Theme: Going Africa

In 2016, TEDxIkeja is "Going Africa".
Indeed, through many touch points, Africa is presented as being crude. But in reality, Africa is rising. The time has come to draw attention to a promising Africa, as we “Go Africa” @TEDxIkeja 2016. As TEDxIkeja leads its community to uncover, come journey with us through the land of amazement, opportunity, and resilience by “Going Africa”. As expected, this will focus on various fascinating ideas that will stimulate you and the community (online and offline) towards realising Africa’s dreams.

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Nigeria

Deola Kayode

Digital Strategy Manager, Insight Publicis

Kayode lives at the intersection of social culture, brand marketing and digital technology. He has helped small businesses punch above their weight and supported some of Africa’s top 50 brands engage their target audience in a more meaningful and profitable way. He is the curator of Online Marketing for Smart Entrepreners and the author of Digital Epidemic - an emarketing guide to growing your buiness in the age of connected customers (book website www.buydigitalepidemic). In 2012, he was named the Social media thought leader of the year during the SOWAMBE awards. In 2013, he was a guest speaker at WordCamp Kenya (a WordPress Event) and was in early 2016 part of Facebook Africa's Agency Ambassador Programme in Pretoria, South Africa. Deola currently works as a Digital Strategy Manager at Insight Publicis, the biggest and most awarded Advertising agency in Nigeria. He spends most of his time consulting and contributing to the narrative about the evolution of social and digital inno

Deremi Atanda

ED, SystemSpecs

Although he has become a well-respected name in the IT industry, Deremi did not study IT in the university! A graduate of physics, by sheer inquisitiveness, probing and persistence, Deremi has cut a niche for himself not only in SystemSpecs but also in the Nigerian IT terrain. Very much at home and current on IT trends and issues, he is a strategic player in the SystemSpecs team. ‘DeRemi is a leading IT business & marketing strategist with extensive experience leading major national IT and e-payment initiatives. Leading a team of local and foreign organizations and consultants, he was the pioneer project delivery director of the very successful World Bank assisted Federal Government Integrated Payroll & Personnel Information System (IPPIS) that started in November 2006 and went live in a record 6 months. He also led the vibrant team that successfully delivered one of the earliest and very challenging end-to-end e-payment initiatives of the Federal Government within 2 months following

Doel Stunner

Doel Stunner, a graduate of Demography & Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Osun State, Nigeria, is an exceptionally gifted music minister. He believes strongly that music is a great platform in which has the power to transform lives for good. A prolific songwriter, singer and a guitarist, Doel has a unique style of music designed to motivate and inspire in the oneness of love. Through his music; he encourages the young and old to understand that there’s no life outside Christ Jesus. His rich lyrical contents and well-structured instrumentations are edifying, depicting God’s unlimited grace. Doel ministers the good news, as he fulfils his purpose. His mandate is to set the captives free, make the lame walk, deaf hear, heal the sick and raise the dead via the spirit-filled songs. Doel's ministry extends to the display of God’s power and abundant manifestation of Zoe which is the life of God.

Goge Africa Isaac & Nneka Moses

Presenters

Since 1999, Isaac and Nneka have presented and produced Goge Africa, a television programme, which has more than 12 million viewers. It is aired on AIT network, Africa Magic Channel 154, Ben TV London and more than 10 other television stations in Nigeria and other parts of the world. A prolific director, Isaac has directed other feature documentaries for corporate bodies, governments in Africa and beyond. He is a skilled voice over artist and documentary narrator with a refined baritone voice that can be identified easily in corporate/multinational radio and television commercials in Nigeria and Africa. As a model, he has featured in commercials commissioned by the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] to propagate the savings culture. He was UBA brand ambassador for from 2008 to 2014. Due to his commitment to the development of African youth, he co-founded Goge Africa Foundation in 2004, an educational platform that is focused on the development and empowerment of the African youth. He mot

Kenny Blaq

Comedian

Otolorin Kehinde Peter aka KennyBlaq is referred to as the next big thing in the comedy industry. KennyBlaq delivers an amazing performance with a unique blend of music and word play. He is the winner of the Naija FM comedy awards and the upcoming comedian of the year 2015. He has been an active member in the Nigerian comedy industry when he was opportuned to feature during the Calabar carnivals Laffmattaz II in 2011. He featured again in 2012 due to his outstanding performance at his first show. He has been at every major comedy event in Nigeria. These include the following: 1. I laff with Mc Abbey 2. Gbenga Adeyinka Laffmattaz 3. Ali Baba’s January 1st concert 4. Mc Amana’s DiSpeakable Me in Abuja 5. Cool FM Praise JAM 6. DAREY’s Love Like a Movie 7. AY LIVE ! The young comedian is a student of the FRCN Training school Lagos, undergoing radio presentation to further develop his skills as a compere and presenter. Having had a stint with “SMA FM”, a college community bas

Kolapo Oyebola

Researcher

Dr Kolapo Muyiwa Oyebola was born on 31st August 1987 into a Christian home. He has his roots in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Dr Oyebola bagged a PhD in Parasitology and Bioinformatics at the University of Lagos, Nigeria winning the overall best PhD thesis award in March, 2016. He is a Researcher and a Lecturer at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Dr Oyebola has won a number of awards in his research and academic career, the most recent of which is a Postdoctoral Fellowship sponsored by UK's Wellcome Trust in conjunction with the African Academy of Science to conduct research on the pharmacogenomics of antimalarial drugs. His research focus is on malaria population genomics with a particular interest in determining genome-wide signatures of selection for markers of immunity and drug resistance in malaria parasites. Dr Oyebola has attended a number of scientific workshops, meetings and conferences in Africa, Europe and America. If you don't find Kolapo in the world of Science, then you will m

Tunji Olugbodi

EVC, VerdantZeal

Dr. Tunji Olugbodi is a man that wears many hats. He serves as Chairman on the board of Background Check International, Epicentre Events and BT Bytols Travels & Tours. He is also the Executive Vice Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Verdant Zeal Group, Africa’s emerging multinational marketing communications group headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria with two international branches in Ghana and The Gambia. His illustrious career spanning three decades in journalism, advertising and enterprise development has seen him pass through the walls of The Guardian Newspapers, SAAL Advertising, Promoserve-Grey and Prima Garnet before setting up Verdant Zeal in 2007. The Group in its 9years has spawned six independent subsidiaries; Great Measures Network, BrainBox i-Media, RedGecko Ltd, Neo Mantra, Forward Motion, Sizuul Africa and First2Market Ltd; A prolific and eloquent speaker with a wealth of experience from his career across diverse industries, Tunji is well versed and speaks at

Yele Okeremi

MD, PFS

Yele, the founding and incumbent Managing Director of Precise Financial Systems Ltd, has been involved with IT as a programmer, systems analyst, IT manager, Head of Systems and Logistics spanning across the IT and Financial sectors for over 30 years. He is reputed as a leading icon in software development in Nigeria and is a member of the Presidential Initiative for developing the software industry in Nigeria. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science (With Economics) from the Obafemi Awolowo University and a Masters in Business Administration. He is an alumnus of the Wits Business School, Johannesburg South Africa and the prestigious Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Yele has a passion for the development of intellectual capital of the black race and continues to advocate his position that irrespective of the conditions of the black man, the black man is by no means inferior in intelligence to anyone e