Introducing
The Big Ideas Platform connect ideas and uptakers by offering a platform to less subscribed but powerful voices and ideas across diversities, leading exceptional
solutions that can take us to an African renaissance. The platform
would serve to:
Launch new Thinking and introduce new personas on the thought landscape
Illuminate bold ideas that can enhance the quality of life of African communities
Amplify life-changing strategies to implement transformative ideas
Connect creative and innovative energies across and beyond the continent
Build on the next steps to activate the big ideas solutions
Save the date
May 24, 2025 - Big Ideas Platform Event Third Edition
Meet our 2025 Speakers
Dr. Andrew Nevin - Inaugural Director; Brainomics Venture
Dr. Andrew Nevin is the Inaugural Director of Brainomics™ Venture at the Center for BrainHealth, UT Dallas – a pioneering multidisciplinary initiative exploring the economic impact of interventions that improve brain health and human performance.
With a vision to unlock vast human potential, Dr. Nevin is building bridges between neuroscience and economics to reshape how we understand behavior at both micro and macro levels.
Anikeade Funke-Treasure Akintoye - Exeucutive Director, Illuminate Nigeria Development Network
Anikeade Funke-Treasure Akintoye is a multi-award-winning media personality, social entrepreneur, and expert across radio, TV, print, literature, and digital media. A sought-after trainer, speaker, and moderator, she has mentored broadcasters and journalists in Nigeria, Liberia, and Burkina Faso.
As the Convener of the Sanitary Pad Media Campaign and the Funke Treasure Table Tennis Championship for girls, Funke advocates for menstrual health and female empowerment. Her radio drama My Period, My Pride aired on 36 stations, and her podcast My Period Stories airs weekly on Africa Magic Family
Chuba Ezekwesili - Co-creator, Akanka
Chuba Ezekwesili is a Design Partner and Co-founder of Akanka, a neo-traditional design studio with a mission to design everything – for peace, joy, and happiness. At Akanka, he has worked with global brands that include Google, the World Economic Forum, Yale University, Duke University, Nexford University, GIZ, Open Society Foundation, and others.
Chinemelum Ezekwesili - Co-creator, Akanka
Chinemelum (Chine) Ezekwesili is the Chief Brand Officer and Co-founder at Akanka. In this pivotal role, he leads the charge in shaping and maintaining the brand identity and reputation of Akanka and its ventures, with a strong emphasis on conveying the core principles and values of the organization.
