Join me at the Lagos CEO Roundtable The Return of the Native: Join me on 08 March when I host the Lagos CEO Roundtable at The Bunker on Admiralty Way, Lekki . This will provide a great opportunity connecting the UKTech Africa forum with the Lagos Business ecosystem. Yes, the native son returns again after […]
Look forward to UK tech growth in 2018
Look forward to UK tech growth in 2018 As you prepare for the New Year, it’s a good time to re-evaluate and refocus your business growth plans, since last year was a hugely successful year for the UK tech industry. There were great gains and innovation in the FinTech sector, while British startups have shown […]
TLA Tech World Tour Africa focus
TLA Tech World Tour Africa focus The ‘TLA Tech World Tour’ on 16 November, was held by Tech London Advocates (TLA) at HereEast, with an Introduction by Russ Shaw Founder TechLondonAdvocates and GlobalTechAdvocates. Moderator was Ben Thompson from BBC. The event was also the Launch of GlobalTechAdvocates with 8 TLA sister groups, which grows TLA […]
Startup Europe Tech Africa Road Trip
SEC2A Tech Africa Road Trip SEC2A Gala Launch Thursday 12th October was the Gala launch event before the Africa Road Trip events to bring together Africa and Europe’s tech ecosystems. This was the European Commission sponsored initiative, held at the Tate Modern, London and hosted by Gary Stewart – Director, Wayra UK. The event kicked […]
Our Fintech Hackathon challenge at AfricaTechDay
Team Kollet wins 2nd Prize The Team was supported by Ade Awokoya at the Hackathon and won 2nd Prize for their pitch on “Data Analytics-Customer Service” for Nigerian Banks. During the Hackathon we developed a wire-frame prototype for the “Predictive Behavioural Insight Platform”. Further to the hackathon, the team has taken action with formation of […]
How to Go Global with the Lagos Startup Ecosystem
A GLOBAL CITY OF THE FUTURE: A McKinsey report on “Global Cities of the Future“, issued in 2010, analysed data on the dramatic urban growth expected by 2025. There was only ONE UK city, London, on Top 100 list. However there were TWO cities from Nigeria – Lagos and Port Harcourt!!