Chess & Chill
Lagos

Bob Adewusi is a technology leader, entrepreneur, and community builder with over 7 years of experience in cloud engineering and infrastructure, working with global teams and organizations across the technology ecosystem.

Beyond his technical career, Bob is passionate about building people, developing communities, and turning ideas into meaningful impact. He is the founder of Fiilar and Cloud Network, and has mentored over 200 aspiring technology professionals.

He believes in the power of starting small, being intentional, and consistently building towards something meaningful.

Assurance Ugheighele, known as The ICON, is a data analyst, business strategist and chess educationist with a passion for developing people and building institutions. She is the founder of Iconic Minds Chess Academy, which uses chess to build critical thinking, strategic decision-making and leadership in young people, and has trained more than 500 students online and in person.

A competitive player herself, she won two gold medals at NUGA 2025, individual and team, finishing undefeated, after two silvers at NUGA 2022 and a bronze at the 2022 National Sports Festival.

She has held several leadership roles in Junior Chamber International (JCI), is a certified leadership expert from Harvard Business School and the Aspire Institute, and has won Best Delegate and Best Position Paper awards at Model United Nations conferences. Her personal brand, THE ICON, stands for Inspiration, Character, Originality and Nurture.