Professor Akwule has over 30 years of university teaching, research, administration and capacity-building experience in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). He has taught at several universities in the US, notably at George Mason University where he was a tenured professor of telecommunications and information technology policy for many years.

He has served as consultant/adviser to numerous governments, international organisations and International and national private sector companies, including the following: (UNDP, ITU, World Bank, UNECA, USAID, USTDA, USA Several African Governments including South Africa and Nigeria, AT&T – USA, INTELSAT, TELEDESIC, Corporation- USA. He also served on the United Nations Commission for Africa (UNECA) in the 90s, at the forefront of the team that introduced the Internet to Africa.

Toba has over two decades at senior executive level in the oil and gas industry. In the last decade, he was Shell Nigeria’s OEIP (Transformation and Enhancement) Director, the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer of Niger Delta Exploration & Production (NDEP) PLC .
He has continued to energise and broaden his competence with Postgraduate Diplomas in Entrepreneurship from Cambridge University; Scenario Planning, Finance and Corporate Governance from Oxford University. He has also attended the International Director’s Programme and the Advanced International Corporate Finance Programme at INSEAD.

Adebola has over 25 years experience covering Banking, eCommerce and Information Technology deployments, International Business, and Banking. He began his career at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).

He served as Head of Local & Foreign Currency Trading teams and became the Treasurer for First Atlantic Bank, where he also deputised to the Head of Investment Banking Division with oversight for Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Institutional Funds Management, Securities Trading, Treasury and Private Banking groups.

Adebola holds a BSc. in Finance and MSc in Economics from the University of Lagos. He is currently undergoing a Joint Executive MBA Program with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and Queens University, in Ontario, Canada.

Adedeji has over 29 years of diverse experience, including a 16-year banking career which covered experiences in Corporate Banking, Treasury, Risk Management, Structured & Project Finance and Capital Markets.

After pursuing a distinguished career in banking, he moved on as pioneer CEO of AW Capital Partners, a financial consulting firm.

He has Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and University of Lagos respectively.

Yemi was called to the Bar in 1987 and has 33 years of experience as a lawyer and 22 years of experience as a banker. Her career and experience in various senior management
positions cuts across different organizations spanning; litigation, legal drafting, capital raise,
corporate banking, treasury, retail and consumer products, electronic channels and platforms, private wealth management and other operations.

She is the Managing Partner, Eagle Crest LP and holds an MBA from London School of Business and Finance and is an alumnus of the International Institute of Management
Development (IMD) Lausanne, Switzerland. She is a United Kingdom Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) accredited Mediator since 2005 and a member of the Panel of Neutrals of the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC). She is also a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD).

Roti cut his teeth in business as co-founder of mobileXcetera in 2003; a pioneer in the Nigerian mobile industry.

He led mobileXcetera to many firsts including Cofirst Wireless Application Service Provider in Nigeria and successfully exited in 2011. He has extensive technology and consulting experience with top global brands including Coca-Cola, Unilever, GT Bank, PaySafe (formerly Netbanx /Neteller), Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, MTN, Globacom, Airtel, Chevron, Cenovus Energy, Shaw Communications, The City of Calgary, TransCanada Pipelines and WestJet Airlines.

He’s an advisor and instructor in Project Mgt. with Mount Royal University and also and advisor with Chiu School of Business, Calgary. Roti is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering
Specialist, with BS in Computer Science, and MBA from Cornell University, New York and
Queen’s University, Canada.

Tonye T.J.T. Princewill is a diverse strategic thinker with exceptional problem-solving and inter-personal skills, and has enjoyed an enviable national and international professional career spanning over a decade in notable fields such as, Politics, Oil and Gas, Hospitality, Media, Entertainment and Information Technology. He is a Master's graduate in Mineral Resources Engineering from the prestigious Imperial College London, U.K. and holds a B.Eng in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

A certified PRINCE II expert practitioner with empirical knowledge and extensive experience of both ITIL and Change Management. Princewill, a natural leader, is an
excellent communicator and influencer who gained enormous popularity as the voice of Rivers State Politics in the Nigerian 2019 Gubernatorial elections. He is a multi-faceted leader who thrives in any environment he is placed; thanks to his versatility and efficiency in decision-making.

Akinyemi Odusolu is a former Banker, Systems Consultant, Investment Analyst and Trainer. Yemi has served in various professional capacities and his last role was as the pioneer
Managing Director/Chief Executive at Cornerstone Financial Services in Nigeria, an Investment Banking firm subsidiary of Cornerstone Insurance plc. In this role, he led and managed the restructuring of the businesses in Financial Markets Investments, Money Markets, Lending and Leasing.

In a 34-year career, half of which spanned Europe and half in Nigeria, Yemi spent about 16 years in Banking, primarily focused on Credit and Relationship Management; thereafter

Martin is an experienced business leader and dedicated railway engineer with over twenty-five years of experience.
He is presently the Project Coordinator of Global Railway Engineering South Africa and he manages Tender Administration, Finance, Engineering Designs, Business Development, Resource Allocation, Negotiations, Planning, Technical Support, Projects, and Conflict Resolution.
Martin heads the Business Development division of Global Railway Engineering with multiple projects successfully delivered in Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and other countries across Africa.

Adebola has over 25 years experience covering Banking, eCommerce and Information Technology deployments, International Business, and Banking. He began his career at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).

He served as Head of Local & Foreign Currency Trading teams and became the Treasurer for First Atlantic Bank, where he also deputised to the Head of Investment Banking Division with oversight for Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Institutional Funds Management, Securities Trading, Treasury and Private Banking groups.

Adebola holds a BSc. in Finance and MSc in Economics from the University of Lagos. He is currently undergoing a Joint Executive MBA Program with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and Queens University, in Ontario, Canada.

Prior to joining FGCS, Bevin was acting COO of ELDACE, and oversaw project management processes, engineering integration, and overall project execution in Canada.
Bevin has held leadership positions and handled senior management roles in high profile oil & gas projects with Shell, CNRL, and Enbridge delivering high levels of innovation and optimization. Bevin gained multifaceted experience through consulting for national organizations like Government of Canada, and technology leaders like Dell and IBM. He trained in Systems Engineering from University of Oxford in addition to pursuing Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College, London. He also holds a Masters in Law (LL.M) with high honors in International Business Law and Project Finance specializations from Queen Mary University of London.

Adedeji has over 29 years of diverse experience, including a 16-year banking career which covered experiences in Corporate Banking, Treasury, Risk Management, Structured & Project Finance and Capital Markets.

After pursuing a distinguished career in banking, he moved on as pioneer CEO of AW Capital Partners, a financial consulting firm.

He has Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and University of Lagos respectively.

Femi is a solutions-driven Information Technology professional, with over 17 years of experience in Information Technology Advisory, Infrastructure and Project Management experience, 6 years of which have been spent designing and implementing multi-dimensional and enterprise corporate transformation and business optimization systems and solutions across multi-vendor, multi-platform, and multi-protocol environments.
He has over 10 years experience in Senior Management and Leadership roles, providing technology roadmaps to meet business needs and liaising with top level executives.

Femi holds a bachelor's degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University and an MBA from the University of Liverpool, UK.

Feyisetan (Feyi) Akinbile is veteran HR practitioner with functional management and leadership experience of over two decades spanning Banking and Aviation. He was the pioneer Head of HR, Eagle Bank. He was also Head of HR, Oceanic Bank, Group Head Manpower Planning & Recruitment in UBA, and Vice President HR & Admin., in Oceanic Capital. His recent past leadership roles were as HR Lead at Aero Contractors and then as General Manager of the Helicopter Division of the same organisation.
He is the Senior Partner and Lead Faculty at FACTS Limited; a firm with core competences in Capacity Development, Change Management, Organisation Design (OD), Organisational Behaviour (OB), Talent Resourcing and Corporate Culture institutionalisation.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.

Jaycob is an Economist and Commercial & Investment Banker spanning over 32 years. Prior to joining First Metro Infrastructure Limited as Transactor, he served as Chief Executive of Cainergy International Limited – an oil and gas asset management firm headquartered in Australia, with Offices in Lagos, Abuja and Ghana; also was Director/Principal (Head West Africa) at Nex Rubica Capital – an Investment Banking Boutique headquartered in London (UK).

He also worked at FBN Bank (United Kingdom) London as Executive Director (Business Development) as well as Member of Board of Directors, Board Credit Committee and Chairman: Conduct Risk & Treating Customers Fairly Committee. Jaycob is Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) UK Certified as CF30 Approved Persons. Jaycob is currently the Chairman of Supreme Trust Insurance Brokers and Director at Thames Capital Limited.

Jaycob is a graduate of Pan Atlantic University (Lagos Business School) and the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1985) where he graduated with an MBA and BSc Economics, respectively.

Aileme has over 30 years of experience in Office Design Engineering and Project Management including the development of infrastructure design and construction co-ordination/management services, and commercial and industrial structures development.
He has also been involved in the design and specification for projects works in the areas of facility design in transportation and bridge engineering, oil and gas facilities design and residential and commercial multi-storey building structures.

John has over 15 years experience and is highly reputed regionally and internationally for finance, energy, corporate and commercial transactions. He is well-known for guiding local, regional and international organisations to negotiate and close complex, capital intensive and landmark projects and transactions.

He has a wealth of experience in finance, energy transactions and projects. His key subject areas of expertise include project and corporate finance/banking, risk management, PPPs (public private partnerships), private equity/venture capital, oil & gas, (renewable and nonrenewable) power, litigation oversight, international joint ventures, M&As and infrastructure as well as corporate governance.