Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu is a Nigerian economist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Transcorp, and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Elumelu holds the Nigerian national honors, the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), and Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) in 2003. He was recognized as one of "Africa's 20 Most Powerful People in 2012" by Forbes magazine.
Adia is a Telecom, Media and Tech business leader with over 15 years of leading strategic business transformations with a focus on delivering enduring results
She is an emerging market business leader that has developed new and still thriving organizational structures occupied by high-performance teams. She led business transformation across multiple units and developed a high performing, cross-functional, strategy deployment, and change management teams without formal authority over them.
Adia was also the Vice-Chair of the EMEA Board at MEF (Mobile Ecosystem Forum) and active on their Africa Steering Committee where she brought her experience and passion for the region to facilitate opportunities for mobile VAS providers across a complex continent.
Adia is a Telecom, Media and Tech business leader with over 15 years of leading strategic business transformations with a focus on delivering enduring results
She is an emerging market business leader that has developed new and still thriving organizational structures occupied by high-performance teams. She led business transformation across multiple units and developed a high performing, cross-functional, strategy deployment, and change management teams without formal authority over them.
Adia was also the Vice-Chair of the EMEA Board at MEF (Mobile Ecosystem Forum) and active on their Africa Steering Committee where she brought her experience and passion for the region to facilitate opportunities for mobile VAS providers across a complex continent.
Kemi Sulu started her career at QVC, The Home Shopping channel after graduating with BA Hons in Accounting and Finance. She then moved into the world of concert promoting with The Mean Fiddler Group before moving into recorded music. Kemi joined EMI Records working with labels such as Parlophone and EMI Chrysalis (home to the likes of Coldplay, Kylie Minogue, and Robbie Williams).
Kemi moved back into the live music sector when she joined Clear Channel, now known as Live Nation Entertainment as Head of Tour Accounts. Live Nation is the world’s leading live entertainment company. Over the 17 years with Live Nation, she has worked on a number of Festivals, Live Show, and a variety of events along with a diverse array of talents such as Madonna, Beyonce, Rihanna, Drake, Guns N Roses, Wizkid and Davido to name a few. She has also worked on globally recognized events such as Live8, Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday, and the concert for the late Princess Diana.
Kemi has shared her knowledge in entertainment working with promoters in Nigeria and Ghana featuring some of the World’s best acts. Her underlying passion and heart belong to Africa.