GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION – MoonShot by TechCabal

Dr. Jumoke Oduwole

Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Dr. Jumoke Oduwole MFR currently serves as the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, spearheading initiatives to drive economic growth and innovation in Nigeria. A distinguished reformer, she has held pivotal roles in both the Buhari and Tinubu administrations, delivering impactful reforms that have improved Nigeria’s ease of doing business and boosted investor confidence.

Her career spans academia, corporate governance, and public service. As a Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Centre and Governance Advisor at MIT’s Governance Lab, she has brought a global perspective to governance innovation. Her academic achievements include degrees from the University of Lagos, Cambridge University, and Stanford Law School.

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Dr. Jumoke Oduwole

Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria
HM. Salima Bah

Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Sierra Leone

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Minister Haja Salima Monorma Bah is the Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation in Sierra Leone. As a cabinet minister, her mandate includes leading the government’s digital transformation agenda as well as the country’s digital economy and innovation entrepreneurship strategic development, while also supervising the telecommunications sector.

Minister Salima Bah is most passionate about the potential of technology and innovation to accelerate the national development of developing countries and prior to her appointment, she led the design, development, and implementation of such programs as the Head of Project Coordination at the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation in Sierra Leone. Minister Salimah Bah holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Wales and a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School.

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HM. Salima Bah

Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Sierra Leone
Dr. Aminu Maida

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Dr. Aminu Maida is the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), appointed in October 2023 by President Bola Tinubu. A seasoned technology executive, he brings over 15 years of international experience spanning fintech, telecommunications, and enterprise technology

Before joining the NCC, Dr. Maida served as Executive Director of Technology and Operations at the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), where he led the standardization of devices across Nigeria’s financial system to drive interoperability in the e-payment ecosystem. His earlier career includes senior leadership roles as Chief Technical Officer at Arca Payments Network, Senior Manager at Cisco Systems in the UK, and network and systems engineering roles at EE (BT Group) and Ubiquisys, now part of Cisco.

Dr. Maida holds a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath, an MEng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College London, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship (FinTech Pathway) from Cambridge Judge Business School.

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Dr. Aminu Maida

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
Mr. Carlos Rojas-Arbulu

Deputy High Commissioner of Canada

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Carlos Rojas-Arbulú has over 20 years of international experience and has worked in 9 countries across
4 continents: Africa, Asia, South America and North America. As a Canadian diplomat abroad, he is currently serving as Deputy High Commissioner at Canada’s Deputy High Commission in Lagos, Nigeria. Previously, he has held Executive roles as Counsellor (Commercial) and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Embassy of Canada to Chile (2021-2024); Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai, India (2019-2020), and Counsellor (Development) and Head of Cooperation at the Embassy of Canada to Haiti (2017-2019), amongst other assignments in West Africa and Central America.

At Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in Ottawa, and in Executive roles, he served as Senior Departmental Advisor to two Ministers of International Cooperation & La Francophonie (2015-2017), and as Director of the Environment Division (2014-2015). In other leadership roles, he served as Deputy Director, Corporate Social Responsibility & National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (2007-2010), and advisor across Asia, North America and Central America portfolios.

He is recognized as an effective communicator in French, English, Spanish (and working on Portuguese) and has served in various community and business-related Boards of Directors. He holds degrees from Concordia University and McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

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Mr. Carlos Rojas-Arbulu

Deputy High Commissioner of Canada
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, CPPPS,CDPO,FIIM

National Commissioner/CEO,NDPC

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Dr. Vincent Olatunji holds a PhD in Geography and Planning from the University of Lagos, an Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies, and is a Certified Public-Private Partnership Specialist (IP3) as well as a PECBC Certified Data Protection Officer.

He has over 34 years of public sector experience, joining NITDA in 2002 and rising to Director in 2014 and Acting DG in 2016. As Director of e-Government Development and Regulations, he led the creation of major national policies and frameworks, including the Nigeria Inter-Operability Framework, e-Government Enterprise Architecture, Cloud First Policy, Government Digital Service Policy, Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, and the Smart Initiatives Framework.

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Dr. Vincent Olatunji, CPPPS,CDPO,FIIM

National Commissioner/CEO,NDPC
Elizabeth Liz Gomiz

Director, MansA Maison des Mondes Africains

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Elisabeth «Liz» Gomis is a journalist, filmmaker, producer, and cultural strategist. After a career in media (Radio Nova, Arte, Canal+), she directed documentary series such as Africa Riding and Africa Demain, and founded OFF TO Magazine, a revue dedicated to African urban spaces. She is now Executive Director of MansA, Maison des Mondes Africains, a newly created French public institution dedicated to African and Afro-diasporic cultures. She also contributed to major cultural programs such as Africa2020 Season and serves on the board of Palais de Tokyo.

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Elizabeth Liz Gomiz

Director, MansA Maison des Mondes Africains
Mrs Victoria Fabunmi

National Coordinator, Nigerian Digital Innovation, NITDA

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Victoria Fabunmi is a seasoned Investment Professional with a proven track record over the past 15 years in buy and sell-side advisory, principal investments, private equity, and venture capital. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to leveraging her expertise to mobilize resources and provide vital support to institutions, organizations, and founders, ultimately catalyzing substantial impact and contributing significantly to the broader economy.

She is currently the National Coordinator of the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation, an SPV of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Through the mandates of her office, she is responsible for championing the mainstreaming and adoption of Digital Innovation in the private and public sectors, with a focus on developing the startup ecosystem within the broader technology and innovation ecosystem. She ensures that all stakeholders work together to accelerate the development of the Nigerian technology and innovation ecosystem.

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Mrs Victoria Fabunmi

National Coordinator, Nigerian Digital Innovation, NITDA
Israel Koledowo

CFO, Sabi

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

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Israel Koledowo

CFO, Sabi
Bashira Hassan

Senior Consultant, Africa Practice

GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION

Bashira is a Senior Consultant at Africa Practice, where she advises clients on policy, legislation, and political economy within the digital, creative, and innovation ecosystems. She helps ICT sector clients navigate complex regulatory environments, build impactful partnerships, and align with stakeholder priorities.

She has played a key role in shaping Nigeria’s technology and digital economy, contributing to the drafting of significant policies and regulations.

Prior to joining Africa Practice, Bashira was part of the Director-General’s Policy Team at NITDA, where she designed and implemented policies in line with global best practices. She also led initiatives within the Office for Nigeria Digital Innovation, leveraging regulatory tools and fostering collaboration to drive digital innovation across the country.

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Bashira Hassan

Senior Consultant, Africa Practice