Abdulazeez Ahmed

He is a Professor of Otolaryngology at Bayero University Kano and a global health leader in hearing care. Trained in Audiovestibular Medicine at University College London, he established Nigeria’s first Audiovestibular Training Programme and advances scalable hearing health systems and workforce capacity.

Adanna Ifeoma Enwezor

She is a social development leader with over 15 years’ experience supporting youth, women, and mental health initiatives. She is Executive Director of PMA2 Life Foundation and a member of the ECOWAS Regional Committee for ECOFEST. Educated at the University of Leeds, she champions African heritage and community impact.

Coach Sesi Oluwatoyin Orere

She is a UK-educated business strategist and executive emotional wellness expert. She helps leaders build thriving organizations through strategy, systems thinking, and neuroscience-based frameworks. Founder of The Mind, Business Leadership Academy and Executive Director of The Wellness Hub Africa, she studied at the University of Wolverhampton.

Dimeji Sofowora

He is co-founder of Helium Health, a leading African healthtech company digitizing hospitals and expanding access to healthcare financing. He previously worked in capital markets and M&A at Goldman Sachs and Aluko & Oyebode. A law graduate of the University of Leeds, he also holds a Master’s in Banking and Finance Law from Queen Mary University of London.

Dr May Stow

She is an Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Head of Computer Science at the Federal University Dutse. Her work applies AI and machine learning to energy, climate, cybersecurity, and public health challenges. She studied at the University of Birmingham and Warwick University.

 

Folajimi Olamide Akinla

He is a tax lawyer with over 15 years’ experience across top Nigerian law and accounting firms. He contributed to drafting Nigeria’s first Transfer Pricing legislation, strengthening anti-tax-avoidance regulation. An MSc candidate at the University of Oxford, he combines technical expertise with global professional exposure.

Foluso Agbaje

She is a British-Nigerian novelist whose work re-centres Nigerian history through women’s voices. Her debut novel, The Parlour Wife, became an Amazon bestseller and ranked among Nigeria’s top-selling books in 2024. She studied at the London School of Economics and Loughborough University.

Joshua Alade

He is a social impact leader and Founder of Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NYoSI). He advances youth inclusion, climate action, employment policy, and SDG accountability in Nigeria. He holds an MSc in Sustainable Development from the University of Bradford.

Kola Alapinni

He is an international human rights lawyer and Director of Advocacy at the Foundation for Religious Freedom. He is known for defending religious freedom and overturning wrongful blasphemy convictions in Nigeria. He holds degrees from the University of Hartford, BPP University, and the University of Essex.

Precious Ebere

Known as “Madam DO,” she is a development practitioner and founder of DO Take Action. She designs scalable, behavior-driven systems for sustainable grassroots impact across Africa. A Chevening Scholar at Cardiff University, she developed an award-winning ed-tech solution supporting disadvantaged and disabled learners.