Oscar Ekponimo, Founder and CEO of Gallery of Code, Nigeria, is a driven entrepreneur, business visionary, and innovator with a passion for leveraging technology to create positive change. At the age of 26, he founded Chowberry Inc.- an innovative technology-driven social business in Africa, committed to reducing food waste and enhancing food access for individuals experiencing hunger. The groundbreaking technology has facilitated the distribution of over 1.6 million meals in the past 6 years. He was named in Time Magazine's list of 10 Next Generation Leaders and is a recipient of the Rolex Award for Enterprise. For his pioneering effort, he was named a Young Pioneer at Harvard Medical by World Frontiers Forum and most recently awarded the Creative Entrepreneur of 2022 by 50Next at the Basque Culinary Centre. He established Africa's first multidisciplinary design lab at the nexus of arts, science, and technology, in collaboration with Ars Electronica. He is a member of the advisory board of Digital Communities to Ars Electronica. He has served on multiple juries, connected to issues of sustainability, intersection of arts and technology, and food systems. such as MIT Solve and STARTS Prize.