Prof. Joshua Yindenaba Abor, PhD, FCCA, FGA

Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a financial economist, qualified accountant. Professor of Finance and former Dean, University of Ghana Business School. He is an Adjunct Professor of Development Finance at the University of Stellenbosch Business School as well as an Adjunct Professor of Finance at SDD-University of Economic Research Consortium. He is an External Fellow at the Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London and a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has held Visiting Scholar positions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC, US. He also serves on the boards of some companies, including SAS Finance Group, and chairs the SIC Life Company Ltd board. (The Largest life insurance company in Ghana) and is currently a member of the Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee.

Dr. Elikplimi K. Agbloyor

Dr. Elikplimi K. Agbloyor is a Consultant at the Corporate Support Group Ltd and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School. He is also a research fellow in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa. He spent a year’s Sabbatical in Australia and was part of the Teaching Team for International Finance at the Monash Business School (a G8 University in Australia and ranked in the Top 100 globally). He is a financial economist, chartered accountant, and risk management, expert. He has several years of teaching, research, and consulting experience. Elikplimi has also consulted for organizations including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Ghana Oil and Gas for Inclusive Growth (GOGIG), and the National Banking College. He is a researcher with the African Economic and Research Consortium (AERC). Elikplimi has facilitated training programs in retirement planning for a number of institutions including SSNIT, WAEC, and the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA). Elikplimi has experience in managing investment portfolios and has traded CFDs, commodities, derivatives, ETFs, and stocks.