Jibril has over 30 years experience in banking with 17 at senior management levels. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Nigeria. He had previously worked for 16 years with Citibank Nigeria and was Executive Director Afribank Nigeria Plc between June 2003 and December 2005 His banking career included key positions in Capital markets, Foreign Exchange, Treasury Management, Operations and Technology. He has served on board of reputable companies such as Africa Finance Corporation, Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System and the Financial Markets Dealers Quotation, where he is currently the Vice Chairman. He holds a BSc., Masters, and a honorary Doctor of Science Degrees in Business Administration.

Professor CHUKWU, Lucian Obinna is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Management Services) immediate past Director Academic Planning Unit (Office of the Vice Chancellor), and has at various times served as Director, Quality Assurance and SERVICOM Unit (Office of the Vice Chancellor), Member, Governing Council, Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies and Head, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos Nigeria. He has been teaching at the University of Lagos for over thirty years and has supervised 14 Ph.D’s among whom two are now Professors.

He has participated and served as resource person in several national and international conferences, workshops and training programmes in Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. He belongs to several professional associations and is a Fellow of Nigerian Environmental Society (FNES) and Fellow of West African Society of Toxicology (FWASOT). He is happily married with children.

Ambassador Aminu A. Wisdom is a celebrated diplomat and former Nigerian Principal Representative to ECOWAS. He is a seasoned consultant on government affairs and negotiator par excellence. He has consulted for several Heads of State and top business executives in Africa. He is a renowned global public speaker, publisher and businessman with decades of experiences.A consummate author, passionate family man and loving husband, Ambassador Wisdom is the quintessential elder statesman.

Emmanuel Ikazaboh (FCA, MBA, DBA) has more than 25 years’ experience in Senior Management roles in Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon and South Africa. Previously, he was the Managing Partner for Francophone offices in Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon and later became the Managing Partner/CEO of Deloitte West and Central Africa, until 2009. He was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Interim Administrator, to carry out capital market reforms of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Central Securities Clearing System Plc. (CSCS).

Dr. Ejike Eze is a Linguistics scholar, community leader and social activist who has studied and taught at various higher institutions across the globe. His academic accomplishments include a first-class honors degree and a master’s degree from University of Lagos, a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge, England, and a doctoral degree from the University of Ottawa, Canada.

After a brief stint as a university professor, Dr. Eze ventured into corporate America, where he has held several leadership positions at such corporations as KPMG, Bearingpoint and Arbella Insurance Group. He currently serves as CEO of Emerald Consulting Group, a Boston-based management consulting firm. He also sits on the board of numerous religious, academic, and community organizations.

Affairs , Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria.
Former Head of Research & Planning Ministry of Foreign Affair, Nigeria.
Former Minister, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, New York, Greater New York City Area
Former Principal Desk Officer on AU and NEPAD Matters, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria, African Affairs Dept. (AU & NEPAD Division) – Nigeria
Former Head of Chancery, Embassy of Nigeria.
Former First Secretary, Consulate General of Nigeria, Location Jeddah, KSA
Director of the African Union, ECOWAS, United Nations Department.

Eric De Groot is a graduate of the University of Toronto with an Honours BA in History, Political Science and African Studies. He spent the third year of his university studies as an exchange student at the University of Lagos Nigeria.

After graduation he moved to Japan to further his international experience and ended up remaining in the country for over 25 years. Based in Toronto Canada, he is currently Director of Business Development for Kleen-Tex Japan K.K., Principal/Owner of De Groot Trade Associates, and is a former Chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

A Senior Commercial Finance Director / Manager, who is dynamic, entrepreneurial, and commercially astute, with over 25 years of experience working for leading U.K. enterprises including BT, Vodafone, and London Underground.

CIMA qualified with extensive commercial and project finance experience, who leverages unique insights to expose strategic opportunities and maximise shareholder value, reducing business risk and financial exposure.

Executive director experience, growing a start-up telematics provider into a £Multimillion operation, and leads, manages, and develops teams with an ‘open’ and inspirational style to achieve strategic objectives.

Adopting a collaborative approach to successful financial leadership, who engages with stakeholders at Board / C-Level, and with 3rd parties, shaping ‘best in class’ financial reporting, control, and governance structures.

An experienced financial business partner, who successfully underpins commercial bids and contracts with sound financial insights, presenting reports, forecasts, and statements, to ensure strategic objectives are met.