In 2015, the Center for African Studies launched the Hakeem and Myma Belo-Osagie Distinguished Lecture on African Business and Entrepreneurship. This annual lecture is hosted by the Harvard Center for African Studies and is generously supported by Hakeem and Myma Belo-Osagie.
Both loyal alumni and strong supporters of the Center, the Belo-Osagies serve on the Global Advisory Council of the Office of President of Harvard University. Professor Hakeem Belo Osagie is a Faculty Affiliate of the Center for African Studies, and Dr. Myma Belo-Osagie serves as Chair of the Center's Africa Advisory Board. Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie (MBA ’80) is the Chair of Metis Capital Partners and Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Dr. Myma Belo-Osagie (LLM '78 and SJD '85) serves Of Counsel at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, a full-service law firm headquartered in Lagos.
October 29, 2015 | Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group |
May 31, 2017 | Panel Discussion |
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April 25, 2018 | Panel: Public Leadership and Africa's Developmental Agenda |
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May 15, 2019 | Kola Karim, CEO and Managing Director, Shoreline Energy International |
October 2, 2020 | Dr. Vera Songwe, United Nations Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa |
April 12, 2022 | Mr. Tito Mboweni, Regional Advisor for Goldman Sachs and Former Minister of Finance of South Africa |
November 30, 2022 | Sir Sam Jonah, Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital |