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About Mfonsio Antia

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Mfoniso Antia is an environmental scientist/researcher cum climate justice advocate – She holds a Master of Science Degree in Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology, currently studying for a PhD in Environmental Toxicology with the World Bank Africa Center for Public Health and Toxicological Research hosted by University of Port Harcourt.

She works with Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) as the Project Lead, overseeing HOMEF’s learning spaces (Ikike). She also doubles as the Anglophone coordinator of Africa Technology Assessment Platform (AfriTAP), a network to which HOEMF is a founding member.

Mfoniso Antia is a contributing author of HOMEF’s short stories series, A Walk in the Curfew and Other Pandemic Tales. She also has a number of research publications to her name.

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About Dr. Usman Nda-Umar

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Dr. Usman I. Nda-Umar, FCSN , MICCON , is a Nigerian with versatile experience in teaching and research spanning over two decades with the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Nigeria. His research interest is in the areas of analytical instrumentation, catalysis, environmental pollution and waste management. He is a graduate of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, University of Ibadan, Nigeria and University Putra Malaysia.

He has profound leadership experience accross academic and civil society organisations. He was head of department, director, and a member of Rector Advisory Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida. He also served the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics as Chapter Chairman and National Secretary General. He was a member of National Executive Council and Central Working Committee of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). He recently served the Nigerian students community in University Putra Malaysia as Chairman and country representative in the international students Congress.

His landmark achievements in the areas of selfless and inspirational leadership, effective and quality representation, youth development, educational advancement and community service propel him into the mentorship and carrier guidance programs for the youths and future leaders across the globe.

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About Ayobami Akin-Desmond

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Ayobami was born and raised in Eruwa, Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State, though a native of Ifon, Ondo State. Her academic qualifications include National Certificate in Education (NCE) from Osun State College of Education, Ilesa; Bachelor of Science ( B.Sc), Masters of Science (M.Sc) and a Doctorate degree (PhD) in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan.

She began her career as a teacher and taught at elementary through to tertiary level before making a switch to the banking industry with more than 10 years’ experience. She is a minister of the gospel, an advocate of mutual and self-respect, dignity, worth and love. She is married with children.

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About Lamidi-Sarumoh (PhD)

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Works at Gombe State University, Gombe. Faculty of science Department of Mathematics & Research adviser at Universiti Sains Malaysia Applied Statistics major.

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Sebastian Obeta

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Sebastian is an enthusiastic Data Scientist with a good track record in conceptualizing and implementing analytical Insights with commendable managerial ability to motivate his team for success. He has broad-based experience with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry, Telecommunication, and Health. Certified NLP Engineer, Certified Data Scientist, Skilled in Data Warehousing, SQL, Power BI, Excel, and Python. Strong knowledge of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligent, and Data Mining, with a Distinction in MSc Data Science and Machine Learning.

He is a hands-on Data analyst, Scientist, actively participating in global data science projects on kaggle.com and Zindi Africa and mentoring. He is a Co-founder of Applied Artificial Intelligence Society at University of Bradford.

He is a graduate of London South Bank University in Data Science, Bradford University in Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics and has also had both part-time and executive education in many other leading institutions, including the Institute of Business Management in Berlin Germany.

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About Alex Umagba

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Alex is a proactive and results-driven Data and Business analyst with over 6 years of experience designing models that have resulted in business development and operational efficiency. Proficient in analysing financial data and correlating reports to assist company decisions by recognizing patterns from business data.

A seasoned academic whose research interests include web services, algorithm design, and sentiment analysis in the detection of online fake news. He has a total of four academic papers to his name.

He shares his professional affiliation with the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the British Computer Society (BCS), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Alex is also a member of the Data Science Network, the Applied Artificial Intelligence Society, Bradford, The Akinfalabs Foundation, the African-Canadian AI Consortium, and the Data Innovation Consortium (ACADIC).

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