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He is the convener of the CFA's Startup Hangout, a strategic avenue for [[Small and medium-sized enterprises|SME]] startups to meet and learn from successful entrepreneurs, through discourses that will assist them to grow their various startups as well as network among one another. This platform has hosted entrepreneurs like [[John Obaro]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinyode-Lawal |first1=Jumoke |title='Tech start-ups shouldn't be restricted to Nigeria' - Obaro |url=https://businessday.ng/technology/article/tech-start-ups-shouldnt-restricted-nigeria-obaro/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=Business Day |date=28 November 2016}}</ref> [[Ommo Clark]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Essiet |first1=Daniel |title=I started business in the varsity |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/started-business-varsity/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=The Nation |date=19 July 2017}}</ref> [[Obi Asika]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oluka |first1=Peter |title=Ojoma, Obi At CFA Startups Hangout Identify Success Paths In Creative Industry |url=https://techeconomy.ng/2018/09/07/ojoma-obi-at-cfa-startups-hangout-identify-success-paths-in-creative-industry-9913/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=Tech Economy Nigeria |date=7 September 2018}}</ref> It is hosted in Lagos, Nigeria.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Essiet |first1=Daniel |title=Turning adversity into prosperity |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/turning-adversity-prosperity/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=The Nation |date=23 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Afolayan |first1=David |title=Two Portharcourt-Based Startups Win at CFA’s Startups Hangout Pitch Session |url=https://technext.ng/2017/11/28/two-portharcourt-based-startups-win-cfas-startups-hangout-pitch-session/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=Tech Next Nigeria |date=28 November 2017}}</ref>
He is the convener of the CFA's Startup Hangout, a strategic avenue for [[Small and medium-sized enterprises|SME]] startups to meet and learn from successful entrepreneurs, through discourses that will assist them to grow their various startups as well as network among one another. This platform has hosted entrepreneurs like [[John Obaro]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinyode-Lawal |first1=Jumoke |title='Tech start-ups shouldn't be restricted to Nigeria' - Obaro |url=https://businessday.ng/technology/article/tech-start-ups-shouldnt-restricted-nigeria-obaro/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=Business Day |date=28 November 2016}}</ref> [[Ommo Clark]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Essiet |first1=Daniel |title=I started business in the varsity |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/started-business-varsity/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=The Nation |date=19 July 2017}}</ref> [[Obi Asika]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oluka |first1=Peter |title=Ojoma, Obi At CFA Startups Hangout Identify Success Paths In Creative Industry |url=https://techeconomy.ng/2018/09/07/ojoma-obi-at-cfa-startups-hangout-identify-success-paths-in-creative-industry-9913/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=Tech Economy Nigeria |date=7 September 2018}}</ref> It is hosted in Lagos, Nigeria.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Essiet |first1=Daniel |title=Turning adversity into prosperity |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/turning-adversity-prosperity/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=The Nation |date=23 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Afolayan |first1=David |title=Two Portharcourt-Based Startups Win at CFA’s Startups Hangout Pitch Session |url=https://technext.ng/2017/11/28/two-portharcourt-based-startups-win-cfas-startups-hangout-pitch-session/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |agency=Tech Next Nigeria |date=28 November 2017}}</ref>
In March 2019, CFA became the director of [[The Founder Institute]] Lagos,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinpelu |first1=Oluwadamilare |title=Pre-Seed Startup Accelerator, Founder Institute Launches Lagos Chapter |url=https://technext.ng/2019/03/19/pre-seed-startup-accelerator-founder-institute-launches-lagos-chapter/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=Tech Next |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref>http://www.politicaleconomistng.com/silicon-valley-based-founder-institute-launches-newest-chapter-lagos-3-centres-20-ceos-mentors-startup-launch-program-aims-launch-20-global-technology-companies-yearly-la/</ref> a training school that help startups grow through entrepreneurship training by helping curb lack of structure, mentorship and network.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eleanya |first1=Frank |title=Founder Institute targets pre-fund start-ups as it launches in Nigeria |url=https://businessday.ng/technology/article/founder-institute-targets-pre-fund-startups-as-it-launches-in-nigeria/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=Business Day |date=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ajeamo |first1=Chiamaka |title=Founder Institute berths in Lagos |url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/founder-institute-berths-in-lagos/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=Sun News Online |date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
In March 2019, CFA became the director of [[The Founder Institute]] Lagos,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinpelu |first1=Oluwadamilare |title=Pre-Seed Startup Accelerator, Founder Institute Launches Lagos Chapter |url=https://technext.ng/2019/03/19/pre-seed-startup-accelerator-founder-institute-launches-lagos-chapter/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=Tech Next |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref>http://www.politicaleconomistng.com/silicon-valley-based-founder-institute-launches-newest-chapter-lagos-3-centres-20-ceos-mentors-startup-launch-program-aims-launch-20-global-technology-companies-yearly-la/</ref> a training school that help startups grow through entrepreneurship training by helping curb lack of structure, mentorship and network.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eleanya |first1=Frank |title=Founder Institute targets pre-fund start-ups as it launches in Nigeria |url=https://businessday.ng/technology/article/founder-institute-targets-pre-fund-startups-as-it-launches-in-nigeria/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=Business Day |date=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ajeamo |first1=Chiamaka |title=Founder Institute berths in Lagos |url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/founder-institute-berths-in-lagos/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=Sun News Online |date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
In March 2019, 75 hubs across Nigeria came together to form an alliance to boost innovation and entrepreneurship. This network, called the Innovation Support Network (ISN) has CFA as it's director.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coleman |first1=Ekene |title=75 Hubs Form Alliance To Boost Innovation, Entrepreneurship |url=https://www.independent.ng/75-hubs-form-alliance-to-boost-innovation-entrepreneurship/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=Independent Nigeria |date=31 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Anonymous |title=75 hubs form alliance to boost innovation, entrepreneurship |url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/75-hubs-form-alliance-to-boost-innovation-entrepreneurship/amp/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=The Eagle |date=31 March 2019}}</ref>


==Awards and Recognitions==
==Awards and Recognitions==

Revision as of 06:33, 20 June 2019

Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata
Born (1979-07-10) 10 July 1979 (age 45)
Alma materUniversity of Ado Ekiti
Career
ShowTech Trends
StationChannels TV
Time slotMondays 4:30pm
CountryNigeria

Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr. also known as CFA (born 10 July 1979), is a Nigerian journalist, technology entrepreneur and television presenter at Channels TV where he hosts the show Tech Trends. He is also a columnist (ICT clinic) for The Punch. He is the Co-founder of godo.ng,[1][2][3][4] director of Innovation Support Network Hubs and Director of Founder Institute Lagos,[5] and the founder of CFAtech.ng.[6][7]

Education

Mr Agbata is a graduate of Sociology from the Ekiti State University in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.

Career

Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata started his career as a sales specialist at Globacom in Lagos, Nigeria from 2003 to 2007. He is the director of Innovation Support Network (ISN).[8] In 2018, he co-founded GoDoHub,[9] a start-up center with facilities to helps entrepreneurs leverage on technology and innovation to start and run their businesses.[10][11] GoDoHub was unveiled in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital, on the 1st of October 2018 by John Obaro of SystemSpecs Nigeria Limited.[12][13] He is the convener of the CFA's Startup Hangout, a strategic avenue for SME startups to meet and learn from successful entrepreneurs, through discourses that will assist them to grow their various startups as well as network among one another. This platform has hosted entrepreneurs like John Obaro,[14] Ommo Clark,[15] Obi Asika.[16] It is hosted in Lagos, Nigeria.[17][18] In March 2019, CFA became the director of The Founder Institute Lagos,[19][20] a training school that help startups grow through entrepreneurship training by helping curb lack of structure, mentorship and network.[21][22] In March 2019, 75 hubs across Nigeria came together to form an alliance to boost innovation and entrepreneurship. This network, called the Innovation Support Network (ISN) has CFA as it's director.[23][24]

Awards and Recognitions

In June 2019, CFA was invited as an international expert by the Swedish Institute as part of their Innovation Ecosystem Programme to meet founders and entrepreneurs for renowned startups and large companies with a focus on innovation.[25][26][27] In 2018, he was invited by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ingo Herbert to be part of the jury for the first Falling Walls Lab Lagos which is a commemoration of the falling of the Berlin Wall.[28][29] In 2018, he was a media panelist at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum (GMF) in Bonn, Germany, where he discussed the role of journalistic start-ups in illiberal media systems.[30][31][32] Also in 2018, he was a panelist alongside former Nigerian Minister of Information Frank Nweke Jnr, former Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka,[33] at the annual Genesys Ignite Tech Conference organized by Genesys Tech Hub in Enugu, [34]where he moderated the panel session on human capital development and innovation.[35][36][37] In 2017, he was a panelist at the annual Genesys Ignite Tech Conference organized by Genesys Tech Hub in Enugu, alongside Ommo Clark of iBez Nigeria as well as Obi Asika, while Sen. Ken Nnamani (former president of the Nigerian Senate) gave the keynote speech.[38][39]

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  2. ^ https://www.channelstv.com/programmes/tech-trends/
  3. ^ https://www.crunchbase.com/person/chukwuemeka-fred-agbata#section-overview
  4. ^ https://godohub.org/cfa/
  5. ^ Editor (18 June 2019). "Swedish Institute Nominates CFA, Others". This Day Live. Retrieved 18 June 2019. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ https://www.nira.org.ng/nira-media/news-update/323-global-media-forum-in-bonn-germany
  7. ^ Abubakar, Idris (6 June 2018). "Two Nigerians Make Panelists at the Global Media Forum in Germany". Tech Next Nigeria. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ^ Anonymous. "75 hubs form alliance to boost innovation, entrepreneurship". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  9. ^ https://www.nira.org.ng/nira-media/news-update/374-godo-hub-launches-in-lagos-to-help-start-ups-develop
  10. ^ Ogunfuwa, Ife (2 October 2018). "GoDo.ng pledges support for start-ups". The Punch. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  11. ^ Adepoju, Paul (8 October 2018). "New co-working space launched in Lagos". Tech City. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  12. ^ Okonji, Emma (11 October 2018). "GoDo.ng Facility for Startup Development Debuts". This Day Live. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  13. ^ Ozakpo, Anderson (4 October 2018). "Check out the GoDo.ng Facility for Start-up Development Unveiled by John Obaro". Tech Next Nigeria. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ^ Akinyode-Lawal, Jumoke (28 November 2016). "'Tech start-ups shouldn't be restricted to Nigeria' - Obaro". Business Day. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  15. ^ Essiet, Daniel (19 July 2017). "I started business in the varsity". The Nation. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  16. ^ Oluka, Peter (7 September 2018). "Ojoma, Obi At CFA Startups Hangout Identify Success Paths In Creative Industry". Tech Economy Nigeria. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  17. ^ Essiet, Daniel (23 August 2017). "Turning adversity into prosperity". The Nation. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  18. ^ Afolayan, David (28 November 2017). "Two Portharcourt-Based Startups Win at CFA's Startups Hangout Pitch Session". Tech Next Nigeria. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  19. ^ Akinpelu, Oluwadamilare (19 March 2019). "Pre-Seed Startup Accelerator, Founder Institute Launches Lagos Chapter". Tech Next. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  20. ^ http://www.politicaleconomistng.com/silicon-valley-based-founder-institute-launches-newest-chapter-lagos-3-centres-20-ceos-mentors-startup-launch-program-aims-launch-20-global-technology-companies-yearly-la/
  21. ^ Eleanya, Frank (28 March 2019). "Founder Institute targets pre-fund start-ups as it launches in Nigeria". Business Day. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  22. ^ Ajeamo, Chiamaka (27 March 2019). "Founder Institute berths in Lagos". Sun News Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  23. ^ Coleman, Ekene (31 March 2019). "75 Hubs Form Alliance To Boost Innovation, Entrepreneurship". Independent Nigeria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  24. ^ Anonymous (31 March 2019). "75 hubs form alliance to boost innovation, entrepreneurship". The Eagle. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  25. ^ https://si.se/en/international-experts-meet-the-swedish-innovation-ecosystem/
  26. ^ Editor (18 June 2019). "Swedish Institute Nominates CFA, Others". This Day Live. Retrieved 18 June 2019. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  27. ^ Onwuaso, Ugo (11 June 2019). "Swedish Institute Nominates CFA, Osibona & Others as Part of the 2019 Innovation Ecosystem Programme". Nigeria Communications Week. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  28. ^ Adepoju, Paul (23 March 2018). "Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (CFA) joins Falling Walls Lab Lagos' jury". Tech City Nigeria. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  29. ^ Oluka, Peter (21 April 2018). "German Consulate Invites CFA As Jury For Falling Walls Lab Lagos". Tech Economy Nigeria. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  30. ^ Abubakar, Idris (6 June 2018). "Two Nigerians Make Panelists at the Global Media Forum in Germany". Tech Next Nigeria. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  31. ^ Announcements (14 January 2019). "FNF at Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2018 Watch a series of interviews on journalistic start-ups in illiberal media ecosystems". Friedrich Naumann Stiftung. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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  34. ^ Reporter (26 November 2018). "Genesys Tech Hub gives $30,000 to start-ups". The Nation. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  35. ^ Okonji, Emma (29 November 2018). "Firm to Boost Software Revolution, Grows Talents". This Day Live. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  36. ^ Anonymous (27 November 2018). "Genesys Ignite 2018: The revolution has started". Daily Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  37. ^ Onwuaso, Ugo (7 December 2018). "Genesys ignite pledges technological revolution in Nigeria". Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  38. ^ Youdeowei, Tare (18 December 2017). "Over 1000 start-ups jostle for GenesysIGNITE's $30,000". Vanguard. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  39. ^ Ekwealor, Victor (18 December 2017). "Everything that happened at the Genesys IGNITE South-East Startup Convergence 2017". Tech Point Africa. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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