Theme: Own the Future

The world is fast moving in a competitive race, it takes the one who can catch up with the pace to enjoy the benefits involved. Techonlogical advancements pointedly reveals that; "the survival is truly for the fittest". New ideas and innovations floods the gateway of knowledge with an irresistible force. Technological revolution has brought about solutions to complex situations in our society. The reality is that, "the future must be embraced in full preparedness",

TedxFunaab —"Own the future" promises to take a peep into what the future holds therefore creating an atmosphere whereby ideas will be shared. The speakers will be opening our eyes to the unlimited opportunities that abounds in our world. Also, revealing the heights they have scaled and the pitfalls to avoid on our path to owning the future.

PG HALL Federal University of agriculture Abeokuta
Federal University of Agriculture
Abeokuta, Ogun, 101324
Nigeria

Ademola Ogunbanjo

Ademola Ogunbanjo comes from a long line of Ijebu Aristocracy of Odo Botu, Ijebu-Igbo. He was born on the 12th of July, 1974.As a child, Ademola attended Adeko Memorial Nursery & Primary School, Ijebu-Igbo and Army Children’s School, Yaba.As a student, he worked part time at the LAT Sawmill to enable him pay for his books, school uniforms and other expenses. This resulted in Ademola developing a strong work ethic, sense of responsibility and drive to succeed at a relatively young age.He briefly attended Delta State University, Abraka for less than a semester, and later moved to the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, where he graduated with a B.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planning.Ademola is a scholar of the Said Business School, University of Oxford and HEC Business School, Paris where he studied Consulting and Coaching for Change. He trained as a consultant at Oxford Management Consulting, UK, and is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, and a SEC-certified Market Analyst, with an Executive Masters Certificate in Project Management from the PM College, London. Ademola would go on to join Ocean and Oil Holdings in March 2007 as Manager, Energy Investments. He later co-pioneered the startup of a new subsidiary, Avaizon Consulting Limited, a Strategy, Execution Management and Business Performance Coaching firm he headed as Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2013, having previously served as Vice President, Strategy and Execution Management for two years. As a strategy consultant of repute, Ademola has enjoyed a varied and successful career across organizations and industries including Banking, Telecommunications and Oil & Gas, with clients within and outside Nigeria. Ademola has provided free knowledge resource to NGOs like The Fate Foundation, Incubator Africa, Designing Futures, The Oando Foundation, and Fela Durotoye's AddVantage Series. He is the Vice Chairman of the Lagos State Vocational and Technical Education Board’s Industry Advisory Team. As an advocate of the Social Entrepreneurship concept for poverty eradication and economic development, Ademola has worked with the First Bank of Nigeria Plc. and Professor Muhammad Yunus to bring thought leadership in micro-financing as a poverty eradication tool to Nigeria.

Damola Morenikeji

Parallel Social Entrepreneur

Obsessed about creating and co-influencing society to transform the future of humanity, anchored on people, platforms and policies.

David Lanre Messan

Idea Strategist

DLM is committed to raising disruptors to create wealth and jobs through entrepreneurships and through this has developed over 250 thriving business ideas for clients in Nigeria and other countries of the world and has raised over 2 million dollars investment for small businesses

Femi Aliu

Agriculture Entreprenuer

Femi Aliu Royal is the CEO of Myfarmbase

Kofoworola Olatunde

Lecturer

Lecturer of Environmental Management and Toxicology Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta

Niyi Afolabi

Lecturer

Niyi Afolabi is a senior lecturer at the depatment of Chemistry, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta

Olufemi Oduneye

Social Media manager

Ogbeni Opa is a final year student of the Federal University of agriculture abeokuta

Olumide Adeleye

Media Entrepreneur

Mr Olumide Adeleye is the founder of Twim Institute

Tumilara Kayode

A spoken word artist and a graduate from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta