Acting Director of Inspections, Investigations, Compliance, and Enforcement at the Gaming Regulatory Commission, Ghana
Gifty-Rita Amoah is a seasoned and innovative legal professional with over a decade of experience navigating complex legal, regulatory, and compliance landscapes across sectors, including law, gaming, oil and gas law, and consulting.
As Acting Director of Inspections, Investigations, Compliance, and Enforcement at the Gaming Regulatory Commission, Gifty-Rita has led pivotal initiatives in regulatory oversight, risk management, and strategic enforcement, driving regulatory compliance and industry-wide standards. Her expertise also extends to roles as Deputy Director Legal, Board Secretary, and Senior Associate, where she has fostered high-level stakeholder engagement and developed key industry standards, establishing her as a trusted advisor.
Until his emergence as the Executive Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu was the Managing Director/CEO of Lagos State Development Property Corporation (LSDPC).
He was also a 3-time Commissioner in Lagos State, having served in the Ministries of Economic Planning & Budget, Commerce & Industry and the Ministry of Establishments, Training & Pensions.
Peter Emolemo Kesitilwe is the Chief Executive Officer of the Gambling Authority of Botswana, a state-owned enterprise that regulates all gambling activities in Botswana through the Gambling Act of 2012.
Peter’s main role as the CEO is to provide leadership in promoting the economic development of Botswana through the gambling sector-focused approach that is aligned with the strategy of Botswana Gambling Authority and Botswana’s national priorities, policies and strategies.
Are Bashir is a dynamic, innovative, result-driven private and public sector executive with over 28 years of proven technical, entrepreneurial, and managerial expertise. He’s vastly skilled in conceptualizing and implementing transformative business solutions. His background includes Business Process Reengineering, Project Management, Strategy Planning, Systems Integration, FINTECH, and International Trade.
He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority, where he has served since 2019.
Acting President, International Gaming Standards Association
Mark is a gaming industry executive with a career spanning land-based casino operations, slot machine manufacturing, gaming systems development, online gaming and lottery technical operations and regulatory affairs at the local and federal levels internationally.
His resume includes working at Harrah’s Entertainment at the property and corporate level, at WMS Gaming Inc. and at Scientific Games. He worked with the International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) for fifteen years representing those gaming companies and was IGSA’s Treasurer and then Vice Chairman Board of Directors.
Wole leads a world-class team at Fincra in building cross-border payment solutions for fintechs, platforms, corporates & global businesses operating across the globe. Passionate about developing a better global payment system for today’s digital world, Wole is convinced that Africa has enormous potential to become the new frontier of this financial opportunity.
He has a background in Finance from Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria, where he was a key member of the Credit Risk Management Team, and a growing career spanning 7+ years. Prior to Fincra, he co-founded Quidax, one of Africa’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges where he led the Product, Business, Treasury & Customer Success teams.
CEO, iGaming AFRIKA Managing Director, Bizin Africa
Jeremiah is a passionate marketing and investment individual with years of experience in marketing & advertising. Intelligent knowledge on customer acquisition and retention strategies in local and global markets.
Jeremiah has worked for startups' management consulting and marketing services in the African region. Currently actively engaged for igamingafrika.com at a CEO capacity.
Elizabeth Lusk is among Canada’s leading Knowledge Translation and Exchange experts with over 20 years of experience working across the health and wellbeing sectors. Her work has focused primarily on population health issues, including substance use, mental health, domestic violence, immunization, and, more recently, gambling.
Lois’ recruitment career spans over 10 years, predominantly within the Financial, Real Estate and Construction, and more recently Gaming, industries.
She has travelled extensively and has held positions in the UK, mainland Europe and South Africa as well as having extensive knowledge in placing professionals in every corner of the globe.
Chief Executive Officer, Casino Gaming Commission of Jamaica
Cleveland Allen is an Attorney-at-Law called to the Bar in Jamaica and Barbados. Cleveland has experience in litigation, commercial and gaming law. He joined the Casino Gaming Commission in 2014 as Legal Officer and Commission Secretary.
During his tenure he was instrumental in providing the legal and corporate governance support for the development and implementation of the regulatory framework for the Commission. Cleveland subsequently joined the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission where he served as Senior Legal Officer.
