MENTORS

Chimaobi Nna
Technical Advisor, GIZ
Tubosun Alake
Special Adviser on Innovation & Technology, Lagos State
Henry Ukoha
General Partner, CliMatr
Kayode Olaniyan
Principal Partner, Avant-Garde Limited
Thomas Röhrl
Sustainability and Innovation at RESPOND Accelerator, BMW Foundation
Esther Tesfagiorgis
Driving/Energy Technology Strategy at AUDI AG
Olumide Fatoki
Head Of Unit (On- & Off-Grid) Sustainable Energy Access, GIZ
Dr. Richard Schubert
Co-Founder / Advisor at HÜRO Mobility
Eitan Rieger
Founder, HÜRO Mobility
Verena Anna Adler
Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains & International Trade, Verena Adler Consulting,
Jan Cassalette
Founder, ParcelP
Michael Scheibenreif
Regional “African Drone & Data Academy” Manager, UNICEF
Philipp Saur
Expert for Teams and Change in Society
Kayode Oladapo
CEO, West Africa, GODREJ Consumer Products LTD
Bukola Akingbade
Vice Chair, Lagos Esports Association; CEO, Kucheza Gaming
Joshua Chibueze
Cofounder/CMO, PiggyVest
Dr. Dipo Awojide
Senior Lecturer in Strategy/Assistant Course Leader, BA Business Nottingham Trent University
Ayobami Olajide
Venture Capital Analyst, Ingressive Capital
Emmanuel Agu
Group marketing Manager, Jotna Nigeria Limited (The LaCasera Company)
Ose Osundeko
Chief Operating Officer, Digitas Nigeria
Uche Nwalie
Marketing Manager, Guinness Nigeria
Unwana E. Ekanem
Vice President, Brands & FMCG at Terragon Group
Wale Anifowose
General Manager, Programs and Partnership, Enterprise Development Centre
Abiodun Ajiborode
Founder & Director of Learning, BMA
Mitchelle Defounga ACIM
Associate Director, DDB Lagos
Babatunde Fatai
Senior Extended Reality Specialist, PwC
Winston Ailemoh
Director Commercial Operations, Marie Stopes International Organisation of Nigeria
Dr Rotimi Olaniyan
Principal Partner, Apex Marketing UK & Full-time MBA Programme Lead at Nottingham Business School
Arome Ibrahim
Chief Metaverse Officer | Product Manager, (XR),Experis Immersive
Lampe Omoyele
Managing Director at Nitro121
Tunji Adeyinka
Group Managing Director, Republicom President, EXMAN
Chidi Nwaogu
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Publiseer
Omotade Oke-egbe
National Sales Operations & Modern Trade Lead, Unilever
Addy Awofisayo
Head of Music, Sub-Sahahran Africa
Bayo Adekanmbi
Founder/Lead Consultant, Data Science Nigeria
Ifeoluwa Esther Obafemi
Sub-Saharan Africa Head- Digital, Media & Insights (& Digital Transformation), FrieslandCampina
Iquo Ukoh
Chief Executive Officer, Entod Marketing Ltd
Wale Ajiboye
Country Director, Change.org
Adora Nwodo
Software engineer II (Microsoft Mesh), Microsoft
Ademola Omitayo
Sales & Marketing Director West Africa Area at British American Tobacco
Blessing Manafa
Marketing Lead, emPawa Africa
Temitope Adeosun
Group Head of Digital, The GIG Group
Nnenna Onyewuchi
Executive Director, Strategy and Innovation, Yellow Brick Road
Onyeka Okoli
Group Portfolio Marketing Manager of The JOTNA Group (The La Casera Company,
Tola Bamigbaiye-Elatuyi
Marketing Director, pladis Global
Mattew Isikhuemen
Founder, Albastic
Oyindamola Fakile
Creative Director (Tech & Content), Nitro 121
Babatunde Fatai
Senior Extended Reality (XR) & Metaverse Engineer, MTN
Jennifer Okorhi
Senior Manager, Marketing and Communication, Rendeavour
Milton Tutu
Growth & Marketing Manager, Selar.co
Adedoyin Jaiyesimi
Co-Founder, The Comms Avenue
Arome Ibrahim
Executive Director, Immersive Tech Africa
Fikun Aluko
Head, Innovation & Investments, Phillips Consulting Limited
Izunna Ikewete
IT Manager | DPO (Data Protection Officer), UPDC Plc
Segun Akande
Chief Executive Officer,
Xown Solutions Limited
Griffith Ehebha
Group Chief Risk Officer (GCRO), Interswitch Group
Bankole (Adenekan) Adekola
Manager, Cybersecurity Consulting and Advisory, Armourx Halogen
Paul O Afolabi
Information Security Engineer,
CyberSOC Africa
Kayode (Benjamin) O.
CyberSecurity Engineer, First Bank of Nigeria
Helen Oluyemi
Cloud Security Operations Pollinate
SP Obi Nduka
State Security Manager, GardaWorld
Awoniran Muhammed Kolade
CyberSecurity Engineer, First Bank of Nigeria
Chimaobim Umunna
Security Engineer, Amazon

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