ALBERT OPOKU
Mr. ALBERT OPOKU | Edit
Co-founder
#Industry Partner
Works with: Hapa Foundation (hapaSpace)(Ghana),
Research areas of interest (Themes)
#Entrepreneurship #Computer Science #Innovation
Bio

He co-founded Hapaweb Solutions in 2010. Hapaweb Solutions is a Ghana-based company providing Cloud, Web and Mobile solutions. From a bedroom-based business, his company currently have two offices in Ghana and our clients and partners include Google, Microsoft and The British Council.

In 2016, he co-founded hapaSpace, an innovation hub. The hub provides a supportive and dynamic community for over 2000 freelancers, start-ups, and business professionals in Kumasi.

Before starting Hapaweb, Albert worked with the British Council for 5 years. Starting as a Project Delivery Assistant in 2005 and leaving as the Digital Service Manager for a Sub-Saharan African office in 2010.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Ghana, a certificate in Technology Innovation from Stanford University in the USA and a Master’s in Computer Science degree from the University of Bath in the UK.

In the last decade, He has been nominated twice as the Global Young Profession of the Year and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Ghanaian Professional Achievers Awards. In 2020, He was the Global winner of The British Council Study UK Alumni Awards for the Social Impact category.

In 2022, Albert published his first book titled “What I Learnt Late – 52 Life Lessons”. In 2023 he published his second book “How to Quit Your Job and Become an Entrepreneur”. Albert is also a Chevening Scholarship alumni, a scrabbles addict and a lifelong Liverpool fan.

Affiliation(s)
Hapa Foundation (hapaSpace)
#Industry partner organisation
Head of external partnership – Part-time
2015 to Present
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19 Docia Owusu Street
Agric – Nzema
Kumasi, Ashanti
Ghana