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Gbenga Sesan | |
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| Born | Oluwagbenga Olabisi Sesan July 27, 1977 Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Olabisi |
| Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Occupation | Social ICT entrepreneur |
Oluwagbenga Olabisi Sesan (born 27 July 1977) is a Nigerian social entrepreneur known for his contributions to the field of ICT. [1]
Sesan was born on July 27, 1977 in Akure, Ondo, Nigeria. He graduated as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer at Obafemi Awolowo University in 2002. [2] Sesan proceeded to Lagos Business School, where he studied at the Executive Education programs.
Sesan is a former member of the United Nations Committee of eLeaders on Youth and ICT. [3] He is also a CyberStewards Fellow, [4] Crans Montana Forum Fellow, [5] Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow, 2007 Ashoka Fellow, [6] [7] Our Common Future [8] and Cordes Fellow.
Sesan served as a member of the Presidential committees on Harmonization of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Sectors (2006), [9] and Roadmap for the Achievement of Accelerated Universal Broadband Infrastructure and Services Provision (2013), [10]
In 2016, Gbenga revealed that at the end of 2017, he would hand over his role as CEO to someone else to pursue policy. [11]
In 2022, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Gbenga to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel. [12]
Some of his published works includes:
Sesan resides in Lagos with his wife Temilade. For his contributions to ICT, he was recognised by CNN as "one of the 10 Leading African Tech Voices" on Twitter in 2012. [13] That same year, he was one of 40 African Legends Under 40 list by Nigerian media Ventures Africa. [14] In 2014, the Schwab Foundation named him.among the "Social Entrepreneur of the Year". [15]
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