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Principal Architect, Incept Architectural Consult

Cecil Abbey
Founding Partner, Ventures Platform

Kola Aina
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rise Networks

Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji
Member Of Parliament, Klottey Korle Constituency, Ghana

Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings

Principal Architect, Incept Architectural Consult

Cecil Abbey

Cecil Anertey Abbey is a distinguished architect and principal of Incept Architectural Consult, an award-winning firm based in Ghana. With over two decades of experience, Cecil’s design philosophy is centred around facilitating clients’ visions and meticulously translating them into reality through the firm’s mantra to “create inspiring spaces that simultaneously provide function and shelter in ways that touch the spirit and leave the earth a better place.”

He obtained a degree in Design from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he was awarded the Ghana Institute of Architects award for the best student portfolio and the Mark Nikkoi Memorial Award. He furthered his studies with a Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture, after which he established Incept Architectural Consult in 2011 (IAC) . As an active member of the Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA), he has represented the institute in advising the government on various local and international projects and delivered a keynote speech on the future of architecture in Ghana, during the Institutes 60th anniversary.

Over the years, Incept has grown from a one-man practice to a multidisciplinary talented consultancy firm that has provided stellar transformative services on various notable projects in residential, corporate, urban and impact projects such as the DTI Institute, Jade Court Apartments, Toyota Head Office, NYU town Hall, MainOne Data Centre, and Glenshire Hills Luxury Estates. The firm has inspired the formation of other related companies within the real estate sector that are affiliated to the firm’s practice and support its holistic service delivery.

He holds a masters of business administration in strategy from the China Europe International Business School and is one of a small number of African business leaders selected to participate in the prestigious Stanford Seed Transformation programme, after which he served as president of his cohort.

An avid sportsman, Cecil serves on the Ghana Basketball Association (GBBA). He has coached youth teams to silver medallist position in the Accra under-17 tournament and was a member of the gold medal team of the inter-University Games of 2000. His teamwork and coaching principles have seamlessly integrated into his professional life, inspiring excellence within his firm and the next generation of architects.

He is the founder of PICTURES foundation and seeks to” Purposefully Inspire Children Through Unique Recycled Elements and Spaces”.

Cecil is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim),

 

 

Founding Partner, Ventures Platform

Kola Aina

Kola is a seasoned Investor, Entrepreneur, Non-Executive Director and company Chair, passionate about seeing start-ups grow. He is the General Partner at Ventures Platform fund – a leading Pan African Early Stage Venture Capital Fund.

He brings demonstrable success from leading investment in over 90 companies in Africa, India and the US, including payments companies such as Paystack. Recognised as an entrepreneur, technology operator and investor with vast experience working in Africa’s most significant economic market, he brings expertise across several sectors, including venture capital, technology, media, agriculture, infrastructure, publishing and real estate and a substantial interest in the arts. Through Ventures Platform Foundation, he works on advocacy, research and social impact initiatives that support youth entrepreneurship, civic engagement and innovation. He is the Founder of Ventures Park – a network of artsy innovation and co-working spaces.

He is a Tutu Fellow and a mentor with various programs, including –  XL Africa, the World Bank Accelerator and Google Launchpad Accelerator. He is also a board member and advisory board member of various organisations ranging from ARM Financial Advisers, Iron Global Markets, Reliance HMO and the Yemisi Shyllon Art Museum – to name a few. Kola studied Electrical Engineering and then secured a Master’s in Business Administration degree specialising in Finance. He has received further education from Berkeley University, Harvard University, and the Lagos Business School.

Kola is passionate about mentoring and advising young entrepreneurs who are creating solutions for mass underserved -markets. This has put him on many stages, both locally and internationally, where he has delivered speeches, lectures, and talks on technology, entrepreneurship, social change, and various other topics. He gave a TED talk at TEDxEuston where he spoke on the topic “Who will own our future unicorns?”.  He was also a speaker at Techcrunch’s first event in Nigeria, Techcrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2019.

He has received multiple awards and has been featured in various lists such as The 20 most important people in Nigerian tech, The ten most influential people in Nigerian Tech and #YNaijaPowerList2018 for Technology and many more.

In his spare time, he enjoys writing on topics he’s passionate about in his blog or on Twitter, reading books and spending time with his family.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rise Networks

Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji

Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, a Technology Education Expert in the Fields of Artificial Intelligence,Data Science and Public Policy was named by Forbes as one of the 20 most Powerful Young Women in Africa .A PhD Candidate at the Nigerian Defence Academy researching on the intersection of Defence, Digital Transformation, National and Economic Security, she is the Founder of RISE NETWORKS, a leading Data Science, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Powered Learning,Research and Work Readiness School in Lagos, Nigeria.

Rise Networks owns The Rise Labs where projects & products are prototyped around Emerging Technologies and Disruptive Innovation in the realms of STEM, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things & Advanced Analytics. They designed and built the first career Job Chat bot in West Africa which was listed as part of the AI Mentoring in the Workplace Working Group of the UN AI for Good Project in 2019.

An author of 2 Books, Toyosi is an Edward Mason Fellow who holds a Master in Public

Administration from the Harvard University John F Kennedy School of Government. She studied Strategic Management at Executive Level at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School,obtained a Certificate in Youth Inclusive Financial Services from University of New Hampshire,Durham, USA, holds a Certificate in Media Enterprise from the School of Media and Communication, Pan Atlantic University and an Executive Masters’ Certificate in Project Management from The Project Management College, UK. She also studied Digital Marketing

Strategy at the UK Institute of Digital Marketing and received a 2nd Class UPPER Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Law from the University of Jos.

She is a trusted & revered industry leader who has delivered keynotes and speeches on various aspects of EdTech and innovation around the world and is an alumnus of the United States Government’s Prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program.

Member Of Parliament, Klottey Korle Constituency, Ghana

Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings

Mother of three daughters, a passionate environmental activist and a strong advocate of  inclusivity and empowerment of especially women and the youth.

Zanetor is a Medical doctor and alumna of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RSCI) with ten  years of working experience in General Practice and Family Medicine prior to becoming  an MP.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict, Peace and Security (EMCPS) from the Kofi Annan  International Peacekeeping and Training Centre (KAIPTC).

She is currently the Honourable Member of Parliament of the Klottey-Korle Constituency, Ghana (Second  Term), Deputy Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior, and a Member of Business Committee. She is a Member of the COVID19 Technical Team of the National  Democratic Congress in Ghana. Zanetor is also  Member of the team that established a gym in the House of  Parliament and is a Patron of the AGSTUD (Agric Students) Boot Camp, Agrihouse Foundation.  She is currently a Member of the Climate Parliament and a  Member of the African Parliamentary Union.

Cecil Abbey
Kola Aina
Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji
Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings
Founder & CEO, Design & Technology Institute

Constance Swaniker
Executive Chairman and Chief Transformation Officer, Nyaho Healthcare Limited

Elikem Tamaklo
CEO, 200MillionTrees Initiative

Ibraheem Dooba
Independent Artist

Ibrahim Mahama

Founder & CEO, Design & Technology Institute

Constance Swaniker

Constance Elizabeth Swaniker is a master craftsperson, entrepreneur, and educationist. Her key passions are skills development and job creation for the youth, and in particular females. She coined and conceptualized the practice of “Precision Quality,” a curriculum aimed at enhancing technical education and training to meet industry requirements. It combines practice and theory needed to improve the teaching of TVET.

She had her pre-university education in The Gambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Ghana where she obtained an undergraduate degree in Fine Art from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, in 1999. She is a Stanford Seed Fellow. She chairs the Sector Skills Body of Ghana’s Commission for TVET on which she is a Board Member.

Constance Swaniker set up her construction firm, Accents & Art (AnA) in 2000. She has trained numerous university students and craftsmen and women in the informal sector. She established the Design & Technology Institute (DTI) in 2016 to bridge the academia-industry divide. DTI, an accredited private TVET institution, runs three courses in Metal Fabrication, Design Innovation, and Entrepreneurship and has won recognition and funding from the Mastercard Foundation and SIFA/AUDA.

She has exhibited her works in Africa (Ghana, Nigeria) and Europe (Paris) and won numerous local and international awards. She is a dedicated mother of 2 who aspires to leave a positive mark on society and inspire the youth to live their dreams no matter the challenges. Her work can be found in a wide range of upscale homes, offices, and diplomatic missions both home and abroad.

Constance is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim).

Executive Chairman and Chief Transformation Officer, Nyaho Healthcare Limited

Elikem Tamaklo

Dr. Elikem Tamaklo is the Executive Chairman and Chief Transformation Officer of Nyaho Healthcare Limited, where he leads the strategic vision and transformative initiatives for one of Ghana’s foremost healthcare providers. Since assuming this role in January 2024, Dr. Tamaklo has focused on digital transformation and expanding healthcare access, innovating to meet the evolving needs of patients and healthcare systems across Ghana.

From 2015 to 2023, Dr. Tamaklo served as Managing Director of Nyaho Healthcare, where he led the organization’s digital transformation and oversaw its growth from a single facility to a multi-site network. Under his leadership, Nyaho achieved pioneering accreditations, becoming the only private hospital in Ghana accredited by the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons to train Family Physicians. In 2020, Nyaho further distinguished itself by becoming the first private healthcare provider accredited by the FDA and HEFRA to test, manage, and treat COVID-19, underscoring its essential role in Ghana’s healthcare response.

Dr. Tamaklo also established the Healthcare Forum under the Nyaho Dove Foundation, an annual platform that brings together key healthcare stakeholders—including leaders from the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, regulatory agencies, and both private and public sectors—to advance patient safety and healthcare quality.

He is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). Additionally, he served as the Founding President of the Ghana Chapter of the Stanford Seed Transformation Alumni Network. His contributions have been recognized with several awards, including the Ghana Entrepreneurs Awards’ Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016 and the AABLA Young Business Leader of the Year in 2018, in partnership with CNBC Africa.

He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from St. George’s Hospital Medical School and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. He has furthered his expertise with executive programs at Stanford Seed, Cornell University, London Business School, and Harvard Business School.

Dr Tamaklo is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim).

CEO, 200MillionTrees Initiative

Ibraheem Dooba

Dr. Ibraheem Dooba is the CEO of 200MillionTrees, tackling Nigeria’s deforestation, droughts, and related climate challenges.

As an IT expert, he holds six degrees in psychology, journalism, business management, business administration, and a PhD from the University of Technology Petronas.

Additionally, he completed Stanford University’s Advanced Cybersecurity Program.

Ibraheem has worked across five sectors—agriculture, finance, journalism, education, and government—within both public and private entities. His notable roles include Special Adviser on ICT to the Governor of Niger State, Chief Press Secretary, Director General, and Central Bank focal officer. He founded Mentor10 Software Engineering to empower Nigerian youth in tech.

His accomplishments include:

– Designing PETRONAS’ Plant Risk Inspection software to manage billions of dollars’ worth of assets

– Being named Northern Nigeria’s “Intellectual of the Year”

– Leading the tree-planting movement in Northern Nigeria

In the third quarter of 2024 alone, He partnered with Emirs and other traditional rulers to plant 800,000 Leucaena trees. This initiative aims to amend soil for farmers, mitigate flooding, and provide fodder for cattle herders.

Dr. Ibraheem is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim).

Independent Artist

Ibrahim Mahama

Concerned with value, global commerce and the detritus of colonialism, artist Ibrahim Mahama is known for large-scale installations made from materials with particular significance to Ghana’s past and present.

Mahama earned a BFA in Painting from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana in 2010; and in 2013, earned an MFA in Painting and Sculpture from the same institution. Mahama is best known for his large-scale works made from jute sacks. Made in Southeast Asia before being imported to Ghana, jute sacks are used in markets and to transport goods such as food, charcoal, and coal.

To Mahama, the sacks represent a complex system of global exchange, and a freedom of movement afforded to goods over people. Often, he works with collaborators to stitch tattered sacks together to create enormous patchwork quilts, which are draped over buildings including theatres, museums, and apartments.

In 2015, Mahama gained international attention when he used jute sacks to encase public structures in Athens for documenta 14, and a long outdoor corridor in the Arsenale complex at the Venice Biennale.

Ibrahim is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim).

Mariama Anthony-WilliamS
Nwando Ajene
Samson Lardy AnyeninI
Seth Boateng
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Christabel Dadzie
Ibraheem Dooba
Martin Eigbike
Nicole Cooper
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Ibrahim Mahama
Mustapha Ndajiwo
Rosy Fynn
Temitope Iluyemi
Director of Programmes for the Anglican Diocese of Accra

Akua Ofori-Boateng
Jumoke Oduwole
Special Adviser, The Presidency - Nigeria on Ease of Doing Business

Jumoke Oduwole
Founder, ANO Institute of Arts and Knowledge

Nana Ofori Atta-Ayim
CEO, Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa)

Simi Nwogugu

Director of Programmes for the Anglican Diocese of Accra

Akua Ofori-Boateng

Reverend Akua Ofori-Boateng is a Priest with the Anglican Diocese of Accra. As the Director of Programmes for the Diocese, she is responsible for the development and the execution of the diocesan strategy with a focus on the diocesan pillars of Equipping Church Agents, Deepening Spirituality, Growth, Financial Sustainability, and Social Impact.

Before becoming an Anglican Priest, she worked as a Researcher with Proctor & Gamble (USA), and as a Design Engineer with Cummins Inc. (USA). She returned to Ghana to serve as the General Manager for the Bulk Oil Storage & Transportation Company (BOST).

Following a successful 20-year corporate career, she responded to a calling to serve the Anglican Church, leveraging her expertise to drive impactful ministry and community development.

Reverend Akua holds a Bachelor of Science degree (B.Sc.) in Physics, a Master of Science degree (M.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA), and a Master of Arts degree (MA) in Theology.

She currently serves as a Commissioner on Ghana’s Electoral Commission and as a Board Member of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (OOTII) Foundation.

Reverend Akua’s venture; the Aequitas Experience (https://aequitasfoundation.org) is a transformative 12-week program structured to provide participants with comprehensive training to build and improve their professional, personal, and social skills. This program includes practical work experience with partner institutions, allowing participants to apply what they have learned in real-world settings.

Reverend Akua is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim).

Jumoke Oduwole

Special Adviser, The Presidency - Nigeria on Ease of Doing Business

Jumoke Oduwole

Jumoke Oduwole is Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Ease of Doing Business. She is also Secretary to the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), chaired by the Vice President of Nigeria, where policies aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises are facilitated through collaboration with stakeholders across all arms and levels of government and the private sector. Prior to her appointment into the public service, Jumoke taught international economic law at the University of Lagos, and has worked in investment banking and the non-governmental space in Nigeria.

Professor Oduwole was holder of the Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity in The Hague from 2013 to 2015. She is a Trustee of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) and was recently invited to serve as a Governance Advisor to the MIT GOV/LAB Governance Innovation Initiative. Dr Oduwole has an LL.B from University of Lagos, an LL.M from Cambridge University as well as a second Masters degree and doctorate degree from Stanford Law School. She enjoys street photography and is passionate about nation building and economic development in Africa.

Founder, ANO Institute of Arts and Knowledge

Nana Ofori Atta-Ayim

Nana Oforiatta Ayim is a Writer, Filmmaker, and Art Historian who lives and works in Accra, Ghana. She is Founder of the ANO Institute of Arts and Knowledge, through which she has pioneered a Pan-African Cultural Encyclopaedia, a Mobile Museums Project, and curated Ghana’s first pavilion at the Venice Biennale. She published her first novel The God Child with Bloomsbury in 2019, and with Penguin in German  in 2021.

She has made award winning films for museums such as Tate Modern, LACMA and The New Museum, and lectures a course on History and Theory at the Architectural Association in London. She is the recipient of various awards and honours, having been named one of the Apollo ’40 under 40’; one of 50 African Trailblazers by The Africa Report; a Quartz Africa Innovator in 2017; one of 12 African women making history in 2016 and one of 100 women of 2020 by Okayafrica.

She received the 2015 the Art & Technology Award from LACMA; the 2016 AIR Award, which “seeks to honour and celebrate extraordinary African artists who are committed to producing provocative, innovative and socially-engaging work”; a 2018 Soros Arts Fellowship, was a 2018 Global South Visiting Fellow at Oxford University,  was appointed to the Advisory Council of Oxford University’s Cultural Programme in 2020, was a Principal Investigator on the Action for Restitution to Africa programme, was awarded Woman of The Year Award in Ghana in 2021, and the Dan David Prize, the world’s biggest history prize in 2022.

She is currently Special Advisor to the Ghanaian Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Museums and Cultural Heritage.

CEO, Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa)

Simi Nwogugu

Simi Nwogugu is the CEO of Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa), which equips  young Africans with financial literacy, entrepreneurship and employability skills for  future success. JA Africa is a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide, which is the  world’s largest youth-serving non-profit economic education organizations. Prior to  joining JA Africa, Simi served as the executive director of Junior Achievement (JA) Nigeria, which she brought to Nigeria in 1999, after she served as a volunteer in New  York and realized that the entrepreneurial training programs were exactly what the  large unemployed youth population in Nigeria needed.

Simi started her career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs after studying  economics and English at Mount Holyoke College, and it was at Goldman that she was  introduced to JA New York. After setting up and running JA Nigeria for three years,  she left to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School, after which she worked at MTV  Networks in Business Development and Corporate Strategy for a few years before  launching HOD Consulting, Inc., a New York-based leadership development firm that  helps major corporations retain and advance high-performing women, particularly  women of color.

Simi and her contribution to work-life management in the United States, youth  empowerment in Nigeria and her own personal struggles to balance work, family and  social responsibility, are the subject of a Harvard Business School case study titled,  An Entrepreneur’s Journey: Simi Nwogugu. After a decade of entrepreneurship,  Simi returned to her role as executive director of JAN in 2016, to help the organisation  expand its economic empowerment programs to reach one million young people  across Nigeria, which was achieved in the first quarter of 2020.

Akua Ofori-Boateng
Jumoke Oduwole
Nana Ofori Atta-Ayim
Simi Nwogugu
CEO, Sterling Bank Plc.

Abubakar Suleiman
Director of Programmes for the Anglican Diocese of Accra

Akua Ofori-Boateng
Principal Architect, Incept Architectural Consult

Cecil Abbey
Senior Social Protection Specialist, World Bank

Christabel Dadzie

CEO, Sterling Bank Plc.

Abubakar Suleiman

Abubakar Suleiman is an economist and a banker with over 20 years of experience in consulting and financial services. Known for his strategic leadership and innovative approach, he has been instrumental in transforming Sterling Bank into a forward-thinking financial institution that emphasizes sustainable banking practices and technological innovation.

He joined Sterling Bank in 2003 and has held multiple key positions, including Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director of Finance and Strategy Officer and Executive sponsor of its non-interest banking business (now known as The Alternative Bank). His vast experience spans various aspects of banking, including treasury, finance, risk management, and strategy development, which have been critical in driving Sterling Bank’s growth and expansion.

Under his leadership, Sterling Bank has championed its HEART initiative, which focuses on critical sectors: Health, Education, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, and Transportation. This approach reflects his commitment to using banking as a tool for social impact and sustainable development. Additionally, he has led the bank in embracing digital transformation, enabling Sterling Bank to provide tech-driven, customer-centric solutions that cater to the needs of a diverse clientele.

Abubakar Suleiman is an alumnus of the University of Abuja, where he earned a degree in Economics. He also holds a Master’s degree in Major Program Management from the University of Oxford. Throughout his career, Suleiman has remained an advocate for innovation, financial inclusion, and corporate responsibility, making him a respected leader in Nigeria’s banking industry.

He currently serves on the Governing Councils of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and Teach For Nigeria (TFN), the Advisory Boards of Lagos Business School (LBS) and Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of Pan Atlantic University, and the boards of trustees of Miva University and Hillside University of Science and Technology.

Abubakar is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim).

Director of Programmes for the Anglican Diocese of Accra

Akua Ofori-Boateng

Reverend Akua Ofori-Boateng is a Priest with the Anglican Diocese of Accra. As the Director of Programmes for the Diocese, she is responsible for the development and the execution of the diocesan strategy with a focus on the diocesan pillars of Equipping Church Agents, Deepening Spirituality, Growth, Financial Sustainability, and Social Impact.

Before becoming an Anglican Priest, she worked as a Researcher with Proctor & Gamble (USA), and as a Design Engineer with Cummins Inc. (USA). She returned to Ghana to serve as the General Manager for the Bulk Oil Storage & Transportation Company (BOST).

Following a successful 20-year corporate career, she responded to a calling to serve the Anglican Church, leveraging her expertise to drive impactful ministry and community development.

Reverend Akua holds a Bachelor of Science degree (B.Sc.) in Physics, a Master of Science degree (M.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA), and a Master of Arts degree (MA) in Theology.

She currently serves as a Commissioner on Ghana’s Electoral Commission and as a Board Member of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (OOTII) Foundation.

Reverend Akua’s venture; the Aequitas Experience (https://aequitasfoundation.org) is a transformative 12-week program structured to provide participants with comprehensive training to build and improve their professional, personal, and social skills. This program includes practical work experience with partner institutions, allowing participants to apply what they have learned in real-world settings.

Reverend Akua is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim).

Principal Architect, Incept Architectural Consult

Cecil Abbey

Cecil Anertey Abbey is a distinguished architect and principal of Incept Architectural Consult, an award-winning firm based in Ghana. With over two decades of experience, Cecil’s design philosophy is centred around facilitating clients’ visions and meticulously translating them into reality through the firm’s mantra to “create inspiring spaces that simultaneously provide function and shelter in ways that touch the spirit and leave the earth a better place.”

He obtained a degree in Design from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he was awarded the Ghana Institute of Architects award for the best student portfolio and the Mark Nikkoi Memorial Award. He furthered his studies with a Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture, after which he established Incept Architectural Consult in 2011 (IAC) . As an active member of the Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA), he has represented the institute in advising the government on various local and international projects and delivered a keynote speech on the future of architecture in Ghana, during the Institutes 60th anniversary.

Over the years, Incept has grown from a one-man practice to a multidisciplinary talented consultancy firm that has provided stellar transformative services on various notable projects in residential, corporate, urban and impact projects such as the DTI Institute, Jade Court Apartments, Toyota Head Office, NYU town Hall, MainOne Data Centre, and Glenshire Hills Luxury Estates. The firm has inspired the formation of other related companies within the real estate sector that are affiliated to the firm’s practice and support its holistic service delivery.

He holds a masters of business administration in strategy from the China Europe International Business School and is one of a small number of African business leaders selected to participate in the prestigious Stanford Seed Transformation programme, after which he served as president of his cohort.

An avid sportsman, Cecil serves on the Ghana Basketball Association (GBBA). He has coached youth teams to silver medallist position in the Accra under-17 tournament and was a member of the gold medal team of the inter-University Games of 2000. His teamwork and coaching principles have seamlessly integrated into his professional life, inspiring excellence within his firm and the next generation of architects.

He is the founder of PICTURES foundation and seeks to” Purposefully Inspire Children Through Unique Recycled Elements and Spaces”.

Cecil is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim),

 

 

Senior Social Protection Specialist, World Bank

Christabel Dadzie

Christabel E. Dadzie is an international development specialist with extensive experience working on economic development across Africa, in Latin America and South Asia, leading projects in education, gender, agriculture, trade, social protection and youth employment.

She is currently a Senior Social Protection Specialist at the World Bank Group, leading the Ethiopia Productive Safety Nets Program, its largest social protection program in Africa. Prior to moving to Ethiopia, she managed the Ghana and The Gambia portfolios to promote social inclusion, youth employment, and ending extreme poverty. Additionally, she has supported social protection and jobs programming in Liberia in Sierra Leone.

Before joining the World Bank, she worked with other multilateral development organisations including the United Nations and USAID.

Upon returning to Ghana from the United States in 2010, she identified the need to promote Brain Gain among young African professionals by supporting the returnee transition. She therefore founded Ahaspora Professionals Network (www.ahaspora.com), an pan-Africa Diaspora organisation which supports African professionals who have lived or studied abroad and return home. Starting with 12 people in 2011, Ahaspora currently has over 3000 members, connecting home and abroad both professionally and socially. Ahaspora also hosts a flagship mentoring program for high school students across Ghana as its give-back initiative which has reached over 1000 students to date.

Christabel serves on non-profit organisation boards providing advisory in government and youth development.  She is an honorary member of the Women’s Advisory Board of The College of Wooster in Ohio, where she earned a Bachelors’ Degree in International Relations; she also has a Masters’ Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University in USA.

Christabel is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa’s 6th class (Nkyinkyim).

Abubakar Suleiman
Constance Swaniker
Elikem Tamaklo
Yewande Sadiku