VLC 2025 Speakers

Bankole Williams is a globally recognized consultant, peak performance coach, and transformational speaker with over 17 years of experience helping organizations unlock human potential and drive sustainable results. He is a 2022 official member of the Forbes Coaching Council, recipient of the Silverbird Award as one of the 100 Most Distinguished CEOs in Nigeria (2024), and winner of the Corporate Excellence Award at the Global Entrepreneurship Festival (2024). His firm, LYD Consulting, was named Best in Corporate Consulting, Southwest Nigeria, by the Wealth Finance Management Consulting Awards (2023). He also received the Coaching Icons Award (2019) and has been consistently recognized among the most powerful voices in Corporate Nigeria by YNaija (2020 and 2021). He has consulted for more than fourteen of Nigeria’s leading banks, including GTBank, Stanbic IBTC, Access Bank, Fidelity Bank, First Bank, Ecobank, Union Bank, Sterling Bank, UBA, Skye Bank, and Heritage Bank. His expertise also extends to oil and gas, where he has worked with Shell, NLNG, Oando, Seplat, Axxella, and Aradel. In addition, he has partnered with government institutions such as the Lagos State Government, AMCON, NCC, and FIRS, as well as global technology leaders like Google, Mastercard, Samsung, Interswitch, TekExperts, Venture Garden Group, Terragon, and Konga. Other major organizations he has supported include the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Lagos Business School, Geregu Power, MainOne, and Transcorp. Bankole holds advanced accreditations and certifications as a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), UK Certified Life and Career Coach, Certified Management Consultant (ICMCI), Fellow of the International Management Consultants Certification Board (FIMCB), and Fellow of the Association of Small Business Consultants US (AASBC). He is widely regarded as an authority in human capacity development, emotional intelligence, behavioral change, and executive leadership. As Founder of the Live Your Dreams Africa Foundation, Bankole has empowered over 36,000 young people, created more than 9,000 jobs, and earned global recognition including the Google.org Award for Youth Empowerment in Africa (2019) and the SERA Award for Not-For-Profit of the Year (2024). His foundation has also received commendations from Lagos, Cross River, and Abia State Governments for outstanding contributions to youth and social development. Driven by his mission to create 100,000 jobs by 2027, Bankole is committed to transforming people and organizations by equipping them to thrive, innovate, and lead in a rapidly evolving world.