GUEST SPEAKERs

• The following are the conference speakers from Friday, April 9 - Saturday, April 10, 2010.
  
• TOWN HALL MEETING SPEAKER - FRIDAY, APRIL 9
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  Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa
  Chairperson, Nigeria House of Representative, Committee on Diaspora Affairs
  
• KEYNOTE SPEAKER - FRIDAY, APRIL 9

• 
  Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman
  The Honorable Minister of National Planning
  

• SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOR
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  His Excellency, Mallam (Dr.) Ibrahim Shekarau Sardauna
  Executive Governor of Kano State, Kano, Nigeria
  

• DISTINGUISHED GUEST SPEAKERS

• • Senator Bob Dickson Effiong - Chairman, Senate Services Committee
  
  • Dr (Mrs.) Ndi Okereke-Onyuike - DG, The Nigerian Stock Exchange
  
  • Engr Mansur Ahmed - DG, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC)
  
  • Ms. Joan Verplanck - President, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
  
  • Prof. Sylvester Monye - Secretary, National Planning Commission & NV 2020 National Steering Committee
  
  • Dr. Bashir Shehu Galadanci - Honorable Commissioner Kano State Ministry of Science & Technology
  
  • Ambassador Babagana Wakil - Deputy Chief of Mission/Chargé d'Affaires a.i, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - Washington DC
  

• SPEAKERS

• • Ali Garba, DBA First Vice President - Investments Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC.
  
  • Dr. Chamberlain Peterside - MD/CEO New Era Capital
  
  • Mr. Tunde Sodade - Project Management Standards and Resource Centre, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo , Fort Mc Murray, AB
  
  • Mr George Oluwaboro - Managing Director ‐ Africa for Friedland Global Capital Markets LLC, and a Fund Manager and Managing Director Africa for Friedland Investment Management LLC.
  
  • Dr Jude Igwemezie - President, Applied Rail Research Technologies (ARRT Inc.)
  
  • Mallam Salisu Abdullahi - Senior Special Assistant ICT Policy - Kano State Government
  
  • Mr. James E. Obi - President, The Obi Group
  
  • Dr. Wale Babalakin - Chairman, Bi-Courtney Limited
  
  • Dr. Ignatius O. Okonkwo Ph.D. P.E. - Founding Principal Earth Design Associates, Inc (EDA)
  
  • Prof Adesoji Adelaja - John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy, Michigan State University
  
  • Dr. (Mrs.) Obiageli Ezekwesili - VP for African Region World Bank