Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed was born and raised in the ancient commercial city of Kano. He graduated from the University of Abuja with a Law degree, a Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy from Webster University in the USA, and an LL.M from University of Chicago IL, USA. We are proud of what he …
David Moinina Sengeh is the Chief Innovation Officer for the Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Sierra Leone. He is a TED Senior Fellow. In May 2018 Sengeh joined the Office of the President of Sierra Leone, working as chief innovation officer. He ensured that each child in the Pujehun District had access to a laptop. He spoke at the Bill & Melinda …
Carolyn Parker is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer who joined the State Department in 2011. Currently, she is the Visa Chief at the U.S. Embassy Abuja, where she runs a multinational staff that is part of the largest visa processing operation in Africa. Prior to her assignment in Nigeria, Carolyn served as a vice consultant …
Aya Chebbi, an award-winning Pan-African feminist. She is the first African Union Youth Envoy and the youngest diplomat at the African Union Commission Chairperson’s Cabinet. She is the founder of multiple platforms such as Youth Programme of Holistic Empowerment Mentoring (Y-PHEM) coaching the next generation to be positive change agents, Afrika Youth Movement (AYM), one of Africa’s largest …
Akua Gyekye is Facebook’s Public Policy Manager for Africa, where she focuses on issues relating privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, and new opportunities for democratic engagement across Sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining Facebook, Akua was working as a project finance lawyer, qualified to practice in NY …
She is is a Nigerian photographer and filmmaker based in Abuja. She is a conservative Muslim and Hausa from Argungu local government in northern Nigeria. She won the award for Creative Artist of the year at the 2011 The Future Awards. She currently works as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria on New Media. Augie-Kuta is the daughter of the late Senator Adamu …
Join us as we have Thought Leadership Lunch with Olugbenga Agboola, CEO, Flutterwave & Most Influential 100 in Payment & FinTECH On the sidelines of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia “BUILDING PAYMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA” Target Audience: African Governments, Central Banks, Major Merchants, SMEs, CEOs/CTOs/CIOs/Payment Service Providers etc Saturday, Feb 9th 12-2pm Hilton, …
Happy New Year MIPADians and Friends. I wish us all a prosperous 2019 ahead. The past two years for MIPAD have been remarkable, due largely to your steadfast support. We are indeed very grateful. In 2019, we seek your continued support as we stand together in unlocking new possibilities for the glory of Africa and …
It’s been two and half month since our event at New York city with the Class of 2018 and we so much miss the impact that we made then and we are still making. The Most Influential People from all over the world came prepared, connected with their peers and got trained by one of …
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The Recognition Week for the Class of 2018 ended on a delighted note with Honorees all smiles and cheers in attendance was the First lady of Sierra Leone in person H.E Mrs. Fatima Maada Bio who was the valedictorian speaker for the Class of 2018 accompanied by her humble husband the President of Sierra Leone …
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