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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Chude Jideonwo is the founder of Joy, Inc. (www.joyinc.xyz), a benefit corporation based in Miami, Florida and Lagos, Nigeria, which mainstreams the research and science on human flourishing and positive emotions to transform the culture and build a new generation focused on the greatest happiness for the greatest many. All of…
Adebola Williams is the Group CEO of RED For Africa. A pioneer at the intersection of media, democracy and social change. He co-founded and runs RED Africa, Africa’s largest portfolio of youth media brands engaging the continent’s youth with leading brands like Red Media Africa, StateCraft Inc, The…
Bukonla Adebakin is a graduate of Science and Technology Education from the University of Lagos and Project Cycle Management from the NGO School of Management, Geneva, Switzerland. She currently serves as the Senior Advisor of the Future Project where she manages various programs and initiatives of the organization…
Francesca is the Founder of Leading Ladies Africa; a women empowerment non-profit that celebrates the lives of African women, and promotes leadership, diversity and gender inclusion. She equips African women with the skills they need to succeed in life and business. She does this through effective mentoring, organizing…
Osayi Alile is the CEO ACT Foundation and consultant for Access Bank Plc on its CSR projects, Ms. Alile was the Executive Director of FATE Foundation, a leading private sector-led not-for-profit organization in Nigeria for 8 years. A facilitator/management trainer, she is also a consultant on non-profit management…
Olumide Makanjuola is a sexual health and rights advocate with almost a decade of experience in human rights advocacy and programming. He has extensive experience in organization management, project design, fundraising, and advocacy. Olumide is engaged in national, regional and international level conversation and advocacy on sexual health…