Speaker Categories: Independent Audit Committee

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…

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

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.