Speakers Archive - The Future Awards Africa

23 Mar

Ifeoma Okonkwo

Ifeoma Okonkwo FCA, ACMA, CGMA, ACTI, MBA. Ms. Ifeoma Okonkwo is a seasoned finance professional with over 14 years of extensive corporate experience spanning internal, external, and due diligence audits, local and international taxation, ESG, management and financial accounting, investors and Board reporting, as well as budget and…

23 Mar

Paul Onwuanibe

Paul Onwuanibe is the Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Landmark Group. PAUL ONWUANIBE Paul began his career in the ‘built environment’ with a formal education in Architecture, Property Development, and Construction Management and a London Business School MBA with merit in “Value Engineering”. Paul has 35…

23 Mar

Obinna Okerekeocha

Obinna Okerekeocha is a Creative & Content Director, Creative Thinker, Art Director, Multi-media artist, Film Music Composer, Documentary Filmmaker, AV Editor, Musician, Storyteller and Creative Adventure Seeker and Creative Community Builder. Having spent over a decade in the Nigerian advertising and design space, he has had the unique…

23 Mar

Adetutu Laditan

Adetutu Laditan is a seasoned brand and marketing communication strategist with a decade and a half of experience shaping the African digital landscape. As a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Google, she's at the forefront of driving YouTube's growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Adetutu's passion for connecting people with…

23 Mar

Tega Oghenejobo

With a background in Marketing, Brand Partnerships, and Business Development, Tega Oghenejobo leads the team at Mavin Global as Chief Operating Officer. Highly motivated, innovative and seasoned in Africa & #39;s emergent entertainment industry, Tega is one of the leading figures of the new school of Africa’s entertainment…

23 Mar

Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho

An entrepreneurial and strategically driven executive with experience as a CEO, Founder and Non-Executive Director of private, listed and public sector organisations. Nkemdilim is a seasoned Information Technology professional with over 15 years of cross-sector industry experience in Nigeria, Africa's largest emerging economy. She combines strategic, digital technology…

23 Mar

ID Cabasa

ID Cabasa is a Nigerian Music Producer and Innovator. Born as Olumide Ogunade in Lagos, Nigeria, ID Cabasa has established himself as a pioneering figure in the Nigerian music industry. As the founder of Coded Tunes, he has played a crucial role in shaping the careers of several…

23 Mar

Ikenna Ogbudimkpa

Ikenna Ogbudimkpa is a development sector professional driven by a passion for mitigating the increasing youth unemployment rate and promoting inclusion and participation in governance for sustainable development in Africa. He employs strategies such as intergenerational conversations, policy and advocacy interventions, leadership and entrepreneurship development, and citizen engagement…

23 Mar

Omoyemi Akerele

Omoyemi Akerele is a Nigerian entrepreneur, executive, and businesswoman, renowned for her pivotal role in advancing the African fashion industry. As the founder and CEO of Lagos Fashion Week and Style House Files, Akerele has significantly shaped the landscape of Nigerian and African fashion. Her work emphasises sustainability,…

23 Mar

Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola

Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola is an academic, award-winning journalist and consultant, renowned for her groundbreaking contributions to media and gender issues. As the co-founder of African Women in Media (AWiM), an influential international non-profit, she is dedicated to transforming the media landscape for African women. Yemisi's exemplary work has…

23 Mar

Tolani Alli

Tolani Alli, the Special Assistant on Visual Communications to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State. It was a role that allowed her to lay the foundation for a career that would eventually take her to the highest levels of the Presidency in Nigeria. As the Special Assistant on…

23 Mar

Femi Bakre

Femi Bakre is an award-winning engineer, entrepreneur, content creator, and CEO of Kraks Media, a leading digital marketing agency in Nigeria. With over eight years of experience as a startup founder and digital content creator, Femi is an expert in IT, content creation, digital marketing, and branding. Femi's…

23 Mar

Kayode Kasum

Kayode Kasum is a highly acclaimed Director and Producer known for his exceptional contributions to the world of cinema in Africa. His diverse portfolio spans documentaries, music videos, TV series, and campaigns for prominent brands like Forbes, Tecno, DHL, Manchester United, and many more. He gained popularity with…

23 Mar

Latasha Ngwube

Latasha Onyebuchi Ngwube is a prominent Nigerian journalist, media personality, and fervent advocate for body positivity. Renowned for her extensive contributions to the Nigerian fashion and entertainment industries, she has become a powerful voice for inclusivity and diversity in the media landscape. Latasha Ngwube's journalism journey began with…

23 Mar

Damilola Olokesusi

Damilola Olokesusi is the Co-founder and CEO of Nigeria's leading technology-driven transportation startup, Shutters. She possesses a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos. She boasts experience in Process Engineering and Investment Management. Dami is very passionate about solving socio-economic problems in her community, hence…

23 Mar

Oyinkansola Fawehinmi

Oyinkansola Fawehinmi better known as Foza is a lawyer, music business executive and an active supporter of women in the Nigerian music industry. Her love for music led her to pursue a career in talent management and entertainment law, a field she found soon to be dominated by…

23 Mar

Bola Lawal

Bola Lawal is the Convener and CEO of Premia Business Network (PBN), a dynamic and rapidly evolving enterprise that began as a community but has since expanded into a multifaceted business entity, with distinct divisions. The Premia Business Network community, now encompassing over 900+ members, includes founders of…

23 Mar

Ayo Mairo-Ese

Ayo Mairo-Ese (popularly referred to as AME Global) is an anchor at Arise News Channel, co-anchoring Africa’s premier Breakfast Show - The Morning Show. She is a Multiple Award Winning Broadcaster, Media and Communications Professional, Events Compere/Host, and Public Speaker. Over the years, Ayo has made a mark…

23 Mar

Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi

Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi is a Nigerian entrepreneur, media personality, and former broadcaster, renowned for her impactful presence in the entertainment and fashion industries. She is the co-founder and co-executive producer of TNC Africa, a digital-focused TV and film production company, and the Group Vice President of Marketing at Wakanow…

23 Mar

Ope Ajayi

Ope Ajayi is the founder and CEO of Cinemax Distribution Limited, a company that provides integrated services across the various film sub sectors, including production, distribution, and exhibition. He is a film producer and distributor with a passion for creating and delivering quality content that entertains, educates, and…

23 Mar

Cynthia Mbamalu

Cynthia Onyinye Mbamalu is a seasoned human and gender rights advocate with 17 years in development work focusing on promoting sustainable democracy, youth and women’s political inclusion, electoral integrity, and human rights. She is a lawyer by profession with an LLM in Comparative Constitutional Law from the Central…

28 Sep

Ayodeji Razaq

Ayodeji Razaq is a Marketing Communications Specialist with close to 10 years of experience in creating customized experiential solutions for brands across the FMCG, Technology, Manufacturing & Financial Services industries. He operates as the CEO of RED For Africa, a communication firm that uses storytelling to solve problems,…

26 Mar

Wanjũhĩ Njoroge

Wanjũhĩ Njoroge is the founder of People Planet Africa, an Enterprise involved in Sustainability and Inclusive Development that incorporates rural communities which constitute 70% of Africa’s population. She has gained extensive experience working with rural communities and assisting government agencies and organizations to incorporate sustainability into their businesses…

24 Mar

Namhla Mniki

Namhla Mniki is the director at African Monitor (AM). African Monitor has been at the helm of leading African youth and civil society to engage with the sustainable development agenda in Africa through Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As a global civil society leader, Ms. Mniki is a strong advocate for citizen agency…

24 Mar

Juliana Rotich

Juliana Rotich is an information technology professional who has developed web tools for crowdsourcing crisis information and coverage of topics related to the environment.[1] She was the head of East Africa Country Cluster for BASF from May to December 2018. She is also a trustee of the Bankinter Foundation…

24 Mar

Cesar Augusto

Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo is an economist, writer and social entrepreneur. He is currently Secretary of State in charge of the Horizon 2020 Plan in the Ministry of Finance, Economy and Planning; and Second Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Equatorial Guinea Holding 2020, he has…

24 Mar

Olivia Mukam Wandji

Olivia Mukam-WANDJI's passion for solving problems is what has given her the name "Solutionneur." As a certified Project Manager (PMP©), with 10 years record of accomplishments in managing more than 300 people, on dozens of projects worth more than $2million; Olivia has deployed her expertise in project management…

21 Mar

Melvis M. Ndiloseh

Melvis M. Ndiloseh is CEO of the Foundation for Peace and Solidarity, a Cameroon-based non-profit, with outreach operations across Africa, which works to reconcile conflict-ridden communities through human rights and peace education. The organization also runs a pioneering flagship international training program on civilian peace support operations with the goal of building and consolidating deployable…

21 Mar

Daisy Wanzala

Daisy Wanzala is an innovative, creative and strategic thought leader who is passionate about innovative solutions, social business models and public-private partnerships for social impact and improved livelihoods through data-driven communications and collaborative strategies. Daisy currently serves as an Account Manager at Edelman Kenya and has worked with…

18 Mar

Ndi Nancy Saiboh

Ndi Nancy Saiboh (Ms.) is the Co-Founder/ CEO of Actions for Development and Empowerment (ADE), a non-profit, grassroots, and youth-driven organization founded by a with the aim of empowering young people to act around issues that affect their lives and play an active role in the development process…

06 Mar

Marr Nyang

Marr Nyang is an Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Activist who founded Gambia Participates; a Civil Society Organization that works around strengthening good governance and corruption reduction through government and community engagement. Marr also work as a Budget and Governance Research Expert with multiple international organizations. In 2016 ahead of the Presidential…

25 Feb

Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg

Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg is the Director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD). By strengthening the ability of African agricultural researchers, institutions, & agribusinesses to conduct and disseminate gender-responsive agricultural innovation, AWARD is working towards more inclusive, agriculture-driven prosperity for the continent. Dr. Kamau-Rutenberg is a…

19 Feb

Khadijah Aja Tambajang

Khadijah is the founder & lead consultant of MakalliMatta Consulting, a SeneGambian (Senegal and Gambia) based global communications and business set-up facilitation consultancy, founded in 2010. She is also the co-owner and publisher of the Gambia-based NewDay Newspaper. Khadijah is a women & girls’ social activist and entrepreneurial…

31 Oct

Ukinebo Dare

Ukinebo Dare trains unemployed youth and connects them to job opportunities; she has over seven years of experience in youth development and job creation. She is the C.E.O. of Poise Graduate Finishing Academy (PGFA), where she designed the PSENSE Employability Curriculum. The PSENSE employability curriculum has achieved a…

31 Oct

Mark Okoye

Mark possesses a unique combination of experience spanning governance, policy formulation, public sector financing, public budget analysis and corporate finance. Prior to his current role as the Commissioner for Economic Planning, Budget and Development Partners, Mark served as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Economic Planning and…

31 Oct

Stanley Azuakola

He is the Executive Director of Civic Monitor, a Nigerian non-profit organization committed to empowering citizens and driving engagement by providing the tools and data to help citizens make more thoughtful decisions. He is also the Founder and Executive Editor of The Scoop NG, a blog focused on…

31 Oct

Lamide Akintobi

Lamide Akintobi is an award winning journalist and television personality with over a decade of experience in TV, in front of and behind the camera. She is currently a freelance producer & presenter, event host and moderator, and recently launched her production company - Something Special Media Productions…

31 Oct

Femi Oye

Femi Oye, CEO of Green Energy & Biofuels (GEB); Co-founder, SMEFUNDS and Chief Architect, GoSolarAfrica. He's a leader of Africa’s foremost clean energy technology companies, bringing decentralized offgrid solar solutions to business and residential customers while spreading Cellulosic Bio ethanol from waste biomass into the domestic and transport…

31 Oct

Bovi

Bovi is an award-winning Nigerian comedian, actor, and writer.

31 Oct

Mmanti Umoh

Mmanti Umoh is a multipotentialite. Image Consultant, Leadership & Management Expert with 14 years experience. Mmanti serves governments, multinational organizations, and private sector institutions across Africa on issues of economic development, growth strategies, holistic education transformations, and human capital investment decisions. Working with key public, private, and social…

31 Oct

Mac-Ikemenjima Dabesaki

Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima works in West Africa from the foundation’s Lagos office as part of the Youth Opportunity and Learning team. Dabesaki leads Ford’s efforts in supporting the development of successful models for the path from education to employment for youth and in supporting multisectorial advocacy for enabling policies…

31 Oct

Chinwe Egwim

Chinwe is an Economist with strong analytical and research skills. She currently works at FBNQuest Merchant Bank (an arm of FBN Holdings). She possesses a sound understanding of the inter-linkages between various macroeconomic indicators. She has notable practical experience in producing policy relevant economic research reports which cover…

31 Oct

Hassan Rilwan

Hassan Rilwan is the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board. Hassan Rilwan has held various positions in the private sector. He was the Group Managing Director at Focal Point Constructions Limited and acting Chairman, G17 Resources Limited, among others. Hassan Rilwan, an alumnus of the Young…

31 Oct

Bukky Karibi Whyte

Bukky Karibi-Whyte is the CEO and Founder of Robert Taylor Media Ltd., a boutique Communications and Special Events Company located in Lagos Nigeria! Robert Taylor Media caters to both corporate and contemporary clients and has represented some of Africa's best local brands as well as global brands looking…

31 Oct

Yomi Awobokun

Mr. Abayomi Awobokun is a business leader from Nigeria, a 2016 recipient of the Young Global Leader award from the World Economic Forum (WEF), a 2017 recipient of the prestigious Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu Fellow from the African Leadership Initiative (AFLI) in South Africa and in 2018, a…

31 Oct

Adaku Ufere

Adaku Ufere is an international energy lawyer and business consultant, with over a decade’s experience leading multicultural and multilingual teams in the structuring, negotiation and implementation of billion-dollar oil & gas, power, gender, mining, infrastructure and energy policy projects; in Africa. She is currently the Deputy Chief of…

23 May

Aisha Augie-Kuta

Aisha Augie-Kuta is a Nigerian photographer and filmmaker based in Abuja. She is a Hausa from Argungu local government in northern Nigeria. She won the award for Creative Artist of the year at 2011 The Future Awards Africa. Augie-kuta is the current Special Adviser (Digital Communications Strategy) to the Federal Minister of…

23 May

Mosunmola Umoru

Mosunmola is an Agribusiness Entrepreneur and Industry thought leader based in Nigeria. She is a woman extremely passionate about food, farming and the community. She has a bachelor's degree in Zoology from the Lagos State University, Nigeria. She has served as a youth consultant ambassador and advocate to…

22 May

Seun Onigbinde

Seun is a Nigerian entrepreneur and open data analyst popularly known as the co-founder and CEO of budgIT, a Nigerian civic startup. Oluseun Onigbinde is a fiscal transparency advocate and firm believer in the power of Open Data. In 2012, he was awarded the Future Awards Prize for Science and Tech Innovation. Oluseun on the 13th of…

23 Apr

Aisha Yesufu

Aisha is the co-convener of Bring Back our Girls - diverse group of citizens advocating for speedy and effective search and rescue of all our abducted girls and for a rapid containment and quelling of insurgency in Nigeria.

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