#Womenofthediaspora- Dr. Tito Daodu, Pediatric Surgeon at Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary.
Dr. Tito Daodu is a Pediatric Surgeon at Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. She was born in Nigeria and emigrated permanently to Canada when she was eight. She grew up in a rough neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s inner city and found early mentors at West Broadway Youth Outreach, a local drop-in centre for kids and attended medical […]
#CAMPMentorSpotlight— Chinwe Bode-Akinwande, Head, Digital Marketing at First Bank of Nigeria
Chinwe Bode-Akinwande is a self-driven; focused marketing communications expert with over twenty years professional experience spanning across public and private sectors. Chinwe currently works with First Bank of Nigeria Limited as Head, Digital Marketing and has been responsible for impactful and award-winning campaigns that have consistently distinguished and strategically positioned FirstBank at the forefront of […]
#CAMPMentorSpotlight— Catherine Kyule, Marketing and Communication specialist
Catherine Kyule is a Marketing and Communication specialist with experience in both African and European Markets. Her experience ranges from Multinational corporations like Volvo Cars, Coca-Cola and Orange Telkom to consultancy for money remittance companies like Remitly. She is also a former journalist in her home country Kenya where she worked with leading media houses […]
#CAMPMentorSpotlight— Olamide Adeosun, Chief Financial Officer, FBNQuest Merchant Bank
Olamide Adeosun is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bank. She is a commercially astute and result-oriented finance professional with 23 years of experience. Over the years, she has had major responsibilities in the following areas: financial reporting, accounting, financial analysis, spend control, audits, budgeting and forecasting, cash management, tax planning as well as […]
#LLABlog- Meet Ellen Chilemba, Founder of Tiwale, a social enterprise in Malawi trying to change the difficult circumstances of women
Ellen Chilemba is one of Africa’s youngest social entrepreneurs, bringing about change and empowerment for the women left behind by society. Ellen Chilemba is a 26 year old girl from Malawi who managed to become one of the most influential social entrepreneurs in Africa in her twenties. Chilemba has made it to the Forbes’ list […]
#CAMPMentorSpotlight — Ayedime Amadi, Senior Manager Enterprise Architecture and Customer Channels in the Technology function of MTN Group
Ayedime Amadi is a seasoned Technology Strategy , Architecture and Transformation practitioner with over 22 years experience spanning Telecoms, Consulting and Financial services .She presently is the Senior Manager Enterprise Architecture and Customer Channels in the Technology function of MTN Group , a Pan African Digital Services provider with a large presence and footprint in […]
#LadyCreative – Meet Shelley Mokoena, a south African fashion designer, stylist and influencer
Shelley Mokoena is a fashion designer and a resourceful young business woman. At 24, Shelley completed her studies in interior design at the University of Johannesburg and chose to go in a different direction with her venture into the fashion space. While she was a student, she met her business partner with whom she started […]
#CAMPMentorSpotlight— Folasade Femi-Lawal, Senior Executive and Digital Payment expert
Folasade Femi-Lawal is a Senior Executive and Digital Payment expert with over 25 years’ experience spanning Retail Banking, Business Advisory Services and Telecoms. She is a fellow of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants, Chartered Institute of Taxation & Association of Enterprise Risk Managers of Nigeria. Folasade joined FirstBank in 2012 and was appointed Head of […]
#LLABlog- Meet Thato Kgatlhanye, founder of Rethaka, a company providing environmentally-friendly schoolbags to disadvantaged kids of South Africa.
Thato Kgatlhanye is a South African startup entrepreneur who is using innovation to benefit the lives of disadvantaged school children in South Africa. She has a strong passion for social change and empowerment and this is reflected in her product: the solar powered school bag. At age 18, Kgatlhanye founded Rethaka, literally meaning “we are […]
#Womenofthediaspora- Ofunne Kate Osamor, Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Edmonton
Ofunne Kate Osamor is the Labour and Co- operative MP for Edmonton and sits on the International Development Select Committee In 2014 Kate was elected as a member of the National Executive Committee for the Labour Party and in 2016 was appointed by Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn to sit on the National Executive Committee as […]