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Mark Kaigwa, founder of Nendo, author, and Entrepreneur focused on data, strategy and marketing in digital Africa. Muriel Lamin, in charge of commercial strategy, operations and philanthropic partnerships at BBC World Service. Two incredible resource persons speaking on media publishing and the content distribution game in Africa on the show this week. Enjoy.

CEO of Popout, Maximus Ametorgoh and Digital Marketing Consultant, Stephen Naasei Boadi broke down the details behind the facts about Ghana's the digital landscape. The team gave some candid advise to companies to help them remain connected to their clients, and audiences in the next decade.

Alfred Opare Saforo was my guest this week. He is the Creative Director at Teamalfy.com & a freelance work evangelist. He also founded freelancebootcamp.org. He explained for everyone what a Gigi economy entailed and how much support it could actually give to the real economy. 

My guest this week, Joseph-Albert Kuuire (Editor of Tech Nova GH), talks to us about user experience (UX), what is it means, why it is important to pay close attention to it in product development and some of the things you should be aware of. Joseph speaks about putting yourself in the place of the user, focusing on solving errors and always testing with actual people before you release your product. Enjoy the show. 

Speaking about cybersecurity in Ghana and on the continent is one of the only ways to create the needed sensitisation required to get the population care about it. Khallai Taylor, whose area of expertise is with secure APIs and data protection joined me on the show this week to look at exactly that. 

Conversation around innovation don't get any better than this one with Haim Gilad, an Israeli expert with 35 years of experience in innovation from governmental and private sector. He speaks from the heart about some of the lessons on innovation such as the need to create a culture that allows for failure and learning from it. 

A new year, a new episode, the same amazing show. Ernest Nii Adjah Akrong  & Bernard Archibold Baidoo, both Associate Software Engineering Analysts at Rancard, focus on the power of Artificial Intelligence and its transformative power on global technology development. The guests also share insights and products from the Consumer Electronics Show. 

In the final episode of the show for the year, Clement Osei Tutu of Axe Technologies, Yao Banku of Pennysmart and Maximus Ametorgoh of PopOut joined me to talk about their businesses. They also made some interesting projections to be seen in the tech sector in 2020. 

Another good week, another set of brilliant technology entrepreneurs from Ghana. Cecil Nutakor of eCampus, Rebecca Gagblezu of FindRapidly, Winifred Kotin of Superfluid Labs, Joseph-Albert Kuuire of Technova GH and Meghan McCormick of Oze. What a show. 

Nehemiah Attigah of Code Factory, Curtis Vanderpuije of expressPay  and Shika Nornoo of ShikaKope.com shared a platform as we spoke to more brilliant Ghanaian technology entrepreneurs. Press play and enjoy the conversation. 

There is so much happening on the tech scene in Ghana and we often forget to celebrate our little victories. For this reason, #CitiTrends tries to do exactly that every November on Ghana radio. A chance to hear about the revolutionary work being done and an opportunity to pick lessons and new learnings. Part One shares the stories of Andrew Akoto of Growth Mosaic, Henry Cobblah of Ahwenepa LLC, Lady-Omega Hammond of Ampersand Technologies and Joseph Yaw Frimpong. Enjoy 

This episode features some of my favourite discussions of the year; some wise words from Jemila Abdulai of Circumspecte and Kofi Dadzie of Rancard. We also speak to YahClick and Teledata ICT about providing affordable satellite internet access to homes and businesses across the country. Enjoy. 

It is very easy for parents today to feel 'left behind' on the technology 'usage race' (unless you are a developer or enthusiast). You soon realise her well versed your children are in the technology tools around the house and you have not figured out 40% of it. Reena Efua Ametorwo and Roslyn Naadu Laryea, both from SeekApor Ghana joined me to share thoughts on this issue and more.  The show has a new sponsor: First National Bank. 

They often say that when music hits you, you feel no pain. Today, it appears you don't even feel the pain in your pocket as well. Streaming platforms have revolutionised the music industry tremendously. Sadiq Abdulai Abu of 3Media Networks shares some insight on what the picture looks like for African and Ghanaian artistes. Nana Bambara-Abban of Akaditi Limited also features on this week's episode speaking about using the right processes to bring out the right results by applying some simple principles.  Enjoy.

According to the 2018 Global Cybersecurity Index, the average cost of data breaches in the world was up by 6.4% in 2018 costing global businesses a whopping USD 2 trillion by the end of 2019. Mr. Philemon Hini who is the Head of Technical Operations at e-crime bureau and a Digital Forensic Professional shared some insight on its implications for businesses.  Ethel Cofie, founder of Edel Technology Consulting then shared insight from the 2019 GSMA report with a special focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Did you know that about half the population in Sub-Saharan Africa will subscribe to mobile services by 2025?

Everyone needs money to get their business from idea to product. The tricky thing is often where to get 'safe' funding which will not cause an implosion but will rather spur the business forward. Samuel Oriaku and Kelvin Tyron, both of Invoicia, joined me on the show to share some thoughts about this very issue and some solutions available today. 

Four incredible female techprenuers on one insightful radio show. Patience Teiko Tetteh (@jbosschic1), Software engineer; Cyhana Williams (@CyhanaLena), GIS Technician; Tracy Ayebea Obeng (@traybengs), Flight Operations at Zipline Ghana and Alice Kuukua Mensah (@kuukua_mensah), a certified Google partner and digital marketer. The ladies review some of the top trending technology trends of the last quarter on the show. We also feature folks from Social Media Week Accra on the show ahead of the commencement of the 2019 edition. 

Andrew Takyi-Appiah, Managing Director of Zeepay holds the opinion that borderless payments should be a reality before the close of 2019. He speaks about the potential of borderless payments on the continent through OTT. 

Gaming is a global phenomenon. From mobile games to console games, the global gaming industry is estimated to be making about $300million by 2025. Question though is, how is Africa positioning itself to benefit from those numbers? Isiah Triforce Johnson who is the Founder & CEO of Empire Arcadia and Ardayfio Prince Andrew who is the Creative Director and Game Designer for EnterAfrica joined me with their views and thoughts. 

Photography has a rich history but its future is never certain. The technology available today is changing the way people interact with with photographs and event take them. Michael Dakwa and Timothy Adei from Team1000words were my guests in the studio for this conversation about Photography in the 22nd century. Enjoy.