The MBA Speaker Series aims to give our MBA students and graduates a chance to hear from a diverse group of leaders from different industries who share insights and experiences from their careers and provide valuable new perspectives.
The sessions will be in the form of industry specific panel discussions featuring MBA alumni in certain industries and senior alumni presentations. The MBA Speaker Series also aims to connect our current students with alumni, who once stood in their shoes, and create a strong MBA community for students and alumni to come together and share stories, exchange memories and further support each other.
Upcoming Speaker Series
Senior Alumni Presentation
5 February 2026
CMRI Gallery, 18:00
Dr Nneka Abulokwe OBE (DBA 2013, Honorary DSc 2021)
CEO and Founder, MicroMax Consulting
Dr Nneka Abulokwe OBE is Founder of MicroMax Consulting and an experienced Non-Executive Director. Over her career, she has had the privilege of serving on the boards of FTSE-listed companies, private-equity-backed organisations, higher education institutions, and public bodies. She was among the first Afro-Caribbean women to serve on a UK technology board and has been recognised by the Financial Times as one of the UK’s leading technology professionals.
Nneka completed her DBA at 成人直播 in 2013. Her research explored people-centric governance in complex, technology-enabled environments, highlighting how ggovernance succeeds or fails not because of frameworks alone, but because of human behaviour, incentives, and trust. Looking back, she is often struck by how those questions now sit at the heart of AI governance, cyber resilience, and leadership today.
Awarded an OBE in 2019 for services to business and technology, an honour she remains deeply grateful for, Nneka’s work today focuses on helping boards and leaders make sound, responsible decisions as technology reshapes power, risk, and accountability. Her session is an open, reflective, and future-focused conversation, grounded in real experience and shaped by a belief that good leadership in an AI-driven world still depends on human judgement.
Previous Speaker Series
Consulting Panel
4 December 2025
CMRI Gallery, 18:00
Avadhesh Vashishtha (MBA 2018)
Consulting Principal, Cognizant
Avadhesh has over two decades of experience spanning aerospace, defence, manufacturing, logistics, and public sector domains. Currently serving as Consulting Principal at Cognizant, he has led numerous digital transformation initiatives, focusing on cloud technologies, data platforms, analytics, and AI-driven solutions. His work has included the development of digital product strategies, agile delivery plans, and business cases for investment in digital capabilities.
Prior to his consulting roles, Avadhesh spent over twenty years in the Indian Air Force, where he spearheaded enterprise-wide digitalisation programmes, including ERP and MRO system implementations. His technical leadership has involved managing complex software and infrastructure projects, overseeing data governance and master data management, and integrating AI and IoT into operational frameworks. While his career reflects a strong command of digital strategy and transformation, it is grounded in practical delivery and stakeholder engagement across varied organisational contexts.
Emma Bould CEng FIMechE (Exec MBA 2021)
UK Transformation Director, Modulaire Group
Emma Bould is an accomplished engineering and operations leader with extensive experience spanning the private sector, consultancy, and the Royal Navy. Currently UK Transformation Director at Modulaire Group, Emma specialises in transformation leadership, strategy execution, and cross-functional team building. Her career includes senior roles at GSK, Alvarez & Marsal, and the Royal Navy, where she has led complex projects and driven organisational change across diverse environments.
A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IMechE, Emma is committed to advancing engineering as a force for good, championing diversity and inclusion through her roles with the Engineers Trust and the IMechE’s Culture and Inclusion Advisory Board. Alongside her MBA from 成人直播 she holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Massey University.
Probuddha Basu (MBA 2011)
Portfolio Management Consultant, QBE Insurance
Probuddha Basu is a management consultant specialising in transformation and change within the insurance industry. Currently as a Portfolio Management Consultant at QBE Insurance, he is responsible for shaping and designing change initiatives that help realise QBE’s business strategy.
Probuddha brings extensive experience in operating model design, synergy assessment, technology and program diligence, and the delivery of complex change initiatives. He has held senior consulting roles at EY-Parthenon, Accenture, and Baringa Partners, where he led projects spanning from strategy definition and business case articulation to project design, mobilisation and delivery for global insurance and financial services clients.
Alongside his 成人直播 MBA, Probuddha holds a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Delhi. He is also certified by the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
