Leading the two sessions of Designer Surgeries, Dr Avis Ellis-Charles is a leading international fashion consultant, educator, author and Honorary Doctor of Arts with over four decades of experience in the global fashion industry. As Founder and Director of Avis Charles Associates, she specialises in fashion business strategy, product development, sustainability, luxury fashion, creative enterprise and international market development.

Bukola Babajide MBE is the Founder and CEO of Fufilr, a borderless commerce platform helping African brands expand into global markets through innovative fulfilment, logistics, and technology solutions. An award-winning technology entrepreneur and business strategist with more than 18 years of experience, Bukola was awarded an MBE for services to technology, business, and inclusion.

Delivering the seminar on AI in Design, Oje Ojeaga is the CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Up In The Sky, a Lagos-based creative agency renowned for developing bold brand strategies and cinematic storytelling for leading local and international brands. With nearly two decades of experience in advertising, Oje has built a career at the intersection of creativity, business, and technology, helping organisations create ideas that drive meaningful commercial impact.

He is also the author of The Monday Memos: Unfiltered Advice for Creatives, Corporate Misfits and Anyone Trying To Make It, and shares regular insights on branding, leadership, and creative thinking through his widely read newsletter and LinkedIn series.

Delivering a seminar on Scaling Creativity Using Tech, Eva Sonaike is an award-winning interior designer, Creative Director, and founder of the London-based luxury interiors brand Eva Sonaike. Inspired by her Nigerian heritage and European upbringing, she has spent more than a decade redefining contemporary African interior design through vibrant textiles, furnishings, and interiors that celebrate colour, craftsmanship, and culture.