James Odede

James Odede is a Kenyan technologist and entrepreneur with  experience in software design and development, with a specific focus on African startups ecosystem for social change. Odede is the Co-founder and Director of LakeHub, a technology and social innovation hub in Western Kenya that focuses on equipping young people with technology and entrepreneurial skills for job market and social innovation. This is accomplished through a co-working space, training, and talent development. James Odede has managed to bring together the technology community of Western Kenya through the region’s first co-working space for young entrepreneurs and personally founded two technology startups. James holds a BSc. in Computer Science and Technology from Maseno University and is a Fellow of Acumen East Africa Leadership and YALI East Africa Fellowship Programs.