Speakers
Hon. Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite
Minister, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development
Nigeria
Wumba P. Akapo
Managing Director
Akapo Jewels
South Africa
Kolade Akpata
Co-Founder
Noemdek
Nigeria
Labi Akapo
Chief Executive Officer
Akapo Jewels
South Africa
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Charles Betts
Group Managing Director
The Betts Group
United Kingdom
Emefa Cole
Jewelry Designers
Ghana/UK
Dion Dalton-Bridges
Head of Strategy & Communication
Mine Digital
Australia
Oumy Diaw
Art & Luxury Lifestyle Specialist
Senegal
Aida Diop
President
Women in Mining
Senegal
Melanie Eddy
Senior Lecturer
Central Saint Martin’s
UK/Bermuda
Mohmed Elelu-Bashir
Blockchain Consultant
Nigeria
Nere Emiko
Chairman
Kian Smith Refinery
Nigeria
Kirsten and Koffi Essel
Founders
Third Crown Jewelry
USA/Ghana
Abiola Fasehun
Strategic Consultant
Luxury Jewelry Industry
USA
Lola Fenhirst
Jewelry Designer
Nigeria/France
Hadiza Garbati
Director
Kabara Community Development Initiative
Nigeria
Monica Gichuhi
VirtuGems
Kenya
Laure Gnassou
Economist
United Nations
Hajia Hafsat
Founder
Hafsat Jewelers
Nigeria
Edward Johnson
Consultant
Edward Johnson Consulting
United Kingdom
Tekena Koko
Chief Executive Officer
GoldTreasure Exchange Limited (Goltrex)
Nigeria
Segun Lawson
Chief Executive Officer
Thor Exploration
Nigera
Vania Leles
Founder
Vanleles Diamonds
United Kingdom
Boitshoko Kabile
Chief Executive Officer
House of Divinity Jewellery and Marketing and Communications
South Africa
Chris Marcus
Arcadia Economics
USA
Frank Mugyenyi
Chairman
Minerals Africa
Development Institute (MADI)
Uganda
Inonge Mweene
Founder
Inonge Zita Jewelry
Denmark/Zambia
Mazzi Odu
Founder & Editor
Magnus Oculus
Nigeria
Nihma Odunuyi
Founder & Senior Lecturer
Lagos Jewelry School
Nigeria
Moyo Ogunseinde
Director
Aga Concept
Nigeria
Lolade Olubi
Wealth Creation Enthusiast
Nigeria
Niyi Omojola
Partner
Constant Capital
Nigeria
His Excellency Mr. Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo
Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries
Burkina Faso
Chris Powell
Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee
USA
Jahleh Rosenkrantz
Cofounder
Rosenkrantz Africa & Zimbaqua Mines
Kenya/Tanzania
Nicole Smith
Secretary
Africa Gold Council
Catherine Sutherland
Founder/Lead Consultant
Envision-Hub
Nigeria
Zehra Talib
Founder
Lead Consultant
Nigeria
Tim Tokun
Project Developer
Nigeria
Anita Udegbue
Freelance Brand Communications Specialist
Nigeria
Riaan VD Westhuizen
Managing Director
Allied African
Nigeria
Nichole Yembra
Founder & Managing Partner
The Chrysalis Company
Nigeria