Amaka Amatokwu-Ndekwu
Founder and President, The Women in Hospitality Nigeria
Amaka Amatokwu-Ndekwu is an award-winning hospitality professional, based in the United States. As the Founder and President of The Women in Hospitality Nigeria (WIHN), she has a proven history of tenacity and drive for hospitality industry leadership, and a passion for establishing a paradigm shift in gender equality in tourism and hospitality.
Amaka's storied and decorated career includes providing hospitality mentorship through the Lagos Business School and Cherie Blair Foundation for Women in Business; a partner to Interswitch Group on their Merchant Payment Services; and a course facilitator with the International Security Organization, Switzerland. In addition, she was recently selected as a member of the Top 100 Founding Volunteers Mentors of the Manatee Mentors Program in Basel, Switzerland.
Her drive to contribute to industry reform has led her to play a role in the reshaping, growth, and socio-economic development of hospitality and tourism in Nigeria. These efforts have earned her several award nominations, including an award honoring her work from the Global Leadership Institute.
