Temitope Isedowo

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Nigeria

Temitope is the programs manager at AfriLabs, a pan-African network of more than 90 technology hubs, and co-founder of LYFE. LYFE is an entrepreneurship support organization that is at the core of finding entrepreneurship talents at the very early stages in Nigeria, helping them to connect with resources to achieve their dreams and create jobs. Since 2013, more than 50 startups have been discovered and more than 250 entrepreneurs have been trained, some of them trailblazers or pioneers in their sectors. Temitope is an alumnus of various entrepreneurship and leadership programs at Stanford University, University of Pittsburgh and Instituto Tecnologico Buenos Aires. He is a Leadership Fellow of the Frances Hesselbein Institute and has served as Advisory Panel Member, Queen's Young Leaders Program.

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