Nere Emiko

CEO Kian Smith Company

Nere Emiko is the Founder and Executive vice chairman of Kian Smith Company focused on the mine-to-market gold value chain in Africa and pioneering other gold initiatives including Sanu, a digital and tokenized platform for precious metals. The company is actively dedicated to developing the African gold value chain and consults for institutions and governments on the mining sector. A founding director of the Africa Gold Council, she is also a pioneer partner of Legacy of Traditions focused on innovation and digitization to develop cultural economies and build industries through festivals and cultural traditions. She is the vice president of the Nigeria Indonesia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NICCI). She is also on the board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) – the world’s only global fund that provides grants to build resilience against violent extremism and strengthen community resilience. She started her professional career in computer architecture in the Semi-conductor industry with Motorola-Freescale Semiconductors. She holds a BSE with University Honors & MSE from Carnegie Mellon University in Electrical and Computer Engineering.