TEDxKids@Akure

Speakers

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• Gbenga Adesina

  Gbenga Adesina is a poet, an essayist and a collector of fictions across languages.

• Ishola Ayodeji

  Ayodeji Ishola is a member of the First Bank of Nigeria Plc. computer science research team, which is currently carrying out an assessment of the contributory indices of cyber-crime, as affecting over 160,000,000 people in Nigeria. He is also the technical lead for the virtual tour development of the Science and Technology Education Post Basic (STEP-B) - a Nigeria/World Bank Education project. The Information Technology and Business Information Systems Alumnus of the prestigious Middlesex University London, prides himself with about 10 years of IT/Teaching experience: a career path which he began before passing through the four walls of any University. Ayodeji has always had a craving for imparting knowledge. Ayodeji is a member of Green IT Professionals Association and the Interaction Design Association. He is the founder of Novel Interactive Technologies. With support from partners and volunteers in several communities across Nigeria, as well as his associates in Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and Kenya, Ayodeji recently initiated the Smartmynds Project; which has a primary aim of delivering basic computer literacy to the less privileged computer illiterates in Africa.

• Ibukun Femi-Ajala

  Ibukun Femi-Ajala is an author, a rubik cube expert and an undergraduate student at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is a technology enthusiast and an avid lover of business. He currently is a Microsoft Student Partner.

• Salem Kosemani

  Salem Kosemani is Web Developer, Business Developer working with various top notch technologies to build digital relationships for small and medium businesses, organizations and individuals. He speaks, blogs and loves youth activities, He his passionate about youth empowerment and development. Salem is also the co-founder of TechnoIsland a startup in Nigeria that specializes in web development, proffering solutions and consultancy services to small and medium businesses. He frequently speaks and attends technology, youth development and business events sharing his passion for all things technology and youth development. Salem won the case competition at the World Bank Group Youth Summit for 2013, he has been a source of inspiration to many West African youths.

• Akpoveta Valentine

  AKPOVETA, Valentine 't is an Author, Effectiveness Coach, Entrepreneur and Public Speaker. He is a regular contributor to several online and offline media and has collaborated on more than a few national and international projects. He is an ardent believer in the vast potential of Africa and Nigeria, and the role that individual empowerment plays in it and his major projects are centered around that idea.

• Ijeoma Unegbu

  Ijeoma Unegbu is a writer who values God, family, and people. She spends her free time writing on her blog (which she calls bloggie) ‘true me’, enjoys mentoring kids with special needs, and a big fan of adventurous trips.