Mitchell Elegbe is Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors at Interswitch, a business he conceptualized and has led since 2002, when the company went into operation. Under his leadership, Interswitch has remarkably diversified its business, broadened distribution channels…

As CEO of Chellarams Plc, a longstanding family-owned business established in Nigeria in 1923, Aditya is responsible for managing the operations of the core business activities as well as acting as a bridge between corporate services and seven (7) Subsidiary and Associated companies of the…

Andrew Alli is a finance professional with over thirty years of experience, much of which is in financing infrastructure and energy projects in Africa. As the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of Africa Finance Corporation, Andrew was responsible for the overall strategy and operations of…

Abubakar, fondly called Abu, is the inspirational leader of frontline commercial bank, Sterling Bank Plc, where he currently serves as Chief Executive Officer. A seasoned banker, Abu has carved a niche for himself in the fiercely competitive financial services landscape by providing innovative responses and…

A Senior Partner in the Johannesburg office, Dr Acha Leke started his career at McKinsey & Company, South Africa as a Summer Associate in 1998. He rejoined the firm in Atlanta in 1999 and was transferred back to Johannesburg in 2002 to help expand the…

Maryam Uwais, MFR is the current Special Advisor to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investments. She is a legal practitioner and human rights activist with over 36 years cognate law practice experience including the Kano State Ministry of Justice, the Nigerian Law Reform Commission and…

Professor Elegido is currently Professor of Professional Ethics at the University. He has served as Vice-Chancellor of the University (2010-2021) and Dean of the Lagos Business School, the University’s graduate business school (2005-2009). He was born in Madrid (Spain) in 1952. He has a licentiate…

Venkataramani Srivathsan (“Sri”) joined Olam International in 1994 and has more than 25 years of experience in the commodities industry. He has held various positions in the Olam group, including country head, Ghana; country head, Nigeria; and regional head, West and Central Africa. Currently, he…

Professor Enase Okonedo, FCA, is currently the Vice-Chancellor of Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria. Prior to this, she was Deputy Vice-Chancellor, and Dean of Lagos Business School (LBS). Enase Okonedo joined Lagos Business School in 1995 after a stint in the banking and financial services sector.…

Chidi Okoro is currently the Founder/Executive Consultant of Drugs and Medicaments Nigeria Limited, a retail chain/own brands dealer in the Pharmaceutical sector. He is a consultant in Strategy and Business Development to organisations in FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Retail and Africa operations, and a recipient of numerous…