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Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Lord Lieutenant of London, (the Queen’s representative in the capital), and a shining light of business brilliance and philanthropy in the UK for which he was knighted in 2018. As Director of Reuters, he was the first British-born black man to serve as a Director of a FTSE100 company and in 2016 he was named Number 1 in the Powerlist’s roster of the UK’s most influential black people. Ken’s portfolio currently includes Chairman of Nigeria’s largest Fintech – Interswitch; Chairman of welfare-to-work charity, Shaw Trust; Founder and Chairman of social mobility charity, Aleto Foundation; a non-exec board member of Huawei (UK) and Chairman of Pharmacy roll-up, Alitam.

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Nigel Payne who, from 2000 to 2006, was the CEO of AIM Listed Sportingbet PLC, one of the largest internet gambling businesses in the world. He led the business at its peak to a market value of £2bn. Nigel was a finalist at the Sunday Times Non-Executive Director of the Year Awards in April 2016 and was an adviser to President Clinton’s Foundation (2006 to 2008). Nigel is currently non-executive director of Sportingbet, where he focuses on regulatory and legal issues.

Mike Ogilvie, a renowned international speaker and doyen of the accountancy world. Mike is Regional Hub Director of Xeinadin, the world’s first overnight merger of 122 accountancy firms, and sits on the board of the OMMG (Overnight Multiple Merger Group) which is spearheading further such mergers. 

Feisal Nahaboo, widely feted as a business phenomenon having launched several game-changing businesses, including in the accountancy and pharmacy sectors, with more in the pipeline. His overnight multiple merger model, hailed as a ‘corporate miracle’, was dreamt up in his bedroom and executed with a team of just three trusted advisers. Feisal is a highly sought-after speaker on the international circuit, where he inspires successive generations on industry disruption and the brave new world of business.