Tania Tomé is a multifaceted award winner, Mozambiquan President’s Merit winner, and Academic Prize (Portugal/Africa) winner from Portuguese ex-President Mario Soares. She is an economist, entrepreneur, and bank and investment professional with more than 12 years’ experience. She has expertise in investment, credit risk mitigation, management, leadership, and reward programs. She is the co-founder and …
Onyeche Tifase is an experienced Engineering Professional with extensive experience in the power, engineering and consulting industries. She graduated with a BEng (Hons) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of Nottingham and completed her Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cambridge. She started her career with Siemens in 2001 as an Engineer in the Power Distribution Division …
Rexy Rolle was born in the beautiful islands of the Bahamas and raised between Andros, Bahamas and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she experienced both the benefits and the complexities of what the two worlds offered. Her success reigns from bold ambition and a solid work ethic which she adapted from her parents who first introduced …
Lilian Makoi is a Master’s Degree holder in International Business and an exceptional Technology expert with a proven delivery of game-changing innovation in the financial inclusion and Digital inclusion space. Lilian has developed the highly innovative Jamii Africa – a mobile micro-health insurance product for the low-income population. She is passionate about technology, financial inclusion, …
Michael Ugwu is the pioneer general manager for Sony Music Entertainment West Africa, one of the largest record labels in the world. Prior to that Ugwu was and still is an investor in Freeme Digital. Freeme Digital is the premier 3rd party digital distribution company in Nigeria with a growing array of artists, comedians and …
Nana Spio-Garbrah began her career in management consulting in major firms including IBM and Deloitte Consulting, LLP, From there, she transitioned into international finance and development – the major focus areas of her tertiary education, where she now specializes in resource mobilization and shareholder engagement. Formerly, she was focused on private sector development in Africa …
Rimini Haraya Makama is a Nigerian lawyer and business executive, who is the Head of Corporate & Government Affairs at Microsoft Nigeria. She studied law at the University of Jos, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws. She followed up with a Diploma in Marketing, obtained from the London School of Marketing. Later, she obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Reading. For two years, from …
Taa Wongbe is the CEO of The Khana Group and is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s strategy, teams and operations across all four offices – New York, Liberia, Nigeria and Ghana. He has served a wide range of clients and led projects for governments, corporations, multilateral institutions, aid agencies, and social impact investors …
Omar Johnson is from Brooklyn, NY. He received a BS from Georgia State University and an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Omar Johnson leads all global brand marketing and advertising efforts at Beat Electronics. He applies his extensive marketing expertise across brand development, advertising, retail experience, entertainment/sports marketing, and digital marketing. A …
Everyone, but Africans, are Scrambling for Africa! by Kamil Olufowobi I have lived between the cities of Lagos and New York over the last three decades and I never once visited Badagry Point of No Return in Lagos State or the Statue of Liberty in New York City until last year when I had …