IE Nigeria Alumni Presents: Creating and Preserving Wealth in a World of Uncertainties

Joseph Sfeir

Associate Director - International Business Development, Middle East & Africa

IE University

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-sfeir/

Ayuli Jemide

Lead Partner

Detail Commercial Solicitors

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayulijemide/

Ayuli is a highly regarded Corporate and Commercial lawyer who brings an unmatched eye to key aspects of service delivery.

Ayuli has advised on various notable transactions in Nigeria including: advising UPDC Plc on its 30 billion naira Real Estate Investment Trust, which introduced a novel mode of transferring title in real estate and achieved a cost savings of about 1.2 billion naira; advising on the Lagos State Blue Line Railway; $80 million investment into Beloxxi Industry Limited, Heineken BV’s purchase of five breweries in Nigeria; 2nd Niger Bridge Design Build Operate & Transfer; Warri Industrial Park Project; and consultancy to the World Bank on a Nigeria PPP Project.

Brenda Apio Oca

Global IT Business Relationship Manager, Agricultural Supply Chain Business in Africa

Cargill

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendaapiooca/

At Cargill, Brenda Apio Oca is responsible for the Process-Data-Technology (PDT) strategy in Africa, she helps to drive innovation and ensure that Cargill stays connected and remains aware of the African AgriTech & FinTech innovations that can help them to provide better services to their customers.

Prior to Cargill she was a Management Consultant for an Independent Consulting Firm, where she led multi-country projects that drove operational efficiency, innovation and better business integration. She is also the Vice-President of Upside Africa, an international NGO that seeks to inspire Africans on the continent and in the diaspora to connect, to create and to build the continent we can be proud of.

Her passion has seen her mentoring young start-ups across the continent and helping them bridge the gap by offering Master Classes and providing one-on-one sessions in her spare time. She sees great potential in how technology can transform agriculture and realise the benefits of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

She is motivated and well positioned to help businesses to expand and create wealth successfully across Africa especially in the Agricultural Supply Chain.

Olauluwa Awojoodu

CEO and Co-founder

E-Settlement

Olaoluwa Awojoodu developed the framework and model for CashEnvoy, a web payment solutions provider in Nigeria. Without any significant capital, he built E-Settlement Limited into a major player in the Nigerian payment space. He is also the brain behind PayPad, Nigeria's first and leading mpos solution. Today, E-Settlement has over 5,000 Agents providing access to financial services in Peri-urban and rural areas.

As a practical growth hacker, Olaoluwa sees the opportunities even when it is bleak all around and would be sharing his strategies for wealth preservation.

Deji Oduntan

Senior Product Manager, Chat Commerce

Clickatell

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dejioduntan/

Deji Oduntan is an entrepreneur who is passionate about building a sustainable future by unlocking the potential of the world’s under-served sectors. Today, he is focused on scaling Chat Commerce for large enterprises across Africa and the Americas at Clickatell.

Prior to Clickatell, Deji co-founded Gokada, a ride hailing start-up which was built on a simple premise; moving people around cities, safely and quickly.

Under his leadership, Gokada attracted early stage funding from key mobility investors across SSA and Asia such as CRE Venture Capital. It also attracted a $5.3 million Series A investment from experienced emerging market investors.

Prior to Gokada, Deji led the Customer Experience and Marketplace Trading teams at Jumia, Africa's first New York Stock Exchange listed unicorn and largest e-commerce firm with operations in over 14 African countries.

Deji holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Lagos and obtained his business school education from IE Business School, and the Cornell Johnson School of Business.