Innovate Africa Foundation awards scholarships to 450 innovators in Lagos
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Businessday
The Innovate Africa Foundation awarded full scholarships to more than 450 young professionals in management and product creation at its conference in Lagos. The event brought together more than 600 participants and the foundation plans to expand the gathering to four African technology hubs in 2027, according to Businessday.
The Innovate Africa Foundation awarded full scholarships to more than 450 young product managers and developers at its Inspire Africa conference, held on 14 and 15 October in Lagos. The event brought together more than 600 innovators and business leaders, BusinessDay reports.
The foundation aims to give recipients practical skills, mentoring and professional contacts to design products that meet economic and business needs. The conference also focused on developing viable, customer-centred solutions.
Representatives of the Mastercard Foundation, Nigeria’s Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and Lagos Business School took part in the discussions. Talks at a closed-door summit of business leaders covered product strategy, capital efficiency and measuring business results.
Paga and Interswitch have supported the conference since 2023, according to the foundation. It plans to expand the event to four African technology hubs in 2027.
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