Elizabeth is an avid entrepreneur with a business and medical background who has over 15 years experience with Startups and building businesses. She successfully set up and for 12 years ran an own brand pharmaceutical wholesale business across Africa in 7 Sub-Saharan countries before exiting in 2016 to launch Wazima. Her work in the healthcare space includes various projects with the UN and WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa and UK’s NHS.

Andrew has over 10 years’ experience in both the upstream and downstream sectors of the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry. He is the Co-founder of Yuuzoo Nigeria, an astute businessman with various corporate interests and sits on the board of a number of companies. Andrew has been instrumental in bringing several global businesses into Nigeria and West Africa generally.

Dave is a very experienced and entrepreneurially-minded IT professional who has spent most of the last 25 years in senior management or Board level roles, in a range of very commercially focused and highly competitive financial services and healthcare organisations. He is a hands-on problem solver with a track record of achievement and broad start-up experience from initial concept to successful exit.

In her 40-year multifaceted career, Parminder has put her skills and talent to work on those causes close to her heart. She is passionate about the African continent, entrepreneurship and storytelling through film and has served as a Board Director of several private and public sector boards including the UKTI Asia Task Force and the UK India Business Council. She was the recent past CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF).

Ms. Vir was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to the Broadcasting and Film industry in 2002.

John is the recent Past US Consul General to Nigeria and an accomplished recipient of multiple performance awards. He has strong professional networks and relationships in international commercial, security and political communities. Proficient in formulating strategy and balancing policy with organizational goals; providing expert advisory services and managing large-scale projects and contracts in a complex environment.

John has broad experience in engaging international stakeholders to advance development while implementing customer-oriented standards, guidelines and procedures. Adept at media engagement, planning and response, he has had International experience which include long-term assignments in Nigeria, Iraq, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Afghanistan, Mauritania, Uzbekistan and Egypt.