'Gbenga Sesan
BSc from Obafemi Awolowo University (02), Executive Director at Paradigm Initiative Nigeria since 2007, Program Assistant (01-02), Program Officer (02-04), Program Manager (04-06) & Development Manager (06-07) at Junior Achievement of Nigeria.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://www.gbengasesan.com |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Design, Editing, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Public speaking, Software Engineering, Windows, Windows applications, Writing |
| Location: | Nigeria |
| Groups: | African Incubator Network (AIN) |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | development, ict, nigeria, youth |
| Schools: | Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Oxford |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Paradigm Initiative Nigeria |
| Position: | Executive Director |
| Time period: | March 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Leading the institutional capacity development of a social enterprise that uses new technologies (ICTs) to improve the livelihoods of underserved people-groups; with specific focus on consulting, research, telecentre support, youth-led social technopreneurship and capacity building |
| Employer: | Technology Times Newspaper |
| Position: | Columnist |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2008 |
| Employer: | Junior Achievement of Nigeria |
| Position: | Assistant/ Officer/ Manager |
| Time period: | June 2001 - February 2007 |
| Description: | Program Assistant, June 2001 – June 2002: Maintaining organization’s website, assisting with program logistics, volunteer training and program monitoring;
Program Officer, July 2002 – June 2004: Planning and coordinating the take-off of the Lagos Digital Village project – in partnership with Lagos State Government and Microsoft; Program Manager, July 2004 – September 2006: Management of the Lagos Digital Village project and coordinating technology support for Junior Achievement; Development Manager, October 2006 – February 2007: Planning the replication of telecentre projects and development support for Junior Achievement of Nigeria |
| Employer: | Neural Technologies Limited |
| Position: | Training Consultant |
| Time period: | January 1999 - December 2000 |
| Description: | Drafting course content, designing websites and training |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | Executive Program in Social Entrepreneurship |
| University: | Harvard University |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | xecutive Program in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy |
| University: | University of Oxford |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2007 |
| Degree: | Certificate, African Leadership Institute (ALI) Program |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Author, ICTs for Development: A Social Entrepreneur’s Perspective, The Social Dimensions of Engineering Research,
Engineers Without Borders (UK) National Research Conference 2009 Journal, pp. 243-249, February 2009 Co-author (with Nwosu, U.), Ajegunle.org: Changing Ajegunle, 25 Youths at a time, Telecentre Magazine. Vol 1 (1), pp. 041- 042, December 2007 Columnist, Bridges with ‘Gbenga Sesan, Technology Times Newspaper (2006-2008) Author, Social Enterprise in Africa: An Emerging Concept in an Emerging Economy, Educational Research and Reviews, International NGO journal. Vol 1 (1), pp. 004-008, October 2006 Author, Telecentres in Nigeria in ICTs for Development: The Challenges of Meeting the Millennium Development Goals in Africa. Nigerian Communications Commission/Growing Businesses Foundation/Club of Rome, pp. 263-272. ISBN 978- 070-671-2. September 2006 Editor, Global Process, Local Reality: Nigerian Youth Lead Action in the Information Society. Paradigm Initiative Nigeria. ISBN 978-068-094-2. November 2005 Co-author (with Mihyo, P.), African Youth in the Information Society in Africa Networking: Development Information, ICTs |
| Books: | * Author, In My Own Words. Imprimata Publishers (London). ISBN 978-1-906192-33-4. September 2009
* Author, ICTs for Development: A Social Entrepreneur’s Perspective, The Social Dimensions of Engineering Research,Engineers Without Borders (UK) National Research Conference 2009 Journal, pp. 243-249, February 2009 * Co-author (with Nwosu, U.), Ajegunle.org: Changing Ajegunle, 25 Youths at a time, Telecentre Magazine. Vol 1 (1), pp. 041- 042, December 2007 * Author, Social Enterprise in Africa: An Emerging Concept in an Emerging Economy, Educational Research and Reviews, International NGO journal. Vol 1 (1), pp. 004-008, October 2006 * Author, Telecentres in Nigeria in ICTs for Development: The Challenges of Meeting the Millennium Development Goals in Africa. Nigerian Communications Commission/Growing Businesses Foundation/Club of Rome, pp. 263-272. ISBN 978-070-671-2. September 2006 * Co-author (with Mihyo, P.), African Youth in the Information Society in Africa Networking: Development Information, ICTs and Governance. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, pp. 125-139. ISBN 978-90-5727-052-9. May 2004 * Co-author, What’s Next? The Future of the Information Society – A Youth Perspective. YOIS/TakingITGlobal. July 2003 |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Writing, public speaking, traveling, strategy and spending time online |
| Memberships: | International Young Professionals Foundation, Australia (Young Professionals) Director
10 2008 -International Young Professionals Foundation, Australia (Young Professionals) Director. |
| Awards: | National Youth Merit award
2009 National Youth Merit award 2009 OAU Distinguished Alumni award 2008 Obafemi Awolowo University EEESS Distinguished Alumni Award award |
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Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN)
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) connects underserved youths with improved livelihoods through ICT opportunities.