Africa Business Group Meeting

Terser Adamu is a qualified and experienced business analyst, who has specialized in procurement & supply chain management for 10+ years and has gained in depth experience working for several global countries. This has given him an in-depth understanding of global issues and business trends that are specific to supply chain management and international trade, but with a specific interest in emerging markets, specifically Africa.

Terser is an Africa lead at the Department for International Trade and is responsible for supporting UK businesses to expand into African markets by offering strategic support and expert advice about trade and investment opportunities in Africa.

Bolaji is the Managing Director/Co-Founder of the Enterprise Trade and Knowledge Group, UK. She has nearly twenty years of experience in strategically positioning businesses to enter and thrive within African markets. She has helped these companies overcome the unique challenges of doing business on the continent, working with them to achieve scale and success.

She is a Department for International Trade Export Champion and has spoken at a wide variety of conferences, events and lectures about doing business in Africa. She holds a B.A. in Languages and Linguistics and is currently working towards a Masters in International Business Leadership and Management at York Management School. 

Based in Accra, Ghana, Ryan currently leads the Department for International Trade (DIT) Africa’s work on the implementation of the nine UK trade agreements throughout Africa. Ryan also supports the development of the UK’s future approach to trade policy and market access across Africa, as we move away from technical replication of existing arrangements, and scope new opportunities across the region. His team also leads on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). During EU Exit Ryan led trade negotiations with countries in North Africa and the Middle East, and in a previous life worked in a range of roles across DIT, the Department for Business, and Australian Department of Finance.