Ezichi Okoroafor

Ezichi serves as a Director on the board of CeLD Innovations Limited and is an Advisory Partner of FisshBone and LESTR. She also serves as the Managing Director of Meta-Frux Limited and the Executive Director of Cathodic Corrosion Technologies Limited (CCTL).

Her leadership and management experience has been developed over years of Enterprise engagements managing and leading Business Change Projects along the lines of Strategy Execution, Operational Efficiency and Change Management.

She is a passionate and motivational leader with the ability to energize and inspire teams toward successfully realizing shared business outcomes.

Ezichi began her career journey as a Business Development Analyst in the oil and energy services sector. She progressed to Business Analysis out of her observation for the need for better integration and alignment between businesses and the systems that support activities at all levels, in an effort to bridge the gap between business and technology.

Social mobility initiatives and participation in 3rd sector organizations that are active in transforming the socio-economic landscape are areas that Ezichi champions. She sponsors and volunteers with organizations that serve children’s well-being, continuing education, poverty alleviation, and women in leadership.

Folabi Ayoola

Folabi Ayoola is a co-founder and an executive director at Greystone Partners, which primarily provides value added services to utilities but currently focuses primarily on the telecommunications and power industries.

Folabi Ayoola is also a co-founder and Partner at Octave Partners Limited, a business consulting, financial advisory and investment management company.

Mr. Ayoola has successfully led the sourcing and execution of several consulting and advisory mandates and has successfully completed fundraising and investment management services for Octave’s clients.

Mr. Ayoola graduated with a Master in Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School in May 2007 where he focused on Finance, Strategy & Entrepreneurship. During his two years at Harvard, Mr. Ayoola played a key role in organizing the yearly Africa Business conference that has over 1,000 attendants and attracts outstanding business people from across Africa.

Ijeoma Lai-Labode

Ijeoma Lai-Labode is a public health practitioner with over 10years experience in project management and implementation of US government funded HIV/AIDS projects in Nigeria.

Over the years Ijeoma has developed keen interest in supporting marginalized populations to improve their health, livelihoods and access to formal financial services.

Ijeoma holds a degree in English Language and Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.