Ebenezer Nii Martey
Ebenezer Nii Martey is a Ghanaian, a Youth Development Agent by Lifestyle, Sales & Customer Service Trainer by Occupation, a Serial Entrepreneur & Start up Coach by Passion and a Tourism Consultant by Vision. Ebenezer is currently the Co-Convener of the Annual Youth Education & Empowerment Summit (AYEESummit) in Liberia having run this summit since […]
Nathalie Gogue-Ebo
Nathalie Gogue-Ebo is a Principal at Open Capital, a management consulting and financial advisory firm that drives growth, enables investment, and builds markets across Sub-Saharan Africa. She serves as the Head of the West Africa region. Prior to Open Capital, Nathalie brings more than 15 years’ experience, most recently as an Associate Partner with Sahel Consulting, where she led projects […]
Eloho Omame
Eloho Omame is the founding Managing Director & CEO of Endeavor in Nigeria. Endeavor is a mission-oriented, global organisation that is leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in close to 40 underserved markets, including Nigeria. Over a career spanning close to 20 years, Eloho has worked with entrepreneurs, companies and entrepreneurial teams across multiple industries, at […]
Tariye Gbadegesin
Tariye Gbadegesin is an investment professional with 20 years of experience in the financial services sector and over US$ 3 billion of transaction experience. She is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ARM Harith Infrastructure Fund Managers (Armhith); a Joint Venture between Asset & Resource Management Company Ltd (ARM) , a Nigerian institutional […]
Thelma Ekiyor
Ms. Thelma Ekiyor has over 20 years experience working in the development sector, as an Impact Investor, donor, philanthropic advisor, and social entrepreneur. She has experience working in 22 African countries. Ms. Ekiyor is the Managing Partner SME.NG – Nigeria’s Impact Investment Platform, which has set up two impact funds for women entrepreneurs. She is […]
Chika Ekeji
Chika is an Associate Partner based in McKinsey & Company’s Lagos office and leads the West Africa Digital Practice. He serves Financial Services, Telco, and Manufacturing clients across Africa and focuses on Digital Business Building and Advanced Analytics transformations.
Meghan Curran
Meghan is the West Africa Director for Acumen, where she sets strategy, oversees investing and leadership programs, and leads business development for the organization’s work in the region, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Meghan joined Acumen in 2013, and was leading the global Talent function before relocating to West Africa in 2018. Meghan’s commitment to market-driven […]
Kingsley Bangwell
Kingsley Bangwell is Founder of Youngstars Development Initiative, he is also an ASHOKA Fellow, a YGL Alumnus of the World Economic Forum, an Alumnus of different prestigious fellowships including Harvard Kennedy Leadership School of Public Policy, Yale University 21st Century Leadership Module, Stanford Democracy and Leadership Program, among others. Most recently he is Co-Founder of […]
Peter Bamloke
Peter Bamkole, Pioneered the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan-Atlantic University in January 2003 – now one of the top enterprise development centers in Africa and a model which has been replicated in four African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania & Rwanda). As the Director of the Center, he is responsible for the overall program development, […]
Lade Araba
Ladé Araba is a senior development finance professional with over 17 years of experience. She is the Managing Director for Africa at Convergence Finance. She is also Co-Founder and President of the Visiola Foundation, a 2016 Google RISE award winner; which empowers African girls through education, training, and mentoring in the science, technology, engineering, and […]
Abosede Alimi
Abosede is an experienced tri-sector leader with over 15 years’ experience working across the non-profit, private and public sectors as a development professional. She is currently the Director, Strategy, Funding and Stakeholder Management of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), an agency set up by the Government of Lagos to address unemployment in Africa’s […]