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Austin Okere is the Founder of CWG Plc and the Ausso Leadership Academy. Austin has an…
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Activity
Experience
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CWG PLC
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Education
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IESE Business School
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Obtained an Executive MBA from the International Graduate School of Management (IESE), Spain, after a preparatory period at the Lagos Business School
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This was preparatory to the degree from IESE.
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Volunteer Experience
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Teacher
FATE Foundation
- Present 13 years 3 months
Economic Empowerment
Facilitate and mentor students of the Entrepreneurial Empowerment Program at the Fate Foundation (a not-for-profit Education Empowerment center in Lagos, Nigeria).
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Teacher
Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University
- Present 9 years 3 months
Economic Empowerment
Faculty of the Entrepreneurial Development Center of the Lagos Business School (EDC-LBS), which also provides training for Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women Empowerment Program in Entrepreneurship.
Honors & Awards
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ICT Personality of the year
Nigerian Computer Society
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ICT Man of the Decade
ICT Watch Africa Digital Network
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ICT Personality of the year
Technology Africa
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Most outstanding ICT Personality of the Decade
ICT Watch Africa
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University of Lagos Alumni Merit Award
University of Lagos Alumni Association
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IT personality of the year
Nigerian IT & Telecom Awards (NITTA)
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Africa Corporate Achiever Gold Award
Intra-Continental Media Networks
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50 Most Dynamic Entrepreneurs of the Millennium
Newswatch Magazine
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ECOWAS International Gold Award
Intra-West Africa Communications
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Outstanding Personality of the year
Guardian Newspaper Limited
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50 Most Dynamic CEO’s
ThisDay Newspapers
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10 Dynamic Leaders in Corporate Nigeria
Diet communication Limited
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
Organizations
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Initiative for Global Development- IGD (Frontier 100)
Member
-The Initiative for Global Development (IGD) is a non-profit organization that drives poverty reduction by catalyzing business growth and investment in the developing world. We bring together an influential network of senior executives from sector-leading companies with the interest and capacity to make strategic investments in high-need, high-potential areas of Africa. Members of our Frontier Leaders network shape global connections and frontier market insights, and promote business-driven…
The Initiative for Global Development (IGD) is a non-profit organization that drives poverty reduction by catalyzing business growth and investment in the developing world. We bring together an influential network of senior executives from sector-leading companies with the interest and capacity to make strategic investments in high-need, high-potential areas of Africa. Members of our Frontier Leaders network shape global connections and frontier market insights, and promote business-driven development to create economic growth and opportunity.
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Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG)
Member
-Role: Advising the group on human capital development.
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