About Us

The Iconic Brand Africa (TIBA) is an organization that serves as a catalyst for positive change and advancement, fueling a culture of learning and development, recognition, and collaboration among professionals, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders that propels Africa towards a brighter future.

TIBA empowers individuals and organizations with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to thrive in today’s dynamic world.

TIBA Awards and Conference is a platform that celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions across various fields, honoring individuals and entities who exemplify excellence, innovation, and impact. These awards not only recognize excellence but also inspire others to reach greater heights and make meaningful contributions to the society.

Through its conferences, webinars, networking, and award event, TIBA provides valuable opportunities for learning and development, recognition and collaboration driving collective progress and growth across the African continent.

Slogan

Building Icons, Celebrating Excellence

Our core values

Learning and Development
Recognition
Networking and Collaboration

Vision

To transform Africa through learning, recognition, and collaboration.

Mission

Leading Africa’s progress by fostering a culture of learning, recognizing excellence, and promoting professional collaboration.

TIBA functions under 3 entities

TIBA Network
TIBA Awards and Conference
TIBA Community

At TIBA, our activities within the 3 entities are centered around 5 major areas, which are:

Career Development
Entrepreneurship
Personal Branding for career professionals
Business Branding for business owners
Personal Development

Board of Management

Advisory board

Omotola Adedapo

Chair, Advisory

Omotola Adedapo is a versatile, excellence-driven HR Leader with core competencies in Organizational Leadership and Development, People and Culture Strategy, Talent Management and Development, People Analytics, Business Intelligence and Digital Transformation. Her years of experience cut across the Financial Services, Manufacturing, FMCG, Retail, Hospitality, and Healthcare sectors. She is currently the Head of Human Resources for Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc.

She is a certified Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) with the Human Resources Certification Institute, (HRCI) USA. She is a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) with the Society for Human Resources Management, USA, and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and a Master’s degree in Industrial and Labour Relations from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

Olubunmi Fabanwo

Member, Advisory

Olubunmi Fabanwo is a fintech professional whose career path has taken him from leading the Binance Affiliate Program for Africa (1,500+ Partners, 120,000+ new users, $1.03Bn Trade Volume) to driving business development within the Google Cloud team.

Now based in Canada, he is passionate about enterprise solutions on the Google Cloud platform and introducing individuals and businesses to the revolutionary power of Blockchain technology.

Stella Ijeoma Olugbemi

Member, Advisory

Stella Ijeoma Olugbemi holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a Masters in Business Administration from Nexford University. She is also a member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) and Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS) Her 18 years work experience has cut across Banking, Oil and Gas, Health Services, Telecommunications, Construction and the Power Sector where she has held various positions. She successfully pivoted from her Accounting background to Public Relations where she is now able to find full expression for her people-centered approach to bringing excellence across all organizational levels.
She currently works with the Corporate Communications and Branding Department at Egbin Power Plc, the largest thermal power generating plant in sub-Saharan Africa as the CSR, Brand and Event Manager.

Gabriel Ologunwa

Member, Advisory

Gabriel Ologunwa is a business growth professional turned financial advisor and investor. He is passionate about partnering with value-aligned innovators and investors, bringing economic empowerment to disadvantaged communities on the continent of Africa.

He is currently the Founding Partner of Plumule Advisory Limited, with a mission to empower young African entrepreneurs who are leveraging technology to turn the continent’s toughest and multi-layered infrastructural challenges into profitable business opportunities.

He organizes advisory sessions for student founders across campuses and he is a sound engineer by passion.

Oluwafunmilola Otolorin

Member, Advisory

Fondly called The Levite God’s Mouthpiece! A certified Media Personnel by training. She is passionate about journalism and everything that revolves around communication. Oluwafunmilola is a believer in the family system as the UNIFYING and LIBERATING FORCE upon which a NATION is BUILT. She believes that very great nation thrives on the exclusive family values and cultural activities that mold and shape the individuals that it presents to the world.

She is enthusiastic about building strong family bond that produce exceptional children who are well behaved, highly disciplined, emotionally stable, loving, caring, talented, motivated, proactive, intuitive, creative, and humane. She is a serial entrepreneur and a family life coach.

Juliet Kimson

Member, Advisory

Juliet is a serial entrepreneur, Artist, Educator, Creative Coach, Kids and Teen Advocate, who is passionate about helping children discover their inert creative potential and be the best version of themselves.
She runs an event management outfit where she provides decoration and lighting services to her clients for various kins of professional events. She is the convener for The Creative Classroom for Teachers created to meet the 21st century educational skills set and to impact educators for more wired classroom.

Dr. Bayode Oke

Member, Advisory

Bayode Oke is the Lead Consultant/CEO at The BOT (Bayode Oke Thomas) Company established with the aim to support individuals, organizations, projects with structure, strategy and positioning to advance their ideas from conceptualisation to implementation.
Bayode Oke is the current Administrative Director and Co-founder of The Invasion Group, a non-profit organization, which focuses on harnessing the strength of young minds for change. He is also the co-founder/Managing Director of Mentors in Nigeria Initiative, a community of mentors who support young people to make empowered decisions and believe in their potential. His organisations have over one hundred committed volunteer mentors who provide support to young people.

Fifty of the young people who have been mentored through the programs have gone on to become mentors themselves. Bayode Oke, a multiple- Global award winner. He was conferred with the highest accolade a young person can achieve by the Duke & Sussex of Cambridge (THE DIANA AWARD).

Omobabinrin Adeola Osideko

Member, Advisory

Omobabinrin Adeola Osideko (MSc, FCCA, CPA) is a trained Accountant in Nigeria, Canada, and United Kingdom. She is a graduate of University of London where she obtained her MSc in Accounting. Outside her regular job as a Finance professional, Adeola is a Personal Development Coach and a Branding Expert. Her passion for writing, teaching, and public speaking, is what launched her into what she does presently as a coach, speaker, and Branding consultant.

She is an author, an international speaker, the licensed organizer of TEDxBingervile and the convener of The Iconic Brands Awards (TIBA). Adeola is a mentor to few and a role model to many.

board of directors

Joshua Umoh

Director, Media and Public Relations

Joshua is a seasoned professional, a visionary expert in branding and marketing for crypto startup brands, with a passion for empowering individuals through education about crypto investments. He is not just a professional; he is a driving force behind the success stories of emerging brands and a beacon of knowledge in the exciting cryptocurrency world.

Blessing Aggreh

Director, Operations and Admin

Blessing Aggreh: Business & Personal Development Coach, Founder of CBB Consultant. Leading discussions on women’s empowerment, business strategies, and personal branding. Chairman of the Board for CBB Consultant and Blessing Aggreh Foundation. Business Developer at C and I Leasing PLC, specializing in HR and Operations Management. Committed to guiding individuals to success in life and business.

Temitope Ogundeji

Director, Learning and Development

Temitope Ogundeji is a customer centric professional with core competencies in Learning and Development, Training and Research, Coaching, Facilitation, Strategic Planning and Business Development. Her work experience transverses Real Estate, Facilities Management, Hospitality, Consulting, the Capital and Financial Markets. She is currently the Training Business Development Manager for the Risk Advisory function at Deloitte Nigeria.

Temitope holds a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Lagos and a Bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan. She is a project management professional with interests in cybersecurity and marketing communications.

Adeola Okoh

Director, Sales and Marketing

Adeola has over 14 years of extensive experience in the telecoms sector, she a seasoned sales and marketing professional specializing in driving business growth and development, with a proficiency in market expansion initiatives.

She had held key roles in leading telecoms companies, where she successfully spearheaded numerous sales and marketing campaigns, resulting in significant revenue growth and market share expansion. Her background encompasses strategic planning, brand positioning, market research, and customer relationship management, all aimed at driving business success and achieving organizational objectives.

Morenikeji Onaderu

Director, Event and programs

Morenikeji Onaderu is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, a Certified Information System Auditor and a holder of a Masters degree in Business Administration. She is a finance professional with over 15 years’ experience working in the public, banking, real estate, and hospitality sectors. She is a parenting coach and the founder of The Graced Child Network, through which she provides strategies, resources, information, support, and accountability to parents who want to create a dynamic relationship with their children.

She is an inspirational fiction writer and author of 8 life-changing books. She is also a ghostwriter for busy professionals, and a faith-based filmmaker.

Bright Okere

Director, Partnership/Sponsorship

Bright Okere is a highly experienced Digital Marketer, Communications & Brand Strategist, with a passion for crafting impactful brand stories and driving strategic marketing campaigns for global brands.

With over 9 years of experience, he has successfully led teams and executed digital campaigns for prominent brands across various sectors including Fintech, E-commerce, Banking, Real Estate, FMCG, and most recently, Telecommunications as Marketing Manager at Transsion Holdings.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and an MBA in Advanced AI and Marketing Automation from Nexford University, USA.