Patrick Ndifon
Innovation Lead @ 3MTT Nigeria | Founder, CEO, Product Manager @ Hack51 Africa | Ecosystem Builder @ Cross River ICT Hub
Calabar, Nigeria
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Patrick M. Ndifon Jnr. is an innovation strategist, product manager, and ecosystem builder dedicated to shaping Africa’s workforce and startups. Nationally, he serves as Innovation Lead on the Job Creation & Placement team at 3MTT Nigeria, where he designs workforce programs, hackathons, and job initiatives impacting learners across the country. At the state level, he is the Coordinator and Community Manager for 3MTT in Cross River State and the Innovation Ecosystem Development Lead at the Cross River State ICT Hub, a government-backed initiative supporting startups, SMEs, and talent.
Patrick is also the Founder of Hack51 Africa, a competency validation engine helping talent prove their skills through real-world projects, and the Executive Director of PSIFON Org, which supports innovators in achieving product–market fit and accessing new markets. Through ventures like FIRST Labs and Cally Valley, he has helped startups refine products and SMEs connect to Africa’s ₦17 billion export market.
His mission is to future-proof Africa’s workforce and ecosystems while positioning secondary cities like Calabar as globally competitive innovation hubs.
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Building Scalable Startups from Africa’s Secondary Cities: Lessons in Innovation and Growth
Africa’s next wave of startup growth will not come only from Lagos, Nairobi, or Cape Town. It will come from secondary cities that are rapidly positioning themselves as hubs of innovation, talent, and entrepreneurship. This session explores practical strategies for building and scaling startups in underrepresented ecosystems, drawing from real-world lessons across Cross River State and beyond.
I will share actionable frameworks for achieving product–market fit, navigating funding challenges, and leveraging continental opportunities such as the AfCFTA and Africa’s ₦17 billion export market. Attendees will learn how to connect talent, capital, and market access in ways that position startups to thrive globally while staying rooted locally.
Whether you are a founder, investor, or ecosystem enabler, this talk will equip you with the tools and perspective to unlock the next frontier of Africa’s innovation economy.
Patrick Ndifon
Innovation Lead @ 3MTT Nigeria | Founder, CEO, Product Manager @ Hack51 Africa | Ecosystem Builder @ Cross River ICT Hub
Calabar, Nigeria
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