Mr. E. Ndukwe

Panelist

Engr. Ernest Chukwuka Anene Ndukwe is currently the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria 's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency. Engr. Ndukwe is a professional engineer with over 30 years of local and international experience. Prior to his appointment in February 2000, he had held several senior management positions in leading telecommunications companies. He had also served in various Committees set up by the Nigerian government to formulate policies for a liberalized telecommunications industry in Nigeria . Mr. Ndukwe is an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School , a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE) and a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM) and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. Under his tenure, the NCC has witnessed tremendous growth and transformation, earning a reputation as a transparent and open agency. Mr. Ndukwe was at the helm during Nigeria 's first Digital Mobile License Spectrum Auction, which was acknowledged internationally as a resounding success. This auction process and other licensing initiatives that followed have led to a vibrant liberalised market and the rapid network growth that has been associated with the Nigerian Telecommunications Industry within the last three years.  Mr. Ndukwe is a past Chairman of the Administrative Council of the African Telecommunications Union and is also a former Chairman of the West African Telecom Regulators Association (WATRA), an organization he helped pioneer. He is a recipient of several industry and civic awards. He has also been decorated with the rank of OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (OFR), one of Nigeria 's prestigious National Honors.