Olusegun Oruame

Olusegun Oruame is a media entrepreneur, technology advocate, and investor with over two decades of shaping Africa’s technology and media landscapes. He founded IT Edge News.Africa (2004), a leading pan-African tech intelligence platform, and Baobab Africa Online (2009), focused on development and innovation. His journalistic excellence earned him the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) in 2006 and the GKP/Panos Fellowship Award in 2005 for works on the Information Society. Beyond media, he has co-founded and invested in several tech ventures while contributing to public sector initiatives, including GITEX NIGERIA, NITDA’s first Software Testing Centre (2014). He is currently advancing nationwide job creation through BPO Outsourcing Centres via SBTS Technologies and Digital Bridge Institute, cementing his continuous interest in Africa’s digital economy.