UBA enlists Abaga, Egunjobi to speak on innovation at Business Series

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is gearing up for its latest UBA Business Series, a quarterly event designed to explore how African businesses can effectively translate customer feedback into technology solutions tailored to the continent's unique demands. The session, scheduled for Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., carries the theme “Building for Africa’s Realities: Turning Consumer Feedback into Technology-Driven Solutions.”

The event aims to bring together founders, investors, and builders to share practical insights on creating products that genuinely work within African contexts, rather than relying on imported solutions. Participants will have the opportunity to join virtually, with the session streaming live across UBA’s digital platforms, including its YouTube channel. Online engagement is encouraged through the bank’s official social media channels.

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The best African businesses are not guessing what their customers want, they are listening, adapting and building accordingly.

This edition features a distinguished lineup of speakers who have firsthand experience in developing for African markets. Notable participants include rapper and entrepreneur M.I Abaga, venture capitalist and co-founder of Octerra Capital, Ashim Egunjobi, and Femi Aluko, co-founder and chief executive of Chowdeck. The discussion will be moderated by media entrepreneur Adaora Mbelu.

Alero Ladipo, UBA’s Group Head for Brands, Marketing, and Corporate Communications, emphasized the bank's dedication to supporting entrepreneurs driving Africa's growth. She stated that the series aims to foster a discipline of listening, adapting, and building in alignment with customer needs, creating a platform for candid conversations on product development, technology, and business expansion. Ladipo highlighted that when African businesses succeed by building for local realities, the entire continent benefits.

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Through this edition of the UBA Business Series, we want to put that discipline within reach of every entrepreneur, and create a platform where honest conversations about product, technology and growth can take place. When our businesses build for Africa’s realities, the whole continent benefits.