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Rockview Hotel
Govt House Roundabout, Owerri
Owerri, Imo, 23401
Nigeria

Dike Chukwumerije

Spoken word and performance poetry artist

Dike Chukwumerije is a Nigerian spoken word and performance poetry artist and an award-winning author. He has eight published books, including the novel Urichindere, which won the 2013 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Prize for Prose Fiction, and a poetry theatre production - Made In Nigeria - currently touring the country. By June 2022, ‘Made In Nigeria’ had been to seventeen States in Nigeria, including Lagos, Enugu, Plateau, Borno, Kano, and the Federal Capital Territory -Abuja

Obinna Ukachukwu

Business growth expert and Impact investor

Obinna Ukachukwu is a business growth expert and thought leader keen on development finance and tech venture building. He has led significant strategic investments in tech businesses that aim to tackle problems in various impact areas, including health, education, energy, and entertainment. Obinna sits on the board of several organizations and holds leadership positions in top organizations like Sterling Bank Plc, Advans Micro Finance Network, Stanbic IBTC, and Hygeia HMO. He is currently a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and also a Chartered Global Management Accountant with an MBA from The University of Manchester Business School. He is blessed with a beautiful family and draws motivation from the fact that dreams and values are eternal even though life itself is finite

Ogochukwu Anerobi

Financial Management Expert

Ogochukwu Anerobi is a visionary business leader with more than 11 years of combined corporate and entrepreneurial experience, founding and maturing startups, and building strategic partnerships to drive sustainable business growth. Her Corporate experience cuts across Financial Management, Strategy, Risk Management, and Business Support. She is a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos, a certified Project Management Professional, and holds several certifications in Business Management and Strategy

Osita Chidoka

Public Policy Advocate

Osita Benjamin Chidoka is an award-winning visionary, an astute businessman, a legal practitioner, a writer, and a philanthropist. He had his first degree in Management from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, then proceeded to the school of public policy at George Mason University in the United States of America, where he obtained a Master’s degree in Transport Policy and Logistics. He also holds a certificate in Global Strategy and Political economy from Oxford University, U.K., and has a graduate Diploma in Maritime and Ports Management from the National University of Singapore. In 2021, He obtained a law degree from Baze University, Abuja. He is the former Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps and a former Minister of Aviation in Nigeria. Osita Chidoka is the founder of Unlock Naija, a nonprofit organization that centers on tackling the numerous socio-political issues of Nigeria through youth inclusiveness and orientation.

Prince Agwu

Resource Personnel

Prince Agwu is an academic staff at the Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, a Research Fellow at the Health Policy Research Group – University of Nigeria, and a Commonwealth Alumnus of the University of Dundee, UK. His research niche is social policy, focusing on migration, health, and education. He has over 30 refereed academic publications to his credit and has led a couple of groundbreaking studies, including his research on Miracle Examination Centres in Nigeria, under the Anti-Corruption Evidence Research Consortium, with funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO). Agwu is the first African Section Editor of Social Work and Social Sciences Review (SWSSR) Journal, a Review Editor for the International Journal of Public Health (IJPH), and a reviewer for over 15 top-class academic journals. He is the Communication Focal Person for the African Health Observatory Platform (AHOP), Nigeria National Centre.

Sarah Ogbewey

Clean Energy Activist

Sarah Ogbewey is a pharmacist by profession with over 14 years of post-graduation experience in various fields. Her 14year multi-faceted work experience spans across Sustainable Development sectors in Health, Education, Environment, and Security, covering SDGs 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17. The British High Commission in Nigeria named Sarah a Climate Champion in preparation for Glasgow C.O.P.26 She is an alumna of the International Visitor Leadership Program, the professional exchange program of the United States Department of State. Her community development work supported Nigeria’s U.S Embassy diplomatic missions on Countering Violent Extremism and Child Rights.