Harvard Business School Association of Nigeria (HBSAN) held its Annual Gala and Leadership Awards Night on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. It was a glamorous evening of food, drinks, electrifying performances, networking and reconnecting with old friends, which commenced at about 6:00pm with an Oscar Trivia Game Show and lasted well into the night.
The Chief Host of the event, His Excellency Akinwunmi Ambode, Executive Governor of Lagos State, delivered an excellent welcome address which was well received by the guests. In his address, the Governor mentioned that he had attended a program at the Harvard Kennedy School which helped in preparing him for his current role as the Executive Governor of Lagos State.
Akinwande Ademosu, CEO, Credit Direct Limited, was presented with the HBSAN Leadership Award for General Management, while Moses Babatope, and Kene Okwuosa, Co-Founders of Filmhouse, jointly received the HBSAN Leadership Award for Entrepreneurship. Joshua Ihejiamaizu, Software Engineering Lead, Generation Enterprise and Temi Marcella Awogboro received the HBSAN Leadership Award for Social Impact on behalf of Clara Chow, Founder and Chair of Board Chair, Generation Enterprise.
The Oscars glam themed event fostered interactions among the guests who were alumni of HBS, Chief Executives of large private sector organizations and alumni members of Ivy League business schools. It provided a medium for the formation of new friendships and business relationships.
HBSAN is the HBS alumni group of Nigerians and resident non-Nigerians driven by a primary objective to provide members with resources, relationships and opportunities to enable them build and lead organizations that will create transformational impact in Nigeria and beyond. The association is currently being presided by Fola Ogunsiakan, Managing Director, Cedar Capital.
