Introducing
The Big Ideas Platform connect ideas and uptakers by offering a platform to less subscribed but powerful voices and ideas across diversities, leading exceptional
solutions that can take us to an African renaissance. The platform
would serve to:
Launch new Thinking and introduce new personas on the thought landscape
Illuminate bold ideas that can enhance the quality of life of African communities
Amplify life-changing strategies to implement transformative ideas
Connect creative and innovative energies across and beyond the continent
Build on the next steps to activate the big ideas solutions
Save the date
May 24, 2025 - Big Ideas Platform Event Third Edition
Explore ideas from our 2024 Speakers
Oluseun Badejo - Team Lead; SPPG Blockchain Project
The Big Idea: Blockchain for Credentials
Oluseun Badejo is a project implementation specialist with close to a decade of experience in delivering sustainability-focused projects within the African region. An Alum of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) 2023 cohort. Seun’s passion for innovation led him to spearhead the groundbreaking SPPG Blockchain Project during his time as a student. The purpose of the project? To create a system a service to help the school administration, students and third parties alike verify the credentials of SPPG Alums.
Sian (Shan) Cuffy Young - Ceo & Founder, Siel (Sigh-el) Environmental
From Idea to reality: UNLOCKING the business in Waste
Sian (Shan) Cuffy Young, an award-winning waste management consultant, educator and social entrepreneur, is on a mission to spread the gospel of waste management. Sian is a Fulbright Fellow from Cornell University, a published children’s author, a Global SOCAP entrepreneur, and the title holder for the Entrepreneurship World Cup for Trinidad and Tobago, among numerous other accolades
Ahmad Salkida - Founder, Humangle
Intersection of Virtual Reality and Storytelling
Ahmad Salkida is a renowned investigative reporter with over 23 years of experience in conflict and development reporting. He is regarded as one of the best knowledge experts on the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency. He is the founder of HumAngle. HumAngle is committed to redefining the way news is researched, produced, and even consumed all across the continent.
Toyosi Akerele - Founder RiseNetworks
Deploying Artificial Intelligence to optimize Public Policy Design and Citizen's Behaviour Change
Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, a Technology Education Professional with over 16 years of diverse experience spanning law, human capital development, and social enterprise. As the visionary founder of Rise Networks, Toyosi has pioneered transformative education initiatives in Lagos, focusing on AI, data science, and workforce readiness. Under her leadership, Rise Labs has developed groundbreaking projects, including West Africa’s first career chatbot, revolutionizing how individuals navigate the job market. Toyosi is also the founder of Passnownow.com, Nigeria’s leading digital learning platform empowering underserved high school students for global opportunities in technology
