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Reimagining Growth by Endeavor Nigeria

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Obande Friday

Endeavor Nigeria recently held Catalysing Conversations, one of the biggest events in the calendar for Nigeria’s technology sector. The 2023 edition, the fifth in the series, themed “Reimagining Growth: Building through an Economic Downturn” was a select gathering of tech entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers.

Endeavor Nigeria was launched in 2018. It is part of a global organization founded on the belief that robust support for high-impact entrepreneurs results in higher levels of job creation, innovation, and overall prosperity. In Nigeria, Endeavor admits 4-6 companies every year into its support programme; it now has 33 Endeavor Entrepreneurs who are leading 16 companies. Endeavor portfolio companies include iconic Nigerian tech brands like Flutterwave, Monniepoint, and PiggyVest.

L-R. Moses Babatope, Group Deputy Managing Director, The Filmhouse Group, Ojoma Ochai, Board Chair, African Tech and Creative Group Obi Asika, CEO of Storm 360, and Godwin Tom, Managing Director, Sony Music Publishing at the panel discussion “The Future of Business: Revolutionizing Africa’s Creative Industries”.
L-R: Bolaji Balogun, CEO, Chapel Hill Denham/ Chairman of the Endeavor Nigeria Board of Directors welcoming Governor Babatunde Sowolu of Lagos State,  Atedo Peterside, Chairman, ANAP Foundation and other VIPs.

 

L-R Opeyemi George, Director General, Lagos State Government Public Private Partnership Office, Bolaji Balogun, CEO, Chapel Hill Denham/ Chairman of Endeavor Nigeria Board of Directors, and Ibrahim Obajomo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Planning and  Budget
L-R Tubosun Alake, Lagos State Commissioner for Innovation; Adaeze Sokan, Program Lead – Digital Economy, MasterCard Foundation and Oswald Osaretin Guobadia, Managing Partner, DigitA.

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L-R , Damilola Emmanuel, General Manager, Lagos Water Ways Agency, Bamigho Awala, Public Relations Manager, Moniepoint INC, and Tubosun Alake, Lagos State Commissioner for Innovation at the 5th edition of Catalysing Conversations.
L-R Christian Wessels of Daystar Power, Sari El-Khalil of Seven-Up Bottling Company, and Jaideep Gulab of Rosemonde Limited.

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L-R Dotun Suleiman, Advisor, Verraki Partners and Toluwelehe Adenmosun, Senior Partner, Services at Verraki Patners.
L-R Yewande Adewusi, Non-Executive Director Zifin Technologies, and Odunayo Eweniyi, Cofounder/COO at Piggyvest.
R-L Obi Emetarom, Co-Founder/CEO at Zone, Tomiwa Aladekomo of Big Cabal, and Emeka Emetarom of Zone

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L-R Joy Mabia, Manager, Marketing and Communications, Endeavor Nigeria, Tosin Famiro-Dada, Partner, Breega, Ire Oladunjoye, Managing Director/CEO, Endeavor Capital and Adaeze Sokan of MasterCard Foundation.
Members of the Endeavor team behind the scenes with Lehle Barde, award-winning journalist and event compere (right).
Atedo Peterside, Chairman, ANAP Foundation addressing the gathering
Bolaji Balogun, (centre) Chairman of the Endeavor Nigeria Board of Directors with  Endeavor staff and entrepreneurs
Obande Friday

Friday is a Mass Communication graduate of The Polytechnic of Ibadan. He has four years of content development experience. He loves lifting weights in his spare time.

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