Mr. Oluwatobi Ogunbayo is a seasoned entrepreneur with a track record of establishing successful micro and macro scale ventures over the years. He has over 15 years of experience in the agro-allied, Engineering, Trade Finance and Government Relations.

Mr. Oluwatobi Ogunbayo started his career in 2006 where he was made the Office Manger, African Business Roundtable and under it the NEPAD Business Group, an international non governmental organizations with capacity to design and develop trade and macroeconomic advisory services for State, Federal Government and ECOWAS. This has however expanded into a consulting giant in Nigeria with numerous clients spanning across the African space.
He also ventured into working with other companies in and outside Nigeria which includes:- International Centre for Development Initiative UK, African Internally Displaced Persons, Voice Foundation, He handles Trade relations, Government relations, Macroeconomic Policy Issues, Training amongst other services.
He currently seats as the Director of National Cooperative for Commercial and Industrial Agriculture.

Thence he created strategic alliances with other key players in the Agro industry, Agro Cooperatives and established a business, Honking Global Limited to be used as a driving force in eliminating the national and global food insecurity gap. Hitheto, in 2017, he moved to acquire a mass piece of farm land in Abuja-FCT, Oyo State and Delta State upon which Honking Global operates some agribusiness and Engineering fabrication till date.
This has proven a worthy venture as he also serve as Executive Director on Farmkonnect, a multi-billion naira business and investment platform that support Food Security consolidating on other key economic sectors in the country with a relentless entrepreneurship instinct and pursuit for business excellence and reach, Mr Oluwatobi Ogunbayo established Honking Global Limited to drive agriculture, trade, export engineering design and manufacture of machineries as well for government relations needs.
We are dedicated to the growth and sustainability of Honking Global Limited as he drives her operations at the highest level.

Bsc [Agricultural Economics], University of Ibadan, Oyo State.
Msc[Financial Economics], University of Abuja, Abuja-FCT,
PhD [Finance in view], Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa state.

EVENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

  • Expert at the Post Fleneagles meeting on the commitment of the G8 to Africa at the School of African and Oriental Studies, Russel Square, London,. [July, 2006].
  • -Programme Focal Point Officer, “Post Conflict Recon structuring in West Africa” organized by the African Business Roundtable, ECOWAS and AFSTRAG in Lagos Nigeria. [September 3-6, 2006].
  • -Programme Officer, Nigeria’s Governors Retreat with Federal Departments in the United State at the margins of the 2009 Spring meetings of the world Bank/I.M.F. Washington D.C [ 25-28 April, 2009].
  • -Coordinator, International Gateway Economic Partnership Summit, a bilateral Trade Mission between Nigeria and Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. [3-6 2009′]
  • -Expert at the 1st Standing Committee meeting of Economic and Social Council of CIDO, African Union, Accra, Ghana. [July 23-25,2009.]
  • -Expert/Speaker at the AU/World Bank DMADA Programme, Tripoli, Libya, [December 13-15, 2009]
  • -Coordinated and spearheaded foreign trade meetings for executives of State Governments, Federal and Private Sector to the U.S. Ireland United Kingdom and Scandinavian Countries [2006-2010]
  • – Programme Director, AU/CSO Economic and Social Council and Cultural Council Meeting, Abuja. Nigeria. [March 11-12, 2010]
  • -Co-covener, 1st African Union Summit on Interfaith in Africa, Abuja, Nigeria. Under the CIDO African Union Commission. [June 15-18,2010].
  • -Co-organizer-AU-ECOSSOC Summit on Living Stone Formula centered on Civil Military Relations [Abuja November, 2010].
  • -Co-Organized the Nigeria International Women’s Leadership Conference [September 23-27, United Kingdom].
  • – Convener, World Bank Group High Level Roundtable on Internally Displaced Persons, Washington D.C. [April 20, 2017.]
    -Partner, US-Nigeria Investment Summit 2021, New York, USA [September 17-18 2021]