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Adelaide Addo-Fening
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Adelaide is the Regional Programme Director for West
and Central Africa of the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
– an international development Agency. She progressed from the
position of Programme Officer with VSO Ghana in May 1996 to
her current position at VSO International. Adelaide is responsible
for the management of six country offices including Cameroon,
The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Her duties include the provision of leadership and strategic
guidance to Country offices on the development and implementation
of programs. Adelaide is currently pursuing an MA in Democracy,
Governance and Law and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology
and Arabic. Adelaide was awarded membership to the Order of
the British Empire in May 2004 by the Queen of England as an
Honorary Officer of the British Empire. She currently serves
on the steering committees of the DFID ‘Rights and Voice Initiative’
Fund and the World Bank Small Grants Program. She is married
with three children. |
Elizabeth Adjei |
Elizabeth is the Director of Ghana Immigration Service and is the first female in Ghana, to be appointed Head of Ghana’s Immigration Enforcement. She is responsible for determining strategic direction, policy and managing the development of the Ghana Immigration Service in accordance with legal and international requirements. Elizabeth has been involved in managing large-scale international public sector restructuring projects over the past years. She has a Masters degree in International Development (Dev. Policy) and was also the Coordinator of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Programme. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences from KNUST. She also has a Diplome d’Etudes Français from the Université de Benin, Lome, Togo. Elizabeth’s hobbies include organizing charity activities for deprived people, health promotion for women, aerobics, and fund raising.
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Roland Akosah |
Roland O. Akosah is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ENO International, a firm involved in farming, information technology, commercial real estate, pharmaceuticals and financial services. He holds an MBA from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania (1989) and Bachelor of Arts (Economics & Statistics) from the University of Ghana (1984), respectively. Prior to striking off as an entrepreneur, Roland had professional experience at IBM, United Technologies Corporation and Sallie Mae, an education finance company, all in the United States. He has traveled extensively around the world. He and his wife, Pearl Akosah (a management consultant) live in Accra with their son, Nyamekye. He likes discourse on public policy; he enjoys reading, especially poetry. |
Grace Amey-Obeng,
Tanzania |
Mrs. Amey-Obeng studied Beauty Therapy initially in the United Kingdom and proceeded thereafter to the United States of America where she studied paramedical aesthetics at the Aesthetic Research Institute of California. She has pursued several certificate courses. These include a Certificate in Beauty Therapy Level 3 from the Profile Aesthetic Institute, England, and certificates in Dermabrasion, Electrolysis and Lymphatic Drainage Micro Pigmentation -- all from Newlands Hospital, England. She has also taken several refresher courses with Alan Roy Aesthetics and Skin Science College in South Africa.
She serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees to the Millennium Excellence
Award Foundation. She also serves as an Organizing Committee
member to Technoserve’s Believe Begin Become, National Business
Plan Competition by Google Foundation. She is the Managing
Director of FC Group of Companies, which comprises: FC Skin
and Beauty Klinik, FC Cosmetics Industry, FC Institute of
Beauty Therapy, FC Perfumery and Cosmetics and Beauty Scope
Magazine. She is the first Ghanaian Beauty Specialist to come
out with a full range of make-up -- color cosmetics. Mrs.
Obeng is the franchise owner of the FC Cal (Bank) Franchise
Scheme, and the initiator of the Free In-Salon-Training; which
is a move to upgrade the profession and know-how in the beauty
industry nationwide.
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Harriette Amissah-Arthur
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Mrs.
Amissah-Arthur holds an MBA (Finance) degree from the University
of Ghana, Legon and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical
& Electronic Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science
and Technology also in Ghana. In 2004, she was appointed the
Director of KITE - a wholly-owned Ghanian Energy and Environment
non-profit organization. She, among other endeavors, led KITE’s
participation and contribution to the drafting of the ECOWAS
(Economic Community of West African States) White Paper on Access
to Energy Services in rural and peri-urban areas. Mrs. Amissah-Arthur
worked with the Volta River Authority (a Power Generation and
Distribution Utility) for over 17 years where she served in
various capacities. She established Kallidad Enterprise, a wholesale
African Textile distribution business in 1995 and remains the
proprietress to date. She is a Partner of Arthur Energy Advisors,
an advisory services firm that provides professional technical
expertise and support to project owners, developers and investors
in Energy Sectors across Africa. Mrs. Amissah-Arthur served
for several years on the Council of the Ghana Institution of
Engineers and had special responsibility for Women in Engineering
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Kofi Ankama Asamoah |
Kofi holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). While in KNUST, Kofi was involved in the Students’ Representative Council and National Union of Ghana Students. From 2001 to date, he has been the Chief Executive Officer of Cleaning Solutions Ltd. Prior to that, he worked at Unilever Ghana Ltd. Kofi ended his nine-year career in Unilever as Head of DiverseyLever Division. Kofi also worked in manufacturing, customer service, marketing, quality assurance and product development departments. Kofi is a Director of Gem Crafts Ltd. Kofi worships at the Accra Ridge Church. From 2002 to 2006, he served as a member of the church council, in charge of Couples and Neighborhood Fellowships and continues to be a member of the Evangelism Committee. Kofi is a member of Joyful Way Incorporated, a group committed to the gospel of Jesus through contemporary gospel music, especially to the youth. Kofi has been in the group for 31 years starting from his secondary school days in Mfantsipim School. Currently, Kofi is also the National Coordinator for Fruitful Ministries International, to improve marriages and family life. |
Yofi Grant |
Yofi is Executive Director of Databank Financial Service (investment banking) and Chairman of Databank Brokerage Limited. Yofi has over 15 years experience in banking and finance. Prior to his joining the Databank firm as Associate Director, he was at Cal Merchant Bank in a number of capacities including Head of Capital Markets. His experience includes treasury, financial restructuring and management, divestiture and privatization as well as equity, debt and project finance. Yofi has developed excellent relationships with major participants in the domestic financial markets and also with international fund managers in Europe and the USA, thereby acquiring extensive distribution capability.
Yofi has on several occasions had live interviews on CNN and BBC on the Ghanian
on African economies. Yofi was honored this year in March
by the Metropolitan Trenton African American Chamber of Commerce
and the State of New Jersey for promoting and facilitating
business between Africa and African Americans and Africans
in the Diaspora. He served with the UNDP as a consultant in
2001-2002 on the Africa Asia Business Forum. He is Chairman
of Ghana Telecom One Touch Limited and Databank Brokerage
Limited and a Board member of the Advisory Council for the
Ministry for Private Sector Development of Ghana, a Member
of the Special Presidential Council for Ghana Asia Business.
He also served as Chairman of the Listing Committee of the
Ghana Stock Exchange, a member of the Governing Council of
the Ghana Stock Exchange from 2000 to 2004. He is a Board
member of xdsData (credit referencing company) in Ghana and
a number of private companies in Ghana. He is an adjunct lecturer
at the GIMPA Executive MBA course, the National Banking College
and the West African Institute of Finance and Economic Management
(WAIFEM). Yofi holds a B.Sc in Psychology and studied for
an M.Phil in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the
University of Ghana Legon.
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Yonny Kulendi |
Yonny Kulendi is a graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon with an LLB. (Hons). He completed the Ghana School of Law where he obtained a Barrister of Law (B.L.) and a Solicitors Certificate and is a member of the Ghana Bar. He underwent pupilage at the law firm of Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co., Accra. While undergoing pupilage, Mr. Kulendi was assigned to the Legal Aid Board, Accra, for his post call National Service. He continued as an Associate Barrister and Solicitor at Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co., until 2002 when he founded the law firm of Kulendi@Law, a commercial, litigation and constitutional law practice of which he is the Managing Practitioner. Kulend@Law currently is made up of nine lawyers with diverse interests and specializations. Mr. Kulendi also holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Security & Civil-Military Relations from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA.
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Djabanor Narh |
Djabanor Narh is a consultant by profession. He has many years of management consulting experience to his credit and has led many consulting assignments for major local and international clients in both the public and private sectors. His areas of expertise and specialization include: Institutional Strengthening, Program Management, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation. He has played a leading role in the establishment and management of local consulting firms. He was also instrumental in leading the merger of one with Ernst & Young, Ghana where he is presently a Partner. Djabanor also acts in an advisory capacity for a number of corporate and non-governmental organizations. He has worked for International Professional Services firms as a Management Consultant in Europe and Africa. Djabanor completed his education in Ghana and the UK, Brunel University (Applied Computer Systems) & Henley Management College (Modular MBA).
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Albert Ocran |
Albert Ocran is Chief Executive of Combert Impressions, Ltd, a cutting-edge printing company based in Accra, Ghana. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Ghana, Legon and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Albert lectures part-time in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Planning and serves as a motivational speaker and leadership consultant. He plays an advisory role to a number of business organizations. Albert is married to Comfort, with whom he has three children. Together they have authored three books, 10 Commandments of Success, Go and Owe No More and Building Your Dream Business.
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Angela Lamensdorf Ofori-Atta |
Angela has taught and practiced as a clinical psychologist at the University of Ghana Medical since she graduated with a doctorate from the University of British Columbia in 1992, where she was a commonwealth scholar for six years. She has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology and Zoology from the University of Ghana. Since her teaching career began, Angela has introduced new courses to the curriculum of both the departments of Psychiatry and Psychology in Ethics and Professionalism. Between 1994 and 1998, she was part of a team that set up mental health services in the most deprived region of Ghana; the Upper West Region. She also set up and ran two volunteer organizations: Youthwatch for AIDS which taught 10,000 pupils about HIV/AIDS from an empowerment and psychological perspective, while the volunteer project renovated the children’s ward of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital and brought young volunteers from Holland and Ghana to stimulate the patients on the ward. Angela served on boards of various non-governmental and civil society organizations working in the area of democracy and good governance. These included the Centre for Democracy and Development, the Busia Foundation, and the Ghana Integrity Initiative. After seven years of teaching, Angela entered into the world of politics as a Deputy Minister for Manpower Development and Employment. During that time, the International Labor Organization (ILO) arranged two weeks of one-on-one tuition in employment issues at the ILO’s centre in Turin. In less than two years of government office, Angela expanded a government project of skills training and employment placement (STEP) of 2,000 participants to 30,000, and is acknowledged for making employment a cross-cutting issue of the development strategy for Ghana in the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy. Out of government but continuing in active political life, Angela worked on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s 2005 election campaign both in Liberia and in West Africa. She has since been part of an ILO mission to Liberia to assess employment issues for a nation now emerging from conflict. Currently, Angela continues to teach at the medical school while pursuing her civil society and political interests. Angela is married to Ken and they have three children, Katakyie 12, Ohemaa 10 and Nana Yirenkyi 4. |
Michael Quarshie |
Michael Quarshie is a co-founder of Persol Systems Limited -- a leading software, systems integration and IT Consulting company in Ghana. Michael has an MBA from INSEAD, France and a BSc (Hons.) in Biochemistry from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has a breadth of diverse experience ranging from living and operating a gold mine in the tropical rain forests of Ghana at age 25, white goods merchandising, cocoa and fruit farming in the northern part of Ghana and a stint as a Life Sciences Equity Research Associate at WestLB Panmure (London,UK). Michael is no stranger to the challenges that local businesses face in an ever increasing global economy, but he believes sub-Saharan Africa can compete with their global counterparts. He is convinced that Ghana can create a globally competitive economy but realizes that it will require commitment and the swift execution of a well-planned national competitiveness strategy. Michael is a co-founder of a not-for-profit organization (Foundation for Liberal Democracy-FOLD) in Ghana, which promotes classical liberal democratic thinking as an alternative to traditional economic and social paradigms that have yielded minimum success in Africa. He is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). |
Hanna Tetteh |
Ms. Tetteh holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Ghana, Legon and also completed the professional law course at the Ghana School of Law. She is currently the General Manager (Administration) and Company Secretary of Ghana Agro Food Company which is an integrated agro processing company situated in Tema, producing a variety of products for the Local & International Markets. She has other interests/functions apart from her daytime job. She chairs the sub-committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), She is also a National Executive Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) which is the largest opposition party in Ghana. She is a Director of Accra Hearts of Oak Football Club, and is a Director/Shareholder of Awutu-Emasa Rural Bank where she is working together with the new Board to restructure the bank’s operations. She is also currently pursuing an EMBA program at the University of Ghana – Legon.
Previously. she was a Member of Parliament on the ticket of the NDC representing the Awutu-Senya Constituency in the Central Region. In parliament she was the Minority Spokesperson on Gender & Children, and Deputy Spokesperson on the Judiciary. She was also a Member of the Committees of Finance, Subsidiary Legislation, and Defense & Interior.
Prior to entering Parliament, she worked with Ghana Agro Food Company in various Management Positions. She also worked briefly with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice as a Legal Officer, with the law firm of Ansa-Asare & Co., and did some Legal Aid Work with FIDA (International Federation of Women Lawyers).
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Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede |
Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is the Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank Plc. Under his leadership, Access Bank Plc has emerged from the 65th position in 2002, when he joined the bank to rank among the top 10 banks in the Nigerian banking industry. During the course of his professional development, Aigboje attended several business schools and institutes including, the Citicorp Institute of Finance, Euromoney Capital Markets Bootcamp, IMD Lausanne, Switzerland and Harvard Business School. He is a law graduate of the University of Benin and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987.
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Okechukwu Enelamah |
Okechukwu Enelamah is the Chief Executive Officer of African Capital Alliance. He has a wealth of experience in private equity gained in New York and Jonnesburg from Zephyr Capital and South Africa Capital Growth Fund. He also worked at Arthur Andersen and Goldman Sachs. Okechukwu is a medical doctor and qualified Chartered Accountant. He received an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
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Funmi Iyanda |
Funmi Iyanda is recognized as the queen of Talk Shows in Nigeria. With over ten years experience in the broadcasting industry, she currently hosts the popular morning talk-show “New Dawn with Funmi Iyanda.” Funmi has received several awards for broadcasting, as well as for her philanthropic efforts in education and health. Funmi has a Bachelors degree in Geography from University of Ibadan. She runs the Change-A-Life scheme which has 50 children from single homes on a 5-year scholarship. The scheme also runs a help scheme for women in need and mentorship for disturbed youth.
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Omobola Johnson |
Mobola Johnson joined Accenture 17 years ago, rising through the ranks to become the current the Country Managing Director for Nigeria. She is also a leader of WIMBIZ, Nigeria’s Women in Business Organization. Omobola holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Manchester and a Masters degree in Digital Electronics from King's College, London.
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Nurudeen Lemu |
Nurudeen Lemu is the Assistant Administrative Secretary and Welfare Projects Inspector of the Islamic Education Trust, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. He also serves as the Assistant Director and Research Supervisor, Da'wah Institute of Nigeria. He is the Technical Advisor, Nigerian Environmental Society Niger State and Adviser to the Voice of the Voiceless Network, Minna. Over the years, Nurudeen has served at the Liberian Refugee Camp, Ogun State, Nigeria; International Islamic Charitable Organization, as well as at the Noor Al-Houda Islamic College, Sydney, Australia. He holds a Bachelors degree in Agriculture from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria and an M.Sc. in Resource Management from Edinburgh University, U.K.
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Muhtar Mansur |
Muhtar Mansur is the Director-General of the Debt Management Office. He is also a member of the Economic team of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Over the past two years, Mansur has worked closely with the Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to negotiate significant debt reduction for Nigeria. Prior to joining the Nigerian Public Service, Mansur has worked in the World Bank Headquarters as a Senior Economist for 8 years and taught at Bayero University, Kano. Mansur received B.Sc in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and an M.Phil in Economics and Politics of Development from University of Cambridge, Kings College, Cambridge. He has a Ph.D in Economics from University of Sussex, Brighton. He has also has received certificates in Macroeconomic Policy and Management, and Managing Economic Reforms in Periods of Political Transition from Harvard University.
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Amina Oyagbola |
Amina Oyagbola is the Corporate Services Executive for MTN Nigeria Communications ltd., and is a member of MTN’s Executive Management team in Nigeria. She also serves as the Executive Director of the MTN Foundation. Amina, who has extensive experience in the banking and oil industry, is a member of several associations including, the International Bar Association, the Nigerian Bar Association, Oxford and Cambridge Club and the Nigeria Institute of Management. Amina received an LLB from Ahmadu Bello University, a BL from the Nigerian Law and an LLM from Trinity College, Cambridge University, UK. She also graduated with an MBA from Lancaster University Management School, UK.
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Kayode Samuel |
Kayode Samuel is the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Ogun State. A multidisciplinary communication and public policy specialist, Kayode's work experience spans a period of 21 years in journalism, civil society and Government, with a rich portfolio of cross-sectoral capacity building and human resources competence. He received a Bachelors and Masters degree in Political Science from the University of Lagos. He has worked with the TechnoServe country office in Nigeria and consults for the Ford Foundation office for West Africa.
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Florence Seriki |
Seriki Florence is the Managing Director and founder of Omatek Computers. In 1993, Florence introduced the Omatek brand of computers in Nigeria, and it became widely accepted and used as a result of its quality and ruggedness. She is currently the Chairperson of the Electronic and Telecommunications group of the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce and the Vice President of the Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN). She has received several awards for her innovation in the IT industry in Nigeria. Omatek has been recognized as the best Systems Builder Partner by Microsoft for West, East, and Central Africa. The Omatek Company she will celebrate its 20th anniversary in December 2006. Omatek is the first and only factory in Africa to assemble computer cases, speakers, flat screens from completely knocked down components (CKD). They engage almost 300 locals both staff and university students in gainful employment and technology transfer. Florence received an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and an MBA from the Lagos Business School.
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Sally Udoma |
Sally Udoma is the General Counsel and General Manager of Chevron Nigeria Limited. She began her career in the oil industry 24 years ago at Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd and Société Nationale Elf Aquitaine, Paris. She received an LLB from Kings College, University of London, an LLB (post-graduate) in International Law from Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge and a BL from the Nigerian Law School.
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Mairo Zakari |
Mairo Ibrahim is the Proprietress of First Steps in Education, Kano. She is committed to teaching disadvantaged children English and Mathematics in Tarauni Community, Kano State, Nigeria. Mairo graduated with a B.Sc. in Economics from Bayero University, Kano. She has returned to school obtain a diploma in education.
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