Prof. Enase Okonedo
Keynote Speaker
Professor Enase Okonedo, FCA, is currently the Vice-Chancellor of Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria. Prior to this, she was dean of Lagos Business School (LBS) from July 2009 until December 2020.
A seasoned educator who has paved the way for women in leadership in various sectors, she is recognised internationally and serves on boards in the management education sector including the boards of Global Business School Network (GBSN); United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UNPRME) and the Academic Advisory Board of Blatnavik School of Government, University of Oxford
Professor Okonedo currently serves as an independent non-executive director on the boards of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) and ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Solutions as Chairperson. She is a member of the Leadership Council of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation which is focused on transforming Africa’s public sector and also the President of AIFA Reading Society – a society committed to achieving sustainable education in Africa by promoting a reading culture
She is a professor of management and holds a doctorate degree from International School of Management (ISM), Paris; an MBA from IESE Business School, Barcelona and a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Benin.
She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); the Institute of Directors (IOD); and the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN).