MTN hosts global tech entrepreneur Chinedu Echeruo
MTN and Business World magazine have announced Chinedu Echeruo, a
global Tech Entrepreneur and Founder of HopStop as the keynote speaker
at the 22nd MTN Business World Executive Breakfast meeting.
The much anticipated event is scheduled to take place on April 12,
2018 at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City in Accra on the theme:
“Leadership and Entrepreneurship in a fast paced Tech World”.
Chinedu Echeruo, an innovative businessman broke ground in the tech
industry when he founded HotStop.com - a travel app and Tripology.com,
(a lead-generation and travel referral business for the travel
industry), for which he raised nearly $8 million from private investors.
HopStop grew exponentially from $574,268 in 2007 to $5 million in
2012 while he served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. The
app was later acquired by tech giant Apple at a reported fee of one
billion dollars in 2013. His other Mobile app, Tripology.com was also
acquired at an undisclosed amount and is now owned by USA Today.
Chinedu is on the ‘Black Enterprise Small Business Awards” Hall of
Fame. He was also named one of the “10 Most Powerful People in Africa”
by Forbes in 2014. He currently runs three startup companies; MindMeet,
BoxCircles and ‘Love and Magic’ company, seeking to build the tools and
environment that empower individuals to create and manifest their ideas.
He is also a board member of Africa.com LLC, a consultant to Fortune
500 companies and a regular speaker on business issues, specifically
leadership, entrepreneurship and technology. He holds an M.B.A from the
Harvard Business School and B.S in Finance and Accounting (Honors) from
Syracuse University.
Speaking about the upcoming event, Vice President of SEAGHA and CEO
of MTN Ghana, Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante said, “As the leading technology
company in Ghana with the vision to lead the delivery of a bold new
digital world, we settled on a renowned technology entrepreneur with
vast experience in translating App development into viable business. We
believe that the hundreds of App Developers we have discovered through
the MTN Apps Challenge and potential ones, will take this opportunity to
develop business models that will help them create profitable and
sustainable businesses. “We look forward to a great session with Chinedu
Echeruo”, he added.
The Executive Breakfast series which is in its seventh year, is a
leading thought leadership and networking platform for Ghanaian business
executives and entrepreneurs attracting over 800 executives annually.
It has hosted a number of international, motivational and business
leaders including Robin Banks, Brian Tracy, Siya Xuza, Elikem Nutifafa
Kuenyehia, Jason Njoku, Sharon Lechter, Yaw Nsarkoh, Rosa Whitaker and
many more.
The session with Chinedu Echeruo is the first of 3 breakfast meetings scheduled for 2018.
No comments
Your comments and Encouragement are welcome