Dr. Wonders Pibowei

The Principal and Vice-Chair at Lowase Group with a 10+ years of global track record in providing financial advisory and technical assistance to tech startups and large companies in the areas of private venture capital, infrastructure project finance and mergers & acquisition rounds across Africa. Formerly, Head of Contracts & Financial Management at Strides Energy and Maritime Limited, he lead proposals, origination, financing, procurements and execution of 10+ EPIC contracts valued at U$D20+ million and a M&A arrangement in a technology and telecommunication company at a U$D1.5 million project seed. A Business Council Member on Venture Capital, Business Council Member on Trade Finance and Banking, and Business Council Member on Sustainability and Environment at the International Trade Council. A Steering Committee Member on Cybersecurity at the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience, Nigerian Focal Point at the UNCTAD African Regional Partnership for Sustainability and SDG Reporting, Member at UN Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability, and Member at UN Independent Policy Practitioners Network. Was a Member of Chatham House Common Futures Conversation in Africa and Europe from 2021 to 2023, Wiley Business Accounting Finance Advisory Panel from 2020 to 2022, CFA Institute Learning Moderator Group from 2021 to 2022 and CFA Institute Practice Analysis Working Body from 2021 to 2022. He holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Accounting at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Nigeria, Post Graduate Diploma in National Health Laboratory Systems for Covid-19 at the Empower School of Health Geneva, and Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy at Renaissance University Enugu. He is certified in Sustainability by ICAEW UK, Investment Foundations by the CFA Institute, Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst at Corporate Finance Institute, Women Entrepreneurship by Cornell University USA, and Urban Agriculture Soiless by University of the District of Columbia.

I have a global track record as a Mentor, Judge and Business Advisor with the Mercy Corps MicroMentor Platform from 2023 to date, Kellogg Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge with Northwestern University USA from 2022 to date, the East Africa Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator in 2021 with Acumen UK and IKEA Foundation, amongst others. My team has also mentored startups in the VC4A Mentor Driven Capital Program (Grill and Chow) in 2022, and United Nations SDSN Youth Investment Readiness Program (ThinkBikes Electric) in 2022, amongst others. I have also designed and managed the African Truecaller Leadership Fellows Programme with young African professionals from 2022 to 2023, and led management talent and strategy advisory in growth companies from 2023 to 2024. Through my expertise and influence, we are empowering startups and growth companies into their next level of business transformation across untapped value chains in the Global South or Global North.