AIGBOJE AIG-IMOUKHUEDE
Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is the Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank Plc. He has over 18 year’s professional banking experience. Under his leadership, Access Bank Plc has emerged from the 65th position in 2002, when he joined the bank, to rank amongst the top 10 banks in the Nigerian banking industry. During the course of his professional development Aigboje attended several business schools and institutes including, the Citicorp Institute of Finance, Euromoney Capital Markets Bootcamp, IMD Laussane, Switzerland and Harvard Business School. He is a law graduate of the University of Benin and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987.

OKECHUKWU ENELAMAH 
Okechukwu Enelamah is the Chief Executive Officer of African Capital Alliance. He has a wealth of experience in private equity gained in New York and Jonnesburg from Zephyr Capital and South Africa Capital Growth Fund. He also worked at Arthur Andersen and Goldman Sachs. Okechukwu is a medical doctor and qualified Chartered Accountant. He received an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

FUNMI IYANDA
Funmi Iyanda is recognized as the queen of Talk Shows in Nigeria. She has over ten years experience in the broadcasting industry. Currently, she hosts “Talk with Funmi”. Funmi has received several awards for broadcasting, as well as for her philanthropic efforts in education and health. She was the youngest member of the transitional committee of the Governor of Lagos State in 1999. Funmi is has a Bachelors degree in Geography from University of Ibadan.

OMOBOLA JOHNSON
Omobola holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Manchester and a Masters degree in Digital Electronics from King's College, London. She joined Accenture, then Andersen Consulting in 1985. In the seventeen years was at Accenture, she progressed through various roles and until recently was the Country Managing Director for Nigeria. Omobola's interests include reading, traveling and golf. She is married to Seyi Johnson and they are blessed with three children. She is also a leader of WIMBIZ, Nigeria’s Women in Business organization.

NURUDDEEN LEMU
Nurudeen Lemu is the Assistant Administrative Secretary and Welfare Projects Inspector of the Islamic Education Trust, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. He also serves as the Assistant Director and Research Supervisor, Da'wah Institute of Nigeria. He is the Technical Advisor, Nigerian Environmental Society Niger State and Adviser to the Voice of the Voiceless Network, Minna. Over the years Nurudeen has served at the Liberian Refugee Camp, Ogun State, Nigeria; International Islamic Charitable Organization, as well as the Noor Al-Houda Islamic College, Sydney, Australia. He holds Bachelors degree in Agriculture from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria and an M.Sc. in Resource Management from Edinburgh University, U.K.

AMINAT OYAGBOLA
Amina Oyagbola is the Human Resources Executive for MTN Nigeria, and is a member of MTN’s Executive Management team in Nigeria. Amina has extensive experience in the banking and oil industry, is a member of several associations including, the International Bar Association, the Nigerian Bar Association, Oxford and Cambridge Club and the Nigeria Institute of Management. Amina received an LLB from Ahmadu Bello University, a BL from the Nigerian Law and an LLM from Trinity College, Cambridge University, UK. She also graduated with an MBA from Lancaster University Management School, UK.

FLORENCE SERIKI 
Seriki Florence is the Managing Director and CEO of Omatek Computers. In 1993, Florence introduced the Omatek brand of computers in Nigeria and it became widely accepted and used as a result of its quality and ruggedness. She is at currently the chairperson of the Electronic and Telecommunications group of the Nigerian-American Chambers of Commerce and the Vice President of the Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN). She has received several awards for her innovation in the IT industry in Nigeria and Omatek has been recognized as a Systems Builder Partner by Microsoft Corporation. Florence received an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and an MBA from Lagos Business School. 

SALLY UDOMA
Sally Udoma is the Managing Counsel, London Legal Service Centre, Chevron Global Upstream . She began her career in the oil industry 24 years ago at Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd and Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine, Paris. She receive an LLB from Kings College, University of London, an LLB (post-graduate) in International Law from Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge and a BL from the Nigerian Law School.

HAJARA ADEOLA, Founder/CEO Lotus Capital Ltd, (NIGERIA) 
Hajara is the Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Lotus Capital Limited an asset management company dedicated to ethical investments. Prior to this she was with UBS Warburg where she served as a Director heading their London Islamic Finance Desk. Prior to joining UBS, she was a Convertible Bond Research Analyst at BNP Paribas, London where her primary responsibility was to analyze, write and publish daily and quarterly research on European convertible bonds. Hajara holds a Masters degree in Finance from Durham University where she specialized in Islamic Finance. She also holds an MBA in International Management from Exeter University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacology from King's College, London.

FABIAN AJOGWU, Senior Partner, Kenna & Associates (NIGERIA)
Fabian is a Senior Partner of Kenna & Associates, Nigeria, and heads the Firm's Commercial and Corporate Practice Group including the Energy and Natural Resources Unit. Fabian has extensive experience in set-ups, restructuring, and takeovers of corporations, having worked on several foreign direct investment projects in the oil, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications industries. He has handled a number of disputes by Arbitration in the oil and transport sectors. With the benefit of practice experience he currently lectures Business Law as well as Negotiations at the Lagos Business School, Pan-African University. Fabian holds a Masters Degree in Law and an MBA from the IESE Business School Barcelona. He also has degrees from the University of Lagos and the University of Nigeria. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; he is involved in numerous professional bodies and is an active volunteer for a range of civic organizations. He is the author of the book “ Corporate Governance in Nigeria: Law & Practice and co-author “Legal & Regulatory Aspects of Commerce”.

OLUSOJI APAMPA, Consultant, Tradewize Ltd. (NIGERIA)
Soji is the CEO of RTA Intelligence Ltd, a business intelligence and reputation risks management company. Prior to that he was Managing Director of SAP Nigeria Ltd and Regional Manager (West Africa) for SAP where he worked for 8 years since early 1999. Soji also co-founded The Convention on Business Integrity in 1997. He is a director and volunteer consultant for both INTEGRITY and the Convention on Business Integrity. Soji graduated with a B.Eng (Hons) in Civil & Structural Engineering from Sheffield University and Msc in Governance & Finance from Livepool John Moores University. He was appointed to the UN Global compact’s International Working Group on the 10th Principle (anti-corruption) in 2008 and Senior Advisor to the UN Global Compact on the 10th Principle in 2009.

JOHN ENELAMAH, Senior Pastor, World Revival Church (NIGERIA) 
John is the Senior Pastor of World Revival Church, and President/Founder of Endtimes Revival Ministries Inc., Nigeria. The primary thrust of John’s ministry is raising agents of change in society. Consistent with his calling to raise agents of change, John co-founded the Apostles in the Market Place (The AiMP Network), a network committed to advancing leadership principles in the marketplace and building a platform for change agents in society. He is the Initiator and Founder of the Employment Bureau; an outfit that practically equips people for their life’s assignment and helps them discover and pursue their God-ordained purpose. A crusader, John has carried the message of reformation and has being involved in outreaches in many nations of the earth including Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, The Netherlands, Zambia, Malawi and the United States of America. He initiated and led the Akpese Village project that rehabilitates and feeds street youth.

FEMI LIJADU, Chairman, Nigerian Network of NGOs (NIGERIA)
Femi Lijadu is the Chairman of NNNGO (Nigerian Network of Non-Governmental Organisations) which is a voluntary umbrella capacity building body for NGO’s in Nigeria with over 1000 members. In his early days, Femi joined one of the largest retail banks in Nigeria as part of a take-over team and rose to be an Executive Director before resigning in 2002 to complete the Sloan Fellowship Msc. Programme at London Business School. He is a member of the Board of the Hygeia Community Health Plan which aims to increase access to quality basic healthcare for currently uninsured groups, using a public-private partnership model. Femi Lijadu completed his first degree in law at Durham University and holds a Masters degree in law from University College, London University. He practices commercial law and arbitration and writes articles on globalisation and the legal profession.

SANDRA MBANEFO-OBIAGO, Executive Director, Communicating for Change, (NIGERIA) 
Sandra is a development communications specialist and documentary film producer. She is the pioneer Executive Director of Communicating for Change (CFC), a non-profit media organization based in Lagos, Nigeria, which she set up in 1998 to help raise Africans’ awareness of important social issues. Her primary focus is on producing films and developing Nigeria’s creative industries, organizing conferences, workshops, and symposia for Nigeria’s growing film industry. She received a Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba, Canada and a Master of Arts degree in Telecommunications from Michigan State University. She is happily married with 3 kids.

BASHIR YUSUF MUNDI, Assistant Director, Da'wah Institute of Nigeria (NIGERIA) 
Bashir is Assistant Director at the Da’wah Institute of Nigeria, an information, training, and research unit of the Islamic Education Trust. He also serves as a Director and United States representative with the Development Initiative of West Africa (DIWA) and as Coordinator of Operations for Prostart Consultants, a life-skills consultancy and training firm based in Minna, Nigeria. He has served as Imam and Youth Director for the Al-Huda Islamic Center in Athens, Georgia, USA, and Director of Education and Training for the Institute of Islamic Information and Education, Chicago.

FRANKLYN NLERUM, Director–General/Chief Executive, Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement (NIGERIA) 
Franklyn is a pioneer Director-General of the Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement. He was a Vice President at African Capital Alliance, a private equity firm. He was responsible for Legal & Compliance function at the firm. In addition to this, Franklyn was a resource person for the Financial Institutions Training Centre and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. He is a lawyer, with interest in Corporate Law, Law & Finance, Law & Technology and Compliance & Risk Management. Franklyn trained at the University of Nigeria and obtained graduate degrees in law from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. He was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1989. He is passionate about the role of personal responsibility in bringing about societal change. He is a director of the AIMP Ltd./Gte, a network committed to advancing effective leadership principles in the marketplace.

OLUSEGUN OLUJOBI, Consultant, Africa Capital Alliance (NIGERIA)
Olusegun is a Principal at Africa Capital Alliance, a Private Equity firm. Prior to his joining Africa Capital Alliance he was a partner with Accenture. He is passionate about education, leadership development and the role of free enterprise in national transformation. He is the secretary of the board of The Scripture Grace Foundation and co-founder of the Apostles in the Market place, a network, committed to advancing leadership principles in the market place. Olusegun graduated with a First Class honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos.

UWA OSA OBOH, Chief Responsibility Officer, ReStral Ltd. (NIGERIA)
Uwa Osa – Oboh is the Chief Responsibility Officer (CRO) of ReStraL Limited, a leadership and management services firm that specializes in the provision of organizational development services to drive organisational performance, the development of strategy, change management plans and the provision of capacity building services for organisational growth and development. Prior to joining ReStraL, she engaged in private legal practice after which she took up employment as a Credit Officer in a Merchant Bank, eventually heading the Leasing & Loan Syndication unit. Uwa is a University of Benin Scholar and graduated from the Nigerian Law School as the best student of the year (1988). Uwa also holds an MBA from the University of Benin.

OLATUNDE (PATRICK) REIS, Brigadier General, Nigerian Army (NIGERIA) 
Brig Gen Reis is a senior officer in the Nigerian Army. He recently served as the Executive Chairman of the Technical Board of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). Prior to this he established a retirement housing scheme for officers and soldiers with a Primary Mortgage Institution, Post-Service Homes (Savings and Loans) Ltd - PHL, to manage the finance function of the Nigerian Army Housing Scheme. Brig Gen Reis took the Housing Scheme from the drawing board to becoming an institution that is acknowledged as a pace setter in Nigeria’s nascent housing industry. He obtained his first degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Lagos and a Masters degree in Architecture. Brig Gen Reis attended the Architectural Association (AA) Graduate School in London, where he did a post-graduate course in Housing Studies and subsequently obtained a PhD degree. He is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, an alumnus of London Business School and the Lagos Business School. Brig Reis is a recipient of the 2001 National Productivity Order of Merit Award (NPOM), Brig Gen Reis was decorated with the National Honour Officer Order of the Niger (OON) in 2005. He is married to Yinka and they have four lovely daughters.

IBUKUN AWOSIKA, Founder/Chairman, The Chair Centre, Ltd 
Ibukun is the Founder and Chairman of The Chair Centre Ltd, a market leader in the office furniture and banking security systems industries. Prior to this, she worked at Alibert Nigeria Ltd, a furniture company, as Showroom Manager. She is a pastor at The Fountain of Life Church, Founder of Christian Missionary Fund and Chairman of Afterschool Graduate Development Centre (AGDC). Ibukun graduated from the Chemistry department of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife). She is also an alumna of the Chief Executive Programme of Lagos Business School as well as the Global Executive MBA Programme of the prestigious IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain.

MUHTAR BAKARE, Managing Director, Kachifo Limited
Muhtar is the Managing Director of Kachifo Limited, which trades under the name Farafina. He was Executive Director at Trust Bank for two years before he left in June 2002 to effectively launch his publishing business Kachifo Limited. Kachifo Limited is the publishers of some of the best writers in world such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ben Okri, Segun Afolabi, Uzodinmma Iweala and Biyi Bandele. (Annual Turnover, current rate: N88 million). Muhtar obtained his Secondary School Certificate from King’s College Lagos after which he proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University, where he studied architecture and also received his Masters degree in same from the same University. Muhtar participated in the Wits Business School/Havard Business School Senior Executive Program for Africa-Cohort 7.

HABIBA BALOGUN, Consultant
Habiba Balogun is an Organisation Effectiveness Consultant. Before establishing her own consulting firm in 2007 she progressed through various roles and industries including Banking, Manufacturing, Import-Export, Education, and Oil & Gas. She was the pioneer corporate affairs manager in Credit Lyonnais Nigeria. Habiba holds a Bachelor's Degree in French and Italian from the University of London and a Masters degree in Organisational Management, including Leadership Coaching and Team Facilitation, from George Washington University, Washington DC, and she is a certified NLP Practitioner.

OLANIKE De SOUZA, Managing Director, People Prime 
Nike De Souza is the Managing Director of ‘People Prime’ which focuses on the following key areas: Permanent Recruitment (bulk, individual and graduate recruitment), Executive Search and Selection, Career Development and Counselling and Objective Assessments using tools by Saville & Holdsworth UK a recruiting and temporary placement agency in Lagos. She has ten years work experience with Arthur Anderson (Nig.), now KPMG, where she held several positions including Senior Manager/Group Head - Risk Consulting & Outsourcing Services. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ACA.) and The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA), State of Maryland, USA. Nike De Souza attended the American University- Kogod School of Business Administration, Washington D.C. where she acquired a B.S. Business Admin (concentration in Accounting & Management Information Systems).

Dr. ORODE OMOLARA DOHERTY Consultant National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)
Dr. Orode Omolara Doherty is the Director of Africare's Technical Response to AIDS-Affected Populations (TAP) Project in Nigeria. In this position which she has held since February 2008 months, she is responsible for the provision of technical leadership, strategic direction, and coordination to the Africare Nigeria TAP project, managing a portfolio in the current financial year of over 2 million dollars. Prior to assuming leadership of this Project, she worked with Columbia University, New York as the pioneer Central Pediatric Advisor, Nigeria for its International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP).
Dr. Doherty was a Pediatric resident and clinician at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and worked as pediatric resident in Lagos Teaching Hospital.
She is American Board Certified in Pediatrics, and is an Associate Fellow of both the Nigerian National and West African Post Graduate Medical Colleges. She served as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Steering committee on the development of operational guidelines on HIV counseling and testing in the Africa region, on the Nigerian National HIV and Infant feeding steering committee as well as the National Pediatric HIV Technical Working group. Dr. Doherty is also the Chairperson of the steering committee of the Nigeria 2025 scenarios team.
She is currently working with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) as the lead (external) consultant on the decentralization of HIV treatment across Nigeria; the success of this endeavor will provide Nigeria the opportunity to achieve the goal of Universal Access to HIV treatment.

Dr. Doherty obtained her medical degree from the University of Benin Medical School in Nigeria and a Masters of Public Health degree in Maternal and Child Health from Harvard University, in Boston Massachusetts.

EMMANUEL EGHES EYIEYIEN, Chief Executive Officer, Pharez Limited
Mr. Eyieyien is the Chief Executive Officer of Pharez Limited. He joined Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) as a pioneer staff in August, 1989, where he served for eight years resigning in October, 1997 to assume responsibilities in Pharez Limited. Between October, 2005 and February, 2006, Mr. Eyieyien took a leave of absence from Pharez to serve as an Executive Director on the Interim Board of Allstates Trust Bank Plc as an appointee of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Emmanuel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Benin and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and an Associate Member of the Nigeria Institute of Management.

IfEOMA FAFUNWA
Ifeoma Fafunwa is a multi-talented creative with strong vision and the keen ability to successfully nurture and lead a team of creative talent. Her 20 years of professional experience in various creative fields include, brand marketing (television, radio and print), theatre arts, fashion and interior architectural design. Ifeoma has worked in a creative capacity with clients such as The City of Atlanta, Disney Development Corporation, Atlanta Olympic Village, Magic Johnson Enterprises, The Rouse Company, Coors Brewing Company and The African Finance Corporation. She is currently working on a theatre project which involves collaborating with some of the region’s best known female writers and performance artists. Ifeoma graduated from Holy Child College, Lagos in the class of 1980. She has a BA Interior Architecture from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1987. She also studied Theatre Arts at the Dorsey Studios for the Performing Arts in Atlanta.

Dr. MUSA MOHAMMED ISHIYAKU, Head, Conditional Grants Scheme, Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on the MDGs 
From 1996-2001, Dr. Mohammed worked with Afri-Project Consortium involved in the review, preparation and implementation of food supply sector projects. In addition, he participated in the design of monitoring methodology, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Department among others. Dr. Mohammed cut his teeth in Civil Society by being co-opted as Director of DOMA Educational Development Foundation- a Non Governmental organization set up to provide refresher training for Primary School teachers in the use of interactive teaching methodologies. When the Federal Government created the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs in line with its commitment to the Millennium Declaration of 2000, Dr Mohammed was recruited by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to serve as the Special Assistant (Technical) to the Senior Special Assistant to the President.

Toyosi Kolawole, Managing Director, Avdeo Energy Ltd. Toyosi Kolawole is the Managing Director Avdeo Energy Ltd. Prior to this, she was the principal consultant and Co-Founder Integrated Business Strategies. Prior to Integrated Business Strategies, she was a management consultant in the Financial Institutions Group at A.T. Kearney, a leading international management consulting firm. Prior to consulting, she worked in Guaranty Trust Bank as an independent strategy consultant in Nigeria and the U.K serving small and medium-sized companies in the retail and food industries. Her industry expertise includes banking, oil and gas, and education. Toyosi holds a Master of Business Administration from the M.I.T Sloan School of Management in Cambridge Massachusetts, US, a Post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Manchester, UK, and a Bachelors degree in Food Science and Technology from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.

OBI NWOGUGU, Fund Manager, Capital Alliance Property Investment Company
Obi is the Fund Manager of Capital Alliance Property Investment Company (CAPIC), one of six funds managed by Africa Capital Alliance (ACA). ACA has over $ 560 Million under management, and is a leading private equity manger focused on Africa. Headquartered in Lagos, ACA has a 10 year track record of successful investments in over 6 sectors. Prior to joining African Capital Alliance, he worked for ING Clarion Partners, New York, Bank of America, Mergers and Acquisition, New York, Global Crossing Inc., New York and Mckinsey & Company; New York. Obi holds B. Engineering degree from University of Nigeria, MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; and M.S Computer Science from New York University.

BAYO OYEWOLE, Chief Operating Officer for Timbuktu Media Limited 
Bayo is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Timbuktu Media Limited. Until recently, Bayo served as the Chief Compliance Officer and Chief of Staff for The Americas and EMEA region of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics in New York. He has over 15 years of global work experience and has served in several leadership roles with Sabre Technologies (formerly part of American Airlines), Ernst & Young (now Cap Gemini Consulting), and PepsiCo. Bayo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Finance and Marketing from Clark Atlanta University; and has been pursuing a Master of Science (MS) degree in Interactive Marketing at New York University.

CHIGOZIE UDEMEZUE, Executive Director, Legal Consultancy Services of Konz Consulting Ltd
Gozie is the Executive Director, Legal Consultancy Services of Konz Consulting Ltd with offices in Abuja and Enugu. In pursuit of her career as a legal practitioner, she practices law with the law firm of N. O. Izuakor & Associates based in Enugu. Gozie currently works as a Consultant with the Center on Housing Rights & Evictions, (COHRE), Geneva; the Huairou Commission, New York and very recently worked as a Consultant on the UNDP-funded Compensations for Contributions Initiative for Home Based Care Givers. Gozie C. Udemezue is a Lawyer, and a human rights activist/advocate with a Bachelors of Law Degree from the Nigerian Law School. She studied Law at the Enugu State University of Science & Technology. She holds a Certificate on International Human Rights from the International Institute for Human Rights, Strasbourg, France; and she is alumna of the US Department of State International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) on Grassroots Activism