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Ebi Atawodi

Senior Director of Product Management, Google.

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Ebi Atawodi is the Director of Product at Google for YouTube Studio, the home of millions of creators worldwide. She has built a career at the intersection of technology, design, and business, leading teams that develop sustainable products and platforms designed to impact lives for generations.

Before Google, she was Director of Product at Netflix, where she led Payments in EMEA, and Head of Product at Uber, driving the global payments experience across Uber’s apps. She joined Uber in 2014 as General Manager for Lagos and went on to become General Manager for West Africa, scaling operations from a handful of cars to a major regional business.

Before Uber, she held several roles, from the Head of Corporate Communications and Sponsorships at Etisalat, where she created the Etisalat Prize for Literature, Africa’s most prestigious literary prize. She started the first half of her career as a full-stack engineer working for various global brands such as Nokia, GlaxoSmithKline, Channel 4, and Bupa.

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Ebi Atawodi

Senior Director of Product Management, Google.
Akeem Lawal

MD, Payment Processing & Switching, Interswitch Purepay

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Akeem Olujinmi Lawal is part of the founding management team at Interswitch Group and currently leads the Transaction Switching & Payments Processing (Purepay) division of The Interswitch Group as Managing Director where is responsible for the business line that contributes about half of the group’s revenue. He is a first class graduate in engineering with business degrees from the prestigious Lagos business school and the IESE business school of the University of Navarra, Spain.

With over twenty (23) years’ experience in electronic payments, payments technology, strategy and business management, his experience includes the Financial Technology, Information and Communications Technology as well as Technology in the Oil & Gas industry. He was the head of the Engineering team that built the Interswitch Super Switch infrastructure, and as a business leader, has been responsible for building and managing several business lines in his career and also for the successful launch of several innovative products into the African Fintech Ecosystem.

Akeem is an enthusiast of the intelligent use of technology for the transformation of Africa. He has a passion is for creative endeavour and ground-breaking innovation. He is responsible for some of the innovations driving the payments industry in Nigeria today.

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Akeem Lawal

MD, Payment Processing & Switching, Interswitch Purepay
Ebere Nkoro

Senior Partner Success Manager for Enterprise, East and
West Africa at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Ebere Nkoro is the Senior Partner Success Manager for Enterprise, East and West Africa at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she drives strategic partnerships and digital transformation across the region. With over 20 years of experience in technology sales and business development, she has worked with Fortune 500 companies, global system integrators, and innovative enterprises.

At AWS, Ebere leads data-driven sales strategies to identify partner growth opportunities, achieve revenue goals, and align go-to-market plans with customer needs. Passionate about innovation and value-driven growth, she leverages her technical and business expertise to help organizations harness cloud technology for sustainable impact across Africa.

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Ebere Nkoro

Senior Partner Success Manager for Enterprise, East and
West Africa at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Gabriel Ologunwa

AVP, Global Expansion & Payment Partnerships for West Africa, Flutterwave

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Gabriel Ologunwa is the AVP, Global Expansion & Payment Partnerships for West Africa at Flutterwave. With 14 years of experience in the financial services industry, he specializes in Business Growth and New Market Development.
In his current role, leading the Global Expansion & Payment Partnerships for the West Africa team, Gabriel spearheads the enablement of payment channels across Flutterwave’s largest market through strategic partnerships

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Gabriel Ologunwa

AVP, Global Expansion & Payment Partnerships for West Africa, Flutterwave
Afolake Oyinloye

News Anchor, Euronews

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Afolake Oyinloye

News Anchor, Euronews
Josephine Sarouk

Managing Director, Bayobab Nigeria (MTN Fiber Subsidiary)

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Josephine Sarouk is the Managing Director of Bayobab Nigeria, an MTN Group company, where she leads strategy and operations to expand Nigeria’s digital and connectivity infrastructure. With over 20 years of leadership experience across technology companies in the UK and Nigeria, she has demonstrated excellence in driving business growth, market expansion, and digital transformation.

Since joining MTN in 2009, Josephine has held several strategic roles, including Senior Manager of Strategic Accounts and General Manager, Regional Operations (Lagos and South-West), where she spearheaded enterprise service growth and regional market development. As Managing Director of Bayobab Nigeria, she has led the company’s acquisition of a National Long-Distance Operator License, the fiberization of data centres nationwide, and the landing of the 2Africa Submarine Cable in Lagos — a milestone strengthening Nigeria’s digital economy.

A Harvard GMP and University of West London alumna, and a John Maxwell Certified Coach and Speaker, Josephine was named a 2024 Woman in Telecoms awardee at the World Communication Awards in the UK. Passionate about women’s leadership and education, she actively contributes to Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR) and supports initiatives advancing the girl child in Nigeria.

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Josephine Sarouk

Managing Director, Bayobab Nigeria (MTN Fiber Subsidiary)
Gbite Oduneye

Founder, ODBA

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Gbite Oduneye is the Managing Partner at ODBA, a venture capital firm backing innovative startups using technology to create improbable stories across fintech, edtech, healthtech, logistics, AI, and digital infrastructure. He also serves on the Governing Council of Indexa Exchange Group, home to the Africa Tech 50 (AT50) Index, the benchmark spotlighting the continent’s most investable technology companies and leads Valmere Industries, an investment and acquisition platform focused on listed companies and high-growth SMEs. With over two decades of experience across entrepreneurship, finance, and capital markets, Gbite sits on several boards and speaks globally on venture capital, innovation, and company building. His work bridges innovation and institutional capital to shape the next generation of technology-driven growth and liquidity across emerging markets.

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Gbite Oduneye

Founder, ODBA
Goodness Okpani

Chief Solutions Architect, Ethnos Cyber Limited

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Goodness Okpani is the Chief Solutions Architect at Ethnos Cyber Limited, where he leads the technical delivery team in strategizing, designing, and implementing top-tier security solutions for multinational organizations across the finance, fintech, and IT sectors. With over a decade of experience, Goodness holds several prestigious cybersecurity certifications, including CISSP and AWS Security Specialty, among others.
In his current role at Ethnos, he oversees the strategic and technical delivery of security initiatives, providing guidance to business leads to ensure client satisfaction and successful project outcomes. His extensive expertise continues to drive innovative security solutions and contribute to the development of the cybersecurity ecosystem across West Africa.

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Goodness Okpani

Chief Solutions Architect, Ethnos Cyber Limited
Napa Onwusah

Ex Google, AWS, Microsoft

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Napa Onwusah is a global business leader with over 25 years of experience across technology, finance, and consulting. She has held leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, Google, Visa, Microsoft, Cisco, and SAP, where she built a reputation for driving growth, leading high-performing teams, and advancing digital transformation. At AWS, she led startup engagement across the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, achieving 39% year-on-year growth and exceeding revenue targets. At Google, she headed sales for Sub-Saharan Africa, delivering record growth and earning the Google Leader Award. Napa is currently Managing Partner at PlacidCode Labs, helping founders build scalable products, and leads Built4Balance, a consultancy focused on revenue and business growth.

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Napa Onwusah

Ex Google, AWS, Microsoft
Sadaharu Saiki

Founder & GP, Sunny Side Ventures

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Sadaharu Saiki is a venture capitalist with deep conviction in Africa and the Middle East, focusing on ESG-driven, impact-oriented investments across Japan, the U.S., and emerging markets. Before founding Sunny Side Venture Partners, he held leadership roles at McKinsey and Dentsu (HQ & India), blending strategic rigor with creative insight.
Saiki earned his MBA (with distinction) from Harvard Business School and holds a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Human Studies from Kyoto University. He is passionate about bridging capital, innovation, and social value to realize transformative growth in underserved regions.

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Sadaharu Saiki

Founder & GP, Sunny Side Ventures