Uchenna Innocent (ACIM) is set to represent Nigeria at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum.

Innocent, an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. was appointed as an International Partner for Nigeria, according to WBAF.

His over 6 years of experience in 360 digital marketing skill-set was sighted by WBAF who believes Nigeria has what it take to thrive in a more entrepreneurial atmosphere.

The inclusion of Nigeria in WBAF opens up the country to additional global investment markets.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Business Angels Investment Forum, Baybars Altuntas said:

“As an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnerships for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the WBAF supports start-ups, develops entrepreneurial ecosystems, and helps venture capital and companies connect with international companies, fin-techs and other relevant institutions. We are confident about our contribution to the economic development of the country by facilitating connections with entrepreneurial ecosystems. We strongly believe that Nigeria will soon become a country that can foster the development of its economy in a more entrepreneurial atmosphere.”

The inclusion of Nigeria in WBAF provides a wide range of opportunities for Nigeria’s start-ups, scaleups and high growth businesses and opens doors for economic development.

With this new appointment, Nigeria has joined the largest forum of the world’s equity investment markets and will now be able to connect more with the global investors market, which will open up splendid opportunities for the country.

Now local Nigeria angel investors, incubation centres, accelerators, private equity funds, co-investment funds, technology parks, corporate ventures and aspiring entrepreneurs will have more opportunity to connect with global leaders in the same field.

More about Innocent:

He is a performance-driven marketing professional providing digital solutions to meet business goals and objectives; with interests in growth, product, and user acquisition. With over 6 years of experience he has developed a 360 digital marketing skill-set from; Social Media, Content Marketing, Digital PR, SEO, and Paid Marketing. Spanning across various industries; digital publishing, e-commerce, financial services, and travel.

Some of the brands he’s worked with include Ringier – A Swiss media group, Transfast – International money transfer by Mastercard, Travelstart, SureRemit, Babybliss.com.ng, Betacar.ng. His write-ups have been featured on platforms like; The Punch Newspaper, The Business Day Newspaper, Pulse.ng and Business Insider SSA, etc. Uchenna Innocent is the Founder of idopub Media and is currently an Asst. Manager at Ogilvy Nigeria, where he leads digital operations, strategy and execution.

Uchenna Innocent is a foodie who spends his free time experiencing food and places, training small business owners and helping grow communities like; DigiClan Africa, and Travel Massive Lagos.