Meet the Judges' Panel for Alumni Awards 2024-25

Nadia has been working in the film industry for 13 years primarily as a Curator and Audience Development Specialist. In 2016 she presented a second edition of BEYOND NOLLYWOOD as part of the BLACK STAR season at the BFI Southbank. She has written two books which include and The Black British Filmmaker’s Guide to Success and The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success: Beyond Nollywood. Currently, she is the UK Lead curator for the British Council Film Connections Programme. 

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My name is Nwamaka Ogboanna, a research analyst with an avid interest in development issues in Africa. Against this backdrop, it was with a high sense of pride and accomplishment that I received the news of being accepted into the Future Leaders Connect programme.

Odun is Co-founder and CEO at DIYlaw, Nigeria’s foremost legal technology startup, Odun is also Co-founder and Lead Counsel of The Longe Practice LP, (TLP), a law practice focused on providing legal solutions for entrepreneurship in Africa. She likes to refer to herself as a Lawver of entrepreneurs where Lawver = Lawyer + Lover. A natural progression of her background and experience is her recent foray into early stage investing. Odun loves all things technology.

Ojoma Ochai is Director, Arts, West Africa for British Council. In this role, Ojoma works with public and private sector partners in the UK and West Africa to develop and deliver programmes that build skills, international and local networks and other capacities that promote the growth and collaboration potential of the creative economy between the sub-region and the UK.

Ojonoka Agudah is an intellectual property and commercial lawyer specializing in sports marketing. As Senior Legal Counsel at the IPC, she advises on media rights, sponsorship, licensing, and player transfers. Previously, she handled high-value global transactions. Named among Nigeria’s top women in sports business, she holds an LLM from Swansea University. Passionate about women’s sports, she mentors young African women pursuing careers in sports and law.

Olamide Jolaoso is a data & analytics thought leader based in Lagos, Nigeria, renowned for his innovative contributions to the global data landscape. He was named one of the Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics by Corinium Global Intelligence.

 As the founder of The DataMind-Mindset, he has empowered over 3,000 individuals, helping them chart successful careers in data science. Olamide is passionate about nurturing the next generation of data professionals.

In the final category, The Business and Innovation Award, Oluwafemi Adeola Adedipe, a graduate of the University of Southampton emerged as the winner. Oluwafemi is an entrepreneur focusing on financial access for underserved businesses across Nigeria’s informal sector.

He is the founder of StreetCred and Pistis Finserve, Pistis Sustainability Essay Competition as well as the Pistis Young Scholars Programme, a leadership development platform for high achieving students.

His companies have collectively provided more than N1 Billion (approx. $2.5 million) in loans to more than 10,000 women traders, artisans, and street vendors across Nigeria, serving customers from 34 business locations.