Ugwem Eneyo

Climate Tech Entrepreneur & Board Director | Leading Innovation in Energy Access and Sustainable Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
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Domestic In-Person (USA):

$15,000*

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$12,500*

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About

Ugwem Eneyo is Nigerian-American engineer, inventor, climate entrepreneur and advisor. Ugwem founded and served as the CEO of venture-backed Shyft Power Solutions, an energy technology company that pioneered IoT and integrated software solutions for microgrids and smart cities in Africa. 

Ugwem led the acquisition of the company by Steama Company, where she serves on the Board of Directors and leads Product and Innovation. Ugwem founded Shyft as a bi-product of her studies as a former MS/PhD student in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. Seeing the promise of Africa’s emerging tech ecosystem and after winning both the MIT Clean Energy Prize, she took a chance at entrepreneurship - building the original technology and securing patents that were the basis for the company’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). 

Ugwem has been recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Energy and Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy Honors, among other recognitions. She's one of the early black, female founders to have raised over $1M in venture capital and early climate tech entrepreneurs in Africa’s emerging tech ecosystem. 

Ugwem’s family and upbringing, being from coastal regions of the Niger Delta (Rivers State and Akwa Ibom, Nigeria) and the region's complex history when it comes to environmental affairs, human rights and industry inspired her early interests in climate and sustainability. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Prior to attending Stanford, Ugwem worked as an Environmental and Regulatory Risk Advisor for infrastructure projects throughout South Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

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Topics

Topics

Silicon Valley to Lagos: How Africa’s Tech Ecosystem Is Charting A New Path For Development

The Future of Power: Sustainable Innovation Inspired By The World’s Boldest Markets

Lessons Along The Way: Empowering Leaders to Innovate Without Limits

Other Available Topics & Themes: 

  • Africa, Sustainability & Smart Cities
  • Digital Transformation
  • The Future of the Grid (Power) 
  • Innovation Culture 
  • Women in Tech 
  • Start-Ups

Keynotes, Fireside Chats & Panels

Curated for the audience, Ugwem delivers dynamic keynotes and fireside chats that energize audiences and spark action. Her powerful storytelling and real-world insights leave audiences motivated to innovate, adapt and lead with confidence. 

Typical Package: 

  • Up to 40 minute keynote, panel, or fireside chat
  • Up to 20 minute Q&A
  • Photos with Audience and guest
  • Optional: Pre-engagement press, visuals

Hosting & Moderating

Ugwem provides a high-energy, fast-thinking and witty engagement for events needing hosting or panels needing moderation. She makes a key focus to ensure panelists or audience members feel connected and engaged. 

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emB9HMDMb2s
Nigeria’s Opportunity to Leapfrog in the Energy Sector by Ugwem Eneyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CQ-otMy1Og
World Ceres Talk: "A Tech-Enabled Leapfrog to Clean Energy"
https://live.worldbank.org/state-of-the-africa-2018https://live.worldbank.org/state-of-the-africa-2018
World Bank Live: The State of the Africa Region - Leveraging Innovation to Transform Agriculture and Energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjVPMAJHvy4
Ugwem Eneyo - Solstice Energy
https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2018/04/26/how-nigeria-can-build-a-strong-start-up-ecosystem/https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2018/04/26/how-nigeria-can-build-a-strong-start-up-ecosystem/
CNBC: How Nigeria Can Build a Strong Start-up Ecosystem
https://youtu.be/pG3k8nvPaDE
2017 C3E Symposium: Enabling Technologies Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gNjTtQv044
Stanford Precourt Institute of Energy: Founders’ Panel - Women Entrepreneurs in Sustainability

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Testimonials

“All we hoped for and more!”

Rachel Burch
Maxeon Solar Technologies

“Ugwem spoke with passion and insight, that was great to gather. The Q&A was more active than we anticipated!”

Emily Kirsch
Ericsson & Cradlepoint