Asking Hard Question with Oyinkan Akintola-Bello
From OnPeople by The People Practice
January 7, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 2 · Episode 7
About this episode
In this episode, Oyinkan Akintola-Bello discusses her unconventional career journey and insights on governance and technology in African tech.
In this episode of OnPeople, we discuss with Oyinkan Akintola-Bello, a governance and technology expert operating at the critical intersection where policy, regulation, and innovation collide in African tech. From leading the governance and digital security practice at Co-Creation Hub (CC Hub) to becoming country manager of the UK-Nigeria Technology Hub under the UK Foreign Commonwealth Development Office, Oyinkan has spent her career building bridges between government, tech ecosystems, and international development across Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, and beyond. She opens up about her unconventional journey from accidentally choosing law (thanks to a secondary school friend and a book she never read), to discovering her passion for systems thinking through a master's in Conflict, Security and Development, to landing at Konga where she witnessed firsthand how transformational technology can be — watching a cleaner become a product manager. Oyinkan shares the power of strategic career moves; including taking a pay cut for roles that added to her "catalogue," the superpower of being an Executive Assistant early in your career, and why having been an implementer makes you…
People in this episode
Guest: Oyinkan Akintola-Bello
Topics covered
- governance
- technology
- career development
- African tech
- systems thinking
- digital security
Keywords
- governance
- technology
- career paths
- African tech
- digital security
- systems thinking
- Konga
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Co-Creation Hub, UK-Nigeria Technology Hub, UK Foreign Commonwealth Development Office
Places: Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda
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