Mabel George

Vice President of Business Division West

Mabel is a Vice President in charge of Business Development in the West. She has over seventeen (17) years’ experience in the banking and pensions industry. Prior to joining Sigma Pensions, she was the Head of Strategy and Regional Manager in charge of Lagos at PAL Pensions. She is an Insurance graduate from the University of Lagos and has completed the Executive program at Columbia University in New York. Meet one of Nigeria’s leading finance expert, Mabel George, live on this year’s virtual edition of the Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2020 Vision.

Owolabi Salami

Chief Operating Officer

Owolabi Salami is the Chief Operating Officer at Allianz Nigeria Insurance plc.

His previous experience includes Chief Responsibility Officer at ARM Life plc and Deputy CEO at AIICO Insurance plc. Prior to that, he led the Retail Business Division at AXA Mansard Insurance until 2011. Owolabi has over 28 years of aggregate practice in Law and Insurance with core competencies in Strategic Visioning, Business Acquisition, Business Turnaround and Transformation. He has a Bachelor at Law Degree from the University of Buckingham and is an alumnus of Lagos Business School, Cranfield Business School of Management and Harvard Business School. He is also a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and Chartered Insurance Institute of the United Kingdom.

Mr. Owolabi Salami is live on this year’s edition of Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2020 Vision.

Dr. Henrietta Onwuegbuzie

Academic Director of Lagos Business School

Dr. Henrietta Onwuegbuzie is a globally certified Management Consultant, and leads sessions in Entrepreneurship on the MBA and Executive programmes at Lagos Business School (LBS). She is currently the Academic Director for the Owner-Manager Programme and Project Director for the Impact Investing policy initiative at the School.

She is one of the first two Africans selected to be Visiting Faculty at Yale School of Management, US in 2019. Onwuegbuzie has been involved in consulting engagements for the Public sector, conglomerates as well as growing businesses.

She is passionate about economic development and social transformation in Nigeria and Africa, and has initiated the creation of over 100 profitable, social impact businesses through the MBA and Executive programmes at LBS. She has presented award winning papers at various international conferences on entrepreneurship and sustainable development. In 2013, she was conferred the African Women Development Champion Award by the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development. In the same year, she was appointed one of the national mentors for the YouWin Entrepreneurship programme, driven from the office of the Nigerian president. She worked actively with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), from 2012-2014. In 2015, she was conferred a certificate of recognition in New York by LEAP, a UN working group under the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) sector, in recognition of her ground-breaking work in developing change accelerators.

She has been rated top 4% among Nigerian top Executives in the Education Management Industry.

Ubong King

Founder/Chairman of Ubong King Foundation

Ubong King or UK as he styles himself is a security consultant, public speaker and head of Protection Plus Services Limited (PPSL) with 22 years of experience in the field of security services from managing other firms to establishing his own. Over the years, he has served in various leading capacity including the Head of Operations, Alarm Centre Ltd, Deputy Operations Manager, Armed Reaction and Protocol, Halogen Security Ltd, General Manager, XL Security and Protection Services and has become more prominent through public speaking and youth empowerment driven by his foundation – Ubong King Foundation.

He is also former chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the American Society of Industrial Securities (ASIS) and today brings his expertise and positive energy to bear on this 8th edition of Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2020 Vision.

Mr. Chibuike Goodnews

Chief Executive Officer of Dochase in Nigeria

He is the CEO of Dochase enables businesses reach target audience leveraging data, technology and reach. Before joining Dochase, Chibuike worked with two of the biggest banks in Nigeria where he performed banking operations relationship management and product development. He facilitated a number of products in the banks including Agricultural financing, warehouse financing and corporate lending. Chibuike founded a POS deployment company in 2007 which was pioneer in POS deployment for merchants in northern Nigeria.

JAMEELAH SHARRIEF

Co-founder of CreditRegistry Corporation

Mrs. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun is a seasoned professional with international experience that cuts across a dynamic range of skills in business strategy, technical expertise and people management. As an astute leader and business guru, Jameelah has over 20 years’ experience in defining and implementing strategy, developing organizational structure, leading and building diverse winning teams that deliver results. Jameelah is co-founder of CreditRegistry Corporation, a software technology company headquartered in Washington State, USA. Prior to CreditRegistry, Jameelah worked with Microsoft Corporation for seven (7) years as Global Program Manager, Shanghai China and Technical Program Manager, Redmond Washington, USA overseeing identity management and online services. As a professional with a passion for excellence, she also had a rewarding ten (10) year career with General Motors in North America, South America and Europe from 1991-2001.

Jameelah is a proud recipient of the Stryker award, the highest presidential honor from the Illinois Institute of Technology where she received BSc (Honors) in Electrical Engineering. She is an active member of the Institute of Directors and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. She is a Dale Carnegie graduate and a graduate of Stanford Seed Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies, Stanford Graduate School of Business 2017. In recognition of her philanthropic efforts, she was nominated for the Jefferson Award for Extraordinary Public Service for Washington State, USA. Most recently, Mrs. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun received the CEO Today Magazine Global Award and was recognized in the Top 30 Leading Women in Fintech in Nigeria by Financial Technology Africa.

Fela Durotoye

CEO Gemstone Group

Fela Durotoye is recognized as one of Africa's leading Business Growth Experts. He is a renowned Management Consultant and an Executive Leadership Coach with over 27 years’ experience of coaching CEO's and consulting for organizations to enable them achieve Exponential Business Growth in their Key Performance areas. He has a unique command of inspirational leadership that enables even the most successful executives aspire to greater heights beyond their perceived boundaries of possibilities. He runs one of Africa's largest Business Leaders Networks wherein he mentors and coaches over 600 CEO’s & other top business executives. His Business Leadership Network (BLN) provides full-service support to these Businesses that include Professional Services, Corporate Trainers, Career Professionals, Business mentors, Angel Investors and the likes. He is also an Alumnus of Kennedy School of Government Executive Education program of the prestigious Harvard University, Boston Massachusetts as well as attended High impact Leadership for a better society Program at the prestigious Yale University, New Haven (Connecticut) and the Future Candidate Program at The Leadership Institute, Arlington (Virginia) all in the United States of America. He is also a certified leadership coach of the John Maxwell Team

He is married to Tara, a renowned Beauty Entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of the House of Tara International. Make welcome one of Nigeria’s passionate and outstanding visionary leader and trainer, Fela Durotoye, to this year’s virtual edition of the Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2020 Vision.

Ayodele Ojosipe

Head Enterprise Banking, Stanbic IBTC Bank

Ayodele Ojosipe heads the Enterprise Banking (SME) desk in StanbicIBTC and has responsibility for developing and administering strategies geared towards growth of retail businesses.

His industry experience spans over 18years and he’s spent about 15years of this time in the retail space working with entrepreneurs to provide key needs such as driving access to capacity building interventions, access to markets and access to cheap funding.

A passionate, driven and results-oriented professional, he has a career built around the Financial Services sector Specialized in Retail Banking, Innovation and Digitization, MSME development, Distributor & Supply Chain Finance, Business Operations, Process development and Optimization, Risk Management, Credit analysis, Customer Services, Sales Optimization, Relationship Management, International trade services and Africa China Banking Services.

In his role with StanbicIBTC, he is passionate about supporting start-ups and drives entrepreneurial growth aggressively whilst also providing the right linkages to help them stand out in their chosen areas of Business.

He is an associate Retail Banker who has been involved in many seminars and thought leadership sessions within and outside the country and has made valuable inputs aimed at making the business environment more friendly and adaptable for entrepreneurs.

He enjoys travelling, reading and networking.

Akintemi Segun

CEO of Page Financials

Segun is currently the CEO of Page Financials. He has over 30 years’ experience in the banking/Financial services industry with over 15 of those spent in Senior Management and Executive positions. He has exemplary leadership and business process/transformation skills employed in his past roles with responsibilities for shared services at Skye Bank plc with over 250 branches across Nigeria.

He was a Director on the board of Law Union & Rock and is presently a member of the board of IHS Towers, the largest tower company in Nigeria. As part of the founding team at Renmoney Microfinance Bank, he provided strategic leadership and direction at startup which led to its evolution as one of the leading consumer finance institutions in the country.

He is a member of the Institute of Directors and Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (HCIB). Live on this year’s edition of Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2020 Vision is Segun Akintemi.

Muhammed Rudman

CEO of the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN)

Muhammed Rudman is the pioneer Chief Executive Officer, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Nigeria's first and only neutral IXP. A veteran IT professional with over 19 years extensive experience in network design, implementation, optimization and operations. Before joining IXPN, Rudman had worked with several organizations in technical and managerial capacity including Galaxy IT & T Limited, where he facilitated the deployment of rural telephony project. He is an active member of several professional organizations within and outside the country, and has contributed immensely to the development of ICT sector in Nigeria. He currently serves on the Board of Nigerian Internet Registration Association as the Executive President.

Rudman is the Chairman of the Nigeria IPv6 Council, a chapter of the global IPv6 Forum, dedicated to the advancement and promotion of IPv6 best practices and lessons learned in Nigeria. He has severally been engaged as a member of various strategic and policymaking committees across the country.

Rudman is a member of the National Broadband Council; The Council tasked with the evaluation, review and monitoring of the National Broadband Plan. Make welcome one of Nigeria’s internationally recognized veteran IT professional, Mohammed Rudman, to Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2020 Vision.

Agatha Amata

MD Inside-Out Media Ltd

Agatha Amata, is a Nigerian media entrepreneur, talk show host, speaker, TV presenter and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show Inside Out with Agatha, She is also the Managing Director of Inside-Out Media Ltd, a media consultancy and production firm based in Lagos Nigeria, which created RAVE TV in 2014, an interactive television platform (currently transmitting on GOTV (CH113), Startimes (CH125), MYTV and Abuja DSO Free TV, 745 in Lagos and also a Radio station situated in Asaba, Delta State. She also owns Trend FM Asaba. Make welcome Nigeria’s foremost media professional, Agatha Amata to Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2020 Vision.

ENGR. OLUMUYIWA OLUWOLE AIYEGBUSI

Chairman Olu Olu Group Worldwide

Olumuyiwa Olu Aiyegbusi career as an Engineer started out at Water Purification Associates in Cambridge, Mass. USA. By late 1982 he returned to Nigeria and started his foray into business by prospecting for borehole water. He ventured into food processing by registering Olu Olu Winery Ltd in 1984 after serving his NYSC year at FIIRO (Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi). The company later metamorphosed into Olu Olu Industries in 1986. By mid 1980s some Nigerian newspapers named him as one of the young African industrialists.

After some mixed success, Engr. Olu Aiyegbusi relocated to the UK in 1987 where he relaunched his business by forming Yem Yom Ventures UK with his wife on a meagre £1,400 capital in 1988. The company today turns over millions of US Dollars in Europe and USA. Olu Olu Foods has become an iconic food brand with heritage status. It is also the name synonymous with pioneering and popularising the now popular instant “pounded yam” flour and bottled Palm Wine concepts. Olu Olu Group worldwide comprises of OLU OLU Industries (Nigeria), Upland Flour Mills (Nigeria), Yem Yom Ventures (UK) and United Tastes of Africa Inc. (USA) with supportive operations in countries in South America.

The group is probably the largest producer and exporter of indigenous West African foods to Europe. Olu Olu brands are visible on the shelves in 4 continents of the world and a winner of several major industry awards for innovation, enterprise and taste. Engr. Olu Olu Aiyegbusi is a resource person to Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC). Make welcome Engineer Olumuyiwa Olu Aiyegbusi to Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2020 Vision.

Uwaoma Eizu

Lead strategist at Hexavia

Uwaoma Eizu is the lead strategist at Hexavia, a fast-growing company and organization that offer professional services in enterprise and corporate planning, brand and business strategy and human capital development. He is a graduate of Mathematics with two MBAs and over a decade of experience working with start-ups and bid businesses. He is also a certified member of the institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria. Uwaoma Eizu has a proficient skill in enterprise development, literal prowess and prolific aura and an authority in brand, human capital and business training as well as project consultancy. He has interacted with over 5000 top level professionals in the last few years. He has featured on a series of enterprise and project development training platforms.

As a social entrepreneur, he is a recipient of the International Ken Saro Wiwa Award for Literature. He is the founder of Foundation 360 and the Potters Lounge. He consistently hosts and facilitates master classes on Business, Brand, Strategy and Project Management for executives at Hexavia located in a posh private resort in Ikoyi Lagos. Uwaoma Eizu storms this year’s edition of Connect Nigeria Business Fair 2020 with fresh dimension to brand strategy and creative story telling for aspiring and existing business executives.