How to overcome your networking fears | Aisha Abba Kyari | TEDxNileUniversityofNigeria

Aisha Kyari explains how In other to succed one of the items needed in your toolbox is Networking Ms. Aisha Abba Kyari is an Associate Vice President and Portfolio Manager at the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (“NSIA”). Aisha works within the NSIA’s Infrastructure Fund as the Head of Investments in energy and gas-based sectors and is currently leading the development of projects valued in excess of N10 billion, designed to address key national issues including power availability, job creation, and local content development. Notably, she led the investment team at Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund that successfully established a significant 10MW independent solar power project for homes and businesses, which is currently the largest solar power plant in Nigeria Aisha has built a track record for successfully developing, de-risking, and executing projects across several sectors during her successful career, where she has been responsible for the development and negotiation of numerous commercial agreements with multinational companies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx