Over the past few months and years, TechCabal has been organizing several town hall meeting to bring different stakeholders in different sectors of the tech industry in Nigeria to discuss on the past, the present and the future. In September, the town hall meeting that was held led the discussion on mobility and logistics in Africa. It was on the premise of the fast replacement logistics companies had in the tech industry over fintech which previously led the industry.
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Different speakers from Co-founder of Kobo360, COO Lori Systems, VP Product FieldInsight, Director of Operations ORide, Co-Founder of Metro Africa Xpress (MAX). Co-Founder Gozem, Principal, DiGAME, VP Investments, EchoVC Partners, Senior Partner, TLcom Capital, General Manager, Lagos State Waterways, Policy and Government Relations Lead West & Francophone Africa, Google, Bus Service Engineer, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and Uber West Africa’s General Manager spoke on regulatory and infrastructural challenges and an investor session on everything mobility and logistics with all modes of transportation.
This month, November, the focus is on EdTech and the Future of Work. Different stakeholders in the sector have been selected to discuss on how technology can better help us as people to prepare for the knowledge and skill demands of the future. Below is the complete list of the selected stakeholders:
- Bunmi Lawson (MD/CEO EdFin):
EdFin is a Microfinance Bank dedicated solely to funding education eco-space in Nigeria in order to positively disrupt the standard and quality of education in Nigeria through the provision of financial resources and services.
- Adetunji Adegbesan (Founder/CEO Gidi Mobile):
Gidi Mobile is Africa’s leading curriculum mastery, gamification and social learning platform that enables educational achievement in a convenient and fun way.
- Solape Hammond (Special Adviser on SDGs/ Investments, Acting Commissioner for Wealth Creation/Employment, Lagos State, Lagos State Government)
- Kola Aina (Founder, Venture Platform and Chairman, Edu Platforms)
Edu Platforms is a technology solutions provider and operator that is committed to revolutionizing the delivery of education in Africa through innovation.
- Femi Taiwo – Executive Director, LEAP Africa
With over 500,000+ persons who have benefited from the students’ community change projects, LEAP Africa is a thought leader on youth engagement and development issues. It is concerned with rethinking interventions and scaling programmes that prepare young Africans for the future.
- Tolu Agunbiade (General Manager, Nigeria ALX)
ALX is a community connecting entrepreneurial leaders and innovative problem solvers in a Pan-African network in order to unlock the potential of Africa’s greatest resource – its people.
- Gossy Ukanwoke (President, Beni American University)
Beni American University deploys technologies that improve the entire Students’ lifecycle from recruitment, admissions, learning, living and graduation, and optimizes administration for institution and teaching for instructors.
- Seyi Ladejobi (Head Employability, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)
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The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) is saddled with the mission to provide financial support to residents in Lagos by tackling unemployment through job and wealth creation.
Other information:
Date: November 29, 2019
Time: 09:30am
Venue: Zone Tech Park, Gbagada, Lagos
Price Tag: NGN 26,250
Interested? Apply here.
For those who would want to attend and can’t afford it, use the code TCE012EDTECH to get a complimentary ticket. http://tiny.cc/6sxngz
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