Bosun Tijani

Olatunbosun Tijani (20 July 1977) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Co-Creation Hub.[1][2] Co-Creation Hub is a technology innovation centre that provides a cushy nest for Innovators and Creatives solving pressing social problems in Africa. CcHUB which stands at the forefront of the fastest moving technology industry trends has maintained its focus of shaping the economy and the future of Africa.

Bosun Tijani
Born (1977-07-20) July 20, 1977
Ogun State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian and British
EducationUniversity of Leicester. Warwick Business School. University of Jos
OccupationEnterprise Development, Innovation Management and Innovation Systems
Years active2009–present
Known forCo-Founder and CEO of Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), Truppr and STEM Cafe
TitleCEO of Co-Creation Hub and iHUB
Spouse(s)Moji Tijani
Children2
AwardsDesmond Tutu leadership fellowship
Websitebosuntijani.com

Bosun was named as one of the 100 Most Influential People on the continent by New Africa Magazine.[3] He received and initiated the visit of Mark Zuckerberg for the first time in Nigeria in August 2016.[4] In 2019, CCHub acquired Kenya's iHub under Bosun's leadership.

Personal Statement

To drive the application of knowledge for enterprise and economic prosperity, deepen the social impact of innovation, and empower people to create shared value for the world and more particularly, Africa.

Educational background

Tijani holds a diploma in Computer Science and (B.Sc.) in Economics from the University of Jos, and MSc in Information systems and Management from the Warwick Business School and is currently a Postgraduate Researcher in Innovation Systems at the University of Leicester[5]

Career

Before CcHUB, Tijani had worked with International Trade Centre where he successfully led the development and deployment of a web-marketing and information services programme in Ghana between March and September 2006 and subsequently in Uganda and Kenya with record positive outputs. The programme was deployed in Ethiopia and extended to South Africa and Tanzania.[6] At Hewlett Packard, he successfully managed the deployment of the ODel learning centre at the Africa Virtual University in Kenya and completed the deployment of the HP, IEEE and University of Ibadan telecentre in Nigeria. He also initiated and completed the deployment of the HP Micro-enterprise Acceleration Programme learning centre at the Lagos Business School in Nigeria and provided recognizable support to its deployment in Egypt and Morocco.[7] He later moved to Pera Innovation Network (PERA) where he served as the European Innovation Manager where he led the coordination of innovation agencies across Europe.[8] At CcHUB, he has led social technology projects including Lagos Innovation Hotspots and i-HQ.[9] And has driven the growth of social innovation using technology, producing initiatives and businesses that have influenced; environment, fiscal transparency, e-commerce, Healthcare, education,[10] wellness [11] and transportation.[12] He also prompted the visit of Mark Zuckerberg to CcHUB on his first ever visit to Sub-Saharan Africa.

He is a fellow of the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law at the Stanford University and an associate of the Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellowship.[13]

Personal life

Tijani resides in Leicester and Lagos with his wife, Moji Tijani and two children.[14]

gollark: I think it has a size limit?
gollark: It saddens me that it doesn't keep shell history forever, though.
gollark: fish has that built-in. It's quite good.
gollark: Yes, ANOTHER abstraction layer fixes all problems.
gollark: I really love how everything runs on a vastly complex edifice of highly abstract systems which literally nobody understands any more.

References
  1. "YNaija unveils 2017 powerlist for technology". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  2. "'Bosun Tijani". alinstitute.org. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  3. Africa 2017. "Bosun Tijani | Africa 2018". Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  4. Published. "How we kept Zuckerberg's visit a secret — CcHUB CEO, Tijani". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  5. "Bosun Tijani: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  6. http://www.intracen.org/organics/project-ghana.htm
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2019-05-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "'Bosun Tijani". Chatham House. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  9. "Africa Tech Summit Kigali | Bosun Tijani". Africa Tech Summit Kigali. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  10. text, I. love telling stories using; pictures; details, videos It’s all about the little (2016-03-22). "How Re:learn by CcHUB is building a classroom of the future around Technology". Techpoint.Africa. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  11. Mobile & African Tech Enthusiast │ Music │Get in touch (2015-07-01). "Truppr, the Social Sporting app and its 6-digit User Base Projection". Techpoint.Africa. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  12. Africa 2017. "Bosun Tijani | Africa 2018". Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  13. "'Bosun Tijani". alinstitute.org. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  14. Africa 2017. "Bosun Tijani | Africa 2018". Retrieved 2019-05-17.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.