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Zain Asher was born and raised in London, and graduated from Oxford University where she studied French and Spanish. In 2006, she earned an MS from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is fluent in French, Spanish and Igbo (her native Nigerian dialect).

She anchors the global news program, One World with Zain Asher on CNN International. She also hosts Marketplace Africa, CNN International's weekly business show.

Asher has anchored major breaking news and business stories for CNN including the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the US-China trade war, the August 2020 explosion in Beirut, 2014 kidnappings of schoolgirls in Chibok, and anti-police violence protests in Nigeria, racial and economic inequality in America, the deaths of both Fidel Castro and boxing legend Muhammad Ali and the 2013 terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon.

Elohor Aiboni is a Nigerian chemical engineer and the first female managing director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, SNEPCO. She was born on July 4 in Benin City, Edo State.

Elohor has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and was the company's first Bonga Asset Operations Manager prior to her promotion as MD. She also worked at Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited in a variety of leadership roles (SPDC).

Elohor is now one of nearly 300 women in senior leadership positions in the Shell Group, accounting for more than 31% of the company's executive positions.

She earned a Master's degree in Environmental Management from the University of Bath in Somerset, United Kingdom.

In 2019, she won the SheCanTech 2019 Woman of the Year award

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Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa was born on May 21, 1979 as the middle child of five children. He is a Nigerian producer, Radio/TV presenter & Compere.

Ik is best known as a presenter of Big Brother Africa and also known for his work with Rhythm 93.7 FM where he served as an OAP for 18 years.

He has hosted numerous shows, concerts, weddings, corporate end of year parties, contests and pageants, including the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant for 5 years consecutively, Rhythm Unplugged, Big Brother Africa, Comedy Titans, An Evening With, Comedy Club: Live in Lagos, The Voice Nigeria and the AMVCAs which he has hosted for years since it’s inception.

IK has honed his skill as a compere of events and is in very high demand today, due to this. He has achieved continental acclaim as one of Africa’s finest presenters and has risen to Produce TV shows like Highlites with IK which ran for 3 seasons and now Comedy Nites, a Stand-up Comedy show still in its first season.

Wole is an anchor, producer and former West Africa Editor at CNBC Africa. He is the presenter of CNBC Africa’s daily markets review show Closing Bell Exchange West Africa.

Wole studied at the University of Lagos, Nigeria where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance. Prior to joining CNBC Africa in 2010 he pursued a career in investment management and research, working at FSDH Securities, Lead Capital, Afrinvest and PHB Asset Management as the head of investment research.

Wole has interviewed several prominent personalities such as Jacob Zuma (Former South Africa President), Goodluck E. Jonathan (former Nigeria President), Yemi Osinbajo (Nigeria Vice President), Aliko Dangote (President of the Dangote Group) and Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria).

At CNBC Africa, he produced Eye on Nigeria’s Capital Market, a monthly programme dedicated to reviewing developments in Nigeria’s Capital Market. His reporting earned him the Citi Journalistic Excellence Award.

Wole is a highly sought-after event host and panel discussion moderator. He has moderated numerous live/recorded events which include, the Annual Presidential Dialogue at the Nigeria Economic Summit, Forbes Person of the Year Award, All Africa Business Leaders Award and many others.

An avid football and basketball follower, Wole is a fan of Arsenal FC and the Los Angeles Lakers based in Los Angeles California, USA.

An award-winning, executive, Rolake has more than 15 years track-record of helping to finance and scale businesses across Africa. She is currently the Chief Commercial Officer of leading infrastructure developer, Mixta Africa, helping the group craft and execute its commercialisation strategy for infrastructure and housing projects across Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia and Cote d’Ivoire. She was also recently appointed as the overseeing Country Executive for Mixta’s operations in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal.

She was recognised as a top 275 Global Female Influencer Executives (2020) in Energy by the UK’s Energy Council, and in 2015, won the Best Africa Oil and Gas analyst award from Energy Africa US. She was listed in the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) 100 Under 40 in the 2018 Business and Entrepreneurship Category.

She is a career mentor to many young professionals through her Multiple Streams of Impactâ„¢ mentoring platform and is also founder of iArticl8 an executive coaching platform for public speaking and effective communication, delivering both impactful corporate and individual coaching.

She has a BSc & an MSc degree from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a joint MBA degree from the London School of Economics, HEC School of Management Paris and NYU’s Leonard Stern School of Business (TRIUM)

Dr Oduwole is the Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business. She also serves as pioneer Executive Secretary to the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). She coordinates the activities of its secretariat, working to make Nigeria a progressively easier place to start and grow a business.

Jumoke is a respected global thought leader in her field and she is a highly sought after speaker and contributor. She serves as a Trustee of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS).

She is a 2013 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow of the prestigious African Leadership Institute.

Jumoke is currently a Senior lecturer in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

She holds an LL.B from University of Lagos and an LL.M. degree from Cambridge University, UK where she was a DFID-Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholar. She also holds a second masters degree in International Legal Studies as well as a doctorate in International Trade and Development from Stanford Law School, USA.

Jumoke is passionate about development issues in Africa. She has mentored Nigerian youth on inspirational leadership for nearly two decades and is an avid photographer. She is happily married with two beautiful children.

Damilola is the Co-founder and CEO of Nigeria’s leading technology-driven transportation startup called Shuttlers. The company is revolutionizing how professionals and organizations commute in the ever-busy Lagos and Abuja metropolis. Dami, as she is fondly called, possesses a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos.

Damilola is a Forbes30under30 (2019) Recipient for Technology, and she went on to be selected by the UK government for a technology exchange in 2020. She has garnered accolades such as The Digital & Tech Award at the Women in Africa Contest in Morocco in 2017, the Award for the Best Idea at the Aso Villa Demo Day. She has also won grants from institutions like Airtel’s Sahara, GEM-WorldBank, and Ford Motors Company.

In 2020, she launched an initiative called Shemoves Shuttles, an all-female shuttle service (sponsored by Ford Motors Company) that has impacted 600+ female professionals since it’s inception.

In 2021, under the leadership of Dami, Shuttlers raised a $1.6m seed funding, announcing plans to expand into more African metropolitan cities. Damilola is poised to continue to lead innovation in the technology and transportation sectors and other sectors in Nigeria and around the world.

Diaryofakitchenlover is an award-winning Chef, Digital Content Creator, Influencer, and businesswoman. As a Digital Content Creator, she runs a unique Food Blog with a very wide audience on all platforms. She is a Youtuber, Food Photographer/Videographer, and tutor.

As a Food Blogger, chef Tolani focuses on sharing detailed recipes, twists, and tricks to cook meals perceived as complicated. She also shares food reviews, and coaches people on everything cooking and kitchen matters through physical and online consultations.

Even if you're not big on eating or cooking, a glance at Chef Tolani's food blog will spur you to try out as many easy recipes as possible.

The Diaryofakitchenlover brand has grown so well in the last 4 years (inception) and has birthed other businesses like Dairyofakitchenlover Studios, Kookandbeyond and CookWithTolani.

As an Influencer, Chef Tolani has partnered with over 200 prestigious brands in return for notable visibility and 100% turnaround.

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Tosin Olaseinde is the founder of Money Africa and Ladda, a financial literacy and investment platform. Financial literacy and investments are at the core of her passion as she has created a tool to democratize access and means of wealth building for Millenials and Gen Z in the long term.

She is a chartered accountant with over 10 years of experience spanning across audit, financial accounting, corporate finance and investments.

Ife Agoro started out as an anonymous blogger who just wanted to write about mundane topics. Now she is the founder of the Diary of a Naija Girl (DANG) Network and Dang lifestyle and has over the years built a brand that is known for its unbiased opinion pieces, conveyed in the most honest and relatable ways possible.

She is a champion for women, and her YouTube channel, DANG Network, acts as a safe haven for women who are willing to share their experiences unashamedly and without judgment. She has always spoken out on female matters like feminism and the need for women to constantly speak out.

Amina Mohammed is the current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group.

She previously served as Minister of Environment of Nigeria where she steered the country’s efforts on climate action and environmental reform.

Amina Mohammed joined the United Nations in 2012 as Special Adviser to former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon leading the process that resulted in global agreement around the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

In Nigeria, prior to her career in the public sector, Amina served as an advocate focused on increasing access to education and other social services.

She has been conferred several honorary doctorates and has served as an adjunct professor, lecturing on international development. The recipient of various global awards, Ms. Mohammed has served on numerous international advisory boards and panels. She is the mother of six children and has two grandchildren.

Hon Sadiya Umar Farouq is the current minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development. Born 5 November 1974, she is currently the youngest minister in the current federal cabinet

As Chair, the Honourable Minister coordinates and leads the team in developing the policy framework and implementation strategies of NASSCO’s mandate and programmes aimed at ending extreme poverty and the promotion of shared prosperity in Nigeria. Prior to her appointment as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, she was the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugee, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) from October 2016 to August 2019. Sadiya, was the national treasurer of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, a position she held when an amalgamation of parties formed the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015. Sadiya Umar Farouq is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Nigeria.

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the seventh Director-General of the WTO. She resumed on 1 March 2021, becoming the first woman and African to serve as Director-General.

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a global finance expert, economist and international development professional with over 30 years of experience working in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America.

She has served on the Chair of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance which has immunized 760 million children globally and saved thirteen million lives since its creation. She was previously on the Boards of Standard Chartered PLC and Twitter Inc. She was recently appointed as African Union (AU) Special Envoy to mobilise international financial support for the fight against COVID-19 and WHO Special Envoy for Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator.

In Nigeria, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is best remembered for her tenure as Minister of Finance (2003-2006 and 2011-2015). She had a 25-year career at the World Bank as a development economist.

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is married to neurosurgeon Dr. Ikemba Iweala. They have four children and three grandchildren.