Jane Egerton-Idehen is the Head of Sales at Facebook for Middle East and Africa. Before that she was country manager in Nigeria and the Regional Sales Director for the West Africa for Avanti Communications Group PLC.

She has worked in the telecommunications industry in Nigeria, Ghana, and Liberia for more than 17 years. Prior to working for Facebook, she worked for Avanti, Nokia and Ericsson. Her knowledge of technology, her ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships, and her skill to manage teams and create strategies to support growth and drive business are keys to her success.

In March 2020 published a book she wrote, Be Fearless: Give Yourself Permission To Be You. She drew from her more than 15 years of experience as a telecommunication executive in West Africa to help women build lasting careers, especially in the male-dominated STEM industries. The book hit seven Amazon best seller lists on March 17, 2020, climbing all the way to number one in the Business Ethics and Knowledge Capital categories. The book also took top ranking in several career and leadership categories as well as appearing on seven New Release list.

Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe invented and patented a robotic system which the United States Government acquired assignee rights. Dr Ekekwe holds two doctoral and four master’s degrees including a PhD in engineering from Johns Hopkins University, USA. He earned an undergraduate degree from FUT Owerri where he graduated as his class best student. While in Analog Devices Corp, he co-designed an accelerometer for the iPhone. A recipient of IGI Global “Book of the Year” award, a TED Fellow, IBM Global Entrepreneur and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Prof. Ekekwe has held professorships in Carnegie Mellon University and Babcock University, and served in the United States National Science Foundation Committee.

The South African press called him “a doctor of innovation” for helping organizations on the mechanics of business innovation, strategy, and growth. Since 2009, the Chairman of Fasmicro Group which controls many startups and entities has been writing in the Harvard Business Review. He was recognized by The Guardian as one of 60 Nigerians Making “Nigerian Live Matter” on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day (Oct 1, 2020).

Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses, who gives innovative ideas a voice and serves customers and communities with purpose. 

She is currently the Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta and formerly was the Head of Inclusion and Cross Cultural Marketing at Unilever.  She has had an extensive career as a marketer in the beauty and consumer product goods space.  

Mallick is a LinkedIn Top Voice, a contributor for Entrepreneur, and her writing has been published in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Business Insider.

Dr Adaeze Oreh is a Consultant Family Physician, Country Head of Planning, Research and Statistics for Nigeria’s National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) and Senior Health Policy Advisor with the Department of Hospital Services in Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health.

Dr Oreh holds an MBBS degree from University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Master of Science (MSc) degrees in International Health Management from Imperial College and Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; in addition to Leadership, Management and Public Policy certifications from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, University of Oxford Saïd Business School, Harvard Chan School of Public Health, University of Bath, and the University of Washington.

A prolific writer on prevalent health and development issues in Africa, Dr Oreh has authored publications in international, national, and local media outlets. She is a recognised advocate for respectful, dignified quality healthcare that addresses health inequities, universal health coverage and quality medical education in her advocacy and communication and spoke on Universal Health Coverage at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York. In 2019, Dr Adaeze Oreh was named one of 25 recipients of Aspen Institute’s New Voices Fellowship­­­—an initiative which recognizes changemakers in global health and development and is one of 15 accomplished Amujae Leaders announced by the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development in early 2021. On International Women’s Day, 2021 she was named one of the 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria and listed amongst 100 Leading Women and the Top 100 Career Women in Nigeria.

Dr Anino Emuwa is the Founder and Managing Director of Avandis Consulting, a strategy and financial advisory firm in France.  A former corporate banker with Citibank, she is an experienced Non-Executive Director and sits on the board of several organisations including Nottingham Trent University, U.K.

Anino is an advocate for gender diversity in leadership and is a member of the Institute of Directors’ Expert Advisory Group on Diversity and Inclusion. She convenes global and regional communities for women in leadership including 100 Women@Davos, and is recognised as one of  125 people to follow on LinkedIn about Diversity and Inclusion.

An award-winning international speaker on D&I, entrepreneurship, and emerging technologies, Dr Emuwa has spoken at prestigious institutions and conferences including Forbes, Facebook, Reykjavik Forum for Women Global Leaders and University of Cambridge. Her articles have also been published in international publications including Forbes, Entrepreneur and Global Banking and Finance Review.

Anino is a mentor for Cartier Women’s Initiative and the Women’s Development Programme at the Nottingham Trent University. She is also a Cherie Blair Foundation Mentor Alumni.