has led since 2002, when the company went into operation. Under his leadership, Interswitch has remarkably diversified its business, bradened  distribution channels and expanded into new markets across Africa,  driving revolutionary payment innovation and social impact and delivering strong growth in revenue and profits (recognized by Deloitte in 2014 as ‘Africa’s fastest growing technology business’).

Mitchell is an Electrical/Electronic Engineering graduate from the University of Benin, Nigeria and also an alumnus of the IESE/Wharton/CEIBS Global CEO Program. He is a consummate people-centric leader who believes in motivating his colleagues at Interswitch to have confidence in their value as individuals; in the value of the work they do; and in their value as team members, whilst being relentless in his pursuit of sustainable value for stakeholders.

Apart from leading Interswitch to win numerous coveted industry awards, Mitchell’s leadership abilities have earned him several awards, including the CNBC/Forbes All African Business Leader (AABLA) for West Africa in 2012, the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the International Finance Corporation’s Inclusive Business Leader Award and the acclaimed African Leadership Network (ALN) 2013 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship (AAE), which is one of the most distinguished Africa-focused award programmes, giving over USD 200 000 prize money to outstanding African entrepreneurs who demonstrate business excellence and social impact. In June 2019, Mitchell was named as the 2019 African Banker Icon by The African Banker. Most recently,  he was awarded as the 2023 EY West Africa Entrepreneur of the Year. 

A Bishop Desmond Tutu fellow of the African Leadership Institute, he enjoys actively mentoring young entrepreneurs, a passion he finds expression for as a member of the board of Endeavor Nigeria.

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Binta Max-Gbinije

Binta is an experienced Financial Services Executive and a Management Consultant with a demonstrated practical knowledge of the financial services value chain. She has over 33 years of experience in strategic leadership, wholesale and retail banking, wealth and fiduciary management, treasury marketing, and asset management and is the Chief Executive of BMG Seven Limited, a boutique Consulting Firm.A professional with a notable knack for starting and establishing thriving new businesses, She was the pioneer Chief Executive for Stanbic IBTC Trustees Limited where she led the team for about 8 years to establish a business that remains a market leader today. She was at various times a pioneer Head of Expert Banking, Head – Commercial Banking & Public Sector Group Nigeria in Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Pioneer Head of Wealth Management in FBN Capital Limited, and Head of Treasury Marketing in then MBC International Bank

An astute board member, she also sits on boards of social impact organizations which enables her to deliver on her interest in female development. She was an Executive Council Member of Women in Business, Management & Public Service (WIMBIZ) where she chaired the Membership & Programs Committee for two consecutive terms, was the Chairperson of Stanbic IBTC Blue Women Network, Vice President of The Association of Corporate Trustees Nigeria, was voted in 2018 as one of Nigeria’s 100 Most Inspiring Women and in 2023 as one of Nigeria’s 50 Most Inspiring Women – 2023 by Business Day –Women’s Hub. She has also received various awards and recognitions from different organizations and bodies. She was until 2022 an Independent Director on the Board of Access Pension Fund Custodian (a member of the Access Bank Group) where she was the Chairman of the Board Risk Management & Compliance Committee and a member of the Board Audit Committee; and until 31st December 2023 was on the Board of ChamsMobile (Chams PLC). She currently sits on the Boards of E-Tranzact Nigeria Plc, Nestle CPFA, The Goldcrest Family Centre – an NGO, is a member of the International Board of The Institute of Business Transformation Africa (IBT Africa), and is the newly appointed Independent Chairperson of the Investment Committees – Mutual Funds of the Coronation Asset Management Ltd.

A member of The Risk Management Association of Nigeria (RIMAN), she is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Directors (CIoD) a WIMBOARD Fellow, an HCIB of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria (CIBN), and a Fellow of the Association of Investment Advisers & Portfolio Managers (IAPM)

Binta has attended various Ivy League Business schools for Executive & Leadership education which include Harvard, INSEAD, Wharton, Kellogg Business School and the Yale School of Management. She is an advanced MANDEV Certified Management Trainer who has had the privilege to train for amongst others, the EU, UN Women and the Spotlight Initiative, WIMBIZ, NNPC and is a frequent conference speaker on the topics of Financial literacy & inclusion, Faith and Women empowerment.

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Lynda Saint-Nwafor

Lynda Saint-Nwafor is the Chief Enterprise Business Officer at MTN Nigeria, the leading and largest telecommunications company in Africa.
With twenty five years’ experience in the telecommunications and ICT sector, she has acquired extensive skills in strategy development and execution; Business Transformation and Organizational Design; Talent Management and Leadership capacity development.
Lynda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology. She is an Alumnus of the Harvard Business School and has also acquired executive education from the Columbia Business School, New York, USA, and Duke Corporate Education, China.

Lynda is a recipient of the MTN Group President’s Special Achievement award and Women in IT Global Leader award. She has served on key advisory positions such as the committee for developing policy guidelines and operating framework for the deregulation of the Nigerian telecoms sector, the Presidential Committee on Broadband Strategy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Board of Directors of MTN Guinea Bissau.
As MTN Nigeria’s Chief Technical Officer from 2011 to 2016, Lynda led and delivered very complex but transformational programmes, including but not limited to the Network Managed services initiative and sale of MTN Nigeria’s vast tower assets, driving significant improvement in overall business performance.
In her current role as Chief Enterprise Business Officer at MTN Nigeria, she is leading the execution of growth strategies for the Enterprise Business Unit, leveraging technology to close economic and social gaps, and helping businesses to achieve their objectives.
Lynda believes that superior possibilities are unleashed with a fusion of the right capabilities, platforms and technologies.

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Chidi Iwuchukwu

Chidi has been an investment banker for about 15 years, mainly in Leveraged and Acquisition finance. He is the current Head of Investment Banking of Rand Merchant Bank for RMB in Africa. Chidi holds an MBA in Columbia Business School and multiple degrees from De Monfort University UK, Aalborg University Denmark, University of Applied Science Emden, Germany and University of Nigeria. 

Chidi’s experience varies across several disciplines in investment banking including Debt Financing, Leveraged Finance, Acquisition Finance, Leveraged Buy-outs, Shareholder financing, Dividend Recaps, Fund gearing and financings for financial and large sponsors. He has also developed bespoke financing transactions for Large conglomerates and family owned business across Africa. 

Chidi has been involved in notable acquisitions in UAE, Europe, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Kenya and across other major African hubs.  

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, is a leading African corporate and investment bank and part of one of the largest financial services groups in Africa. We offer our clients innovative, value-added advisory, funding, trading, corporate banking and principal investing solutions. As the corporate and investment banking arm of FirstRand Bank Limited (which is wholly-owned by FirstRand Limited), RMB has access to a network of retail banks in 25 African countries, as well as branches and representative offices in Namibia, Botswana, Nigeria, Angola, Kenya, the UK, India, China and the Middle East.

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Dr. George Uduku

George is a medical doctor and business leader in medical devices with extensive experience in strategy, new market entry, project development and sales management. 

He is currently, General Manager, GE Healthcare, West Africa. In this role, he is responsible for driving a coherent commercial strategy across the GE healthcare businesses in West Africa and optimizing the use of commercial / service resources in achieving GE’s goal to help deliver sustainable and accessible integrated patient care across the region. 

Prior to joining GE, he was with Philips Healthcare where he held several leadership roles in both market and business organizations over a 10-year period. He was responsible for driving several commercial processes including detailed examination of segmented care settings to identify sustainable revenue and growth opportunities as well as project development for large scale projects.

Before Philips, George worked in venture capital, conducting specific disease state market analysis, competitive landscape evaluations and investment opportunity screening in the United States. 

He received his medical degree from University of Calabar College of Medical Sciences Nigeria and completed his Master of Business Administration with distinction at Hult International Business School Boston, with concentrations in Strategy and Entrepreneurship.

Outside work, George has a passion for contemporary architecture, electric vehicles and jazz. 

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Yemi Keri

Yemi Keri is a Chair and Non-Executive Director and award-winning commercially minded technologist with 23 years of experience in the Information Technology and Telecommunications industries serving in both the public and private sectors. 

She is at the forefront of digital transformation to tackle business and social problems; recognized as one of the foremost women in Technology in Nigeria with demonstrable evidence of delivering innovative business solutions through technology. 

Yemi is a Board member of the First City Monument Bank Ltd (FCMB), Investment One Financial Services, the Nigerian-German Chamber of Commerce, Beyond Credit Limited, GAIA Africa, and Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre. She is the Digital Platform and Financial Services Thematic Lead of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group(NESG), a member of Governing Council of the Fintech Association of Nigeria, and on the Advisory Board of Ingressive LLC, Majeur Chesterfield, and SabiHub.

Yemi Keri is the CEO Heckerbella Limited and Co-Founder of Rising Tide Africa, a women’s movement initiated with a vision to increase women’s participation in angel investing as an asset class and promote education, cross-border investing, and investor-mentoring across Africa. She is a member of the Board of Governors of the Lagos Angel Network and serves on the Board of Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) as well as the Investment Committee of Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF), managed by Acumen Capital Partners.

She is a mentor to various digital and technology-enabled start-ups. Yemi is an Expert in Residence (EIR) at the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) and a Facilitator on Corporate Governance and Digital Technology & Trends at the Pan- Atlantic University, Lagos.

She was honoured as Nigeria’s most outstanding Public Sector CIO at the ICT Centenary Awards in 2014.

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John Uwajumoju

John Ugochukwu hails from Okigwe, Ihitte Uboma, Imo State.

John Uwajumogu is a Partner with EY and the Energy leader for West Africa. He has over 20 years of advisory experience primarily in the energy industry. He is a thought leader on Energy matters and has spoken at several plenary sessions and written several publications on topical issues on the energy industry. Other than Nigeria, John has significant experience working in the energy markets in Houston, Texas and Calgary, Alberta. John Ugochukwu Uwajumogu had previously held director positions with PwC from 2009 to 2012 and Grant Thornton from 2012 to 2016.

He currently serves as the president of Nigeria’s President Special Adviser on Industry, Trade, and Investment.

He holds a Masters in International Affairs from the Fletcher School at Tuff University. He is also a member of the American Institute of Chartered Public Accountants (AICPA).

Management Consulting, Due Diligence, Financial Analysis, Mergers, Business Valuation, Private Equity, Financial Modeling, Corporate Finance, Accounting, and Internal Audit are among his key specialties.

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Ejiro Gray

Ejiro is a governance and sustainability professional with a background in law, from the University of Ibadan and the Nigerian Law School. She joined the Sahara Group fifteen years ago as one of the pioneer graduate trainees of the organization. A member of the Governance Institute, UK and Women in Energy Network (WIEN), in 2013 Ejiro was appointed pioneer in-house Company Secretary of the Group, responsible for implementing and institutionalizing Corporate Governance Frameworks across sectors of the business.

Currently, Ejiro is the Executive Director – Governance & Sustainability, Sahara Group. The first graduate trainee in the history of the organization to be appointed a director. In this capacity, Ejiro is primarily responsible for developing and implementing the Group’s corporate sustainability strategy and roadmap across the energy value chain. One of the key objectives of this mandate, is to drive the Group’s energy transition strategy in line with ESG reporting standards and best practices.

She is focused on the need for effective advocacy that promotes a just and inclusive energy transition. Of particular interest is, energy transition that considers the plight of developing nations, in the intersection between the global climate change agenda and the need to close the energy and infrastructure gap in Africa. All, without compromising the journey to #NetZero.

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Ibrahim Salau

Ibrahim is an accomplished environmental and social (E&S) safeguards expert with over 25years of experience in Africa. 

He has led numerous Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA), Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) and Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) of high-profile infrastructure projects in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Kenya. He is a certified ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System), ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety) and ISO 50001 (Energy Management System) Implementation Expert and Lead Auditor. He is also a Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Supply Chain and Principles & Criteria Lead Auditor. He was an ESG Consultant with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) covering the Sub-Saharan Africa region. 

He is a member of several professional organizations including the Council for the Regulation of Engineering Practice in Nigeria (COREN), the prestigious International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) and the International Society for Sustainability Practitioners (ISSP). He was the Vice President of the Association of Impact Assessment of Nigeria (AEIAN) (the Nigerian affiliate of IAIA) and an ISSP-Sustainability Excellence Professional (ISSP-SEP). Ibrahim is also a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) and Fate Foundation, Lagos. He has written and presented several papers at workshops and seminars in Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States of America. 

He is the founder and Managing Director of EnvAccord Limited, a leading provider of E&S services in Africa. Ibrahim also teaches Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) at the Lagos Business School (LBS) where he is a Senior Fellow with the LBS Sustainability Centre. Ibrahim is currently the Health, Community, Safety and Environment (HCSE) Director at BUA Cement Plc, in Nigeria.

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Toyin Bashir

Toyin Bashir is a Partner at Banwo & Ighodalo, where she heads the corporate practice in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. A University of Lagos law graduate, Toyin was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2001 marking the beginning of a career filled with significant contributions to the legal profession and beyond. Toyin has relevant expertise in general business advisory, company formations and restructuring, company secretarial, mining, data privacy & protection, regulatory compliance and government relations, policy formulation, legislative drafting & advocacy and corporate commercial legal practice including immigration law, employment law and real estate practice. 

Toyin’s dedication to improving Nigeria’s business environment is evident through her pro bono technical support to the Federal Government of Nigeria, notably through her involvement with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). She has been honored twice with awards by the then Vice President of Nigeria, Mr. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCFR, recognizing her exemplary contributions to the Ease of Doing Business initiative.

Her contributions to the review and enactment of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 and her leadership in the review, drafting and passage of the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous) Act, 2022, are pivotal milestones in improving the operations of businesses in Nigeria. She also led the team which supported the government with the establishment in Lagos State of the first Small Claims Court for Nigeria and has since supported the PEBEC with the provision of technical support in establishment of Small Claims Court in over 20 States in Nigeria. In addition, she led the team responsible for providing comprehensive legislative advocacy, consultative and advisory services to the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Communications & Digital Economy, in relation to the enactment of the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, the first data protection law for Nigeria. 

She has served as a notable resource person for various engagements with the government, has authored several articles and delivered papers at different legal & business events including the Annual French Economic Summit where she spoke on the regulatory environment for doing business. She is a member of the Section on Business Law of the Nigeria Bar Association and serves as Chairperson of the Regulatory Engagement Committee. She is also an insolvency practitioner and a member of the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN and INSOL). She was invited to speak in 2023 on developments in insolvency law and practice in Nigeria at the Insol African Roundtable which held in Kigali, Rwanda. Toyin is a member of the Nigeria Bar Association, the International Bar Association and an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators where she serves as member of the Law Review Committee and the Vice Chair of the Public Sectoral Practice. 

Beyond her professional achievements, Toyin is a fervent advocate for gender inclusion in business and politics. As an associate member of Women in Management, Business & Public Service (WIMBIZ), a mentor with Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR), and the founder of We Support Her, she is dedicated to uplifting and empowering women in various spheres of life. She was a member of the Technical Working Committee which supported Fate Foundation in the successful holding of its annual State of Entrepreneurship event in November, 2023 and also served as a Speaker. Her commitment to fostering entrepreneurship, evidenced by her facilitation of business advisory sessions for micro, small, and medium enterprises with Fate Foundation, further illustrates her passion for social impact and community development.

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Dr Tony Okpanachi

Dr. Tony Okpanachi is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Development Bank of Nigeria Plc.

He is a seasoned banker with over 30 years’ experience. Before he was appointed Managing Director/CEO of the Bank, he was the Deputy Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a position he held since April 2013. Before that, he was the Managing Director, Ecobank Kenya and Cluster Managing Director for East Africa, Ecobank (comprising Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan and Ethiopia). He was also at various times, Managing Director of Ecobank Malawi and Regional Coordinator for Lagos and South West, at Ecobank Nigeria.

Earlier in his professional career, he managed various portfolios including Treasury Management, Retail Business Development, Corporate Finance, Corporate Services, Branch Management and Relationship Management.

Dr. Tony was the Interim Chairman of the Board at DBN’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Impact Credit Guarantee Limited (ICGL).

He holds a Doctorate degree (Ph.D) in Development Economics from Nile University, Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Manchester Business School UK, a Master of Science degree in Economics, from the University of Lagos and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He has attended several Executive Management Development Programmes in Leadership, Corporate Governance, Credit and Risk-Management at leading institutions.

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Fola Akinrinlola

Mrs. Folarinle T. Akinrinlola is the Channels Sales Director at General Electric Health Care. She is a graduate of the University of East London, United Kingdom in Economics and an alumnus of City of Westminster College, London, United Kingdom in Physiology.

Mrs. Folarinle is the first Cardiac Physiologist in Nigeria and to date is responsible for training a significant number of physiologists within Nigeria. She began her career in the United Kingdom where she worked, over a period of eleven years, with several top-notch hospitals as a cardiac physiologist.

In 2006, she left her position as Chief Cardiac Physiologist with St. Anthony’s Hospital, Surrey, United Kingdom to return to Nigeria where she joined the pioneer cardiac surgery team of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos (LASUTH) as its Head Cardiac Physiologist. As Head Cardiac Physiologist, she set up and managed LASUTH’s cardiac and echocardiogram services as well as its Pacemaker Implantation Program and Clinic. She also acted as Consultant, Non-Invasive Services to First Cardiology Consultants Hospital, Ikoyi, Lagos (FCC) for which she coordinated its Non-Invasive Department and the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory.

She was a member of the FCC team that in 2009 performed the first angioplasty (a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis) in Nigeria. In 2011, she moved to Medtronic Nigeria, a medical device company (and part of the Medtronic Group which is a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions), as Country Consultant. Four years later, in recognition of her immense contribution as a team member in successfully establishing operations for Medtronic in West Africa, building a sustainable business model and capturing over 80% of the cardiovascular products market share in Nigeria, she was elevated to the position of Lead Cardiovascular Group Manager, West Africa.

Since 2018, she has worked for General Electric Healthcare (a leading global medical technology and life sciences company) in Lagos Nigeria, as Channels Sales Director overseeing indirect channels business, which she has successfully made an essential and integral part of the entire General Electric Healthcare business.

Mrs. Folarinle certainly is a seasoned, resourceful and results-oriented Healthcare Professional with wide-ranging 25 years+ experience, garnered in the United Kingdom and Africa, in clinical cardiology services, medical devices sales & marketing, business development, market development and senior-level management.

She is also a non-executive director on the boards of a few private companies and is a member of Rising Tide Africa (a group of women angel investors harnessing their power, network, passion and capital to positively impact and actively create a New Africa). Additionally, she is a founding member of GAIA Africa, Africa’s members only club dedicated to serving the top 5% of female executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and creatives.

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Patrick E. Nwakogo

An entrepreneur at heart, Patrick is the Nigeria Country Director & CEO of Dale Carnegie Training, the largest training company in the world, with a clientele that includes over 400 of the Fortune 500 corporations in over 85 countries. For over 100 years, Dale Carnegie has helped organizations of all sizes to generate revenue, increase productivity and reduce cost and power up their workforces.

Patrick initially trained as an economist with a master’s degree from the University of Ibadan but later retrained as a work psychologist with another master’s degree in Managerial Psychology from Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He is also an alumnus of Grenoble Ecole de Management (Grenoble Graduate School of Business), France where he received the Executive Diploma in Management Consulting. He also attended the Dale Carnegie Academy, New York, where he was certified as a Trainer and Coach. 

A management consultant, trainer and coach, Patrick works with organizations to create engaging and productive work cultures and helps their employees to take command of their work and life through training and other development initiatives. 

As a speaker, Patrick sees the “stage” as a platform to share what he knows has worked both for him and others.  The “stage” for him has included conferences, seminars and workshops in Europe, USA and Africa. 

Patrick is married to his beautiful wife Rosemary, and together they have three lovely children.

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Chantelle Abdul

Chantelle Abdul is an international business executive, a serial entrepreneur and a consummate businesswoman, with over 15 years’ experience in originating, founding and operating hyper growth startups and budding companies across Africa, Asia, Europe & America- traversing a plethora of sectors, from Power & Energy to Agriculture, Mining, Real Estate and Hospitality.

She is the Group Manging Director / CEO of Mojec Group and under her leadership, Mojec International has grown into the largest meter manufacturing empire; evolving into a conglomerate and an undisputed market leader in the industry, with diversified interests in the power value chain, spanning across power generation to distribution, manufacturing, supply, financing & meter installation.

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Aruoture “Rotus” Oddiri

Aruoture “Rotus” Oddiri is the host of “the Global Business Report” on Arise Tv which is broadcast across the African continent and in the U.K.

Rotus is an Economics graduate from the University of Houston with a Minor in Business Administration and has over two decades of experience in Banking and Finance from working in the United States of America and Nigeria. He enjoys Macroeconomic discussions and believes inflation is the greatest enemy of mankind.

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Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen

Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen is the MD-CEO for Nigcomsat, Nigeria’scommunication Satellite. She is a Tech Executive, Author and Angel Investor. She was the Head of Sales, the Middle East and Africa, Meta (Facebook). Prior to that, she was the Country Manager, Nigeria, and the Regional Sales Director for the West African branch of Avanti Communications Group PLC, a British communication company with a fleet of satellites in space. She worked in various roles from Technical, Sales and Management in the Telecommunication Infrastructure giant Ericsson.

She also worked as a Cluster lead for Nokia Siemens Network in West Africa.
Jane, Nkechi was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. She graduated with a second-class upper degree in electronics engineering in 2001 from the University of Nigeria, Nusska. She furthered her education at Warwick Business School in the UK, where she received a master’s degree. She received an executive education at both Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management in the United States.
She has worked in the telecommunications industry in Africa for more than 17 years. Her knowledge of technology, ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships, and skill to manage teams and create strategies to support growth and drive business are keys to her success.

Being one of the few females heading key business areas in the tech industry has exposed Jane to numerous professional and personal challenges peculiar to women. Spurred by discussions with fellow female executives around the globe, she organised a forum at Ericsson in which emerging and experienced female leaders could support each other in developing their careers.
The overwhelming success of the forum led her to found Women and Career, to reach women beyond her organisation and to support girls seeking careers after school. In March 2020 published a book she wrote, Be Fearless: Give Yourself Permission To Be You. She drew from her more than 15 years of experience as a telecommunication executive in Africa to help women build lasting careers, especially in the male-dominated STEM industries.

The book hit seven Amazon bestseller lists on March 17, 2020, climbing all the way to number one in the Business Ethics and Knowledge Capital categories.
Although she travels extensively, Jane continues to make her home in Lagos.

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Ayo Adegboye, PhD.

 Ayo Adegboye was appointed Managing Director of BCX Nigeria (now Arravo) in August 2016, where he recorded a landmark achievement of over 250% YoY growth within the first 18 months and overwhelming employee engagement.
He subsequently championed management buyout (MBO) and the divestment of West Africa investment of BCX South Africa Group by attracting both local and foreign investors to acquire 100% stake and subsequent regional expansion to Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.

Prior to joining BCX, He was a Vice President of ITB at Schneider Electric West & East Africa and a Director at SAMSUNG Electronic West Africa.
He graduated from the prestigious University of Ilorin, where he studied geology and mineral science. Ayo later proceeded to the United Kingdom, where he obtained a Global Executive MBA from Manchester Business School and an additional MBA in Telecommunications from
Informal Telecom Academy, UK.

Ayo has won several international accolades and awards for global best practices and notable achievements, which include the successful launch of the first APC By Schneider Electric Experience center in Middle East and Africa, Conceptualized and implemented Bank of the Future for Union Bank on behalf of SAMSUNG Electronics – another first in Sub-Sahara Africa, Conceptualized and implemented Winning At Retail (WAR) strategy for Schneider Electric
West Africa; the effort which lead to double-digit market growth within a year.

Ayo seats on board of business corporations and non for profit organisations in IT, Telecoms, Education and Human Resources. A recent analysis of the Nigerian IT and software industry and ranking executives in several categories reflecting the exemplary strength of the business network and the company’s size ranked Ayo Adegboye in the top 1% of overall Nigerian executives.

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Paul Onwuanibe 

Paul Onwuanibe is the Group Chief Executive Officer, Landmark Africa Group.

Paul began his career in the ‘built environment’ with a formal education in Architecture, Property Development and Construction Management, together with a London Business School MBA with a merit in “Value Engineering”. Paul has over 20 years in the professional property environment with experience in design and execution of development projects (Africa, USA, Europe).

He served as Development Director with Beacon Housing, a UK based house builder. Paul was the Executive with responsibility for the Property and Logistics team of Regus Plc during its rapid expansion years, which oversaw the opening of 190 business centers globally. He has expert knowledge of commercial property and workplace management and has led Landmark’s expansion into America, Europe and Africa. Paul has won several international awards due to his deep and passionate interests and contributions to real estate in Africa. He sits on board of several national and international companies like MTN, Lakeshore amongst others, and is one of the renowned lions on the Nigerian business reality show “Lion’s Den”.

Paul is happily married to Ikunna Onwuanibe, and they are blessed with two children.

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Hansatu Adegbite

Hansatu is a social sector professional with a personal mission statement to positively inspire, impact and invest in lives. She is the Executive Director of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) in Lagos, Nigeria.

She is a United Nations Women private sector, political leadership and candidate trainer, a certified International Finance Corporation & Learning Performance Institute UK Trainer, a certified Business Development Service Provider accreditedby the Small & Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and a UK certified Associated Stress Consultant.

She currently serves in various capacities including,
▪ Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in Nigeria
▪ Presidential National Steering Committee Member for the Empowerment of Women and Girls in Nigeria
▪ National Steering Committee Member on Women’s Economic Empowerment through Affirmative Procurement in Nigeria chaired by the Ministry of Women
Affairs in partnership with the United Nations Women and African Development Bank.
▪ Training & Development Committee Chairperson of the Association of Nigerian Businesswomen’s Network (ANWBN)
▪ International Advisory Board Member of Business School Netherlands.
▪ Governing Council Member of the Business School Netherlands International Alumni in Nigeria.

Hansatu is a graduate of Business Administration from the University of Abuja with an Action Learning MBA from Business School Netherlands. She is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School at Boston, USA in Strategic Perspectives in Non-profit Management and has certification in Entrepreneurial Management from the Enterprise Development Centre in both Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria. She currently sits on 4 Small & Medium Enterprise Boards, and 3 Non-Profit Boards She is a self-motivated energetic leader who is very passionate about volunteering, women’s economic empowerment and motivational speaking.