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The Nigeria Fintech Week, NFW is the biggest industry event in Africa which births key innovations, strategic partnerships and ecosystem transformations, it has been revolutionary in galvanizing and building the FinTech industry across Africa, stimulating indigenous creativity to solve Africa’s tech challenges, removing crossborder barriers to FinTech operations and fostering collaboration amongst stakeholders
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2022 SPEAKERS
Bayo Adesanya
Bayo Adesanya
Divisional Head, AXA Mansard Insurance PLC
Divisional Head, AXA Mansard Insurance PLC
Oluwafunto Olasemo
Oluwafunto Olasemo
Vice President Financial Markets, AFEX
Vice President Financial Markets, AFEX
Prof. Gbenga Ibikunle
Prof. Gbenga Ibikunle
Professor of Finance at the University of Edinburgh (UoE)
Professor of Finance at the University of Edinburgh (UoE)
Arsenii Tretiakov
Arsenii Tretiakov
Chairman of the FinTech Start Association (Russia).
Chairman of the FinTech Start Association (Russia).
Martin Kwame Awagah
Martin Kwame Awagah
Head, Ghana Fintech and Payments Association
Head, Ghana Fintech and Payments Association
Shantnoo Saxsena
Shantnoo Saxsena
Advisor for LBank & Founder of Encryptus.
Advisor for LBank & Founder of Encryptus.
Ina Alogwu
Ina Alogwu
Group Director of Digital Transformation at ARM Group
Group Director of Digital Transformation at ARM Group
Tunde Balogun
Tunde Balogun
C.E.O, Data Services Protection Limited (DSPL)
C.E.O, Data Services Protection Limited (DSPL)
Mrs. Ayodele Adeyemi-Faboya
Mrs. Ayodele Adeyemi-Faboya
Partner in the Corporate, Securities and Finance team at Banwo & Ighodalo
Partner in the Corporate, Securities and Finance team at Banwo & Ighodalo
Our Sponsors
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2022 Draft Agenda
12:00 pm - 10:10 am
Hybrid
Opening Address
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Hybrid
Keynote Address - Navigating the Next Normal
10:35 am - 11:30 am
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Fireside Chat - Fostering Sustainable Impacts in FinTech, e-Government & Emerging Technologies
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Hybrid
Closing Remarks
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Environment, Social, Governance & Risk Management for the Fintech Ecosystem
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Hybrid
Keynote Presentation - Sustaining Fintech Growth and Building a Legacy
-Enriching Corporate Governance -Green Fintech -Evaluating Social Impact of Fintech operations -Building a legacy
1:25 pm - 2:55 pm
Physical
Breakout session – Corporate Governance Experience and Mentorship
3:00 pm - 3:55 pm
Hybrid
Charting the New Tech Paths
-What’s new in tech space- Insurtech, Agritech, Edtech, Legaltech etc.
10:05 am - 10:15 am
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Keynote Opening - Fintech in Africa: The End of the Beginning
10:20 am - 10:40 am
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5G Network, the Enabler of Innovation and Industry Transformation
10:45 am - 11:35 am
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Web 3.0: Decentralised Finance - Are we ready for a change of guard?
-Explore what fintechs stand to gain in Web 3.0 and how it can be domesticated in Africa
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
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Metaverse - What Africa must do to thrive in the new order
12:05 pm - 1:00 pm
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Sustainable Cloud Architecture for Africa
-Cloud technology experience -The Africa’s journey -Domesticating cloud and the future of cloud for Africa
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
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Breakout session – The global investment landscape: trends in public and private markets.
-Explore an interesting trend driven largely by the activities of tech start-ups and their private equity supporters -The fall in the use of public capital/increase in the use of private capital – and what this means for sustainable development. -New funding channels/pipeline
10:05 am - 12:00 pm
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Keynote Opening
10:20 am - 11:35 am
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The Capital Markets and Virtual Assets
by DG, Securities and Exchange Commission
10:45 am - 11:35 am
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e-Government e-Filing & identification, Collection, Payment, e-voting
-The challenges -The opportunities -The solutions
11:40 am - 11:50 am
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Product Launch
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
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eNaira, The Enabler of the New Phase of the Financial Inclusion Drive
by Director, Currency, CBN
12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
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Keynote Presentation
Sustainable Pipeline of Competitive and Global Talents by Kashifu Inuwa, DG, NITDA
2:05 pm - 2:25 pm
Hybrid
Keynote Presentation
2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Physical
Breakout session
Emerging Cyber Trends & Winning Strategies – Managing cyber risks today and for the future
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Hybrid
Partners' Events
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3:00 pm - 3:10 pm
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Closing Remarks
2021 SPEAKERS
Damilola Oguntola
Damilola Oguntola
Team Lead, Near Protocol Nigeria
Team Lead, Near Protocol Nigeria
Mr Paul Ezeafulukwe
Mr Paul Ezeafulukwe
Business Dev Team Lead, OKEx Nigeria
Business Dev Team Lead, OKEx Nigeria
Ade Bajomo
Ade Bajomo
ED, IT and Operations, Access Bank
- Executive Director, Information Technology and Operations, Access Bank Plc.
- Member, Global Technology Advisory Board, Mastercard
- President, FINTECH Nigeria
- Non-Executive Director, NIBBS
- Chairman, Access Bank Plc., Kenya
- Chartered Member, British Computer Society
- Member, Institute of Directors
- Former Chairman, NESG FinTech Thematic Group
- Former Chairman, Fintech Roadmap Committee, SEC, Nigeria
- Former Executive Director, Market Operations and Technology, Nigerian Stock Exchange
- Former Director, Business Transformation Programmes, Barclays Bank Plc.
- MBA, CASS Business School; MSc, South Bank University; BSc, University of Ife
ED, IT and Operations, Access Bank
Raghav Prasad
Raghav Prasad
Division President, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mastercard
Raghav Prasad is the Mastercard Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa.
In his current role, Raghav is leading exciting acceleration of Mastercard’s businesses across thirty-two countries, articulating & driving strategy, managing the P&L across all business lines and leading all functions. He also leads the charge on Mastercard’s mission of driving inclusive growth and deploying innovative payment solutions and partnering with issuers, merchants, acquirers, fintechs, governments and market regulators.
Previously at Mastercard, he undertook the role of President – Mastercard Payment Gateway Services, running the global gateway business, and, General Manager (Gulf Countries) leading the P&L across the GCC markets of KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman & Bahrain, catapulting the business to very significant revenue and share gains.
With extensive experience in B2C and B2B payments, consumer banking and wealth management, prior to Mastercard, he held a number of global, regional and country leadership roles at RBS, Worldpay & Citibank across GCC, Sub-Saharan and North Africa, Europe, UK, US and Asia. At RBS Group, he first led the Global Commercial Cards to a global 9th position, and then Global Merchant Services, leading it during its carve-out from RBS to becoming WorldPay.
Subscribing to the philosophy of “authentic leadership”, Raghav has a very successful track record of building and coaching high-performing multi-cultural and diverse teams and in navigating highly matrixed organizations.
Division President, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mastercard
AKIN JONES
AKIN JONES
Co-Founder & CEO, Aella
Akin Jones is the Co-founder and CEO of Aella. Prior to this, Akin held key investment banking roles in Africa & North America. Working with Technology/M&A Investment Banking Teams at Primera Africa, Wachovia Securities, BGL Investment Bank, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, and UBS. Akin graduated with a degree in International Business & Finance from Howard University and is one of a very few individuals that have completed three of the leading Technology accelerator programs, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and the Barclays Rise Accelerator.
Co-Founder & CEO, Aella
Patrick Akinwuntan
Patrick Akinwuntan
Managing Director & Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria
Managing Director & Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta
Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NCC
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta is the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). He is currently serving a second term of five years in office, following the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020.
Danbatta earned his BEng, MSc degrees from the Technical University of Wroclaw in Poland and received his PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).
The multiple award-winning professor successfully spearheaded the attainment and surpassing of Nigeria’s national broadband target in 2018, and he is currently among those leading the charge for the realization of the new national broadband target of 70% by 2025, after the country achieved and surpassed its earlier national target of 30% penetration in 2018.
Through effective regulatory regime and various cutting-edge initiatives, Danbatta has strengthened the role of telecommunications sector as a major contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, and boosted telecoms investment inflows from $36 billion to over $70 billion since 2015, among others.
Before his appointment to lead NCC in 2015, Danbatta, who is a professor of telecommunications engineering, had worked in academia as lecturer where he supervised more than 60 PhD, MEng and BEng projects in diverse areas of telecommunications, rising to the position of Acting Vice-Chancellor in a Nigerian university.
He was the Vice-President of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), an international centre for advanced communications studies established in 2004 by the Commission (NCC) for capacity in diverse areas of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
While at DBI, Danbatta developed expertise in the following major areas of ICT implementation, policy and regulation, including Regulation of the Telecommunications Sector of the Nigerian Economy; Competition, Interconnection and Price Regulations in a Developing Economy; and Issues Concerning Authorization of Telecommunications Services in a Developing Economy.
The other areas of his expertise are Strategies for ensuring Universal Access and Service to Telecommunications Services; Strategies towards Effective Spectrum Management in a Developing Economy; Issues on Institutional and Legal Framework for Effective Regulation of Telecommunications Services; and, New and Emerging Technologies and Impact on Regulation of the Telecommunications Sector of a Developing Economy, among others.
He is a recipient of scores of distinguished awards and certificates of honour both nationally and internationally, including the prestigious Zik Prize in Professional Leadership. His strides in reviving the Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) and the introduction of harmonized national emergency communication number, 112, helped the NCC to win the International Public Relations Association Golden Award in the year 2000, as the centers played a pivotal role in containing the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
Prof. Danbatta has served two terms of five years as a Member of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). He is a Fellow of many professional bodies, including the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAEng), Renewable and Alternative Energy Society (RAES) and Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE).
Fellowships
- Fellow, Nigeria Academy of Engineering (FAEng);
- Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE);
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (FIEEE);
- Fellow, Renewable and Alternative Energy Society of Nigeria (FRAES).
Honorary Degrees
- Ph.D (Honoris Causa), University of Jos
Selected Awards for Danbatta and NCC under his leadership
Professor Danbatta is a recipient of several awards and recognitions both locally and internationally. These include:
- Man Of The Year 2020, Money Report Magazine
- Outstanding Accomplishments In Emergency Management (SEMA 2020).
- Goodwill Ambassador Award In Security And Emergency Management (Security And Emergency Management Awards, SAEMA 2019).
- Most Innovative Federal Regulatory Agency Of The Year (Nita Awards November 2019)
- ITU Telecom World Awards 2019 To NCC For Its Commitment As A Valuable Partner (September 2019)
- Award Of Excellence By Head Of Civil Service Of The Federation To NCC (September 2019)
- Regulator Of The Year Award ICT Watch Awards (July 2019)
- Telecom Personality Of The Year ICT Watch Awards (July 2019)
- National Public Servant Of The Year, 2018 Business Journal Award (September 2019)
- Regulator Of The Year Award (NCC) Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA) September, 2019.
- Telecom Personality Of The Year Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA) September 2019.
- Government Agency Of The Year (Beacon Of ICT Awards)
- Pan African Telecomm Regulatory Excellence Nigerian Communications Commission (Africa Digital Heroes Awards (October 2019)
- Award Of Excellence In Technological Development & Leadership Heroes (Kano Heroes Awards 2017).
- The Outstanding Leadership In Broadband Penetration (The 2nd Daar Awards For Outstanding Performance & Good Governance) 2018
- Most Responsive CEO Of The Year (Public Service) By House Of Representatives Press Corp (2018)
- Authority Newspaper Exemplary Public Service Award, 2017
- Beacon Of ICT Awards: Best Use Of Social Media
- 2017-Beacon Of ICT Awards As Telecom Regulator Of The Year
- Human Rights Government Agency Of The Year By Constitutional Rights Awareness And Liberty Initiative (CRALI)
- African Quality Achievement Award 2016 By African Quality Institute
- Personality Of The Year By The Lagos Chamber Of Commerce Industry, Mines And Agriculture
- Fellow Of Renewal And Alternative Energy Society Of Nigeria (RAESON)
- Regulator Of The Year By Nigerian Communications Week
- 2016 Nigerian Academy Of Engineering Lecture Presenter
- Lead Presenter- Senior Executive Course (SEC) Of The National Institute For Policy And Strategic Studies( NIPS)
- Telecoms Man Of The Year 2018–Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA)
- Telecom Man Of The Year 2017–Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA)
- Telecoms Personality Of The Year – 12th Nigerian Telecoms Award, Lagos
- Regulator Of The Year By African Leadership Magazine In New York, USA.
- African Regulator Of The Year At The African Information Technology And Telecom Awards (AITTA) In Accra, Ghana.
- Chief Executive Officer Of The Year (Tell Magazine)
- Exceptional Public Service Performance In The Platinum Category (Bureau Of Public Service Reform) Leadership Newspapers Award Of Government Agency Of The Year
- Quality Achievement Award For Best Practices By European Society For Quality Research (ESQR) 2017
- European Award For Best Practices 2016 By An EU Organisation In Brussels, Belgium.
Professor Danbatta, an author and philanthropist, is married with children.
Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NCC
Tram Anh Nguyen
Tram Anh Nguyen
Co-founder, CFTE
Tram Anh Nguyen is the co-founder of CFTE, Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship, one of the fastest growing knowledge platforms in Fintech and Digital Finance.
Highly respected in the industry, Tram Anh is Onalytica’s Top 100 Influencers in Fintech and Key opinion Leader in 2021, Top 10 Women Transforming Tech in 2021, the Ambassador for the Singapore Fintech Festival in 2020, Senior Leader Women in Fintech, London’s top Women in Fintech 2019 by Business Insider, Top 100 Asians in UK Tech 2019 and is also an international speaker and judge at global events in the industry.
Tram Anh strongly believes that in a world dominated by technology, people must remain at the center of society and organizations. This was the motivation that drove her to launch CFTE, a high-impact online learning platform that helps professionals in Finance learn anything from Fintech to Artificial Intelligence, Open Banking to Entrepreneurship through an online education platform which today has an engaged community of 100,000+ alumni around the world. Tram Anh’s passion to make continuous learning a reality in every professionals’ daily life, is what keeps her always innovating and is now leading to her launching a new product within CFTE: THINK, a platform offering limitless learning opportunities for all. This learning platform will encompass hundreds of experts, CEOs and Entrepreneurs who will help people learn the latest trends in digital finance.
Tram Anh also works tirelessly with governments, policy makers, industry experts to push initiatives in financial education for Finance 2.0 and bring about a skills revolution in finance to not only transform the industry and also more importantly making finance more inclusive and diverse.
Tram Anh is an Entrepreneurship Expert with the Entrepreneurship Centre at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Advisory Board Advisor EDHEC, Advisory Board Member GIFT and Industry Fellow at Imperial College. Prior to co-founding CFTE, Tram Anh navigated between the corporate and entrepreneurial world. She has a diverse background in finance with many years of experience having worked in trading, institutional sales and private banking for major financial institutions such as Standard Chartered in New York, Dresdner Kleinwort and UBS. Of Vietnamese origin, Tram Anh was born in France and lived in Paris, New York and now London, she provides a great understanding of both Asian and Western cultures and is always keen to bring the best of them together.
Co-founder, CFTE
Tosin Eniolorunda
Tosin Eniolorunda
CEO, TeamApt
Tosin Eniolorunda is the founder and CEO of TeamApt, a Financial Software company focused on building solutions and running infrastructure for banks, businesses and people to manage their money. Since inception in 2015, Tosin has transformed TeamApt into an organisation selling to multiple countries and with a seven-figure dollar revenue.
Before starting TeamApt with five other founding members, Tosin served as a product manager and Software Architect at Interswitch for 6 years.
He enjoys the thrills of the challenges and risks of starting and nurturing enterprises that affect humanity and finds it fulfilling to lead a team of talented individuals towards achieving a worthy ideal, changing the status quo and making a mark.
In addition to being a solution provider, Tosin loves to write.
CEO, TeamApt
Zubair Ahmed
Zubair Ahmed
EVP & GM, Middle East & Africa, VeriPark
Zubair Ahmed is the Executive Vice President & General Manager of Middle East & Africa for VeriPark. Previous to this role, Zubair spent nearly 3 decades in challenging leadership roles, at the heart of the Finance Technology industry. A Harvard Alumni, with 29+ years of IT & financial industry experience, he enjoys being customer-facing and engaging businesses in the strategic use of technology. Excels in enterprise transformation, has led and produced compelling results in creating business innovation at the grassroots of the organization. As the Chairman of the UAE Banking Federation (UBF) IT Committee, Zubair led the technology agenda for banks, enabling collaborations and advisory, across Banks and with Regulators. In his new challenge, Zubair spearheads VeriPark’s quest towards “Enabling Banks, Go Digital”.
As an ardent speaker and life coach, Zubair is regularly featured in numerous conferences around the world. In the Fintech space, Zubair has served as a mentor and coach in several initiatives internationally. As a regular contributor to publications, Zubair has authored articles on the association and healthy coexistence of Fintechs and Banks, which have been published in magazines such as CIO Applications and The Fintech Times (UK) to name a few.
EVP & GM, Middle East & Africa, VeriPark
Jude Onochie
Jude Onochie
Head, Investor Relation and Strategy
He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ilorin; he started his career as a Facilities Engineer with Oceanic Consultants managing Contracts with Shell Petroleum Development Company. He started his Banking career in 1997 and has over 19 years of working experience spanning banks like Guaranty Trust Bank; Standard Chartered Bank and Fountain Trust Bank.
Head, Investor Relation and Strategy
Peter Kawumi
Peter Kawumi
Country General Manager, Interswitch East Africa (U) Ltd
Peter Kawumi’s career spans over a dozen years with roles in technology, business analysis, and retail banking, including leading the digital finance departments in regional and local banks. He has extensive experience in developing and commercializing products, customer acquisition, digital channel utilization, and scaling plans in consumer services. In his current role as the Country General Manager at Interswitch East Africa (U) Ltd, Peter is championing the use of technology to deliver responsive and responsible financial services to varied market segments including youth, women, and small businesses. A Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Peter holds a BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering from Kingston University and a Master of Business Administration (with distinction) from the Edinburgh Business School. Peter serves on the Boards of New Vision Group (non-Executive Director), The Leadership Team (non-Executive Director), and the Fintech Association of Uganda (Board Chairman).
Country General Manager, Interswitch East Africa (U) Ltd
PREMIER OIWOH
PREMIER OIWOH
MD & Chief Executive Officer, NIBSS
Mr. Premier Oiwoh is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS).
He is a seasoned banking professional with over two and half decades of multi-functional and international experience in Banking.
With a broad, deep knowledge and understanding of Business Process Automation, Digital Financial Services, and the Operations/Information Technology sector of the Nigerian Banking Industry, Premier provides the strategic direction in various capacities and overseas the execution of the strategic mandate of NIBSS.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree and MBA; a Member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and an alumnus of several prestigious Nigerian and International Executive Business Schools.
MD & Chief Executive Officer, NIBSS
Fara
Fara
Technical entrepreneur
Fara is an experienced technical entrepreneur with significant experience with building and scaling products in emerging markets and venture-backed startups. She has worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies in the USA, including JP Morgan Chase, Fidelity Investments, BMW, and Daimler Mercedes Benz. At Daimler Mercedes Benz, she was responsible for the development of Park2Gether, which is currently being used by over 1 million people. Also, she previously worked as a co-founder and CTO of Shixels Studios, where she led the design and development of core technology for blue-chip clients, including Airtel, AXA Mansard, RenMoney, MTech, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, and Nestoil. Fara is well versed in over 20 programming languages.
Technical entrepreneur
Dayo Ademola
Dayo Ademola
MD, Branch International, Nigeria
Dayo Ademola is the Managing Director, Nigeria, for Branch International, a San Francisco-based fintech operating in Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and India. In this role, she is responsible for achieving
key country metrics for Branch, as well as managing team operations across business functions and driving debt fund raising strategy.
Most recently, Dayo was the Head of Innovation at EFInA, a Financial Sector Development organization focused on promoting Financial Inclusion in Nigeria and funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth
& Development Office (FCDO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, she was responsible for the administration of EFInA’s multi-million-dollar Innovation Fund, funding licenced financial services providers as well as start-up and growth-stage fintechs, with an aim to boost financial inclusion in Nigeria.
Dayo is senior financial services and technology professional, with extensive experience in innovation, business strategy, customer segmentation, strategic marketing, product positioning, product
development and business performance management across the software, telecoms and financial services industries. She has held roles in Union Bank, MainOne and Rosetta Stone (USA) amongst others.
With over fifteen years of experience across technology, fintech, banking and financial inclusion, she is passionate about leveraging technology and capital to deepen access to financial services and
wealth for Africans at all levels. Her personal goal is to help build successful and profitable business models that help solve this challenge at scale. Dayo holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business and Economics from Temple University, USA and a Global Executive MBA from INSEAD.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayo-odulate-ademola-67722554/
MD, Branch International, Nigeria
Gbenga Omolokun
Gbenga Omolokun
Executive Director, GRC & Technology at VFD Group Plc
Very interested in using Business Processes and Implemented Technology as strategic advantages in the development of cost-efficient operational procedures and go-to-market strategies.
Focus on new ventures, investments, and growth networks/ structure
Executive Director, GRC & Technology at VFD Group Plc
Dr. Segun Aina
Dr. Segun Aina
Group Chairman, Odu’a Investment Company Ltd
Dr. Segun Aina is a global professional banking leader, internationally rated fintech ecosystem builder, influencer and thought leader, chartered arbitrator, and respected Futurist.
Dr. Aina had three decades of distinguished banking career including six years as a Bank MD/CEO with a focus on innovative digital banking services.
He is former President of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and currently Chairman of Global Banking Education Standards Board. He is a tech-visionary, variously described as Africa’s fintech envoy and Grandmaster having incubated several successful fintech startups some of which now operate across Africa. In addition, he promoted the Fintech Association of Nigeria of which he was the pioneer President as well as the initiator and President of the Africa Fintech Network, among others. Dr. Aina serves on the board of various corporate organizations including Chairman Odu’a Investment Co Ltd, Vice Chairman, Accion Microfinance Bank, and many others.
Dr. Aina is a distinguished alumnus of the University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, INSEAD France, Harvard Business School, IMD Switzerland, Lagos Business School. He is a Fellow of the London Institute of Banking and Finance, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, Institute of Directors, Nigerian Institute of Management as well as Member, Toronto Region Board of Trade, Canada, and Canadian Council for Africa.
Group Chairman, Odu’a Investment Company Ltd
Lanre Oladimeji
Lanre Oladimeji
FintechNGR
Mr. Lanre Oladimeji is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant Nigeria (FCA), knowledgeable and well experienced financial advisor. He is a graduate of Management & Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1994 and obtained his MBA from the same institution in 2006. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 1999, and subsequently became a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), in 2006. He is also an alumnus of the London Business School.
He has over 26 years experience, 24 of which he spent in Zenith Bank Plc, winning multiple awards and recognitions for his brilliant, excellent and highly professional performance on the job. Before joining Zenith Bank Plc, he worked at Pannell Ker Forster (Chartered Accountants, PKF- Kaduna office) and Refuge Insurance Company Ltd.
He joined Zenith Bank Plc in 1997 as an Executive Assistant, in the Funds Transfer Unit of a branch in the bank. His professionalism, competence, integrity and commitment to the objectives of the bank saw him rise through the ranks and currently a Deputy General Manager.
In Zenith Bank, he worked in various departments of the Bank, from Funds Transfer unit, to Internal Control, Credit & Marketing and Telecoms Group. He also headed various branches and zones of the bank from Kofo Abayomi, Bar Beach, Falomo and Ilupeju Zones where he handled key corporate relationships for the bank. He was also the Group Head of Card Business, e-Business and Retail Banking. Lanre currently heads the bank’s Retail Business and also has direct oversight of the bank’s experience centre.
He was appointed Group Head, Retail Banking in 2018 to drive the bank’s retail business.
Mr. Oladimeji is married and has children.
FintechNGR
Ran Gazit
Ran Gazit
Chairman, Tel Aviv Fintech
Ran is the Chairman of the Board. As the initiator, he contributes to strategic development and handles legal matters.
Ran has more than 30 years of business and legal experience acquired with an integrated view of legal and economic aspects in local and international markets. He has a law firm that bears his name. Ran’s experience includes both small and large projects, as well as the origination, prototype and finished product stages of each project.
The projects handled by Ran over the years include software solutions, infrastructure, security, Gamma sterilization and others in diverse regions of the world. In some projects he assumed investment positions, generating a successful track record. Ran holds an LL.B. degree from Tel-Aviv University and a BA in Economics and Political Science from Haifa University.
Chairman, Tel Aviv Fintech
Lavina Ramkissoon
Lavina Ramkissoon
South African Fintech Association
#shespeaksafrica with a harvested blend between multidisciplinary, multi sector and multi technologies.
An AI strategist and trailblazer standing for the unification of the African technological space. She is a conscious tech force with expertise in technology, psychology and economics
With integration into AI, blockchain and ethics at heart. This friendly, neighborhood tech curios creator roles as chairperson, director and founder across multiple industries, sectors and technologies – aiming to unlock the potential of the African AI arena. Humanising technology and actively serving as a growth enabler for tech talent,
Lavina is a force to be reckoned with.
South African Fintech Association
Akeem Lawal
Akeem Lawal
Divisional CEO, Interswitch Group
Akeem Olujinmi Lawal is part of the founding management team at Interswitch Group and currently leads the Payments Processing division of Interswitch Group as Divisional Chief Executive Officer. He is a first class graduate in engineering with business degrees from the prestigious Lagos business school and the IESE business school.
He has over twenty (23) years’ experience in electronic payments, payments technology, strategy and business management.
He is adept at spotting business opportunities and executing efficiently. His deep insight into the opportunities in Africa and his knowledge of the payments business helps him to gain the confidence of customers, partners and the respect of his peers.
He has been a integral part of the Fintech revolution in Africa, not only as co-founder of the first African fintech Unicorn, but has also been involved in supporting Fintech companies in various capacities across the continent.
He is an enthusiast of the intelligent use of technology for the transformation of Africa. He has a passion is for creative endeavour and ground breaking innovation. He is responsible for some of the innovations driving the payments industry in Nigeria today. He is a firm believer in the African entrepreneurial spirit.
Divisional CEO, Interswitch Group
Dr. Markie Idowu
Dr. Markie Idowu
CEO, Xpress Payment
DR MARKIE IDOWU is the CEO/MD of Xpress Payment Solutions Limited, where she brings on board over 30 years experience in Finance and IT. Prior to this, she was an Executive Director at Polaris Bank where she spent 11 years. She had also worked in GTB, Fidelity, etc as well as served on several company boards including Skye Bank, Mainone Cable Company, Equity Assurance, IHS, and Mainstreet Brokers.
Markie graduated at the age of 19 with a first-class degree in Computer Science from the University of Benin and was also the best graduating student in the Faculty of Science. Her academic excellence continued at the University of Aston in Birmingham, United Kingdom where she had a distinction and best result in her Master’s in Software Engineering. She also has an MBA from the Lagos business School and a PhD in Credit management.
Markie is an Honorary Senior Member (HCIB) of the Chartered Institute of Bankers; A fellow and Vice Chairman of Council of the Institute of Credit Administration. She is a recipient of many academic and professional awards including the prestigious British Chevening Scholar Award.
She has attended several executive programs in top-class institutions including MIT, Harvard, LSE, and INSEAD. Dr. Idowu, an innovative leader, is passionate about economic empowerment and capacity building.
CEO, Xpress Payment
Davidson Oturu
Davidson Oturu
Partner, AELEX
Davidson is a Partner at AELEX, a full-service law firm with offices in Nigeria and Ghana, and heads its technology, media, telecommunications, and intellectual property (IP) practice groups.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the Chartered Management Institute (UK), the International Technology Law Association, the International Trademark Association (INTA), the UK Chartered Institute of Trademark Attorneys, the Intellectual Property Law Association and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb, UK).
He has been ranked by Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, Chambers & Partners, IP Stars and the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 as a leading technology and IP Practitioner. He has also been recognised by Chambers & Partners in its 2020 and 2021 Fintech Guide as a leading expert in fintech and technology matters.
He is the Chairman of the Legislation and Regulation Committee for Middle East, Africa and Asia at the INTA and is also a member of its Africa Global Advisory Council. He is a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission Committee tasked with a roadmap for the use of fintech in the capital market.
He is serves as an advisor to several organisations and mentors entrepreneurs and founders on regulatory compliance, IP and startup related issues. He is also presently a mentor at the Founder Institute, an international pre-seed accelerator.
He has an LLM from the University of Cumbria, and an MBA from Queen Mary University of London. He also has several certifications in intellectual property, data protection, fintech. Cybersecurity and business management
Partner, AELEX
Mudiaga Umukoro
Mudiaga Umukoro
CEO, Appzone Core
Mudiaga Umukoro is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Appzone Core -an Appzone Group Subsidiary. He is an experienced professional with over 12 years experience in the Technology business and his unique expertise cuts across the entire spectrum of software technology – from Engineering to Operations as well as Business.
He started his career as an engineer, building some of the most complex pieces of Fintech Applications, and gradually morphed into the Software Architect responsible for the uptime and evolution of several mission-critical home-grown applications at the core of the banking and payment infrastructure in the industry today. This cuts across Core Banking, Financial Switching, Digital Banking Platforms, and the likes.
His portfolio gradually diversified to include overall business leadership of Appzone Group’s Digital Core Infrastructure business, which is relied upon for operational automation by some Commercial Banks, several Mortgage Banks, and close to half of the Microfinance Industry today.
He is a Digitization enthusiast and a proponent of the transformation of national economies through technology.”
CEO, Appzone Core
Professor Olayinka David-West
Professor Olayinka David-West
Associate Dean, Lagos Business School – Moderator
Professor Olayinka David-West is an Information Systems professional with over two decades experience in the IT and financial services industry and is a passionate advocate for digital transformation and inclusive finance. Her research and practice engagements involve policy and strategic management interventions towards digitally transformed businesses and society.
Professor David-West is the Academic Director at the Lagos Business School (LBS), the premier business school in Nigeria and sits on the school’s Management Board. She leads the Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS) initiative, a research and advocacy department dedicated to enhancing financial inclusion in Nigeria. She is also a governing council member of the Fintech Association of Nigeria.
She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), and the academic advocate to the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). She is also a qualified practitioner of the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) and a digital money specialist certified by Digital Frontiers Institute and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
Professor David-West frequently participates in global events providing African insights and expertise through keynote addresses, panel discussions and technical moderation.
Associate Dean, Lagos Business School – Moderator
Oremeyi Akah
Oremeyi Akah
Chief Customer Experience Officer, Interswitch
Oremeyi Akah is a graduate of Electrical Electronics Engineering from the University of Benin. She obtained an MBA degree from the Judge Business School- the University of Cambridge, the UK in 2011.
Oremeyi has been a member of the Interswitch team for the past 18 years where she started her career as a pioneer member in 2002. Today, She is proud to still be a member of the Interswitch team where she has worked in several capacities within the fintech value chain including – software engineering, implementation, training, operations and business management.
She is currently working to execute an integrated Employee and Customer Engagement strategy. While doing her MBA in Cambridge UK, she served as the Vice president of the Nigerian Students’ Association. She was also a part of the 5-man team that won the 2011 Hult Global Case Challenge in New York, endorsed by the Clinton Foundation.
She is excitedly married to her best friend and they have 3 amazing sons. Other than work, She supports her husband to oversee a growing Church congregation under the RCCG umbrella. In their parish, Oremeyi oversees the women’s fellowship with a membership of over 120 women.
Oremeyi believes that Africa has a bright future and that it will take Africans to build Africa.
Her hobbies include building her God connection, fashion, learning of the human cause of global warming and dreaming of exciting travel destinations around the world
Chief Customer Experience Officer, Interswitch
Helen Ijewere
Helen Ijewere
Director, Advisory and Tax Services, Nolands Nigeria Professional Services
Helen is a Certified Cyber Risk Specialist, Chartered Tax Practitioner, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Lawyer with experience acquired over 20 years.
She is a proactive professional with cross-functional, managerial talent with competency to team build, gain consensus and lead an organization across multiple functions to deliver outstanding results.
Her core competencies include but are not limited to Strategic Business Planning; Business Unit Advisor; Compliance Review; Detail-oriented: strong research and analytical skills; Excellent persuasive communication, presentation and report writing skills; and Resilience.
Her academic qualifications are Post Graduate Diploma in Compliance from the International Compliance Association; J.D. – University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; B.A. – Trinity College, Washington D.C.
Director, Advisory and Tax Services, Nolands Nigeria Professional Services
Tokunboh Ishmael, CFA
Tokunboh Ishmael, CFA
Managing Director, Alitheia Capital
Tokunboh Ishmael is an accomplished and experienced private equity investor. She is MD and cofounder of Alitheia Capital – a Nigerian-based investment management and advisory business channelling private equity investments to transform businesses in West Africa where funding gaps create unique opportunities. In 2015, she co-founded Alitheia IDF (www.alitheiaidf.com) to scale investing across Sub-Saharan women-led SMEs.
Tokunboh is a CFA Charterholder, corporate financier and M&A banker historically having worked on over $5.6 billion M&A deals across the US, UK and Africa. Exceptionally experienced in the energy, oil, gas, technology and financial services sectors, she is now focussed on helping to invest and build sustainable SME growth businesses across attractive, consumer-led sectors including Agribusiness, Financial Services, Healthcare & Pharma, Infrastructure, Transport, Retail and Tech / Telecoms mainly on behalf of discerning institutions, development organisations and corporates looking for a mix of responsible investing, economic impact and social responsibility.
Tokunboh is a Yale World Fellow, a member of the inaugural class of the Aspen Institute’s Finance Leaders Fellowship. She sits on a number of boards and is the current chair of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA)
Managing Director, Alitheia Capital
Lebo Mokgabudi
Lebo Mokgabudi
Fintech Leader
Lebogang has payments expertise and 15 years of experience building digital financial solutions for financial inclusion She has provided consulting services to payment companies, financial services institutions, technology companies, and venture capital firms across Africa She has also developed corporate innovation programs enabling startup and corporate partnerships and advised regulators on financial inclusion policies
Previous executive roles include Emerging Markets Digital Director at Visa and most recently the Country Manager at BFA Global Catalyst Fund, an inclusive tech fund She serves on the Old Mutual Alternative Risk Transfer Limited Board as a Non-Executive Director
Fintech Leader
Professor Abiodun H. Adebayo
Professor Abiodun H. Adebayo
Vice Chancellor, Covenant University
Vice Chancellor, Covenant University
PROFESSOR CHARLES ARIZECHUKWU IGWE
PROFESSOR CHARLES ARIZECHUKWU IGWE
Vice Chancellor, UNN
Professor Charles A. Igwe was appointed the 15th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in June 2019. Prior to this, he was a two term Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), UNN (2016 – 2019). He studied Soil Science at UNN (1979–1984) where he obtained his B.Agric degree. He later obtained both MSc (1988) and PhD (1994) degrees in the same discipline in UNN. He also earned numerous other certificates and diplomas both in Agriculture and other areas of learning from institutions within and beyond Africa. These include Postgraduate Diploma in Soil Science from Agricultural University, Norway and Certificate of College on Soil Physics, from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy in 1993, among others. He has over thirty years of professional and administrative experience with considerable knowledge of project planning and management gained both in academia and the wider industrial sector. He was appointed Associate Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (2006-2008) and later succeeded his principal as Dean of the same Faculty of Agriculture, UNN, (2008-2010). Beyond Deanship, he has served the University as leader of many statutory bodies, such as Director University Advancement Centre; Director, External Studies Unit; Member University Governing Council as Senate Representative, Member TETFund Committee, UNN, among others.
He is an accomplished researcher of international repute with numerous scientific publications on Soil, Soil related matters, agricultural, practices and technologies and authored a number of books to his credit. He is also editorial member of numerous journals of international repute and editor of several. His current research interest is in domesticating agricultural practises and tools including climate change to improve agricultural yields in Africa and indeed tropical climes of the world, thus contributing to solving the global food security question. He has been and still is visiting researcher/professor to many universities across the world including Agricultural University of Norway, Ås; Dipartmento di Scienze Chimico-Agrarie, Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy; Universite De Bourgogne, Dijon, France; and Institutfür Bodenkunde und Standortslehre, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany among others. He has also presented many invited academic papers and key note addresses in countless international and national fora.
Professor Igwe is equally outstanding in winning awards and academic laurels. His awards of excellence defy geographical and disciplinary boundaries. His awards come from different regions of the world and in fields like Hydrological Sciences, Engineering Technology among others. One of the most significant is the award from the Japanese Society for Promotion of Science, exemplifying him as a distinguished scientist of his times. He has also attracted funds and grants to further the growth and academic excellence in the University of Nigeria. These include, but not limited to, the European Union Research Project on “Evaluation of the Stability of Soil Organic Matter (SOM) Pools in African Ecosystems (Ethiopia and Nigeria) for the Improvement of a Sustainable Soil Management”. Scientific Equipment Donation Programme by ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION in 2001 and 2010; among others too numerous to list here.
Vice Chancellor, UNN
Stanley Jacob
Stanley Jacob
Vice President, FintechNGR
Stanley is a Payments Executive and Business Leader with a strong drive for partnerships, strategic digital transformation, emerging payments, and financial inclusion. He is currently a Director at Mastercard.
He is the Vice President of the Governing Council for Fintech Association of Nigeria (FINTECHNGR) and was the immediate past Chairman of the Committee of e-Business Industry Heads of Nigeria (CeBIH).
Prior to joining Mastercard, Stanley was the Head of Consumer Payments for the Ecobank group, supporting 33 countries across Africa and doubled as the Head of Distribution for Ecobank Nigeria. He also served as the Head of Digital Banking in Standard Chartered Bank supporting retail markets across Africa.
Stanley is a licensed Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Cards & Payments Professional (CCPP), an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (ACIB) and a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (FICA). He holds an MBA in Technology Management from ADBU India, Post-Graduate Diploma in Digital Business (PGDDB) from Emeritus Singapore and has completed executive management courses from Columbia Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy (Tufts University), Terry College of Business (University of Georgia), amongst others.
He is currently a Doctoral Researcher at the Universidad Catholica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM) in Spain with a research focus on Greening the Banking & Payment Systems as a key component of achieving the global climate and sustainability objectives.
Vice President, FintechNGR
Dolapo Agbaje
Dolapo Agbaje
Vice President, Apis
Dolapo has wide-ranging corporate finance experience across Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining Apis, Dolapo worked for Standard Bank’s Telecoms, Media and Technology Group in London.
He was involved in the origination and execution of Mergers and Acquisitions and Debt and Equity financings for clients across Sub-Saharan Africa, including several financial technology transactions.
Previously, Dolapo was at Deloitte where he was a Manager in the corporate finance advisory practice, advising financial institutions on strategic alternatives and financing.
Vice President, Apis
Agada Apochi
Agada Apochi
MD/CEO, UP
Agada Apochi is an Organisational Psychologist & Change Leadership Specialist. He was appointed Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria’s premier financial technology company, UP (Unified Payments) in 2011. He joined the services of UP in 2005 after 13 years of service in 2 Nigerian banks. Agada is the Founder and Director of Nigeria’s premier digital-first bank, Hope PSBank. He is also the Founder and Director of the Digital Payment Scheme and Financial Technology Company, Payattitude.
Agada obtained his Master in Organisational Psychology with specialization in Change Leadership from Columbia University in New York. He also holds a Master Degree in Law, is an Alumnus of Lagos Business School and Cornell University. He holds several academic honours and awards including best graduating student. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1992. His areas of interest include diffusion of innovation.
MD/CEO, UP
Olugbolahan Mark-George
Olugbolahan Mark-George
GED, Odu’a Investment Company Ltd
Mr. Olugbolahan Mark-George has over 25 years multi-sector experience: microfinance, PE, VC, international finance, insurance and investment management. He is a seasoned executive, strategist and business leader providing advisory services to public and private entities across Africa, Europe and North America. Some of his past work experience includes
- Founding CEO of MicroCred Microfinance Bank Nigeria
- Former Country Director of GroFin Nigeria
- Former Head of Financial Advisory, First Funds Limited
- Former Head of Investment Management at Ventures & Trusts
He currently leads the investment team at Odu’a Investment Company Limited as the Group Chief Investment & Business Development Officer (GCIBDO).
GED, Odu’a Investment Company Ltd
Ebehijie Momoh
Ebehijie Momoh
Country Manager & Area Business Head, West Africa, Mastercard
Ebehijie Momoh is the Area Business Head, West Africa at Mastercard. Based in Nigeria, Ebehijie is responsible for advancing the Mastercard brand presence in West Africa, deploying innovative payment solutions and partnering with local governments and market regulators to build a World Beyond Cash.
Ebehijie joined Mastercard from Standard Chartered Bank, where she most recently held the position of Head of Retail Banking in Ghana and prior to that, Head of Retail Banking in Nigeria. In both positions, she was responsible for the development and execution of the Retail Banking business strategy and delivering the results.
Ebehijie started her banking career in Nigeria at Guaranty Trust Bank and subsequently had stints at Diamond Bank and First City Monument Bank, where she held various senior management positions including Assistant Vice President and Zonal Head, Midwest Zone, Vice President and Group Head Conglomerates and Group Head Commercial Banking, Lagos and South Region.
She holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Lagos and an MBA from the University of Benin. In addition, she has an MBA from Bangor University, Wales, United Kingdom and is a Chartered Banker in Nigeria and Scotland. She is also an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.
Country Manager & Area Business Head, West Africa, Mastercard
Yeye Nwidaa
Yeye Nwidaa
Sector Head, Tech, media & Entertainment, Jackson, Etti & Edu – Moderator
Yeye is a Senior Associate in the Law Firm of Jackson, Etti & Edu and a Co Sector Head of the Technology, Media & Entertainment Sector. Yeye is also Fintech enthusiast oversees the Fintech practice group of the firm. She has a certification on Fintech from the Harvard and is also Chartered Secretary duly accredited by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, UK.
Yeye advises companies in the fintech, technology and financial services sectors on business compliance and regulatory issues, in respect of setting up and doing business in Nigeria. Her clientele include, multinational fintech/technology companies, as well as incumbent financial institutions and fintech start ups in Nigeria. Her legal expertise combined with her passion for, and knowledge of the financial technology sector sets her apart as a thought leader in the field of Finance Technology Law.
Yeye has extensive experience in advising on regulatory issues in fintech transactions. She has been involved in providing strategic advice in a number of high-profile commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisition, equity financing, crowd funding etc. with respect to start-ups in the fintech space.
Yeye’s over 13 years of practice experience also cut across International Commercial Arbitration, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement, Commercial Litigation as well as general commercial legal advisory.
Sector Head, Tech, media & Entertainment, Jackson, Etti & Edu – Moderator
Wole adeniyi
Wole adeniyi
CEO, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC
Wole Adeniyi is the Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC and is responsible for driving the institution’s strategy across her Technology, Digital transformation, Corporate & Investment Banking arm, and Retail Banking arm. Before assuming this role, he was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Bank / Executive Director, Personal and Business Banking-the retail and commercial banking business of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC. He was responsible for executing the Personal and Business Banking strategy for Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC in this role. Until November 2018, Wole was Executive Director, Operations with responsibility for Operations, Group Real Estate Service and Procurement and Business Transformation Program for the Bank. Prior to this appointment, he served as Executive Director, Business Support until November 2011.
Wole sits on the board of the Nigeria-Interbank Settlement System PLC (NIBBS). He holds a First- Class Degree in Business Administration from the University of Benin and an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Manchester. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.
CEO, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC
Raf De Kimpe
Raf De Kimpe
CEO, Fintech Week London
Mr. Raf De Kimpe is the CEO Fintech Week London. He is also the Director of Business Development at ScaleHealth Belgium.
CEO, Fintech Week London
Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor
Founder India Blockchain Alliance
Mr. Raj is an Advisory Board Member at several blockchain companies and the Founder and Chairman of the India Blockchain Alliance, the largest Indian emerging technology tech think tank. He is an accomplished Tech innovation professional, Drupal Web Application Developer, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Educator, Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP) and Blockchain Solution Architect.
Founder India Blockchain Alliance
Mohammed Ibrahim Jega
Mohammed Ibrahim Jega
Co-founder Domineum
Mohammed Ibrahim Jega is a Nigerian entrepreneur and technology startup founder. He is better known as the chief business development officer at the online payment processing gateway VoguePay. He is also the Co-founder of Domineum.
Co-founder Domineum
Carmelle Cadet
Carmelle Cadet
CEO, EMTECH
Carmelle Cadet is the Founder and CEO of Emtech and is a passionate advocate of Blockchain and Digital Currency Technology for payment modernization and financial inclusion efforts
CEO, EMTECH
Adeola Adetunji
Adeola Adetunji
CEO, Mvoula Group Ltd.
Mr. Adeola Adetunji is the CEO Africa for Waxed Mobile and Mvoula Group Limited, a private equity company. He has vast experience as an executive and expert in consumer market and business operation in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Republic of Congo. He has held various executive leadership positions and owned businesses in these countries.
CEO, Mvoula Group Ltd.
Dr. Anino Emuwa
Dr. Anino Emuwa
Founder & MD of Avandis Consulting
Dr. Anino Emuwa is the Founder and Managing Director of Avandis Consulting, a strategy, and financial advisory firm. A former corporate banker with Citibank, she sits on the Board of Governors of Nottingham Trent University. Anino chairs the African Women in Fintech and Payment Network (AWFP) Nigeria.
An international speaker on entrepreneurship, fintech, and D&I, Anino has been invited as to speak at prestigious institutions including Forbes, Facebook, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics and the French National Assembly,
She has received several awards including the Women in Fintech Award from TechPark Davos (2020) and currently serves as a judge for the FS Tech Awards UK 2021.
Dr. Emuwa holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Nottingham Business School, an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, and a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. Anino is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a member of the Institute of Directors.
Founder & MD of Avandis Consulting
Samson Ogbole
Samson Ogbole
Team Lead at Eupepsia Place ltd
Farmer Ogbole Samson is the Team Lead for Eupepsia Place Limited (Soilless Farm lab) – where we use technology as an enabler for Agriculture. We grow plants without the use of soil, growing plants in the air and AI based irrigation system for proper plant monitoring for optimum yield and predictability of food production. Agriculture for Farmer Samson is more than just food production (zero hunger), it is the foundation for sustainable development, job creation (no poverty), healthy living as well as national development. He believes agriculture must adopt the business mindset, technology, automation, precision, data and be climate smart. To this end, Farmer Samson has devoted his time and resources to building modern farms exploring the latest technologies for agriculture, sharing and training others to adopt “the modern agriculture” to ensure together we can use agriculture as a tool to build the nation we so desire. He believes “food production should not be seasonal because hunger is not seasonal”.
Farmer Samson has a B.Sc. Biochemistry Igbinedion University; M. Sc. Biochemistry, Ibadan; Biochemistry PhD candidate, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; Others: Disruptive strategy from Harvard Business School, Boston USA, Biotechnology from Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Introduction to Food and Nutrition, Stanford University; Introduction to population health from The University of Manchester, Greening the Economy from Lund University Sweden, Sustainable Agriculture for year 2050 from Wageningen, Agro-ecology and Sustainable Agriculture from The University of Western Australia, Public Health from University at Albany and a student of Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence at University of Austin Texas.
Farmer Samson (Member Royal Court), Ooni of Ife Kingdom and an awardees of Royal African Awards – a recognition of top 100 young Nigerians doing great things 2021, he is a two time TEDx speaker and a one-time TED speaker, he was recognized amongst the top 7 innovators in Africa in the year 2018 by CNN Africa, recognized by EFCC as one of the young and legitimate innovative mind in the year 2018, recognized as one of the top 100 global leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN SDGs in 2019 by Meaningful Business – MB100, Soilless Farmer of the Year 2019, the winner Future Agro Challenge 2020, and featured in the documentary – “Swallow – food security in Nigeria’s changing climate”. Farmer Samson’s has been featured on CNN’s African Voices, BBC, BBC Yoruba, Reuters TV, DW, Channels TV etc.
Team Lead at Eupepsia Place ltd
Odunoluwa Longe
Odunoluwa Longe
Co-founder and Lead Counsel, TLP Advisory
Odun is Co-founder and Lead Counsel at TLP Advisory, a venture law practice where she represents venture founders and their funders; She is also co-founder at DIYlaw, an award-winning and leading legal technology startup in Africa and Regional Head for the HiiL Innovation Hub, West Africa. Odun used to work in investment banking, and her educational background includes a masters in law and business administration from the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and Kellogg School of Management respectively. She is a mentor at Google for Startups Africa, FATE Foundation, Ventures Platform and the World Bank’s XL Africa programme. She seats on the boards of several non-profits including Ventures Platform Startup Foundation, Edustart Global Foundation, the Justice Reform Project, the Bunmi Adedayo Foundation and, Business Day publication’s Legal Business Unit.
Co-founder and Lead Counsel, TLP Advisory
Chang Zi Qian
Chang Zi Qian
Co-Founder, INTELLLEX
Chang was admitted to practise law in Singapore before joining the Prime Minister’s Office to be in charge of startup policy and venture capital investments. He started INTELLLEX 5 years ago to build intelligent search capabilities for the regulatory and legal space and they have been awarded by the government to build a public regulatory search infrastructure for the finance industry recently. He is looking to connect with fintech startups to understand their regulatory needs and he is excited to share the platform with participants of the Nigerian Fintech Week.
Co-Founder, INTELLLEX
Iniabasi Akpan
Iniabasi Akpan
MD & Country Manager, OPay Nigeria
Iniabasi Akpan (Ini) is the Managing Director and Country Manager for OPay Nigeria, an International fintech company which is a member of the Opera Group of Companies owners of Opera AS Norway developers of the world leading browser Opera. At OPay, Ini works with a core team of local and international experts to foster financial inclusion leveraging digital and mobile technologies to deliver financial services to the underbanked and unbanked in Nigeria and across Africa.
Ini has held several key positions in the financial services and ICT industries. Before his current role, he was an Executive Director in Telnet (Nigeria) Limited and the Managing Director of SoftWorks Limited a (Subsidiary of the Telnet Group). With over 23 years of experience in Software and Systems engineering with a particular interest in IT business solutions, security and payment systems. Ini was responsible for the software and systems engineering of all Telnet’s IT business solutions, payment and financial system initiatives. Responsible for the first large scale deployment of Two Factor Authentication and Public Key Infrastructure in Nigeria for the Central Bank (CBN) and the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS)- a cheque automated clearing system and the rapid scale out of the Federal Inland Revenue System (FIRS) tax system; Ini ensured that IT business solutions and payment systems meet the needs of customers and have the security and scalability required by the peculiarities of the Nigerian environment. While at Telnet, Ini also spearheaded and managed the incubation and operations of PayCom Nigeria Limited a Mobile Money Operator licensed by CBN in 2011 and which was later acquired by OPay in 2017.
With a B.Sc in Computer Science from the University of Lagos and an MBA from IESE in Spain, Ini understands business and technology and is able apply the knowledge to any assignment or business role in which he is engaged.
MD & Country Manager, OPay Nigeria
Dolapo Amusan
Dolapo Amusan
Software product manager, Cowrywise
Dolapo Amusan is a trained medical doctor, but a technology enthusiast at heart. He’s a product leader and entrepreneur having over 5 years of cognate experience. With an MBA from the prestigious Lagos Business School, he currently works as a software product manager at Cowrywise working hard to make savings and investments accessible and easy for every single African.
Software product manager, Cowrywise
Simon Schou
Simon Schou
CIO, Copenhagen Fintech
Simon is truly passionate about Innovation and making a real difference. He has been building innovation systems and clusters of innovation in almost all industries in the last decades. With a background as a Cluster expert at Oxford Research and after working intensely with the Financial Services Industry in Denmark during and after the Financial crisis he was the main architect behind establishing Copenhagen Fintech. As Chief Innovation Officer at Copenhagen Fintech he has been driving the development of the unique corporate-startup-partnership driven fintech accelerator, which have been a critical factor for the fintech innovation boom that have taken place around the Copenhagen cluster.
CIO, Copenhagen Fintech
Oluwabankole Falade
Oluwabankole Falade
Chief Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations Officer, Flutterwave
Oluwabankole Falade is Flutterwave’s Chief Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations Officer with over 18 years of experience in law, regulatory affairs, government relations and business development across financial and telecoms industries. Before joining Flutterwave, Bankole was the Director, Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations at IHS Towers. He also held key leadership roles at VISA and MTN, where he managed interactions with key government stakeholders and regulators in key markets across Africa. He supports Flutterwave’s vision by providing strategic oversight and government relation strategies.
Bankole is an alumnus of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland with a certificate from the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administration, Nigeria and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the United Kingdom.
Chief Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations Officer, Flutterwave
Ronke Kuye
Ronke Kuye
CEO, SANEF Limited
Ronke is the Chief Executive Officer of Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities Limited (SANEF). Ronke is a result driven Banking and Financial Services professional with over 32 years working experience, including 26 years in Banking. She has vast experience in Payment cards & E-business, Operations, Financial Inclusion, Process Transformation and Project Management.
With her passion for the payment industry, Ronke brings her expertise and wealth of knowledge in this field to enhance SANEF and boost the financial inclusion landscape in Nigeria. Ronke is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria (FCIB).
CEO, SANEF Limited
Dr Abiola Abimbola
Dr Abiola Abimbola
Security Director, NetHost Legislation
Is the Information Security Director NetHost Legislation, and his experience spans over 25 years and covers the implementation and audit of ISO 27001 and Payment Card industry data security standard (PCI DSS). He has published over 30 articles in prestigious journals and conferences.
He has provided these compliance standards across Africa, Europe, and the USA.
In addition, he supports the infosec community by providing capacity-building training globally.
Security Director, NetHost Legislation
Dr Solomon Uwagbole
Dr Solomon Uwagbole
CTO Quadbitcoin.com
Dr Solomon Uwagbole PhD, CTO Quadbitcoin.com, research looked at applied Machine Learning to cybersecurity. He has since furthered his research interests into DLT/blockchain areas in developing and building private blockchain projects, including interest in using smart contracts to build strong government institutions. He is also an Elsevier reviewer on AI and ML related journals, a Visiting Senior Fellow at CCU, and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with over 20 years of experience across various industries. He is always looking forward to helping you and your organisation with training and implementation from the immerse wealth of expertise from academia and industry on Microsoft Azure/cloud computing, ERP and blockchain technologies.
CTO Quadbitcoin.com
Adedoyin Fadare
Adedoyin Fadare
Privacy attorney at Alliance Law Firm
Adedoyin Fadare, M-ADESA, is a privacy attorney at Alliance Law Firm, Lagos, Nigeria, and a First Class graduate from the Nigerian Law School; he is also the Assistant General Secretary of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria, and a Founding Editor at The People’s Accolade Law Magazine (The PALM).
He possesses insights and solutions which enable stakeholders to achieve firmer control over their information while making meaningful progress toward long-term data security objectives. He regularly counsels stakeholders on complying with existing and emerging data privacy and information security laws.
He has undergone training on Fintech Law and Policy at the University of Duke; Intellectual Property; Corporate Finance; and Structured Debt Capital Market Transactions in Nigeria.
He is a member of the prestigious African Data Engineering and Science Association (ADESA).
Privacy attorney at Alliance Law Firm
Ms Jumoke Mariam
Ms Jumoke Mariam
Head of Information Risk Management Unit, GT Bank Nig Plc
Jumoke Yahaya is a Senior Information Security, Privacy and Risk Management Professional with a solid technical background. She has about 10 years’ experience in both IT Service management and IT Risk management. She currently works as the Head of Information Risk Management Unit at Guaranty Trust Bank Nig Plc.
Jumoke completed her first degree in Informatics and Automated Systems at Don State Technical University, Rostov-on-don, Russia. She went ahead to obtain a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence in the same institution. She has also acquired various certifications in the digital space from ITIL, Microsoft and EC-Council.
She is passionate about ensuring secured cyberspace with keen interest in DevSecOps delivery, Risk Management, Network Security, Data Protection, IT Security Governance, and secured AI-powered innovations. She is a skilled problem identifier and troubleshooter, comfortable managing systems, projects, and teams.
She speaks English, Russian and Yoruba.
Head of Information Risk Management Unit, GT Bank Nig Plc
Joseph Atatsi
Joseph Atatsi
Senior Staff, US Securities & Exchange Commission
Joseph Atatsi is a senior staff at the US Securities & Exchange Commission. His area of specialization is emerging technologies and innovation. He is also an adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago USA
Senior Staff, US Securities & Exchange Commission
CHIJIOKE UGWUH
CHIJIOKE UGWUH
Partner Development Manager, Infobip, West Africa
- Chijioke Ugwuh is an accomplished sales professional and business leader, known for delivering outstanding results while working with business partners and technology vendors, within the West & East African markets.
- He has worked for various system integrators, ISVs as well as OEMs such as Oracle Corporation, Checkpoint Software Technologies and now Infobip, over the last 14years, leading key sales initiatives, that has generated profitability for both partners and OEMs alike.
- He provides humanitarian support to local communities, in driving wealth creation initiatives to ensure poverty alleviation and child development.
Partner Development Manager, Infobip, West Africa
Adedipo Olagbegi
Adedipo Olagbegi
Founder & CEO, Spark Digital Academy
Adedipo Olagbegi is an accomplished Information Technology Consultant, Manager and Technology Enthusiast. He has over 20years experience designing, deploying and supporting complex ICT solutions to meet evolving business requirements across many industry verticals and technology stacks.
Adedipo is a graduate of computer science from the University of Lagos, holds an MBA from the prestigious Manchester Business School and he is also an ISO 20000 certified consultant, a certified digital transformation consultant and an Agile/PMI certified project manager amongst other professional certifications.
Adedipo is currently the Founder and CEO of Spark Digital Academy, a social impact organization focused on developing digital skills and competencies in youths across Nigeria and Africa with the objective of equipping them for jobs and careers in the fast-growing digital age.
Founder & CEO, Spark Digital Academy
Kola Aina
Kola Aina
Seasoned Investor, Entrepreneur, Non-Executive Director, and company Chair
Kola is a seasoned Investor, Entrepreneur, Non-Executive Director, and company Chair, passionate about seeing start-ups grow.
He brings demonstrable success from leading investment in over 70 companies in Africa, India, and the US, including payments companies such as Paystack.
Recognized as an entrepreneur, technology operator, and investor with vast experience working in Africa’s most significant economic market, he brings expertise across several sectors, including venture capital, technology, media, agriculture, infrastructure, publishing, and real estate, and a significant interest in the arts.
Through Ventures Platform Foundation, he works on advocacy, research, and social impact initiatives that support youth entrepreneurship and innovation. He is the Chairman of the Board of Ventures Park – an artsy Co-working space, VP’s flagship Innovation Hub Campus. He is a mentor on XL Africa, the World Bank Accelerator, and Google Launchpad Accelerator. He is also a board member and advisory board member of various organizations ranging from ARM Financial Advisers Limited, Reliance HMO, and the Yemisi Shyllon Art Museum.
Kola studied Electrical Engineering and then secured a Master’s in Business Administration degree with a specialization in Finance. He has received further education from Berkeley University, Harvard University, and the Lagos Business School.
Kola is passionate about mentoring and advising young entrepreneurs who are creating solutions for mass underserved -markets. This has put him on many stages both locally and internationally, where he has delivered speeches, lectures, and talks on technology, entrepreneurship, social change, and various other topics. He gave a TED talk at TEDxEuston where he spoke on the topic “Who will own our future unicorns?”. He was also a speaker at Techcrunch’s first event in Nigeria, Techcrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2019.
He has received multiple awards and has been featured in various lists such as The 20 most important people in Nigerian tech, The ten most influential people in Nigerian Tech and #YNaijaPowerList2018 for Technology, and many more.
In his spare time, he enjoys writing on topics he’s passionate about in his blog or on Twitter, reading books, and spending time with his family.
Seasoned Investor, Entrepreneur, Non-Executive Director, and company Chair
Jennifer Onyebuagu
Jennifer Onyebuagu
Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Voriancorelli
Jennifer Onyebuagu is the Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Voriancorelli. A B2B marketplace for agro commodities and the first Agritech company in Nigeria to be screened for an N20bn listing on the commodities exchange. VC has a presence in 20 states across 126 communities and serves multiple food processors and farmers.
A serial entrepreneur, tech enthusiast, and business builder with over 12 years of experience in shaping up emerging businesses till they become operational at scale.
In the last five (5) years, she was responsible for building the 3 critical business units of a renowned Fintech company. First, she was responsible for the growth and expansion of its pioneer payments and financial services network, which was critical for reaching the unbanked in the last mile. Then, she led a dedicated team to build out its Agriculture and retail marketplaces whilst being a senior project manager for other strategic workstreams dedicated to creating work opportunities for 100,000 youth in Nigeria.
Her technical skills are designed to execute projects flawlessly and her passion is in building businesses and developing products that have social impact and will shape the next frontier in the continent.
She had her diploma in scaling entrepreneurial ventures at Harvard business school and B.SC from Madonna University.
Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Voriancorelli
Mrs. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun
Mrs. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun
MD/CEO, CreditRegistry
Mrs. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun is an international professional that brings multi-faceted experience in business, technical and people management. A Thought Leader and business champion with 30 years of experience in defining strategy, developing organizational structure, building diverse winning teams, and delivering results. She is co-founder of CreditRegistry Corporation, a software technology company headquartered in Washington State, USA. In 2014, she was appointed substantive MD/CEO of CreditRegistry Nigeria, the country’s pioneer and largest credit bureau operator, and successfully grew the company to profitability by 858%.
Under her leadership, CreditRegistry has been selected as one of Africa’s Top 20 Most Innovative companies by Financial Times Magazine, awarded the Product Leadership Award for Credit Reporting and Risk Management Enterprise Software by Frost & Sullivan, recognized as Nigeria’s Best Credit Bureau Service Provider by Capital Finance International and received the M&A Today Global Award for Best Strategic Technical Partnership Firm of the Year.
Prior to this, Jameelah has had a rewarding engineering career with General Motors in North America, South America and Europe, she worked with Microsoft Corporation as Global Program Manager, Shanghai PRC and with Redmond Washington, USA as Technical Program Manager.
She has received the CEO Today’s Global Award and is recognized in the Top 30 Leading Women in Fintech in Nigeria by Financial Technology Africa. Jameelah sits on the board of several enterprises and nonprofit organizations.
MD/CEO, CreditRegistry
Wole Oyeniran
Wole Oyeniran
Partner, Deloitte & Touche.
Oluwole Oyeniran is the Partner, Deloitte & Touche. In this role, he has responsibility for enterprise solutions and the technical elements of digital transformation. He also takes oversight of other technology advisory areas. He assists his clients understand and use technology solutions to solve business problems, and transform ways of working and better utilise technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness in a practical manner. He is focused on IT value delivery and benefits realisation.
He is experienced in process analysis and improvement, information system architecture design, application software selection, development and implementation (including project and change management) and attendant organisation structure review. Oluwole has deep skills in the full range of implementation services from requirements definition, system selection, implementation, post implementation review and optimisation.
Partner, Deloitte & Touche.
Mr Chimezie Chuta
Mr Chimezie Chuta
Founder, Blockchain Nigeria User Group
Founder, Blockchain Nigeria User Group
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Digital ID is critical to promoting financial inclusion, reducing fraud rates, promoting humanitarian assistance and providing healthcare services
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Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
DG, NCDC
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