These respource persons are experienced export practitionals and consultants who have distinguished themselves in their expertise in export research, documentation and consulting.

Kola Awe
He is a legal practitioner with vast experience in the export industry. Mr. Awe has been in involved in the export of agro- commodities since 1995, having exported cashewnuts, ginger, charcoal and wood till date. He has gained reputation both locally and internationally, maintaining commodity partners in China, Germany and China.

In 2006, with a strong passion to support the export of Nigeria’s manufactured products in the west Africa Sub – region and beyond, he established XPT Logistics Int’l Ltd, an export management company with offices in Ghana and Liberia. Today the company aside from other areas of interest has pioneered the presence of seven company’s products in West Africa.

1n 2008,  having witness the dearth and lack of information in the export industry, as the producer and presenter of Export World on NTA channel 10, he commenced the publication of export watch magazine , a quarterly magazine that has continued to provide information and data to operators in the industry. The practical training program me was conceive by him to complement the various training program me on export based on the strong belief that export is more practical than academic

Mike Omonbude (BSC, MBA, FIFIAN, MNIMN)
Mike is a graduate of University of Benin with Advance Diploma and Bachelors of Science degrees both in Banking and Finance. With an MBA, he has had over 20 years banking experience spanning through three banks; United Bank for Africa Plc, Ecobank Nigeria Plc and Springbank Plc. He a Fellow of the Institute of Financial & Investment Analyst, Nigeria and a Full Member of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigerian

At UBA Plc, Mike worked in International Banking operations. As Manager, Corporate Banking and Public Sector, he was responsible for marketing corporate banking products and services. He was Special Assistant to the Acting Managing Director/CEO during the banking consolidation/merger. Mike headed the e-Collections & Transactions Services.

He was an AGM/Group Executive, Revenue Collections at Spring Bank Plc. where  he resigned to set up a Training and Management Consulting firm M & J Associate Ltd as CEO with the responsibility to manage the company’s business activities. Also, he runs a Professional Study Centre in Ketu, Lagos..

He also has a wide range of experiences in Industrial Relations, Cooperative Society movement, Strategic Marketing Management, Relationship Management and an expert in Revenue Generation and Collections

David Tanenbaum

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Bambgola Adelayo
BAMIGBOLA ADELAYO is seasoned shipping / maritime professional with proven experience in planning, managing publics and implementing programs that are strategic within business goal of the organization in Shipping, Maritime, Export and Freight Logistics.  A resourceful talent, able to meet challenges and provide solution in an analytical manner for development and operational support in a multicultural environment.
 
His professional achievement includes a successfully managed customer service delivery with a consistent shipment increase among past employers from 100 containers to 360containers in 2006/2007 and from 360 to 410 Shipments in 2007/2008 to consignees in Africa, Europe, China and South-East Asia covering 15ports He has also authored 4books; The Practice of Shipping Operations [2007, 468pgs],  Shipping Strategy for Export Logistics & Supply Chain [2009, 400pgs], Dictionary of Shipping, [ 2009, 300pgs], Export Trade Planning & Control [350pgs 2009]

His Academic Qualifications & Education Higher Degree [Post-Graduate Diploma] in Planning Studies-Transport, Lagos State University, 2002, Higher Diploma  in Shipping & Logistics Management from Nigerian Institute of Shipping 2001,  Diploma in Shipping Management from Polaris Maritime Institute, 1999. Member Chartered Management Institute, UK, Member, Nigerian Institute of Shipping, Bamigbola Work Experience span across last 12years in the field of Practice in Maritime, Shipping, Export Trade, Logistics and Import Freight Movement majorly with Multinational companies / conglomerates He is currently, Senior Consultant to BATIAD CONSULT NIGERIA LTD. He’s happily married.