Olusola Olakanmi
Olusola Olakanmi is a Director of Business Development for Mastercard across Sub Saharan Africa, and until recently, the Head of Card Products for the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Group. Prior to his stint at UBA, he served in several roles at Access Bank Plc and Unified Payment Services Limited including being responsible for building […]
Ndifreke Okwuegbunam
Ndifreke Okwuegbunam is a seasoned nonprofit professional with over 13 years’ experience in the social sector with strengths in Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Health. She is currently the Head of Programs at Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation, a grant making non-profit organization established to support NGOs and CBOs working in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Health […]
Patricia Obozuwa
Patricia Obozuwa is the Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer for GE Africa – a position she has held since April 2012 when she built the communications and public affairs function. Patricia leads a team of communicators across Sub-Saharan Africa, building and protecting GE’s brand and image on the sub-continent. She established GE Africa’s corporate social responsibility platform, GE Kujenga […]
Queen Nwokonneya
Queen Nwokonneya is an International Development professional and Private Sector Development adviser at Adam Smith International where she manages economic reform programmes across investment promotion, business environment reform and urban development. Queen was an Economist at PwC and served as a Project Finance Analyst at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank. As a Research Analyst at Saana […]
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 […]