Profile of Speakers At A-Plus Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference "The Social Enterprise"

Titi Ojo – Conference Convener, Hubert Humphrey Fellow and Executive Director/Team Lead @ APLUS Trainers

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Doyin Adewola is currently the Founder/CEO of Box Office Incubator (BOI), a vision born out of the need to solve a typical start-up business problem in Nigeria which is securing affordable work spaces. His success in establishing the Box Office Incubator has attracted over 200 clients in the past three years who have sought diverse forms of business assistance or enquiry including foreign organizations such as Motive International, Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) and the World Bank. Due to his accomplishment in the Business Incubation and Development Industry, He has been awarded the Inspirer Award in 2015 and was nominated in 2014 as Entrepreneur and Business Owner of the year by the FCT. He has also been invited to speak at the CEO Roundtable Forum, London as well as the Youth Tech Summit, Global Entrepreneurship Week amongst others.

Cynthia Anaele is the CEO and Lead Training Consultant at 2TwoSix Alliance Ltd. A seasoned blogger, digital marketer and a strong social media voice/influencer in Nigeria, she is passionate about grooming Nigerians to use social media tools to empower themselves as new age digital entrepreneurs.

Cynthia is a Certified Professional graduate from the prestigious Center for Development & Advanced Computing (CDAC) Mohali-India where she studied Advance Course in Multimedia & Web Design Technology, she has a solid background in Information Communication Technology and Digital Media.

Her doggedness and passion for Social Media Strategy, Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship skill development has metamorphosed into a wide network of well-trained individuals and corporate bodies in Nigeria. 

Dr Adejobi Adeloye

Dr. Adejobi Adeloye is the GMD and President, Novafrica Healthcare Group, Chief Executive Officer at Novafrica Doctors On Call Network. He is a telemedicine and e-governance expert, a branding management executive, and a certified First Aid Trainer with 12 years of experience providing health and safety training at the highest level. He was instrumental in creating Nigeria’s first e-Medical Emergency Alert System. Dr Adeloye, currently a Clinical Program Consultant to Nassarawa and Ekiti State Governments, has organized numerous Training Programmes and Retreats in Electronic Governance, First Aid, Basic Life Support, Aged Care and Stress Management in various States of the Federation and also served as the Director of Talent Acquisition and Programmes at Nigerian Doctors On Call Group.

Sonye Allanah is a graduate of Foreign Languages. A former career diplomat of over twenty-four years, she has served in Nigerian Embassies in Paris, Dakar, Bonn and Berlin. She has vast experience in Protocol practice at the highest level, having served as the first female Director of Protocol to former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. Over the years, she has closely assisted in the organisation of State and Official visits, including that of Queen Elizabeth II, the King and Queen of Spain, Margaret Thatcher and President Bush, to mention but a few.  She has organised numerous Protocol and Etiquette Training Programmes and Retreats in various States all over Nigeria and at the Presidency.  Mrs. Allanah speaks fluent French, German and English.  She is a certified Etiquette/Image Consultant and serves on several Boards, including the prestigious CONSIMA Protocol and Finishing School of Abuja, the African Youth International Development Foundation (AFYIDEF) and the Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations. Mrs. Allanah is currently the Deputy General Manager, Government Relations and Public Affairs, at Total E&P Nigeria Ltd.

 Blessing Mene Oritseweyinmi is an international award winning Social Entrepreneur, Educator, Farmer and Visionary Leader. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Aleph Tav Limited, the mother company responsible for UNFIRE Project (Unorthodox Feeds Innovation for Rural Enterprising Smallholder Farmers). UNFIRE provides farmers with a novel alternative – feed which costs 60% less than regular options, enabling farmers to increase their output and their incomes by as much as 80%. He is among Nigeria's Top 5% of young social entrepreneurs and has represented Nigeria at different Global Programs; and received diverse awards from UNESCO, University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Cambridge, Center for Responsible Business San Francisco, London Business School to mention a few. He is an Ashoka Fellow.

Ngozi is a HR professional with over 12 years working experience and a wealth of skills acquired from working in the academia, tourism and banking sectors in Nigeria, Ghana and United Kingdom

 She holds a Bachelor's degree in English Education from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Master's degree in Human Resources Management from Middlesex University London, United Kingdom. She is an associate member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) UK. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Nigeria. (NIM).

She is experienced in delivering wide range of soft skills, Human Resources and Customer services management training courses. She has successfully designed and delivered training for various organizations in the public and private sectors in Nigeria, Ghana and United Kingdom.

 She is currently the Managing Consultant at Festan Consulting

 Kolawole Jaiyeoba is the founder Wiseway Global Resources; a consulting outfit dedicated to helping NGOs to realize their highest potentials. He has several years of experience in starting and building NGOs from the scratch, funding, grant administration, social networking, personnel recruitment and management for NGOs. Kolawole has through Wiseway Global Resources executed various researches, trainings and facilitated grant awards for Lola Education Foundation, Esa-oke with headquarters in Lagos, Women and Children Development Centre, Akure, All Children Charity International Foundations (ACCIF), Kaduna and Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI); an Australian funded project spread across 500 communities in States of the Federation with headquarters in Abuja. Kolawole is the author of the fast selling book: Fund Raising and Grant Management for NGOs and has many other publications to his credit. He is the host of Youth Empowerment and Development, a TV Broadcast with thousands of followers on African Independent Television (AIT).

Engineer Adeolu Odusote

Deolu Olanrewaju Odusote is the managing director of DEE-IY Limited, a computing, engineering, environmental and management consulting firm.

Dr Teresa Ekaete Nwachukwu is a public health Physician by training. She studied Medicine at the University of Lagos and obtained an MPH from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. She has a diploma in Global Health from Tulane University, New Orleans. She is certified as an ELT trainer from the Center for Creative Leadership, CCL, Greensboro, North Carolina.  She has also been awarded the prestigious Hubert Humphrey Fellowship.   A phenomenal speaker, coach and trainer, she has inspired hundreds of thousands of people with tools to become what they were meant to be. She is a Certified World Class Speech Coach and from her you will gain the competencies necessary to use what you already have to get what you want.

Wale Ajiboye is an Acumen Global Fellow with professional experiences in Enterprise Development, Impact Funding & Social Innovation. A creative genius, Wale is gifted in strategic thinking and idea fluency. He has helped several businesses to build their brands through innovative communication and design. He is a certified trainer, business advisor, coach and public speaker.

Andy Gani-Ikilama is the founder/Dean of Wusasa Business School. A strategist in the profit and non-profit sectors, he is a graduate of non-profit strategic management at the prestigious Harvard Business School. He is the founder & member board of trustees Knowledge For The Blind Initiative, a non-profit organization that provides services to enable persons who are blind access knowledge for quality life.

Dr Victor Fodeke is a social entrepreneur and an Ashoka fellow in the area of environment and sustainable community development. He is also a recipient of the Commonwealth Langkawi award in International Environment Management from the University of Dalhousie, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has represented Nigeria on several local and international committees relating to climate change negotiations, reduced emission from deforestation and degradation, clean technology, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Environmental Policy, Water Quality, Environmental Assessment among several others. He currently serves as Adviser to African Union Commission (AUC) DREA on Africa's Preparation towards Conference of Parties (COP). He is also a registered consultant with African Development Bank.