Nigerian Mobile Commerce Innovator among 2011 TEDGlobal Fellows
Femi Akinde Femi Akinde, the Nigerian Mobile commerce innovator and Founder of SlimTrader is among the 20 Members of 2011 TEDGlobal Fellows. The Seattle based Nigerian is the genius behind SlimTrader’s Mobiashara the first platform in Africa allowing consumers to shop for goods and services via their mobile phones through text. Mr. Akinde has worked in a variety of high-level capacities at some of the most respected telecommunications and software firms in the world, including Gateway Communications, AT&T (Consultant), T-Mobile, and Microsoft. Over his telecommunications career, he has been a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for T-Mobile's mobile data platforms and wireless portals. He switched careers post MBA by joining Microsoft as a Senior Finance Manager on the TV, Video & Music Finance team. He resigned from Microsoft to start SlimTrader. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS in Electrical Engineering. You can see the details of the other 2011 TEDGlobal ...