Innovating Nigeria: Stories of Leadership, Creativity & Growth

Join Leeds University Business School alumni in Lagos for an inspiring panel event on 28 August 2025. Hear leaders share insights on innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth in Nigeria.

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How are Leeds University Business School alumni leading change and innovation in Nigeria? What lessons can you learn from their career journeys? How can you apply their insights to your own path?

Join Oyedapo Oyeyemi, University of Leeds Country Manager (Nigeria) for an evening of insight and inspiration as Leeds University Business School alumni share how they’re leading change and building solutions in Nigeria’s emerging markets.

You’ll hear how alumni are leading with creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and innovation – driving progress and delivering real impact across key sectors such as advertising, human resources, mobility technology, and business consulting, while navigating the opportunities and challenges of Nigeria’s fast-evolving markets.

Following the panel, you’ll have a valuable opportunity to network with fellow alumni, exchange ideas, and strengthen connections in a relaxed environment.

Event Details
Date: Thursday 28 August 2025
Time: 18:00 - 20:30
Location: The Garden Ikoyi, 8 Bayo Kuku Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, 106104, Nigeria

Event Schedule
18:00 - Arrivals and Registration
18:30 - Panel Discussion and Q&A
19:30 - Networking
20:30 - Close

This event is the perfect chance to gain fresh insights from alumni leaders shaping Nigeria’s business landscape, revisit memories of Leeds, and explore future business opportunities.

There is no charge for this event but places are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. This event is open to Leeds University Business School alumni only.

If you would like any more information about the event or have any questions, please contact the Leeds University Business School Alumni team (alumni@lubs.leeds.ac.uk).

Don’t miss this chance to expand your network, reconnect with fellow Leeds Business School alumni in Lagos, and gain fresh insights from leaders driving innovation and growth in Nigeria’s business landscape.

Meet the Panel

Uzoma Ukah
MA Advertising and Marketing, 2013
Creative Director, IMS Advertising
Uzoma Ukah is a creative director with over a decade of experience in the advertising industry. A Masters graduate of Advertising and Marketing from Leeds University Business School, he has created award-winning campaigns that have impacted culture marketing in Nigeria. Among his notable works include collaborations with brands such as LeSaffre, TotalEnergies, P&G, Life Lager, Goldberg, CaCovid, and Cadbury to mention a few.

Onyinye Louisa Dimike
MA Human Resource Management, 2013
Group Head Human Resources, Anchoria Advisory Services Limited 
Onyinye Louisa Dimike is a Strategic HR Business Intrapreneur and transformation leader with over 17+ years experience across diverse industries, including Investment Banking, Shipping & Logistics, and Financial Service Industries. Known for her grace, grit, and resilience, Onyinye has spent her career aligning people, culture, and systems to help organizations grow, not just in profit, but in purpose.

Starting off her career as an HR generalist with an investment bank, and later in a shipping and logistics company, she has consistently implemented and delivered results with HR Initiatives that enhanced the organisation’s performance, improved culture, increased satisfaction, and geared business growth. Her expertise spans through human capital management and administration with specialties in HR strategy planning and development, performance management, learning and development, employee relations, leadership development. She currently works as the Group Head, Human Resources Anchoria Capital, Nigeria, she has led key transformations focused on driving culture change, improve performance and employee engagement, and build leadership capacity with employee. Her work has helped boost workforce performance and prepare the organization for the future of work.

With a first degree in English & Literature from Abia State University, Uturu and an MA in Human Resource Management, University of Leeds, UK. Professionally, she holds memberships and certifications from CIPM, Nigeria and CIPD UK. A lifelong learner, she continues to pursue growth, recently engagement her time in impacting the next generation of HR leaders through her HR education and leadership development program.
 

Taiye Adeyemi
MA Corporate Communications, Marketing and Public Relations, 2015
Co-founder and CEO of Pronto / Founder of Wrapyt Media
Taiye Adeyemi is a business leader and entrepreneur with a passion for solving real-world problems through innovation and technology. A graduate of Leeds University Business School, Taiye has spent the last decade leading ventures across operations, mobility, and media. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Pronto, a Nigerian ride-hailing startup on a mission to eliminate driver exploitation and bring balance to the ecosystem through a flat-fee model and drive-to-own EV solution. Taiye is also the founder of Wrapyt Media, a transit advertising company, and actively supports community-driven initiatives in Lagos. He’s excited to give back to the Leeds community and share insights on building impactful ventures in emerging markets.
 

Adesua Ekwale
MSc International Business, 2009
Co-Founder and Lead Consultant at LearnerMeji Creatives & Consulting Ltd
Adesua Ekwale is a business leader and transformation and innovation strategist with over a decade of experience shaping businesses, products, and brands across entertainment, technology, beauty and lifestyle, and supply chain industries. Recognized for her ability to simplify complexity and translate ideas into measurable results, Adesua has built a career helping organizations and individuals excel in evolving markets.

She holds an MSc in International Business from the prestigious University of Leeds and a BSc in Biological and Physical Sciences from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. As a certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach, Adesua combines leadership development, financial expertise, and strategic systems thinking. Her diverse skill set spans project execution, product innovation, organizational restructuring, and high-level stakeholder management.

As Co-Founder and Lead Consultant at LearnerMeji Creatives & Consulting Ltd, Adesua is redefining how organizations achieve sustainable growth. At the heart of her work is the flagship program, Hire a CEO for 6 Weeks, where she and her team step into the leadership seat to audit, reengineer, and implement systems that transform businesses from owner-dependent to process driven.

Her interventions have uncovered hidden revenue streams, optimized operational systems, and positioned businesses for sustainable growth, delivering proven transformations for brands such as Buybetter Cosmetics, Seaquest Explorations Limited, and Grand Cobblers, among many others. With experience managing portfolios with annual revenues exceeding USD 1 million, she empowers organizations to overcome limitations and achieve consistent high-performance outcomes.

True to her astute entrepreneurial acumen, she is also the Co-Founder and Director of Finance at House of Ceremonies and Product Owner at WeaveIt Technologies, where she leads  groundbreaking innovation at the intersection of technology and human connection.

Through House of Ceremonies, she has overseen the delivery of over 5,000 curated services over eight years, gaining deep insight into how thoughtful gestures strengthen relationships. This experience revealed a global gap in how people sustain meaningful bonds an insight that inspired the creation of WeaveIt PRM, an AI-driven Personal Relationship Management platform designed to help individuals and enterprises nurture relationships at scale.

Currently in development and capital-raising stages, WeaveIt is poised to disrupt the relationshiptech industry with its seamless integration of personalization, automation, and emotional intelligence. Built on a tiered subscription model with strong market demand, the platform aims to transform emotional capital into loyalty and measurable business value, setting a new standard for how technology enhances human relationships.

Guided by her belief that strategic innovation and purposeful leadership have the power to transform both businesses and communities, Adesua actively shares her expertise on the  LearnerMeji Co. podcast series, “Small Girls, Small Talk.” Through this platform, she continues to mentor, inspire, and challenge conventional thinking, redefining how organizations and individuals create lasting impact in today’s dynamic world.