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Ben Anwuri is a thorough-bred professional banker and c-suite executive with over 34 years of retail and wholesale banking experience in enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, financial crime prevention, internal audit, and banking operations, of which 22 years have been at senior management level. He began his progressive banking career in 1992 with Commerce Bank Plc where he received strong grooming in Banking Operations and Credit Analysis and Management before moving over to FSB International Bank Plc in 1995 where (within 9 years) he grew to become the Regional Operations Manager (East) with the responsibility of overseeing banking operations in the eight (8) Eastern branches. While at FSB, he received the “MD’s Special Award for Versatility in Banking Operations and Effective Cash Management.” In 2004, he joined IMB International Bank Plc as the bank-wide Divisional Head, Banking Operations, a position he held until the merger of four (4) banks in 2006 which produced Finbank Plc. At Finbank Plc, he progressed to become Assistant General Manager/Chief Inspector & Divisional Head, Internal Audit and later Deputy General Manager/Divisional Head, Operations reporting directly to the Group Managing Director/CEO up until late 2012 when he resigned and relocated to the United Kingdom in his quest for global banking experience. In 2014, he joined FCMB Bank (UK) Limited, London and was the Chief Risk & Compliance Officer/MLRO, holding the triple FCA/PRA Senior Management Functions SMF4, SMF16, SMF17 for Risk, Compliance, and Financial Crime Prevention oversight. He was a member of the Bank’s Executive Committee and Secretary of the Risk & Compliance Committee up till February 2023 when he joined PNC Bank, a top 6 USA bank as Vice President/ UK MLRO in its AML Organisation within its Independent Risk Management Division. He is a member of the pioneer graduating ‘Class 2013’ of the prestigious and globally acclaimed Chartered Banker MBA programme of Bangor University, Wales. He also holds an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Benin and a BSc (Hons) degree in Banking and Finance from the Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt and several professional qualifications to his credit. Over the years, he has served the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in various committees in Nigeria. He also served two tenures as Chairman of the CIBN UK Branch from January 2021 - November 2025), and was a Member, CIBN Governing Council (Representing the International Branches) from May 2024 to November 2025. Under his leadership as Chairman, CIBN UK Branch, the branch won the “Best International Branch Award” for the years 2022, 2024, and 2025 and 1st Runner Up – Best International Branch Award for 2023. He is a regular speaker and panelist at the Informa UK Conferences on Financial Crime, AML and Trade-Based Money laundering.

Taiwo Joda is the Managing Director/CEO of Accion Microfinance Bank (www.accionmfb.com) . A transformational leader with over 25 years leadership experience in finance and banking, he has led Accion for more than eight years, establishing a distinguished track record in financial inclusion, strategic execution, and digital transformation. Professionally, Taiwo is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB), a Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Management (FNIM), and a member of the Chartered Institute of Directors (MCIoD). His industry leadership includes member, Governing Council, Chartered Institute of bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), serving as Vice Chairman of the Microfinance Learning and Development Center (MLDC) Board and on the Steering Committee of the National Microfinance Platform. He previously chaired the Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (2020-2022) and served on the Governing Council of the Fintech Association of Nigeria (2018-2021). His strategic vision has garnered significant recognition, including the Microfinance Bank CEO of the Year award (2022, 2025). Under his leadership, Accion MFB was named Microfinance Bank of the Year in 2022, 2024, and 2025, receiving international acclaim for technological innovation. Taiwo holds a BSc and an MBA in Finance and Banking from the University of Lagos. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, CEP (Chief executive Program) of Lagos Business School, Gordon Institute of Business Science and is currently a Doctoral Research Student at the University of Lagos. Committed to mentorship, he actively guides emerging professionals and entrepreneurs. Outside of work, Taiwo (affectionately called TJ) is an avid golfer and served as Captain of the Ikeja Golf Club (2021-2022).