Clean Cooking Forum 2022

Kolawole Osinowo

CEO, Nigeria, Baobab+

Kolawole Osinowo is the Chief Executive Officer at Baobab+ Nigeria providing access to energy, digital and credit. In 2022, Baobab+ Nigeria launched Pay-as-you-go Solar energy and Hybrid green loans to help close the energy access gap and expanded its value proposition with clean and modern cooking with clean stoves distributed via an agency network in over 30 locations across rural and urban areas of Nigeria. Prior to Baobab+, he served in various roles at Nokia, Microsoft, HMD Global and Jumia Group where he was responsible for Distribution Channel Transformation, Digital marketplace growth, and Quick-commerce business development in West Africa. Kola holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Computer Engineering from Lagos State University, Master’s in International Business Management University of Cumbria UK, MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris, MBA from Imperial College Business School London and currently a Doctoral Researcher at De Montfort University UK focusing on Digital Economy and Inclusive Fintech in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Day 0 October 10

Sessions by Kolawole Osinowo

Day 1 October 11

Sessions by Kolawole Osinowo

3:50 pm-4:50 pm

Breakout Room B

Failing Forward: Learning from Adjacent Industries to Deliver Clean Cooking

While innovation and adoption are growing in the clean cooking sector, progress in reaching consumers has been measured, especially due to affordability constraints. Adjacent sectors such as Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), Solar Home System (SHS) Companies and other Last Mile Distributors (LMD) have been servicing the same consumer base and addressing consumer affordability constraints at considerably larger scale. As the clean cooking sector looks to grow its footprint and crowd-in these large-scale, high-volume distribution networks into the clean cooking sector, what lessons can we learn from their journey to accelerate learning, drive innovation, and address financial barriers?

This session will bring together insights from across sectors including consumer financing, last mile distribution, digitization, subsidies, and partnerships. The panel will examine how consumer financing can constrain access and the ways adjacent sectors overcome this through continuous innovation.

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Speakers

Day 2 October 12

Sessions by Kolawole Osinowo

Day 3 October 13

Sessions by Kolawole Osinowo

Day 4 October 14

Sessions by Kolawole Osinowo

3:50 pm-4:50 pm

Breakout Room B

Failing Forward: Learning from Adjacent Industries to Deliver Clean Cooking

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