John Armah, the CEO of Ghana
Centre for Entrepreneurship, Employment and Innovation, GCEEI, Accra, Ghana
will be speaking at the TEDxBodija event holding on November 30, 2013 in
Ibadan.
In a statement, organizers of
TEDxBodija said John Armah will be speaking on “MarketSpace versus
MarketPlace.”
“John Armah is an Award-winning
Entrepreneur ranked as the 27th Most Influential Ghanaian by ETV Ghana, Winner
2012 Ideas Award by Legacy and Legacy, Chairman Africa Youth Economic Forum, Model
African Union Commission, Member of World Economic Forum, Youngest Contributor
to Ghana's Budget, and Former Radio Talk Show Host,” the organizers stated.
Other confirmed speakers include
Francis Adesina, a graduate of Agric Economics and Extension, Ladoke Akintola
University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria who will be speaking on “the
mystery of time”; Atinuke Odjenima, founder of The Hindsight Nigeria – a
leadership development organisation she founded in 2005 while she was an
undergraduate.
Atinuke will be speaking on “The
Shrinking Space of Love.”
Another speaker at TEDxBodija is Gbemisola Osadua.
The organizers said: “Gbemisola
Osadua is the Vice President, International Law Student Association (ILSA),
University of Ibadan, awarded Student Entrepreneur of the year 2012 by, Law
Students Society, University of Ibadan. She was a delegate at African Youth
Economic Forum, Accra, Ghana, May 2013 and also at African Youth And Governance
Conference, Accra, Ghana, August, 2013.
“She is a resourceful young
female undergraduate of Nigeria’s premier university – University of Ibadan,
presently studying Law, and a former Speaker of Parliamentary Arm of the
University of Ibadan Students’ Union. She is the founding Executive Director of
Dynamics Impact, a social enterprise and also Principal of The Productivity
Academy (TPA) an initiative aimed at reducing unemployment in the southwest”
Licensed in May 2013, organizers
said TEDxBodija is focused on “on
sharing ideas between businesses, people and communities in Ibadan.”
The theme for TEDxBodija holding on 30th of November, 2013 is: “Time
and Space”. The event kicks off by 12 noon.
