Idris Bello is in the business of innovation. He calls himself an
�afropreneur: an entrepreneur with a focus on Africa�, and
although his ambition and academic excellence have taken him
all over the world, he refuses to forget where he came from.
Idris is currently Director of the Wennovation Hub, a startup
accelerator which has helped over 60 of Nigeria�s brightest
amateur entrepreneurs develop their ideas into viable
businesses. He is also Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
for AfyaZima Africa Ltd, a service delivering low-cost health
technologies to developing countries, and was previously
Secretary to the Board of Directors of Mumineen Foundation
Inc., a not-for-profit organisation catering to the development
and leadership needs of African-American and African
immigrant youths in Houston.
Most recently, Idris attended the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative
University where, aside from meeting the former President, he
debated with other up-and-coming global leaders to discuss
some of the world�s most pressing challenges. He also hosted
the 2012 Oxford University Pan-Africa Conference for over 300
students, political leaders, economists and activists from more
than 50 different nations to share ideas on the future of Africa.
Idris�s contributions to development in Africa have earned him
an astounding array of accolades. The Huffington Post named
him �Greatest Person of the Day� in 2011 and he is a 2012
recipient of the Dell Global Innovation Ambassador prize. In
March of this year, CNN named him one of the Top Ten African
Technology Voices.
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