Dr. Christopher Kolade CON, Pro-Chancellor, Pan-African University
Dr. Christopher Kolade CON is Nigeria's former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. A veteran broadcaster, he has been at different points in his career, Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, Chief Executive and Chairman of Cadbury Nigeria Plc, and Lecturer in Corporate Governance and Human Resources Management at the Lagos Business School. 

Mr. Leke Alder, Principal, Alder Consulting
Mr. Leke Alder has a background in Law. He is the Principal of Alder Consulting, an ideas and branding corporation based in Lagos and London. He has consulted on policy formulation and policy for the Federal Government of Nigeria, Federal Ministries of Information & Communication, Education, Foreign Affairs, as well as Solid Minerals Development, among others. 

Mr. Alder wrote the blueprint for Nigeria's image management and was the Chief Consultant to the Federal Government on the Heart of Africa Project. He has also consulted on political strategy and communication campaigns at national and sub-national levels.  He was appointed by the Federal Government as board member, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) National Stakeholders' Working Group and is the Chairman of the Communications Committee.

Sir Olaniwun Ajayi KJW, Elder Statesman and Afenifere Chieftain
Sir Ajayi is a distinguished elder statesman and Knight of John Wesley.  A Chartered Secretary and member of the English Bar, he founded Olaniwun Ajayi LP, a leading law firm in Nigeria.  A politician of note, Sir Ajayi served as Commissioner for Education and later Commissioner for Health in the former Western States between 1972 and 1974.

Sir Ajayi has been deeply involved in national and community service and is the author of This House of Oduduwa Must Not Fall and Nigeria: Africa’s Failed Asset.  A substantial part of his adult life has been committed to the struggle of a civil, democratic, prosperous and equitable society in Nigeria.

Mr. Donald Duke, Former Executive Governor of Cross River State
Mr. Donald Duke was the Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. He was at the helm of affairs of the State since the commencement of the present democratic dispensation in Nigeria.

Reverend Samuel Adeyemi, President, Success Power International
As President of Success Power International, Reverend Samuel Adeyemi imparts individuals with knowledge to help them discover, develop, release and maximise their potential through financial, leadership and motivational seminars. 

Mr. Frank Nweke Jnr, Director General, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)
Mr. Frank Nweke Jr. has extensive experience in Nigeria's Federal Public Service, where he served variously, as Federal Minister of Information and Communication, Inter-Governmental Affairs, Special Duties and Youth Development. He is the current Director General of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). 

Mr. Nweke Jr. is also on the Advisory Board of JD Capital and a Director in Stellar Constellation Group.

Mr. Jimi Agbaje, Founder Jaykay Pharmacy and Former Lagos State Gubernatorial Aspirant
Mr. Jimi Agbaje founded Jaykay Pharmacy, one of the most reputable pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria. He has been in the forefront of pharmacy reform and at various times served as the National Chairman, Nigerian Association of General Practice Pharmacists, Chairman Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (Lagos State), among many other positions.

His untiring efforts towards the promotion of the practice of pharmacy, earned him a Merit Award by the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (FPSN) and Fellowship of the West African Post Graduate College of Pharmacists (FPCPharm.). He was a member of the Taskforce on Fake and Adulterated Drugs, Member National Drug Formulary and Essential Drugs List Review Committee.

Dr. Konyinsola Ajayi SAN, Managing Partner, Olaniwun Ajayi LP
Dr Konyinsola Ajayi SAN is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Managing Partner of Olaniwun Ajayi LP.  He has over 25 years of legal expertise in Energy and Natural Resources, International Business Transactions, Banking, Capital Markets, Construction and Engineering, Privatisation as well as Litigation and Arbitration.

Dr Konyinsola Ajayi is a member of the International Bar Association, London, the Nigerian Bar Association and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London.

Mr. Asue Ighodalo, Managing Partner, Banwo & Ighodalo
Mr. Asue Ighodalo has provided legal counsel in landmark transactions in Nigeria in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring, Corporate and Capital Market issues, Investment and Divestment transactions, Electric Power, Oil & Gas, Company Law, Banking and Project Finance.

Mr. Ighodalo is a strong advocate of good corporate governance and has been a resource person and lecturer in several seminars and training courses on the subject.  He serves as a Director of Dangote Flour Mills Plc, and Member of the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group.

Mrs. Maryam  Uwais, Principal Partner,  Wali- Uwais & Co.
Mrs Maryam Uwais is a prominent Human Rights advocate and constitutional expert.  She is a Special Rapporteur on Children’s Rights and has served as a member of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission.  She is also a Board Member, Institute for Human Rights & Development in Africa, Member, Technical Committee of the Constitutional Reform Dialogue Mechanism and Member, Technical Committee of Gender Empowerment.

Mrs. Uwais is on the Board of LEAP Africa, a Fellow, Nigeria Leadership Initiative and Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).  She is a Member, Nigerian Bar Association, International Bar Association, Association for Women’s Rights in Development and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK.

Dr. Doyin Salami, Economist and Director of Programmes, Lagos Business School
Dr Doyin Salami is a full time member of the faculty of the Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-African University. As Director of Programmes, he leads sessions on Economics, Business and Corporate Finance.

Prior to joining the LBS, Dr Doyin Salami was the Managing Partner of Edward Kingston Associates, a firm of Economists and Financial Consultants, where he led the team that built a macroeconomic model of the Nigerian economy.

Mr Simon Kolawole - Editor, THISDAY Newspapers
A journalist and development specialist, Mr. Simon Kolawole is the Editor of THISDAY, arguably one of Nigeria's most influential newspapers. He holds a B.Sc in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos and an MA in Governance and Development from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK. Mr. Kolawole's broad areas of interest include public communication, state and society relations and institution/state-building.

In January 2009, he was named among Africa's Next Generation of Leaders by The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times of London. His recent major work was a study of oil-producing countries on a comparative scale with Nigeria. The report, published by THISDAY in March 2009, has been commended both locally and internationally.

He writes a popular editorial column every Sunday called Simon Kolawole Live!