Brandcomfest Holds Oct. 25th, Dr. Bayo Adekanmbi To Deliver Keynote Address

Brand Communicator, Nigeria’s most consistent and most awarded brand and marketing communications magazine is set to host the 2024 edition of its annual thought-leadership event, Brandcomfest at The Alliance Francaise, Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday, October25, 2024.

The event which is themed ‘Tech Driven Marketing Communications: Bridging Minds and Machines’ will have Olubayo Adekanbi, Founder/CEO DSNai Lagos, London &Dubai of Data Science Nigeria as keynote speaker.

Dr. Bayo is an award-winning Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, Telecommunications and Digital Innovation C-level executive who combines business and technical skills in conceptualising and implementing analytics/business strategy. He combines 22+ years of cognate industry experience in Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Innovation, Strategy, Sustainability & Data Science, serving over 30 markets in Africa.

He recently won the highly competitive Bill and Melinda Gates Global Grand Challenge for his work on the use of Large language model for AI-enabled financial decision and advisory automation for low-income segment using Simone conversational interface in local languages. 5 of the products he led has also won the Top 100 AI products by the UNESCO/IRCAI AI product for sustainable development.

Dr. Bayo is a researcher in Artificial Intelligence/Data Science and has co-authored, published and presented many peer-reviewed academic papers at global AI conferences like NeuRIPS, ICLR, AAAI, CVPR etc.

He is a hands-on Data scientist and founder of EqualyzAI, a start-up building AI solution for emerging markets, leveraging hyperlocal datasets, nuanced models & innovative products.

He graduated with Distinction from the University of Reading postgraduate school, United Kingdom, and has also had both full-time and executive education in many other leading institutions, including Columbia Business School New York, Chicago Booth School of Business, INSEAD Business School France, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; and University of Kentucky, USA. He has a PhD from the City University of London.

Brandcomfest, a yearly gathering of knowledge-driven industry players, is designed to be the largest gathering of stakeholders in the brand and marketing communications landscape. The annual event caters to the most contemporary and topical issues in the industry, as the foremost thought-leadership platform for stakeholders within the brands and marketing communications value chain.