Meet the speakers of Inspiring Woman Series 6

Her Excellency, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed is an epitome of Values, renowned for her compassion and passionate urge to affect positively everybody and everything she has an opportunity to come across. Her disciplined disposition, focused mindset, strength of character and attention to details that enthuse people who meet her is legendary.  She considers her life and the opportunity of her position as the wife of a Governor a privilege and a unique opportunity to positively affect lives.

Ini Onuk is the Lead Consultant/CEO of ThistlePraxis Consulting Limited (TPC), an assessments and strategy firm based in Lagos, Nigeria set up to facilitate the development of a more responsible business environment in Nigeria and Africa. As Lead Consultant/CEO, Ini’s daily responsibilities includes leading a Faculty of experts on increasing awareness of CSR as an element of business strategy, as well as encourage discussions of CSR and Sustainability across the African continent.

Ndidi Nwuneli is a Co-Founder/Director of AACE Foods and a Director of Sahel Capital Partners. She has 19 years of experience in international development. She has also shaped agriculture strategy and policy in West Africa, supporting a range of clients in Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Senegal. Ndidi was recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and received a National Honor – Member of the Federal Republic from the Nigerian Government.

Amina Oyagbola is a global business leader and human resources executive of MTN Nigeria Communications Limited. Amina has extensive experience in the banking and oil industry and 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’s project, WISCAR, is a gender empowerment and mentoring initiative for professional career women. WISCAR (Women-in-Successful Careers) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2008 that focuses on providing strategic mentoring to young, entry-level professionals, while driving gender-sensitive policy formulation across key industry sectors in Nigeria.

After almost 2 decades in investment banking, Yewande recently assumed responsibility for Corporate and Transactional Banking at Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of the Standard Bank Group.  Prior to assuming this position she was the Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited.

 In her investment banking role, Yewande was involved in assignments for clients in virtually every sector of the Nigerian economy and has structured several landmark transactions, including some of the largest capital raisings, in the history of the Nigerian capital market.  In her spare time, Yewande has an interest in bringing formal financing to the Nigerian film industry and produced a full feature film – “Half of a Yellow Sun”.

Adenike Oshinowo, popularly known as “Nike Oshinowo”,is known as one of Nigeria’s foremost celebrities. She is the CEO of Nike Oshinowo Incorporated and the Creative Director/CEO of AOE Events & Entertainment Ltd. In 1991, she was crowned the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) after participating in the pageant organized by the Silverbird group. Through her companies and her own work, Nike continues to spread her message of health and beauty, the advancing of Nigeria’s women, and the nation as a whole. She is also the Executive Producer and TV Host of the hit show Late Night with Nike Oshinowo.