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Fellowship Conferment
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Digital Governor of the Year
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IT Personality of the Year
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IT Company of the Year
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IT Gold Medal Award
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Youth Innovation Award
HE, Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Executive Governor, Lagos STate
DIGITAL GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR
Funke Opeke
Founder/CEO, MainOne
IT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
BLUECHIP TECHNOLOGIES
IT COMPANY OF THE YEAR
2022 RECIPIENTS OF PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP
2022 IT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Funke Opeke
Founder/CEO, MainOne
Following her stint at MTN, she advised Transcorp on the acquisition of NITEL and briefly served as the interim Chief Operating Officer of NITEL. She obtained a first degree in Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Nigeria and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, New York.
Funke is a fellow of the Nigerian Computer Society.
Adewale Salami
CTO, First Bank of Nigeria
Adewale Salami
CTO, First Bank of Nigeria
Adewale has over 20 years of banking experience in branch operations & services, risk management, I T infrastructure management, process improvement, cloud technologies, automation, enterprise systems. process re-engineering and solution delivery. He is instrumental to the digitization of the Banking ecosystem and upgrade of core banking application in Nigeria and Subsidiaries delivering enterprise solution to over 20,000 workforce and more than 30M customers.
A passionate technology advocate and recognized for his outstanding leadership with multiple awards such as:
1. First Banks CEO award for his consistent performance and exceptional leadership talents in 2020.
2. The CIO of the Year 2021 (Country overall and also Banking Category ) – Edniesal consulting / CIOclub Africa
3. Transformation Excellence Award 2021 – Infosys
4. Excellence in Digital Award 2022 – Digibank Africa
5. CTO of the year 2022 – Finnovex West Africa Awards.
Adewale is a visible leader in both the bank and the industry, a pioneer of change who uses his leadership, business & technology skills to act as a mentor, sponsor and advocate, helping young men and women to advance in their careers both in within the FirstBank Group and the Banking/Fintech industry. He is a member of the FirstBank Coaching and Mentoring pillar and lends his voice to encourage merit-based performance reward for staff Adewale holds a first degree in Electronics / Computer Engineering and MBA from the prestigious Lagos Business School (Pan African University). He holds several certifications in Information technology, process improvement, cloud technologies, automation, and enterprise systems. He is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Computer Society of Nigeria and a yellow belter from IASCC.
Aderonke Adeyegbe
CEO, Comercio Limited
Aderonke Adeyegbe
CEO, Comercio Limited
Mrs. Adeyegbe has over two decades post qualification experience spanning business strategy, business development, client management, sales, and marketing. In that time, she has worked with Swiss Airlines, Panasonic, Sitel UK, and British Telecommunications Plc. These roles have seen her engage and collaborate with teams across multiple industries — customer experience, aviation, mobile telecommunications, and IT infrastructure management --in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. Aderonke obtained her first degree from the University of Ibadan and has a master’s degree in Marketing and Communications from Pan-Atlantic University.
As Chief Executive of Comercio Limited, she has overseen the launch of its enterprise cloud service, and the expansion of its other product offerings: software development and business optimization; onsite IT support; cybersecurity; cloud hosting; and website development and management. Under her leadership, the company has formed alliances with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), enabling it to supply hardware and software to its customers across Nigeria. A leading figure in Nigeria’s telecoms industry, Aderonke is a fellow of the Institute of Information Management (IIM), Africa, the continental arm of an organization that also has a presence in Europe and North America.
Mrs. Adeyegbe is an Executive Member of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) where she has served as Sub-Group Coordinator for the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) segment and as Treasurer of the association. She is currently a member of the ATCON Committee on Financial Sustainability.
In 2017, Aderonke received an award from the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), recognizing her commitment to service. In the same year, she filled the role of mentor to emerging businesspeople at the LCCI’s Entrepreneurship Mentoring Program and participated in the Cherie Blair Mentorship Program. She is also recognized as one of the 100 leading telecoms and ICT personalities in Nigeria. As a strong advocate for women’s rights, she is currently a member of Zonta International, a rights advocacy organization, she also served as the President of Zontal International, Lagos chapter from 2020 - 2022. During her time in Scotland, she worked with the Dundee International Women’s Center, enabling them to strengthen their educational and career-building support for women.
Besides her professional engagements, Aderonke is an avid birdwatcher and a keen stamp collector.
2022 DIGITAL GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
HE, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
Executive Governor, Enugu State
HE, Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Executive Governor, Lagos State
Winner!
HE, Nasir El-Rufai
Executive Governor, Kaduna State
He, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
Executive Goernor, Rivers State
2022 IT COMPANY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Bluechip Technologies Limited
Winner!
Bluechip Technologies Limited
Winner!
At Bluechip, we provide IT turnkey solutions using either OEM products of our partners or our Bluechip proprietary products or a mix. Refer to partner section to see a list of all our OEM partners. Bluechip have implemented some of the firsts within the industry. We delivered the first Oracle Engineered system in West Africa and first Oracle on Oracle DW-BI solution in a Telco and local 1st- tier bank.
Bluechip is the top local BI implementers in Nigeria. In 2014, we won Oracle Specialized Partner of the Year: BI/EPM – African Operations award at the Oracle Partner Day Networking Dinner held on the 2nd of April 2014 in Accra, Ghana. In 2015 and 2016, we won the Oracle Most Innovative Partner – Nigeria and Oracle Transformational Deal - Nigeria Awards respectively.
Newwaves Ecosystem
We commenced operations in 2019 with a full intent to develop, deploy and support robust, easy-to-use, reliable and future-proof solutions in our B2B, B2C & B2G engagements. The over 69 consolidated years of experience and hands-on expertise of the team gives us an uncommon edge in our operational space to provide an ecosystem of solutions.
Company Overview
It is our firm believe and therefore our resolve to drive digitalization on a large scale while addressing local needs of our clients
Core Competence
• Implementation Agility
• Strong Product Portfolio
• Latest & Robust Technologies
• Post Sales Support
• Future-Proof Solutions
Values
• Integrity
• Friendliness
• Customer-Centric
• Excellence
Vision
To be the leading IT solution provider with Ecosystem perspectives
Belief
We come as a digital Newwaves to disrupt existing systems with our Ecosystem strategy
Products:
1. Konn3ct: An audio and video conferencing application for remote real-time communication and collaboration with the most extensive and user-friendly features. It is secured and first of its kind in Africa.
2. Agric Xchange: A maker and market space for all players in the agriculture value chain to transact, collaborate and learn.
3. Lims Qualis: The global leader in laboratory ERP that manages samples, sampling points, sample schedule, specifications, work allocation, results, ISO 17025 compliance
4. Qualys: The Qualys Cloud Platform and its powerful Cloud Agent provide organizations with a single IT, security and compliance solution from prevention to detection to response! Qualys IT, Security and Compliance apps are natively integrated, each sharing the same scan data for a single source of truth
5. Odoo: Odoo is a suite of open source business apps that cover all your company needs CRM, eCommerce accounting, inventory, point of sale, project management, etc
6. Hardware & Others: We supply hardware, Networking and Structured Cabling and Accessories We also supplies Turnkey IOT solutions for management of Tank Farms, Pipeline Tracking, Fleet Management etc
Sunnet Systems and Datacom Services Limited
OUR SOLUTION OFFERINGS ARE:
Infrastructure and Hardware – Data Centre Delivery, Converged Servers, Data Migration, Storage
Business Application and Software Solutions – CRM, Big Data Analytics, Master Data Management, EDMS, BPM, Back-up & Disaster Recovery Solution
Network Solutions – LAN, WAN, SD-WAN
Cloud Solution – SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
Collaboration Solutions – Video Conferencing, Call Centre Solution
Remote Work Solutions – Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Application Delivery Controller
Cybersecurity Solutions – Email Security, Device Encryption, Firewall, Mobile Device Management, Enterprise Immune Systems / Antigena Solution
Support & Training – Application, Hardware – Managed Services
Outsourcing: specialized skills and support
PAST IT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Winner 2011
Leo Stan Ekeh
Chieman, Zinox Technologies
Winner 2012
Juliet E. Chiazor
Country Manager, Google Nigeria
Winner 2013
John Tani Obaro
GMD, Systemspecs Nigeria Limited
Winner 2014
Austin Okere
Founder, Computer Warehouse Group
Winner 2015
Florence Seriki (Late)
Founder, Omatek Computers
Winner 2016
Akpodigha Filatei
CEO Guarantee Turnkey Systems Ltd
Winner 2017
Yele Okeremi
CEO, Precise Financial Systems Ltd
Winner 2018
Peter S. Arogundade
MD, Sidmach Technologies
Winner 2019
Mitchell Elegbe
Founder/Group MD, Interswitch
Winner 2020
Bimbo Abioye
GMD, FinTrak Software Co. Ltd.
Winner 2021
Stella C. Chiemeke
VC, University of Delta, Agbor
Winner 2022
Funke Opeke
Founder, MainOne
Winner 2023
Tunji Gafaar
MD/CEO, Digital Communications Konsult
PAST DIGITAL GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR
Winner 2020
HE, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Executive Governor, Sokoto State
Winner 2021
HE, Engr. Abdullahi Sule
Executive Governor, Nasarawa State
Winner 2022
HE, Babajide Ol. Sanwo-Olu
Executive Governor, Lagos State
Winner 2023
HE, Sen. Uba Sani
Executive Governor, Kaduna State