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19 Tech Personalities who Shaped Africa in 2019

Joy Uche by Joy Uche
01/21/2020
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Rebecca Enonchong, Founder AppsTech

 

Rebecca Enonchong also made the list of tech personalities of 2019. She is a Cameroon born techpreneur that is passionate about promoting technology in Africa. She is the founder and CEO of Appstech, a leading provider of enterprise application solutions. 

Rebecca is the chairman of Afrilabs, a Pan-African network of over 80 innovation centres across 27 African countries. She was listed by Forbes Magazine as a top female tech founder in Africa. Rebecca proudly lends her voice in critical issues that touch the African tech ecosystem.

Olubayo Adekambi, Chief Transformation Officer, MTN

Olubayo is the Chief Transformation Officer at MTN Nigeria. He is a Data Scientist with a track record of implementing the analytical strategy for his team at MTN. He is also the convener of Data Science Nigeria, a non-profit organization that seeks to build a world-class Artificial Intelligence ecosystem. Olubayo is a leading expert in Data Science, Analytics, Business Transformation and Strategy with over 19 years of experience.

 

Adewale Yusuf, CEO Techpoint Africa 

Exactly 5 years ago, Adewale Yusuf founded Techpoint Africa, a pan-African tech media platform. His platform has so far shaped the narrative of the African tech ecosystem. In 2019, Techpoint organized Techpoint Build, Techpoint Inspired, Townhall meetings with tech executives, including Jack Dorsey and Twitter executive team members. 

In October, Techpoint Africa launched an outlet in Nairobi to get first-hand stories of innovation in East Africa.  Adewale and his team started a Startup School in December 2019 to educate business owners on how to build scalable businesses in Africa.

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