The Creative Hangout : Getting Started and Thriving in the Tech Ecosystem

Jul 23, 2021, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Interested in tech? New to the game or already a player in the field? Learn practical, timely, tested strategies and tips to thrive and build a budding career. Our guests, Itoro and Osayi will do justice to this topic and you don't want to miss it. Register for free and stand the chance also to win N100,000 support for your business or help you go to the next level in your career.

In-person event
Panel Discussion

About this event

This event is geared towards bringing Tech enthusiasts, tech influencers, budding entrepreneurs, and like minds together to share Ideas on thriving with tech.

Its challenges and limitations, strengths and roadmap to building a thriving ecosystem that breeds creative ideas and valuable businesses.

The event will;

1. Provide leading industry insights and personal stories,

2. Provide advisory support for key interested individuals/businesses

3. Provide Publicity and online media coverage for select individuals/business ideas; as a way of not just motivating but also sharing possible opportunities to those in attendance.

The goal is to encourage young people in Edo state to Take the Lead in Global Technological advancement.

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We have an exciting lineup of speakers for this event to do justice to this topic and they are listed below

Druids is a Blockchain product designer and 3d artist interested in building design systems and the NFT metaverse.

He's currently working as a 3d game designer and design system consultant.

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Itoro Uwemakpan is a marketing and communication strategist interested in creating consumer-centered business models that drive business growth.

He currently leads the Partnerships function at Transsion Global. Managing strategic partnerships and business collaboration across emerging markets and Sub-Saharan Africa.

His role covers marketing data, customer experience, solution monetization, and business alliances across leading sectors. This gives the opportunity to craft unique business models that enable customer acquisition and loyalty with the core purpose of building functional revenue streams. He's also previously worked in and led teams involved in integrated marketing, launching product campaigns for leading brands like HP, Indomie, First Bank, Reckitt Benckiser, Samsung, Chivita, etc. A lover of growing and nurturing people, businesses, and communities.

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Our second guest and chapter director, Mr Osayi Tres Omokaro is an ISO Certified Quality Management Systems Auditor, Accessor, Consultant and Trainer he is a Business Development Architect, Business Support Specialist, Start-up Expert with a key strength in Operations and Business Processes Setup, Management and re-engineering, he is a strong believer in the power of personal responsibility, He has a background in Mass Communication, Banking and Finance, and Management Sciences, he has Co-founded several businesses and currently seats on the board of three thriving Companies. He is the current Publicity Secretary (P.R.O) of Nigeria Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) Edo State Branch, Chairman Ednassi Multipurpose Cooperative Society the Chief Responsibility Officer (CRO) of Treskaro Systems & Solution.

He has over Six Years of working experience in the Banking Industry and has his first degree in Mass Communication, second in Banking and Finance, and has Acquired Certificates in Management and Entrepreneurial Courses in Maryland University USA, Enterprise Development Center EDC (Lagos Business School) and currently undergoing a masters certificate program from Business Training Institute, Florida USA, he is a certified Member International Strategic Management Institute (ISMI) and a Fellow, Institute of Chartered Economist of Nigeria (ICEN).

He is married to Faith Tres Omokaro

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Druids is a Blockchain product designer and 3d artist interested in building design systems and the NFT metaverse. He's currently working as a 3d game designer and design system consultant.

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Our host for this event, Victory Benjamin is the Design Lead and founder of BenCreates, a design hub that provide creative design solutions to businesses and personal brands with services in graphics design, UI/UX designs and general branding.

Victory Benjamin is passionate about human capacity development and he is channeling this passion to equip young people in Tech with the right knowledge and skillsets to thrive.

He is also the founder of YouLead Africa a leadership and human capacity development platform for youth empowerment.

Check out what happened

When

When

Friday, July 23, 2021
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM UTC

Agenda

Guest arrival /registration
Introduction and Networking.
Welcome address from host
Mr Osayi Tres Omokaro :Overcoming the challenges of building a thriving Tech business.
Social Media Engagement and Inspirational Videos
Itoro Uwemakpan: Satisfying customer demand in an increasingly competitive environment
Panel Session= Q and A
Networking and Food
Creative Connects, Games, Funs and Interviews

Host

  • Victory Benjamin

    BenCreates

    Creative Designer

Organizers

  • Osayi Omokaro

    Startup Grind Benin City

    Chapter Director

  • Abbo D'Leon

    Pro House Concepts and Innovations

    Co-Director

Partners

BenCreates logo

BenCreates

Pro House Concepts logo

Pro House Concepts

Treskaro Systems & Solution logo

Treskaro Systems & Solution

The Excel foundation logo

The Excel foundation

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