Laure Beaufils
(British Deputy High Commissioner)

-

Tony Okpanachi
(CEO, Development Bank of Nigeria)

Mr Tony Okpanachi is a seasoned banker with over 26 years' experience. He is currently the Managing Director/CEO of Development Bank of Nigeria Plc. (DBN). Before his appointment as Managing Director/CEO of DBN, he was the Deputy Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria Limited. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director, Ecobank Kenya and Cluster Managing Director for East Africa (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 of Ecobank Nigeria.

He has also managed various portfolios including Treasury Management, Retail Business Development, Corporate Finance, Corporate Services, Branch Management and Relationship Management. He holds a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Manchester Business School UK, a Master of Science degree in Economics from University of Lagos and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He has attended several Executive Management Development Programmes on Leadership, Corporate Governance, Credit and Risk-Management in leading institutions

Bismarck Rewane
(MD, Financial Derivatives Company)

-

Audrey Mothupi
(CEO, Systemic Logic Group)

-

Temie Giwa
(Founder/CEO, LifeBank)

Founder and CEO of LifeBank. She studied International Public Management at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. She come with over 10 years of health management experience with the Department For International Development (DFID) program, World Health Organization, UNDP, and the Lagos State Government.

Tosin Durotoye
(Founder of the Bloom Africa)

Tosin Durotoye is the Principal/CEO of The Red Kite Group and the Founder of the Bloom Africa – an initiative that curates engagements and safe spaces for ambitious African women to connect, learn and grow. One of Tosin’s most recent projects included establishing GreenHouse Lab - the first female-focused tech accelerator program in Nigeria and the only "Powered by Google" accelerator program in Africa. Prior to this, Tosin worked as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at an edutech company based in Boston, USA.

Titi Osuntoki
(ED, Business Banking, Access Bank)

Titi Osuntoki has been an Executive Director of Business Banking Division at Access Bank Plc. since October 2013. Mrs Osuntoki is a highly qualified and experienced banker with over two decades of cognate experience cutting across all facets of banking. She serves as a Director of CRC Credit Bureau Limited and Patrick Learning and Speech Centre Limited.

She has been Executive Director of Access Bank Plc. since November 26, 2014. She served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Wapic Insurance Plc. She has attended Executive Management Programmes in leading business schools such as INSEAD, France; IMD, Switzerland etc. She is also an alumnus of the Cranfield University School of Management, UK. Mrs Osuntoki holds a B.Sc. In Civil Engineering and also holds an MBA from the University of Lagos.

Adebola Adefila
(COO (Chief Operating Officer) at Banrut Rolls Nig. Ltd)

Adebola Adefila has been an entrepreneur for over 18years, 12 of which have been in the manufacturing sector. Prior to joining the Banrut Group she had a brief stint with the public sector working at the Debt Management Office (DMO), Nigeria. At Banrut Group, she has served in various capacities as Business manager, Chief marketing officer, Group operations manager & General Manager.

She is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Banrut Rolls Nigeria Ltd (Manufacturers of tissue papers) A family business she has helped build with a visible brand representation in 36 states of the federation and distribution offers in some West African countries.

Toyin Onigbanjo
(Founder, Augustsecrets Nig.)

Toyin Onigbanjo is an Award-winning Child Nutritionist, Author and Founder, Augustsecrets, a unique child nutrition company manufacturing natural African cereals & recipes. From finding a solution to feeding her child, she started the company in 2017 from her home and now manufactures from 2 factories, selling the cereals in over 68 stores in Nigeria, Ghana, & UK. She is an author of the Augustsecrets Meal Plan Book and a Royal DSM Nutrition Prize Award winner.

Omilola Oshikoya
(Africa's Wealth Connoisseur)
Founder : The Tech World Of Finance

Omilola Oshikoya is Africa's wealth connoisseur with over 15 years experience in finance/investment banking. Omilola's mission is to inspire millenials to live the "Richer Life" & to help create wealth and eradicate poverty in Africa through a tool she created called "The Hand of Wealth" which focuses on five areas, what true wealth is, how to create wealth (business/entrepreneurship), how to manage & grow wealth (personal finance) & how to use wealth.

She does this through her brands/trademarks, "The Tech World of FinanceTM" "The Fathers Daughter" "Do It AfraidTM", "The Richer WomanTM" and The RicherTM Kids Club.

Kofo K. Akinkugbe
Kofo Akinkugbe, a prize-winning graduate of Mathematics of the University of Lagos, spent 12 years in banking, first at International Merchant Bank (local affiliate of the First National Bank of Chicago) and then as a pioneer staff member of Chartered Bank. During this time, she received the British Government Chevening Scholarship to study for an MBA at the Strathclyde Graduate Business School, Scotland, UK.
Kofo Akinkugbe is the founder of Interface Technologies (1998), SecureID Limited (2005) and SecureCard Manufacturing (2012). She currently serves as the Managing Director/CEO of SecureID Group (comprising of SecureID and SecureCard Manufacturing). SecureID is a MasterCard, VISA and Verve certified Smartcard Personalization bureau and digital technology company whilst SecureCard Manufacturing is the first polycarbonate Smartcard manufacturing plant producing high security identity cards and documents for the Banks, Telecoms and Public sectors. Mrs. Akinkugbe is a passionate and bold entrepreneur as both companies are the first of its kind in Africa.

Patricia Nzolantima

Patricia is a Native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has over 12 years of entrepreneurial experience. She is the WIA Ambassador for DRC and Chairwoman of Bizzoly Holding, Founder and Managing Director of Exp-Comunicart.

Since 2009, she has been the Founder, Working Ladies Cabs/Ubizcabs (First Female taxi driven by women in DRC), Founder of Bizzoly FMCG SARL and the Working Ladies Foundation, Founder of the first Female Business owners accelerator in DRC, YPO Member (Young Presidents Organisation), Forbes Afrique Top 100 Leaders Of Tomorrow (2018 Inst). Ranking number 35, Choiseul institute 100 Africa-economic leaders of tomorrow under 40. On the list of 2016, 2017, 2018; Leadership council Member at Harvard University Center For African Studies; inspirational Woman & leader, she is Vlisco’s Ambassador, Vlisco face for the 170 years anniversary of the brand, and the RawBank face in DRC for her engagement in women empowerment; women in science by L'oreal and UNESCO DRC Ambassador.

Didi Akinyelure
(Award Winning Journalist)

Didi Akinyelure is an Award-Winning Journalist and Thomson Reuters Business Correspondent. In 2016, she won the prestigious BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. In 2018, she received the University of Nottingham's Special Excellence Alumni Laureate Award.

In addition to Didi's role at Reuters, she also presents the CNBC International television series "IOT: Powering the Digital Economy", focused on digital transformation and "Living on the Edge" on the BBC World Service, a radio series on the impact of climate change on communities around the world.

Didi is an accomplished presenter and producer with extensive experience working in television, radio, print and digital. She has also built an impressive career as a Moderator and Speaker. In 2018, she chaired a high level conversation on the impact of science and technology for sustainable development, with Sir Roger Penrose and Nobel Laureate, Jacques Dubochet at the United Nations in Geneva.

Chukwuka Monye
(Managing Partner, Ciuci Consulting; DG, Delta Economic Summit Group)

Chukwuka is an innovation strategist, corporate development and consumer intelligence expert. Also known as CCM, he is considered by many as a social entrepreneur, having contributed to the successful setup and transformation of numerous businesses. His experience covers various functions in several industries, including financial services, telecoms, media, entertainment, retail and the public sector. He is adept in formulating corporate and marketing strategies as well as providing solutions using technology and innovation. He started his career in the United States, where he worked as an analyst at Citigroup’s private client business in Florida, before becoming the branch manager of a credit union.

Aderonke Adebanjo
(Marketing & Communications Mgr)

Aderonke Adebanjo is a quintessential creative woman! She is the Marketing & Communications Manager at an indigenous oil and gas company.
For seven and a half years, she graced Lagos' airwaves as one of its favorite On-Air Personalities. She hosted a variety of shows including The Drive Time show, which provided the right balance of entertainment and education - offering intelligent talk, useful information, great music, and interesting chit chat and interviews. Aderonke is an eloquent VOICE OVER ARTIST and COMPЀRE/MC and has hosted many events including the commissioning of two Lagos State Independent Power Plants (IPPs), an exclusive dinner with the CEO of Mastercard, OVH Energy's commissioning of the 1st privately-owned mid-stream jetty in West Africa and OVH's end-of-year party (2017), Lagos, The Next Fifty Years, Access Bank's International Women's Day event (2015, 2016, and 2017), launch and commisioning of the Cece Yara Foundation, red carpet for the premiere of Selma, the movie, in Nigeria, launch of the Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Trust (DRASA Trust), launch of a new telenovela by Telemundo in Lagos, Atinuda, Mind the Gap for Singles, Saro, The Musical, V-Monologues (stage play), Woman Rising (an annual International Women's Day event) , Run-for-A-Cure Africa's Big Hat Brunch (a non-profit fundraiser), Hear Word (stage play), London Life, Lagos Living (stage play), TW Magazine Tea Party, Live Your Dreams Africa seminar (an annual youth empowerment seminar), Awesome Treasures Foundation Annual Summit, and others.

Nwaji Jibunoh
(Expert Master of Ceremony)

Nwaji Jibunoh is an expert Master of Ceremonies, a highly experienced Management Consultant, a Television Presenter, and a Voice over Artiste. He has conducted these services on different stages in Nigeria, The United States of America and The United Kingdom. His experience conveys multinational organizations, Small to Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and political entities. Nwaji graduated with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration (BBA) with a concentration in Management from Howard University, Washington DC USA