Michael Saul Dell is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world's largest technology infrastructure companies. He is ranked the 20th richest person in the world by Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a net worth of $60 billion as of February 2022.
University of Benin (UNIBEN) is a public research university located in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It is among the universities owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria and was founded in 1970. The School currently has two campuses with fifteen faculties including a central library called the John Harris Library. The buildings in UNIBEN are sparsely built, they are not close to each other.
Legatum Limited, also known as Legatum, is a private investment firm, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Legatum is a partnership that uses its own funds to invest globally. The firm also invests in activities to promote entrepreneurship and free enterprise as well as anti-slavery, health and education initiatives.
The Thiel Fellowship is a fellowship created by billionaire Peter Thiel through the Thiel Foundation. The fellowship is intended for students aged 23 or younger and offers them a total of $100,000 over two years, as well as guidance and other resources, to drop out of school and pursue other work, which could involve scientific research, creating a startup, or working on a social movement. Selection for the fellowship is through a competitive annual process, with about 20–25 fellows selected annually.
Olamide Brown, née Orekunrin, is a British-Nigerian medical doctor, healthcare entrepreneur and founder of the Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Group and a director of Greentree Investment Company.
Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji is a Nigerian social entrepreneur and human development expert whose work cuts across entrepreneurship, education, youth development and public leadership. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Rise Networks, a Nigeria-based private and public sector funded Youth Interest social enterprise.
Uche Pedro is a Nigerian entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of BellaNaija, a media tech brand known for entertainment and lifestyle content. Under her leadership, BellaNaija's social footprint has grown through its collective brands - BellaNaija.com, BellaNaija Weddings and BellaNaija Style - to be the largest on the African continent with more than 200 million impressions each month.
Sim Shagaya is a Nigerian media and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of uLesson Education Limited - an app built to make education available to learners across Africa. He is the founder and former C.E.O of one of West Africa's largest electronic commerce website Konga.com and founder of E-Motion Advertising - a leading out-of-home media company acquired in 2019 by Loadstad Media. In 2014, he was named in Forbes' list of "10 Most Powerful Men in Africa".
Ibukunoluwa Abiodun Awosika is a Nigerian business woman, motivational speaker, and an author. She was former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria.
Adebola Williams is a Nigerian media entrepreneur, journalist, political consultant and motivational speaker. He is the Group CEO of RED | For Africa. He co-founded and runs Red Africa, Africa's largest portfolio of youth media brands which include Red Media Africa, Statecraft Inc., The Future Awards Africa and YNaija.
Ade Abayomi Olufeko, is an American-born designer, technologist, and entrepreneur primarily active in Lagos.
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede FCIB, CON is a Nigerian banker, investor and philanthropist.
Belinda "Bella" Ajoke Olubunmi Disu is a Nigerian businesswoman. She is Chairman, Board of Directors Abumet Nigeria Limited, Executive Vice Chairman of Globacom, CEO of Cobblestone Properties and Estates Limited, and a non-executive director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc
Sonnia Agu born 15 September, is a Nigerian social entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and philanthropist. She is the founder and CEO of The Sapio Club and G1st International Foundation. She is an executive board member of the Nigerian chapter of the Pan African Youth Commission. She is an ECOWAS Youth Ambassador. She was listed as one of Lagos state's most influential young persons in 2020.
Onyeka Akumah is a technology entrepreneur with focus on the transportation, agriculture, real estate, and media sectors. He is popularly known as the founder of Treepz Inc. Prior to founding his company in 2019, Onyeka Akumah was the CEO of Farmcrowdy. He is credited to have been involved in the success of various tech and e-commerce companies in Africa where he held positions and contributed to their growths.
Chioma Ikokwu better known as Chioma Goodhair is a Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur and executive coach. She is the co-founder and CEO of Good Hair Ltd and Brass and Copper Restaurant & Lounge, alongside Kika Osunde. She is the founder of The Good Way Foundation, an organisation that focuses on sickle cell disease awareness as one of its major focus areas.
Maria Emma Horne is a Ugandan climate activist and entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of Better Living Initiatives Global, a not for profit that works to improve environmental conservation and access to health and education through capacity building. Through BLI Global she has collaborated across the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia on environmental projects including the Saving Dolphins project with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Bangladesh in 2019. She is also the co-founder of BLI Global Capital, an investment management company focused on impact investing that has started three funds to increase finance flows into impact driven businesses.
Ifeanyi Orajaka is a Nigerian engineer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Green Village Electricity (GVE) Projects Limited, a renewable energy business in Sub-Saharan Africa.
David Lanre Messan, is a Nigerian entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of FirstFounders, James Currey Society Scholar, and 2015 Curator of Lagos Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum.
