Dipo Faulkner is the Country General Manager of West Africa for IBM. Dipo is responsible for IBM's overall business in Nigeria with a focus on deploying IBM’s advanced technology capabilities in Cognitive, Cloud Computing, Big Data and Analytics, Mobile and Security to solve current and future needs of institutions in key economic sectors across the country. He will also provide leadership for IBM’s relationships and Corp orate Social initiatives in the Civil Society, ICT and Academic communities. With over 25 years of work experience, he was previously IBM’s Global Business Services Lead for Central & West Africa, where he was responsible for driving IBM’s Consulting Services Business within the region since joining IBM in 2013. Prior to join ing IBM, he was a Director at Accenture’s Nigeria Financial Services Operating Group. Dipo holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and an Advanced Management Program Certificate from Institute de Empressa (IE), Madrid Spain.