Babajide Oluwase (born July 1, 1991) is an adviser to the European Union (EU) Delegation in Nigeria and West Africa, through its Youth Sounding Board, on Green and Digital Economy.[1][2]

Babajide Oluwase
Babajide in 2022 in Iowa, USA
Born (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33)
Lagos
Alma materFederal University of Technology Akure
Lagos Business School
University of Iowa
Known forFounder Ecotutu
Websitejideoluwase.com

Education

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Babajide was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He holds a Leadership in Business certification from The University of Iowa,a mini-MBA from LBS, B.Tech. (Hons) in Urban and Regional Planning from FUTA, Nigeria.[3] [4][5]

Career

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Babajide Oluwase is an environmental sustainability advocate and a cleantech entrepreneur.[6][7][8] And Founder of Ecotutu, a cleantech company providing multichannel solar-powered cold storage solutions to businesses.[9] [10]

In 2016 he authored a fictional story book 'Young Climate Heroes', which impacted 7,000 students on the basics of sustainability and climate change.[11]

Babajide is a Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum, Winner of The Tony Elumelu Foundation Grant and a Mandela Washington Fellowship, a flagship program of the United States Department of State.[12][13][14]

Membership

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Member, Global Shaper Community of the World Economic Forum, Earth Charter International, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners,Commonwealth Association of Planners Young Planners Network, Junior Achievement Nigeria .[15][16] [17]

Awards and Fellowship

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References

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  29. ^ "Africa Climaccelerator Start Up Spotlight Ecotutu". climaccelerator.climate-kic.org. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
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