Bola Matel-Okoh brings the Govt Lady Summit to Lagos: Ibukun Awosika, Dolapo Osinbajo & extra audio system confirmed
- The Govt Lady Summit (TEWS) will happen on October 8, 2025, in Victoria Island, Lagos, beneath the theme “Main from Inside: An Genuine Strategy to Management.”
- The summit options top-tier audio system, together with Dolapo Osinbajo, Ibukun Awosika, Oluyemisi Edun, and others, providing insights into genuine management and strategic affect.
- Attendees will expertise a mix of management growth and life-style components akin to dwell music, cocktails, and exhibitions, emphasizing the connection between well-being and govt excellence.
Victoria Island, Lagos, will host a landmark occasion on October 8, 2025, because the Govt Lady Summit (TEWS) convenes beneath the theme “Main from Inside: An Genuine Strategy to Management.”
Spearheaded by Bola Matel-Okoh, Founding father of BMO Advisory Providers and The Ladies’s Way of life Hub, the summit goals to reshape the management narrative for girls throughout Africa.
Regardless of seen progress, gender gaps persist. UN Ladies stories that girls maintain simply 27% of parliamentary seats in sub-Saharan Africa. In Nigeria’s {financial} providers sector, McKinsey information reveals girls occupy 47% of entry-level roles, however solely 28% of C-suite positions.
Throughout Africa, feminine illustration drops additional, with simply 9% of CEOs and eight% of board chairs being girls. Nigeria leads marginally with 10% feminine CEOs amongst top-listed corporations.
“Africa can’t afford management that burns vibrant and burns out,” says Matel-Okoh. “We should construct techniques the place govt girls rise—and stay.”
Matel-Okoh, a dual-qualified lawyer (New York and Nigeria), brings over 30 years of authorized and company governance expertise. She presently serves as a Non-Govt Director at Wema {Bank} Plc and has mentored over 250 senior-level girls via her platform, The Ladies’s Way of life Hub. Her management philosophy is rooted in information and technique, with coaching from Harvard Enterprise Faculty, INSEAD, and IMD Switzerland.
A Strategic and Holistic Summit Expertise.
TEWS is designed as a one-day, high-impact occasion mixing management growth with wellness. Attendees will have interaction in keynotes, hearth chats, and deep-dive periods, complemented by dwell music, cocktails, and exhibitions—a deliberate steadiness to strengthen the hyperlink between private well-being and govt efficiency.
Influential Speaker Lineup
The summit will characteristic a powerhouse roster of audio system together with:
- Dolapo Osinbajo, spouse of Nigeria’s former Vice President
- Ibukun Awosika, Founding father of The Chair Centre Group and FirstBank’s first feminine Chairman
- Oluyemisi Edun, MD of FCMB
- Joke Bakare, MD of MedPlus Pharmacy
- Binta Max-Gbinije, CEO of BMG SEVEN
- Osayi Alile, CEO of ACT Basis
- Folasade Femi-Lawal, Mastercard’s Nation Supervisor for West Africa
- Yewande Zaccheaus, Chairman of Eventful Ltd
- Feranmi Owolabi, Head of Purple Academy at Wema {Bank}
Registration and Entry
Registration is now open at bolamatelokoh.com/tews. The manager bundle affords premium entry and precedence seating for high-level networking. A digital cross can be obtainable for worldwide members.
