Francois is an award-winning founder, technologist, public speaker, board member, and advisor. Through the Nexus of Next Innovation Podcast, he sits down with industry leaders and innovators to unpack real stories from the trenches — the pivots, the failures, the breakthroughs, and the fundamentals that actually drive lasting results.
As Founder & CEO of Otinga.io, Francois leads an innovation company that helps enterprises design and scale products through hackathons, ideathons, innovation frameworks, and AI-powered solutions. Under his leadership, Otinga.io won "Startup of the Year" from the Civitas Network.
His technical work spans predictive AI modelling (including building predictive models for the Tour de France), enterprise automation for major ICT service providers, and digital transformation across finance, insurance, and technology sectors.
Francois delivers executive lectures at Henley Business School and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) on AI adoption, enterprise innovation, and digital transformation. He is a sought-after keynote speaker at conferences across Africa, covering topics like:
The Nexus of Next Innovation Podcast was born from a belief that the best innovation insights come from honest, unfiltered conversations with people who have actually built things. Each episode digs into practical lessons, not theory — covering data-driven decision making, entrepreneurship, AI strategy, marketing fundamentals, and the human side of building businesses.
