Ochogni Fulgence Ikpe

Ochogni Fulgence Ikpeis a business professional with six years of experience in business planning, business analytics, and marketing strategy. He is currently the senior business analyst at Air Côte d’Ivoire. Ochogni Fulgence Ikpe is responsible for business analysis and modeling, pricing strategy, and network planning. He embarked on entrepreneurship as the founder and CEO of Quickup, a vending machine business, which revolutionizes outdoor consumption of hot drinks and nontraditional advertising in Abidjan. Recently, he has been planning to create a business start-up center in Abidjan to train, mentor, and advise young entrepreneurs, guiding them in fundraising to launch or develop their business ventures. Fulgence is driven to become a major actor in his country’s and Africa’s business sectors, supporting other young African entrepreneurs and promoting the active participation of youth in the economic growth of the continent. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Fulgence plans to use his acquired skills to make Quickup a successful start-up, become a successful entrepreneur, and work towards establishing his business start-up center in Abidjan.