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Kenechi is the Managing Partner of OAKE Legal, a mid sized business law firm with offices in Lagos and Abuja. Kenechi also leads OAKE Legal’s Corporate & Investments practice group. Her core specialisations are Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Private Equity. She has led several acquisition engagements (including cross border acquisitions) from preliminary deal structuring through to post-completion support. She routinely advises on financing transactions. She has worked on other significant transactions ranging from corporate restructuring, contract structuring/ restructuring, to divestment structuring and has advised on loan, private equity and other investment transactions with a value in excess of US$5 Billion. She has also advised on the debt financing of several infrastructure development projects.

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Ms. Arese Ugwu is a capital markets executive, author and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience at the intersection of financial markets, entrepreneurship, media and financial participation.

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Mrs. Olayimikah Bolo who is the Chief Risk Officer of Chapel Hill Denham, is an accomplished and resourceful professional with over 28 years of experience in strategic risk management, compliance, risk governance (credit, market, operational risks), strategy & policy formulation, and corporate finance advisory.

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Mr. Ebhodaghe is the Managing Partner at Bernateva Partners, a leading commercial law firm based in Lagos. Ishmael holds a Bachelor of Law degree (Second Class Upper Division) from Obafemi Awolowo University and a Barrister at Law (B. L) (Second Class Upper) from the Nigerian Law School and has significant commercial and litigation experience working in leading law firms in Nigeria such as Paul Usoro & Co and Templars where he rose to the position of Associate Partner.

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Fatumata Soukouna Coker is a seasoned executive and board leader with over two decades of experience in technology, financial services, and corporate governance. She has held key leadership roles at global firms such as IBM and Microsoft, where she led public sector strategy and regional partner programs across West, Central, and East Africa. As former Managing Director of Soft Solutions Limited and current CEO of YGroup Holdings, she has driven innovation and digital transformation across emerging markets.

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Dr. Ore Sofekun is the CEO of Foothold Advisors Limited where she provides management and financial consulting services to Companies. She has over 25 years’ experience spanning: Funds Management, Venture Capital, Investment Banking, Management Consulting and Manufacturing Sectors. She was the pioneer Chief Operating Officer of CardinalStone Partners and subsequently the pioneer Managing Director for Investment One Vencap.

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Obiageli Chiki Ijegbulem is the Managing Director of Greenwich Asset Management Limited and is a seasoned financial services and capital markets professional with extensive experience across asset management, securities trading, treasury management, registrar services, risk management, and digital transformation.

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Abiola Adediran is a Family Business Advisor and one of Nigeria’s finest corporate finance and business strategy experts with nearly 2 decades of work experience that cuts across investment banking, consulting, private equity, wealth and family office management.

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Zainab Monguno is an investment and governance professional with experience spanning investment management, capital markets, enterprise risk, and regulatory compliance.