19/09/2020
MEET THE SPEAKERS
"Dr. Wunmi Hassan is a passionate STEM and Information Technology advocate. A trained Computer Scientist, Researcher, Policy Analyst, Strategic planner, Technology Manager, and an entrepreneur of repute. She is a graduate of Computer Science from the University of Ado-Ekiti, with Masters and PhD Degrees from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria and Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) of Sussex University, Brighton UK. Being a trained ICT expert from reputable Oxford Internet Institute (OII), Oxford University UK, she founded and became the CEO of High Tech Centre for Nigerian Women and Youths - NGO 16 years ago to build capacity and empower Women, Girls, Boys & Youths, in ICTs, STEM & Entrepreneurship skills. With the NGO, she run initiatives in ICTs such as, women ICT Summit, Children ICT Summit, Ladies ICT Summit for females in tertiary institutions, Women Leaders Forum for female CEOs & top Government Leaders across the country as well as Girls in ICT Day, amongst many other projects. Being an Alumni of the USA - IVLP Hidden No More STEM Women program in 2017, Dr. Wunmi Hassan founded the Hidden No More - Nigerian Females in STEM (NigFiSTEM) initiative. This birth STEM projects in Solar Panels assembly, Biogas Digester technology manufacturing, with prospective aim of mobile phones and devices or hardware assembly soon. Other initiatives initiated by her includes agriculture and community policing tech solutions projects. She is married with two children."
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