Blockchain: Jobberman founder, others to discuss tech industry opportunities
Opeyemi Awoyemi, the founder of Jobberman, has been announced as one of the main facilitators at the 2022 SBI Media Workshop training to discuss opportunities in blockchain technology.
The one-day event slated for December 3 at the Radisson Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos will focus on identifying the best avenues for Nigerian entrepreneurs to derive value from blockchain technology.
Rotimi Bankole, founder of SBI Media Workshop, in a pre-event meeting to announce the workshop, said the theme of the workshop ‘Media in the Blockchain Era’ would see tech leaders discuss how to leverage blockchain in media and identify the best ways to get value from blockchain technology.
Bankole said to maximize the benefits in the blockchain business, media entrepreneurs must be equipped with innovative ways of thinking about the profession in the blockchain era and must also understand the business side of it.
According to the organizer, Awoyemi will speak on “Blockchain Fundamentals: Why it Matters”.
Awoyemi, a serial tech entrepreneur and investor, recently launched an “impact venture studio and pre-seed fund” where he serves as General Partner.
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Widely featured in the technology press, he is also reported to have co-founded eight and invested in more than 50 local and international start-ups.
Bankole added that speakers such as Awoyemi would review existing and potential business models for media ventures in the blockchain.
“They will also touch on opportunity costs and new business opportunities for young African entrepreneurs,” he said.
According to him, other topics to be covered include “The Blockchain: Next Level Platform for African Creators”, “Opportunities in the Blockchain”, “Africa’s Blockchain Ecosystem: The Binance Story” and “Blockchain Technology: A New Game Changer for the Media and Entertainment Industry .’
Regarding the essence of the workshop, which is in its third year, with blockchain as the focus this year, Bankole emphasized that “Blockchain technology’s adoption across Africa is growing particularly fast, with key industries such as banking, retail, education, and healthcare, identified as first beneficiaries of its potential. However, when it comes to Blockchain technology applications, the media and entertainment sector is largely unexplored and we intend to dissect it thoroughly during the workshop.”
Other speakers announced for the event include Fisayo Fosudo, tech media entrepreneur; Nsikan Benjamin, a senior executive at Binance West Africa; and Tolulope Aderemi, partner at Nigerian law firm Perchstone & Graeys. They will be supported by Emmanuel Ebanehita of Binance Africa; Chris Ani, Managing Director, Digital Abundance Holdings Limited; and Ugochukwu Obi, also a partner at Perchstone & Graeys.
