John Ugochukwu Udoh

John Ugochukwu Udoh is a finance and transformation professional with experience spanning investment banking, project management consulting, and digital and finance transformation across Nigeria, the United States, and Canada. He has served as a structured finance associate, program manager, and project financial controller on multimillion-dollar construction, IT, and M&A initiatives. John holds a postgraduate degree in International Trade from UCLA and a Master’s in Finance from Queen’s University. He is an FCCA, CPA Canada member, and PMP.

Gbenga Ige

Gbenga Ige is a Business Strategy leader at Microsoft, where he oversees ML/AI technology investments to enhance seller productivity and shapes strategy for the company’s ~$1B Startup program. He began his career as an engineer at Cummins Inc., designing diesel engines, before joining McKinsey & Company to lead technology strategy engagements. Gbenga holds a bachelor’s degree from Obafemi Awolowo University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Folarin Erogbogbo

Folarin Erogbogbo is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at San Jose State University. His work is considered pioneering in nanotechnology for biomedical and energy applications because of his demonstrations with quantum dots on the nanoscale. He is also the founder of Black Engineer Week.

He received a doctor of philosophy from The State University of New York at Buffalo 

Fiyinfolu Balogun

Dr. Fiyinfolu Balogun is a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York with a clinical focus on gastrointestinal cancers. He is also an active research scientist, leading several grant funded projects and clinical trials to improve care in pancreas and colorectal cancers. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in biology & Psychology from university of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). After which he received MD and PhD degrees from University of Chicago, then completed post-doctoral training at New York University.