Sim Shagaya

Founder & CEO at uLesson Education

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Sim Shagaya Biography

Sim Shagaya is a Nigerian media and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of uLesson Education Limited - an app built to make education available to learners across Africa. He is the founder and former C.E.O of one of West Africa's largest electronic commerce website Konga.com and founder of E-Motion Advertising - a leading out-of-home media company acquired in 2019 by Loadstad Media. In 2014, he was named in Forbes' list of "10 Most Powerful Men in Africa."

Prior to the establishment of DealDey and Konga.com, Shagaya worked as a banker in South Africa under Rand Merchant Bank. He later moved to Nigeria where he became Google's head for Africa and went on to found a Lagos-based billboard advertising business called E-Motion in November 2005.

In August 2019, Shagaya was invited to and accepted to serve as a member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Executive Governor of his home town, Plateau State, Samuel Lalong. Shagaya was born in Nigeria where he served in the Nigerian Army after completing the Nigerian Military School. He completed most of his education in the US. He is a graduate of George Washington University and Dartmouth College, he also holds an MBA certificate after graduating from Harvard Business School in the early 2000s.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 12/29/2023.

Sim Shagaya Videos

  • Revolutionising the Ed-Tech Space - Sim Shagaya, CEO ULesson
    SIM SHAGAYA CEO, ULESSON
  • We Have To Modernize Our Education Curriculum - Sim Shagaya | #OneOnOne
    On this One on One conversation with Plus TV Africa’s Elsie Godwin, Serial entrepreneur, Investor and the founder of uLesson Education - Sim...
  • Four impacts of COVID-19 on African businesses - Sim Shagaya
    On the first edition of TechCabal Live, Big Cabal Media’s CEO Tomiwa Aladekomo speaks with Sim Shagaya, the CEO of uLesson and founder of Konga....

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Sim Shagaya is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Sim Shagaya for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Sim Shagaya generally travels from Nigeria and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Kristie Kennedy, John Wood, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jeff Jarvis and Igor Beuker. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sim Shagaya for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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