Nairobi Innovation Week
Mr. Peter Ndegwa - CEO, Safaricom
Prof. Stephen Kiama - VC, UON
Ms. Melvine Thogo - President, UNSA
Dr. Bimal Kantaria
Key take-aways:
The University has outdone themselves in training it’s students to be commercial leaders and it then follows that a business cannot grow without innovations
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The main goal of innovative week is to equip learners of higher institutions with both Academic and non academic skills.
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The world is technologically connected because of the innovations of previous years.
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I have donated agricultural center of excellence at the tune of 40 Million Shillings.
Prof. Bitange Ndemo - Professor of Entrepreneurship at UoN
Mr. Paul Kasimu - Chief HR at Safaricom PLC
Mr. Robert Abojani
Key take-aways:
Safaricom needs 400 Computer Science Graduates, and Multinationals in Kenya want 20,000 Data Scientists.
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An individual needs mindset, skillset and tool set to improve proficiency. Safaricom is about purpose and people before profit.
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SMEs need to understand Finance to operate their businesses.