Susan Folashade Ladipo

Shade Ladipo is a media entrepreneur and social activist. She currently serves as the Country Director for WEConnect International in Nigeria. Shade founded Avienti Limited, a destination management company. She has worked with United Nations Volunteers-Nigeria and advertising agencies where she specialized in event management, account management, and client services. Shade is one of the founding members of the Lagos Global Shapers. Susan Folashade Ladipo represents Nigeria at World Economic Forum (WEF) events. She is also the co-founder of Enough Is Enough Nigeria, a vocal non-partisan organization advocating for youth empowerment. Shade has been nominated at the Future Awards Africa, chosen as 101 Young Achievers at the African Business Forum in Accra Ghana in 2008, and selected as a Goldman Sachs fellow. Shade is also a public speaker and regularly appears on radio, TV and live event platforms. Her talks include topics such as gender equality in the economic workforce, connecting women enterprises, and leading successful businesses in Nigeria.