This week on Techpoint.Africa

All the best stories on startups, technology and innovation this week [View this email in your browser]( Weekly Newsletter Techpoint Inspired 2019: Some speakers confirmed On the 1st of June 2019, experts and enthusiasts from Africa and around the world will gather at the Pistis Conference Centre, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria for Techpoint Inspired 2019. Keynotes and workshops will be centred around the Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency, blockchain and more new technologies and, most importantly, what they all mean for you. Even though every part promises to be insightful, the newly included workshops at Techpoint Inspired 2019 will be some of the most important parts of this year’s conference. In these workshops, there will be presentations, panels, debates, fireside chats, and question and answer sessions that will involve experts from around the world. These combined sessions will feature explorations, expositions and deep dive discussions on the focus topics of each workshop. Confirmed speakers for Techpoint Inspired 2019 include - Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne. - Wale Akanbi, Co-founder / CTO, Aella Credit. - Lola Kassim, General Manager, West Africa, Uber. - Prof. Marziar Nekovee, Professor, Engineering & Design, Sussex University UK. - Bosun Tijani, Co-founder / CEO, Co Creation Hub. - Ngozi Aderibigbe, Sector Head, Technology, Media & Entertainment, Jackson, Etti & Edu. - Seni Sulyman, Vice President, Global Operations, Andela. - Adebayo Alonge, CoFounder/CEO RxAll Inc. USA - Robert John Thas, Google Machine Learning Expert. - Dr. Wiebe Boer, CEO, All On Checkout out [speaker page]( on the Inspired website to see their bios, and other speakers as they officially get on-boarded. For more information and how to register, log on to [www.techpoint.africa/inspired.]( For sponsorship and other enquiries, email [events@techpoint.ng](mailto:events@techpoint.africa) or call +2348064616256. [Get tickets]( This week on Techpoint Africa Excerpts: [Social Media Roundup: The morality of Yahoo Yahoo]( This week, the most popular discussion on Nigerian social media is Yahoo Yahoo, also known as cybercrime or Internet fraud. It all began last week when popular Nigerian musician Nairamarley posted a photo on Instagram with the caption “If u know about slavery u go know say yahoo no b crime”. Roughly meaning that Nigerian […] [Read on »]( [Techpoint Inspired 2019: Everything you need to know]( Everything you need to know about Techpoint Inspired 2019 and why it will be different [Read on »]( [The things that keep you going, tell us]( What inspires you? What makes you so psyched that you want to achieve all your goals, unlock new levels of success and make a difference? Join the #IAmInspiredBecause trend. [Read on »]( [“Nigerian startups raised $17.6 million in Q1 2019, 8.5% higher than they did in Q1 2018” — Report]( Nigerian Startup Funding Report for Q1 2019 shows that startups raised more funds than they did in Q1 2018. [Read on »]( [11 amazing Nigerians who work at Twitter HQ, San Francisco]( Twitter has various teams of diverse background each working on the product used by millions of people all over the world. One these teams are a few Nigerians, here they are. [Read on »]( [These young Ghanaians are using technology to take on Accra’s trash problem, among other challenges]( Ghana faces big threats in its waste management sector, but Jumeni, a startup founded by 3 young Ghanaians, has an interesting solution. Find out what it is [Read on »]( If you have any thoughts, comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to hit the reply button; I'd love to hear from you. Muyiwa Matuluko Editor-in-Chief, Techpoint.Africa Copyright © 2019 Techpoint Africa, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the Techpoint.africa newsletter. Our mailing address is: Techpoint Africa 8 Adebayo Mokuolu street, beside Hotel Newcastle, Anthony VillageLagos 100232 Nigeria [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](