Prof Ken Ife is a global economic consultant; entrepreneur and keynote speaker whom over 30 years has spoken in over 40 countries and delivered strategic programmes within engineering, technical services, enterprise development, and public policy.

Prof. Ken Ife is London Enterprise Ambassador, Co-Chair, EU – AFRICA Business Task Force Summit Group (Trade Working Group), Brussels, Senior Policy Adviser to the President: Africa Business Round Table/NEPAD Business Group, Lead Consultant to ECOWAS Commission (Private Sector Directorate); Lead Consultant to Africa Development Bank /Japanese (ADB-FAPA) project building the capacity of private sector intermediary organizations in Africa and Team Task Leading Consultant for World Bank Authorised Economic Operator (Customs) Programme in ECOWAS.

■ ECOWAS Lead Consultant on Private Sector Development
■ World Bank Consultant on several projects on Trade Facilitation in Nigeria
■ UNECA/FAO Consultant on PPP in Agribusiness in Africa
Lead Consultant to Nigeria Presidential Committee on Export Promotion & Quality Improvement of Selected Agricultural Produce.
■ UN Expert (UNECA) on Agribusiness and Agro-Industry Development.
Consultant to UNIDO & MICROSOFT

■ Keynote Speaker. The Nigerian Mining and Agriculture Summit, ISAC
■ Keynote Speaker. G20-Africa Infrastructure Investment Conference
■ Keynote Speaker. Nigeria Economic Summit Group National Conference. Presented paper on “Trade, Investment and Competitiveness Policy Framework”
■ Keynote Speaker. “Business Opportunities & Strategic Funding Options for SMEs”, National Association of Small Scale Industrialists.
■ Keynote Speaker. ECOWAS PSD Strategy and Community Development Programmes (CDP)