Nobellum Innovator Program, U of T Chapter

Aubin Cooper

Aubin Cooper is the CEO and founder of Soundwav, responsible for all operation and business development, with 9+ years of music industry experience both on the creative and executive side Aubin is setting out to utilize his experiences coupled with music technology to solve many of the pain points involved in the digital music ecosystem. Aubin is a music producer by trade and has worked with a number of popular names in the national and international music space such as Tory Lanez, Jazmin Sullivan, and Shenseea. He studied Design foundation at the Humber north campus but Later went on to focus solely on his involvement in the music industry. With his current role at Soundwav.io Aubin is looking to improve the overall experience surrounding music content creators in hopes it will inspire improvement across the rest of the music industry.

Chijindu Ukagwu

Chijindu Ukagwu is a medical student at the University of Toronto. He is concurrently pursuing an MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation with a focus on Systems Leadership and Innovation. Prior to this, he worked as a mental health nurse among people who have come in conflict with the law dealing specifically with incarcerated people and those who have been found not criminally responsible for their actions. He is the founder of www.mhapy.com – a chatbot that performs mental health assessments and connects the user with support. Chijindu is passionate about the intersections of technology and

Healthcare.

Ehi Agbonlahor

Ehi Agbonlahor is an intensely curious social innovator. She delivered successful design-led projects in the financial services, agri-business, and eCommerce industries over the last decade of her career. Ehi has a BSc and MSc and recently graduated from the Rotman MBA program with five MBA majors and area specializations, including strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, leadership and change management, organizational behavior and human resources, and consulting. During her time at Rotman, she co-founded the student club Rotman Students Against Anti-Black Racism (Rotman SABR) and two scholarships for black students. Through Anutio, Ehi empowers individuals with customized decision tools to create fulfilling careers at any point in their career journey

Aderonke Daramola

Aderonke Daramola is the founder of Onicare Health, an organization that focuses on sports injury prevention. She believes in challenging the industry standard of health and wellness in the sports industry. After graduating from Quincy University in Illinois, she returned to Canada and mentored young athletes in the Greater Toronto Area. In 2012, she completed a nursing degree at Trent University and was employed as a charge nurse at North York General Hospital. In 2014, she left the hospital and started Health AX, a health and wellness company that focused on empowering people to make informed decisions about their health and wellness. Each year, she travels to Nigeria to offer free health education to local villages. Today, she provides health education to people around the world.

Brent Hughes

Brent Hughes has been deeply involved in AECO Industry for over 12 years, working with different firms, including Parkin Architects, Vicwest, and WZMH.  During this time, he became highly adept at design and construction processes particularly as it pertains to various scales of projects.  Since 2010, he has been directly involved in various aspects of design and construction management, applied to the full spectrum of building classifications. From program development to Contract administration and project coordination - Brent’s experience as an Architectural and Interior designer facilitates his agile approach to construction management.

Didier Ramazani

After earning his Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics from the University of Toronto, Didier Ramazani continued his studies at Queen's University in their Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MMIE) program. Leveraging his passion and knowledge for entrepreneurship, Didier Ramazani co-founded Verxil Inc (2019) and Beau Beauty Inc (2022)

Benny Liao

Passionate about Entrepreneurship at a young age, Benny Liao has always gravitated towards generating unique solutions to complex problems. Having graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Toronto, he aims to extend his belief in innovative solutions to bring Beau Beauty Inc into the beauty-tech industry.

Joshua Raphael

As a recent graduate with High Distinction of the University of Toronto’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree Program with a specialization in Management & Finance, Joshua Raphael is a versatile and holistically skilled individual who has both formal & academic experience in the field of Insurance, Finance, Software Development and Start-ups.He is currently working as an Underwriting Analyst for AIG (American International Group) and has also previously worked as a Back End Software Developer for the University of Toronto and a City of Toronto-affiliated collaborative project. At Beau, he seeks to bring his experience in different fields to help develop innovative solutions and ideas towards the product

Lindsey Alcy

Lindsey Alcy is a third-year undergraduate student at Carleton University. She’s pursuing a Bachelor’s of Global and International Studies, with a specialization in global law and social justice and an added minor in sociology! Lindsey Alcy aspires to become a diplomat in hopes of creating sustainable change. Her goal is to lead her team by advocating against environmental racism through technology. With WeRecycle, she aims to change the narrative with the slogan One App. One Tap! 

Malua Bailey

Malua Bailey is an optimistic and dynamic young professional. Currently, she works at a leading Canadian financial institution as Communications Manager. Malua completed her undergraduate degree with distinction at Ryerson University in Professional Communication with a minor in Public Relations. From there, she went on to pursue a graduate certificate in Public Relations at Humber College. In her spare time, Malua enjoys spending time with friends, hiking, yoga and volunteering

Adekanmi Akinlade

Adekanmi Akinlade A self-starter result-oriented Startup Angel Investor, physicist, and Data Analyst, with highly developed organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills with high proficiency in PC applications and over 10 years of experience in networking, modelling, and designing; has good communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, acute learning ability with strengths in establishing cooperative and productive relationships; ability to work within a team or independently.

Peace Ezeafulukwe

Peace Ezeafulukwe is a tenacious and energetic civil engineer, passionate about engineering and entrepreneurship. Peace, has attended two business trainings at Lagos Business School and is an alumna of McKinsey's Forward Africa training. She is a co-founder and CEO of AfriCAD Alliance - a pan-African Platform-as-a-Service fostering engineering collaboration. She is a graduate member of The Nigerian Society of Engineers, The Nigerian Institution of Safety Engineers; and a member of the International Association of Engineers. Peace is a very active member of the Young Engineers Forum of Nigeria, Ikeja Branch and was awarded the Branch's Young Engineer of the month, July 2022.

Adebayo Afure Olubobokun

Adebayo Afure Olubobokun  is a cofounder of Alliance QED and AfriCAD Alliance. At AfriCAD Alliance he is directly responsible for Strategy and Business Development, Project Incubation, and Client Relationship Management. Adebayo is a COREN registered Electrical Engineer, MIEEE, MIET, MNSE, a serial entrepreneur, programmer, systems design expert, Sustainable Development and Green Energy Advocate, e-Learning Developer, Technology Adaptation enthusiast, and lover of the Creative Arts. He has up to two decades of leadership experience working on software development projects and deploying IT solutions. Adebayo has a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Ibadan and an M.Sc. in Geographical Information  Systems from the same institution.  He is currently pursuing his MBA at the University of Suffolk, earned a Tekedia mini MBA in 2022, underwent a custom Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme at Lagos Business School and also completed the Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme in Sustainability at the FATE Foundation as a Mitsubishi Scholar in the same 2022. He is a member of several industry management teams. 

Ifeanyi Frank Ekweozor

Ifeanyi Frank Ekweozor is a rugged and tenacious businessman and entrepreneur with a solid track record in Facility Management, Environmental and General Cleaning services, Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Procurement. To help broaden and deepen his entrepreneurial horizon and skills, he embarked on and completed a series of training and seminars on PMP, HSE CBAP, Ventures DNA Programme at Boolean Labs, a custom Emerging Entrepreneurs Programme at the prestigious Lagos Business School, and a few others. He is a member of Rotary International and has also engaged in numerous community service and humanitarian projects. He is a co-founder of AfriCAD Alliance and a few other service-oriented start-ups.

Damilola Adesanya

Damilola Adesanya is a Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of implementing technology solutions in various industries. He is experienced in building and designs of high-performing cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Applications. He is a co-founder at AfriCAD Alliance and is currently studying for a master’s degree in Information Technology at the University of Lagos and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Maiduguri (affiliated to the University of Maiduguri), B.Sc. in Computer Science from Lagos State University, and a Diploma in Micro-Computer Maintenance and Repairs from the University of Lagos. Damilola is a Nation builder whose interest is in solutions that could ease processes so that families could stay together. He believes that the home should not be left unattended - without the home, children wouldn't make it to proper adulthood, and communities wouldn't grow or thrive.

Abdulkareem Olatunji

Abdulkareem Olatunji is a design strategist and design architect at Africad Alliance with over 6 years of experience helping in the design of houses and later physical products. Having specialized in the area of problem-solving using design thinking, Abdulkareem uses that experience to solve the most critical problems we can have as a startup. By focusing on emerging market solutions and business strategy and sustainability, Abdulkareem has been able to use the entrepreneurship certificates they earned at the Lagos Business School. When they’re not at Africad Alliance, Abdulkareem is an avid furniture maker and loves spending time learning.

Eventus Emmanuel

Eventus Emmanuel is the Founder of WaresPlanet, an online market hub for all things building materials (sanitarywares) That help building construction firm get the best quality products. Before devoting his fulltime to WaresPlanet, Emmanuel serve as a Digital marketer, Manager for a hotel, a Deckhand for a Marine logistics company, stock & logistics officer for Stockgap fuels etc. He is currently a co-founder & Director of AfriCAD Alliance. A graduate of Electrical/Electronic Tech, a member of ISPON, Attended two business trainings with the prestigious Lagos Business School and an achievement in Business Management at Kings College London.

Oluwadamilare David Olaopin

Oluwadamilare David Olaopin is a graduate of Covenant University. He graduated top of his class, B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering.   He has been a part of several startups over the years and really aspires to do something creative in his area of study. David is a co-founding partner at Alliance QED and AfriCAD Alliance. He is a professional Solidworks Designer and is currently a Champion, training people to use the software and learn engineering design generally.

Ibrahim Hassan

Tristan Tawiah

Alana Bailey

Keziah Nongo