ASG

Africa Speakers Group is a leading platform for keynote speakers, influential thinkers and star performers on the African continent, and elsewhere in the world.

Entrepreneur

Audrey Joe-Ezigbo

Audrey Joe-Ezigbo is a highly experienced business leader, advisor, enery expert and coach, with over 29 years proven track record and deep expertise in Strategic Planning and Execution, Corporate Governance, Investor relations, Advocacy, Entrepreneurship Development and Environmental Sustainability in private, public and non-profit sectors at Executive and Board levels.

Communications Specialist

Lucille Ossai

Lucille Ossai is an international award-winning communications trainer, coach, advisor, keynote speaker, and multi-award-winning blogger. She holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Leicester (UK). She provides coaching, training, and advisory services on nonverbal communication, public speaking, interpersonal communication, business writing, and leadership communication and influence.

Technology Consultant

Nkem Nweke

Nkem Nweke is on a mission to build Africa’s future by developing inclusive, accessible and pioneering communities as he believes in an Africa where everyone can be a change maker. He leads Engineering Innovation at the Africa Development Centre (ADC), which is Microsoft’s Engineering team in the region. He formerly worked in several capacities with organizations like Hewlett Packard & Dimension Data.

Corporate Executive

Nkiru Olumide-Ojo

Nkiru has over 2 decades of experience as a Senior Corporate Executive looking after the reputation of multinational and national brands in Africa. Her work experience spans across various service sectors including Financial Services, Aviation, Telecommunication and the Oil and Gas sectors. She currently works in a financial services Group in South Africa in a role that covers several African Countries.

Co-Founder, FUBU & CEO, The Shark Group

Daymond John

An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Daymond John has come a long way from taking out a $100,000 mortgage on his mother’s house and moving his business operation into its basement. He is the CEO and Founder of FUBU, a much-celebrated global lifestyle brand with over $6 billion in product sales world-wide. President Barack Obama appointed him a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE).

Education Entrepreneur

Jennifer Ekwueme

Jennifer is the executive director of Salma Private School – The SafeHands, Enugu, Nigeria, where she leads the charge to raise wholesome children using proven teaching methodologies built on Christian principles. She is committed to changing the face of junior schools across Africa. Jennifer speaks on parenting, leadership, early childhood education and policy.

LINGUIST, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

Francis Egbokhare

A strategic and systems thinker and a Professor of Linguistics. Francis is the President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters. His latest passion and works are in higher education transformation, the culture of innovation, and the development of Nigerian Pidgin. Francis delivers resounding keynotes.

Managing Director, IIE Rosebank College.

Linda Meyer

Dr Linda Meyer is the Managing Director at IIE Rosebank College. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (RSA), Doctor of Business Administration (USA), Master of Business Administration (UK), Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies (UK), BCom (Law), BBA and several other Diplomas, Higher Certificates and professional certifications.

FOUNDER, THISTLEPRAXIS

Ini Abimbola

A management consultant and an expert in sustainability, strategy & governance. Ini Lectures at FernFH MBA Program in International CSR Mgt, Univ. of Applied Sciences, Austria. She is the founder of ThistlePraxis Consulting Ltd.

CEO, BIG INNOVATION CENTRE

Birgitte Andersen

An entrepreneur and international expert in business model innovation, digital transformation and Intellectual Property governance.   As CEO, she has grown the BIC to become a building block in the innovation landscape in the UK and internationally.