Samson Olatunde
Samson Olatunde is a Digital Entrepreneur, Digital Marketing Strategist, Global Brand Builder, Consultant, Life Coach, Philanthropist and Author, with over 10 years of outstanding track record in helping small, medium and large-scale enterprises gain momentum through information technology (IT) powered marketing; and tenaciously advocating the entrepreneurship drive among Nigerians and Africans, especially young people
Otunba Akin Alabi
Otunba Akin Alabi started his business career in 2003 writing and selling books, manuals and other information products. He proceeded to launching his own seminar and training company specializing in teaching and consulting for other young people starting their own small businesses.
Today, Akin is the Founder of Nairabet. He is a Successful Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the author of the popular business and marketing book, Small Business Big Money.
Deepankar Rustagi
Deepankar Rustagi is the founder and Chief Executive of VConnect, Nigeria. VConnect is a local business engagement platform, providing a network for businesses to acquire and deeply engage with new customers. VConnect started as an online business directory and transformed to Platform where users go to when they need things done in Nigeria. The idea for VConnect began to take form in 2008 when Deepankar and a team of researchers were unable to find data on local businesses on the internet. It was then he started building a team to fill in that gap in information.
Today, VConnect has more than 1.5 million registered businesses and is working to bring every organized business in Africa online, and help them get access to market easily.
Etop Ikpe
Etop Ikpe is CEO of Cars45. He was previously the commercial director of Konga, one of Nigeria’s largest e-commerce platforms, and formerly the CEO and co-MD of DealDey, West Africa’s answer to Groupon. Cars45 raised a US$5m Series A round earlier this year supported by Balderton Capital, EchoVC, and TPG Growth.
Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr. (aka CFA) is a multi-award-winning media professional.
As a TV presenter, columnist, start-up advisor, blockchain advocate and social entrepreneur with formidable digital footprints of impact; he is visible in some of Africa’s most respected broadcast, print and digital platforms creating weekly content geared towards helping Africans connect the dots using digital technology.
Through a weekly show, Tech Trends on Channels Television; weekly column (ICT Clinic) in the Punch Newspapers and a nationally syndicated radio show, CFA engages individuals and organisations across the technology ecosystem and beyond on trending and important issues.
Opeyemi Awoyemi
Opeyemi Awoyemi is a tech entrepreneur with 10 years experience in internet start-up business development. He has founded and managed three technology start-ups including WhoGoHost, a web solutions company. He is also the co-founder of Jobberman.
Jobberman is Nigeria’s largest job search portal with over one million job seekers and 10,000 companies registered. Jobberman’s mission is to solve the unemployment problem in Nigeria.
Opeyemi Awoyemi calls himself an ‘unrepentant entrepreneur’ and is enthusiastic about Africa, web startups, and any innovative business idea. His life goal is to be a world business leader in the tech space and to die empty.
Toba Obaniyi
Toba Obaniyi, a web programmer and online customer service specialist at the time, to handle the responsibilities to consolidate the business as a partner and co-founder. Oluwatoba has managed the reins of Whogohost as the Chief Executive officer, building the company to where it currently is today.
Overtime, WhoGoHost has grown to be one of the top three web hosting companies in Nigeria, providing services for clients inside and outside Nigeria.
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