Mr Gbenga Sesan,he is an inspection to a lot of Nigerians and has many of you know he is a family man too, Then on Saturday 22nd October he came to TREM accompanied by his wife and child he managed to educate the people who came (higher institutions were present other people from all walks of life also and secondary schools like Bellina college, Queens college and CMD grammer school were also present) to the even on how to use technology to improve there life and how to adapt to new technologies. For those of you who were present you would undersand when i say "The difference between Uche and Seun Is research"
On 22nd October, 2016 at a TREM Church located at TREM AKOKA (Wisdom House)
7, Afolabi brown street,Akoka, Lagos.
An event was organized for the youth called "Enlightened Generation for Enhanced Performance"
(how Internet Technology (I.T) can change the way you live and work).
This is a platform created out of the desire to ensure participant learn secret on how technology can change the way they live,work and give them a leading edge in life. There are loads of benefits unknow to individual,enterpreneurs which will reveal secrets to enable participants turn their fortunes around in the I.T sector,gain ground and get better in life, all these and others will be unleashed by the I.T guru and expert Mr Gbenga Sesan.
According to Al jazeera, the social enterpreneur per excellence believes that poverty should not be allowed to deprive any young Nigerian the opportunity to learn all I.T skill they need in life.0ne of his books "TakingITGlobal" featured young authors from every continent, the book describes what young people are achiving with Internet Technonoly today and attempt direction of the information society.
Unfortunately I am not here to talk about this event but I am here to talk about Mr.Gbenga Sesan.
Gbenga Sesan is the executive director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), a social enterpreneur that connects undeserved people, groups with ICT enabled opportunity.Gbenga Sesan (born Oluwagbenga Olabisi Sesan on July 27, 1977) is the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) Originally trained as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer at Obafemi Awolowo University.‘Gbenga completed Executive Education programs at Lagos Business School, New York Group for Technology Transfer, Oxford University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Santa Clara University and University of the Pacific.His consulting experience includes assignments completed for numerous institutions, including Microsoft, Harvard University and United Nations agencies, among others, in over 30 countries. A Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year, and former member of the United Nations Committee of eLeaders on Youth and ICT, he is a CyberStewards Fellow, Crans Montana Forum Fellow, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow , Ashoka Fellow,Ashoka Fellow, Our Common Future and Cordes Fellow, ‘Gbenga served as a member of the Presidential committees on Harmonization of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Sectors (2006), and Roadmap for the Achievement of Accelerated Universal Broadband Infrastructure and Services Provision (2013), and was listed by CNN as one of the Top 10 African Tech Voices on Twitter,and by Ventures Africa as one of 40 African Legends Under 40.
‘Gbenga is married to Temilade Sesan PhD, an expert on Energy Poverty and Development issues in sub-Saharan Africa.[In 2014, 'Gbenga was named Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2014, In 2013, he was on the BusinessDay 40Under40 list. In 2012, he was listed by CNN as one of the 10 Leading African Tech Voices on Twitter, and by Ventures Africa as one of 40 African Legends U n d e r 40 . 'Gbenga has been honoured with the 2011 Cordes Fellowship, 2010 Santa Clara University GSBI Fellowship, 2010 Crans Montana Forum of New Leaders Fellowship award, 2010 Our Common Future Fellowship award, 2009 OAU Distinguished Alumni award, 2009 National Youth Merit award, 2008 OAU Ife EEESS Distinguished Alumni award, 2008 FGC Idoani Alumni award, 2007 Nigerian Youth Leadership award, 2007 The Future Youth Advocacy award, 2006 International Telecommunications Union(ITU) YES Scholarship award, 2006 O n d o S t a t e Sunshine award, 2006 The Future Best Use of Technology award, 2005 Stockholm Challenge Champion honour, 2004 NiPRO Excellence in Information Technology award, 2003 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) in Nigeria award, 2002 JCI Ten Outstanding Great Ife Alumni (TOGA) award, 2002 Journalists’ Frontier of Technology in Nigeria award, and the 2001 ITU African Youth Fellowship award. For more information visit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gbenga_Sesan
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