|  | Mr. Andrew Fawthrop
Chairman and Managing Director Chevron Nigeria/Mid Africa Strategic Business Unit
Mr. Andrew Fawthrop, a 1974 Master’s graduate from the University of London in Marine Earth Science. Mr. Fawthrop has put in over 32 years in Chevron’s Upstream and Commercial operations. Before his current position as the Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron’s Nigeria/Mid Africa Strategic Business Unit, he was the Director of the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, one of Nigeria’s leading petroleum exploration and production companies. In his position as Chairman/Managing Director, he has responsibility for directing Chevron’s oil and gas operations in the Mid Africa region covering Nigeria, Ghana, Chad, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. He has been married to Gillian Fawthrop for 37 years and loves woodwork, sailing and reading. |  | Ismail Radwan Lead Economist The World Bank's Africa Finance & Private Sector Unit.
He manages a number of high profile projects for the Bank in Nigeria including the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise project and the Growth and Employment project. Ismail is a prolific author whose recent publications include “Knowledge productivity and innovation: Creating a new economy in Nigeria", "Turning Nigeria into Africa's Offshoring Hub", "Youth employment in Africa" and "Making Finance Work for Nigeria". Ismail is known for his inspirational speeches on business and financial issues as well as a variety of general management topics. Ismail studied economics and politics at Oxford University and then received a masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He has lived and worked in more than thirty countries. Ismail is originally from Cairo Egypt and has been based in Abuja since January 2008. |  | Mr. Frank Nweke Jr. Director General of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
NESG is a frontline economic think tank in Nigeria. Prior to this appointment, he has had extensive experience in Nigeria’s Federal Public Service, where he served variously, as Federal Minister of Information and Communication, Inter-Governmental Affairs, Special Duties and Youth Development between 2003 and 2007. Mr. Nweke Jr is an Edward S. Mason fellow and holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Management from the prestigious Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. His key areas of interest are Political Economy of Development, Management, Regulation and Finance of Public Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships, Negotiations, Global Governance, and Leadership for Managing Change. In 2005, he attended the “Leaders in Development”, Executive Education Program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
He also holds a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Maiduguri and Bachelor of Technology in Zoology from the Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.
|  | Chris Ogbechie
Director, Etisalat CSR Center Lagos Business School (LBS)
He has a first class honours degree in mechanical engineering from Manchester University and an MBA from Manchester Business School. He has wide experience in marketing and strategy derived from his work as Head of Marketing/Sales at Nestle Nigeria, Xerox and from his consulting work with Nigerian firms over the years. While in Nestle he had wide international exposure in Malaysia, Singapore and Switzerland. He has been involved with several start-ups and he is on the board of several companies, private and public. He teaches strategy and corporate governance. He is currently doing his PhD work in corporate governance in Brunel University, UK
His current research interests are in strategic planning, corporate governance and board effectiveness. |  | Emeka Obi
Manager, Social Performance Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria
Limited (SPDC), with responsibility for all Corporate Social Responsibility matters, capacity building for staff of Sustainable Development & Community Relations as well as ensuring that SPDC’s sustainable community development projects are delivered according to specifications, meet the needs of the communities and remain sustainable. Emeka, joined the company over 23 years ago, and has held several leadership positions and served in various key capacities as Head, Corporate Publications (Lagos), Head Government, Public and Media Relations, (SPDC-East), Head Government and Public Relations (Abuja)), Head Regional Programmes (Port Harcourt) as well as Team Leader, Development and Interface (Port Harcourt) and as the first Community Relations Manager of SPDC. Prior to joining Shell, he actively served in the Journalism and Book Publishing industry for six years. Emeka holds a B.Sc degree in Sociology from the University of Ibadan and an M.Sc in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos. |  | Celine E. Loader Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank of Nigeria Plc.
A marketing communications & business development executive. She returned to Nigeria in 2006 after 24 years in the UK where she built a successful career with Microsoft. She was the first in Microsoft UK to receive a FAME Award. After a 5-year break from work to be a full-time mother, in 2003 Celine set up her own company, Aspire Media Ltd, publisher of the multi-award winning international magazine, ASPIRE. In 2006, she joined the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc as Divisional Head for Brand and Communications, and rose to Group Director, Marketing & Corporate Relations. In April 2009, she moved to FirstBank of Nigeria Plc to help execute the bank's ongoing brand transformation agenda, a position she hold till date. A post-graduate of University of Reading, UK, with a Masters in Development Economics, and graduate of Wye College, University of London, B.Sc. (Hons) in Agricultural Management, she is a driven, passionate and creative professional with a zest to make a difference in organisations. |  | Nonny Ugboma
Executive Secretary MTN Foundation
MTN has earned a reputation for its wide impact, sustainable programs designed to reduce poverty and foster socio-economic development in Nigeria. Today, the MTN Foundation has 160 project sites in 33 states with an estimated direct impact on 1 million Nigerians. The Foundation has been the recipient of numerous local and international awards, one of which is the African Investor Award for Best Initiative Support of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) in 2008. MTN Foundation also received the 2009 SERA (Social Enterprise Reports & Awards) for Best Nigerian Telecommunication Company in CSR as well as a certificate of commendation as overall winner endorsed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service. | | |  | Folake Ani-Mumuney Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Dangote Group.
As CMCO, she is responsible for the Group’s integrated marketing strategy. She leads the company’s efforts for Branding, Marketing Communications, Product Marketing, Direct Marketing and Telemarketing. She also directs sponsorships, events and promotional marketing; visual display, merchandising; budget and supplier management. Previously, Folake held a succession of roles at British Airways Plc as New Business Development Manager and Head Marketing/Communications Manager, Africa. She also directed Brands Policies and Communications across the Europe and Africa region of 59 countries. Folake has a first degree in Philosophy, a second degree in Law and a diploma in Business Computing Systems Analysis and Design. She holds several management certificates and belongs to many professional bodies. |  | Adedayo Oluwole Community Affairs Manager, Coca-Cola Nigeria & Ghana.
Working closely with The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation she manages local and pan African flagship projects in the areas of education, health, the environment and entrepreneurship; through continuous partnerships with credible governmental and non-governmental institutions. Community engagement at every level is of strategic importance to the Foundation. |  | Diran Olojo General Manager, Corporate Affairs Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria.
He is responsible for managing and executing the corporate social responsibility programs for SCB. Working with NGOs, Government, Regulatory, the Media and other stakeholders. The Bank’s CSR initiatives are geared towards restoration of sight to the visually impaired, HIV/AIDS Awareness and the eradication of malaria. |  | Jummai Umar-Ajijola Citizenship Manager, Microsoft Nigeria.
Working with NGOs, Government and other development partners, she is responsible for managing and executing the corporate social responsibility program for Microsoft in the Anglophone West Africa Countries. The citizenship activities is geared towards capacity building of government officials, NGO administrators, teachers and pupils in basic education as well as the underserved community. |  | Rhoda Nanre Mayegun.
ASHOKA Fellow 2004
She has served as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Ashoka Fellows Network and has organized several programmes to promote the idea and practice of social entrepreneurship in Nigeria. She is a founding member and current Executive Director of Linking the Youth of Nigeria through Exchange (LYNX-NIGERIA), a national child and youth development organization which fosters empowerment and social responsibility among Nigerian children and youths. She received her BA in Sociology from Boston College and her MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She lives in Lagos with her husband, extended family and children. |  | Osayi Alile Oruene Executive Director, FATE Foundation.
She has gained international recognition for her work and was selected as a “Young Global Leader” (YGL) by the World Economic Forum in 2007. She holds an MA in public administration from Rutgers University, New Jersey, United States of America and B.Sc Sociology from the University of Lagos. Her expertise has placed her on the boards of several organizations. |  | Gbenga Sesan An Ashoka Fellow, Executive Director Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN).
‘Gbenga serves on several boards. Trained as an Electronic & Electrical Engineer at Obafemi Awolowo University, ‘He has completed Executive Programs at LBS, New York Group for Technology Transfer, Oxford, Harvard and Stanford. In recognition of his dynamic efforts, 'Gbenga has been honoured with several local and global awards and has been profiled as one of the 35 Icons of ICT in Nigeria.
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