Entrepreneurial activities have been found all over the world to be capable of making positive impacts on the economy of a nation and the quality of life of the people, which in turn stimulates economic growth and empowerment of the marginalized. Many countries have been able to energize and transform the entrepreneurship sub-sector which has in turn reduced to the barest minimum their unemployment and poverty level.
Dr. Andrew S. Nevin works at the complex intersection of economics, strategy, capital markets, and investment. He is PwC West Africa’s Financial Services Leader across Assurance, Tax, and Advisory and has almost 33 years of professional experience as an entrepreneur, private equity investor, line manager, economist, and strategy consultant. Over his professional career he has previously lived in Asia, North America, and Europe and now based in Lagos, Nigeria since early 2012. He describes himself as a tireless advocate for innovation and is one of the leading advocates for Blockchain technology adoption in the country, including sponsoring the Blockchain website www.blockchainafrica.io
Osaretin Oswald Guobadia co-founder, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer of DBH Solutions, a building infrastructure and top tier technology solutions provider in West Africa. He is a business strategy and technology consultant with over 20 years’ experience in technology and business strategy, and a non-executive director of Renaissance Capital (Nigeria), a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank with access to over 50 markets globally. His interests also span venture capitalism and entrepreneurship, with significant interests in mentorship and funding startups.
He is committed to supporting social welfare programs that improve lives and communities and created the Resolve Foundation, which offers credible and visible opportunities for private individuals and enterprises to execute their philanthropic, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability initiatives.