Anne has been involved for over 25 years in the field of international trade, in both the private & public sector.  She has extensive experience in the fields of trade development, compliance, and EU funded projects.

She took up her current position as Head of International Trade & Compliance at Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group in 2003, with responsibility for the development and delivery of Chamber’s extensive portfolio of International Trade Services, as well as developing strategic partnership with key stakeholders.

She is an member of the national BCC International Trade Group, as well as being a UKTI / Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) approved inspector, assessor and trainer relating to the field of origin & trade preference regulations.

One Central Hub, connecting Nigerians globally 9jadiaspora is the unique portal where Nigerians living in diaspora can find information, share and exchange ideas, get advice and be mentored, patronise, trade and collaborate with each other. Our objective is to provide a platform rich in content and diversity that satisfies the daily information needs of Nigerians in diaspora.

We will encourage and foster good working relationships among our people, encouraging them to do more business with each other and promoting Nigerian businesses to Nigerian households. In addition to this, we will organize workshops and seminars for our people on how to promote and develop their businesses. In the same spirit we will be encouraging Nigerians to invest at home and do business with their counterparts in Nigeria.

We will work with trade bodies and organisations promoting their activities and events on our portal, providing direct access to a rich and professional audience.

We want to celebrate our successes and highlight role models for the young generations of Nigerians in diaspora that are abound in many countries around the world. Nigerians in diaspora will find pertinent information about Nigeria – visiting, tourism, investing, banking, insurance, buying properties, purchasing stocks, finding a job and addresses of relevant government agencies. As part of our services, we will be providing pertinent information to Nigerian visitors, students and new settlers in diaspora, allowing them to enjoy their visit, studies or settle down quickly and avail themselves of all the necessary information to make their visit, study or stay a pleasant one without falling foul of the law of the land.

Nigerians at home will also be able to find information about holidaying abroad, studying abroad, housing, transportation, hotels and serviced apartments, immigration rules, public health care services in the UK and a forum to engage Nigerians in diaspora in business relationships. In essence, we will be the daily companion for every Nigerian in diaspora

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True African Heritage is the home of African traditions and culture… The Door is open for those that wants to Celebrate Africa
True African Heritage proudly presents the event of a lifetime – THE TRUE AFRICAN HERITAGE AWARDS 2015 – recognising the great work of African Achievers and unsung heroes making a difference to life- This is an event you cannot afford to miss.
DATE – Saturday, 26 September 2015 from 15:00 to 22:30 (BST)
London, United Kingdom

Chantelé is the Africa financial services and Southern Africa lead for the PwC UK Africa Business Group, which brings together resource and skills from PwC Africa and PwC UK to support clients.  She has spent over 10 years working in financial services on the African continent, is Afrikaans South African and can speak a dash of Xhosa.

Since joining PwC South Africa, Chantelé has worked as an auditor and consultant to African and British companies, including those listed on the FTSE100, JSE, and other African stock exchanges.  She has worked in several business units at PwC; her latest focus being on global relationships with South African companies in the UK.  Her expertise ranges across internal and external audit, and controls, governance and regulatory consulting, for insurers, asset managers, funds and banks. Other experience includes tax, liquidations and forensics.

Chantelé represents PwC on the board of the South Africa Chamber of Commerce in the UK.  The Chamber promotes investment into South Africa as a ‘gateway’ for further investment into the African continent. She has written articles on investment governance which have been published in global financial magazines.

Gift Amukoyo Foraine. Born on 23 April hails from Delta, Sapele, Nigeria. Attended Delta State University where she studied English and Literary Studies and currently on her PGD in Mass Communication at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism.

She is a studios literatus who peruse with great delight, any good story she lays her hands on. Sheis a budding poetess; 1st Asa Poetry Prize Winner, 2014-2nd Edition, writer in other literary genres,as well as a book reviewer and an editor.

A spirited young lady encompassed with zeal to brainstorm innovative ideas and work on existing phenomenon and ideologies. She is jovial and on the sunny side of life with passion for research and result.

President and Founder of FMG Marketing Group (FMG Wealth Club), and an Investment Adviser with World Financial Group of Canada.

Francis is passionate about encouraging the Diaspora community to invest in Africa. Francis is an International Wealth Advisor and helps investors make the right decisions in investing in Africa.

With over twenty years in Financial Management and Investor Relations, Francis shares his expertise and experience with the international investment community.

Francis successfully helps astute investors thrive in Africa while enabling the sustainable economic growth.

Chris is passionate about investing in Africa for the social and economic development. Chris was part of a movement that made representation to the British Government in 1997 on their International Development Policy in ensuring that members of the African Diaspora community were consulted in the development of their countries of origin, and has also served as an Africa and Middle East Trade Advisor to the UK Government Trade Partners UK (UK Trade International) between 2001 and 2003, contributing to its corporate plan 2002-2005.

Chris Chaired the Olympic Planning Committee (OPC) to welcome the Cameroonian Olympic delegation to the United Kingdom in 2012. Chris has led Cameroon Forum to be honoured with two recent awards – Best Social Enterprise, and Best Community Builders.

Mr Nasah is a qualified lecturer, and was an  External Examiner for the Certificate in Professional Practice and Management in Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture,  University College London – his alma matta. He was a  Fellow of the Arts Council of England Hosted by the Royal Institute of British Architect’s Architecture Gallery.

With well over a decade of professional experience, Roy is committed to the Information Security. He is an enthusiastic and dedicated professional with extensive experience across a variety of Industries in areas such as Banking and Finance including as a security project consultant with Accenture on an Oil & Gas, retail telecoms security implementation project against PCI DSS and ISO27001 frameworks.

Data security is essential in global business, especially in emerging markets like Africa. Cyber and data security can not only safeguarded intellectual investment, but also secure financial assets.

Roy has a first degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and is an Alumnus of one of the most prestigious Universities in Information Security (Royal Holloway College).

He has a zealous entrepreneurial streak and is the founder of the Nigeria Information Security Professionals in Diaspora (NISPiD) and Principal Consultant of Cryptv Ltd.

Tony Fiddy has a background in Mechanical Engineering, He oversees the global deployment of WTE/Maax systems and to work with regional representatives of Naanovo and its subsidiaries in the development of WTE projects. As Regional VP of Europe and Africa, Tony is responsible for overseeing project development (WTE, solar, biomass, etc.) within those two regions. He is also Chairman of Solar Maax Limited.

As the former Chairman and CEO of the Plantwise Group of Companies, based in the UK, Tony oversaw an international company which specializes in exporting construction equipment from the UK to Africa and the Middle East in support of the mining and power industries. Sourcing mining equipment, power plant equipment and essential spare parts for several far-reaching projects was his specialty.

Tony has over the years forged relationships with a broad network of seasoned industry professionals, government officials and equipment manufacturers across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, which has proven valuable to Naanovo. Tony was also the former National Chairman and Branch Chairman of the Contractors Mechanical Plant Engineers (CMPE) and a Member of the Institute of Exporters.