Dr. Mairo Mandara
Public Health Physician & Women's Rights Advocate
Dr. Mandara brings decades of leadership in health systems and gender advocacy across Africa
Mrs. Rakiya Shuaibu Mohammed
CEO, Digibit Solutions
Former CBN IT Director with 25+ years’ experience, driving innovation in cybersecurity and digital finance
Mr. Kashifu Inuwa
Director General NITDA
Digital transformation leader with 15+ years in tech strategy, currently heading Nigeria’s IT development agency
Dr. Odiong Akpan
Managing Partner, Ubulu Africa
Digital innovation strategist with global experience across tech and energy sectors.
Mr. Abdulsalam Umar
Managing Partner. Thermolinks
Over a decade of experience in software engineering, with a passion for building systems and strategies that drive business and industry.
Dr Inya Lawal
Founder, Acned Studios Foundation
Passionate about building programs that empower women and youth across Africa.
Mr. Ahmad Shuaibu
Co-Founder, Onetella Digital Services
Software architect with 10+ years’ experience, passionate about designing systems and strategies that drive business and industry.
Dr. Muhammad Aminu
Special Assistant to Director General on Digital Transformation, NITDA
Passionate about AI, tech policy, and their impact on Nigeria’s economic growth.
Mr. Abdulsalam Umar
Managing Partner, Thermolinks.
He wields over a decade worth of experience in software
architecture and engineering delivering solutions across
industries within and outside the country and he’s passionate
about designing systems, strategies and policies that makes
business, Industries and sectors work.
Dr. Inya Lawal
Founder, Ascend Studios Foundation & Lead
Programs Partner to the US Consulate-General,
Lagos Nigeria.
She’s passionate about building programs and
ecosystems that trigger and sustain the
development of women and youth in Africa.
Mr. Ahmad Shuaibu
Co-Founder, Onetella Digital Services.
He wields over a decade worth of experience in software
architecture and engineering delivering solutions across
industries within and outside the country and he’s
passionate about designing systems, strategies and
policies that make businesses, Industries, and sectors work.
Dr. Muhammad Aminu
Special Assistant to Director General on Digital
Transformation, NITDA.
He’s passionate about policy development,
possibilities and potentials around AI and
technology and how it positively affects the
Nigerian economy.
