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	'''Fela Akinse''' (born January 19, 1989) is a [[Nigerian]] entrepreneur and inventor.<ref>https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/12/recycling-waste-into-wealth-improves-economy-diversity/amp/</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-07-08 \|title=Africa Makes Its Case for Circular Economy At the World Circular Economy Forum 2023, in Helsinki, Finland \|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202307080047.html \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|work=African Development Bank \|language=en}}</ref> He is the founder of [https://www.salubataofficial.com/ SALUBATA], a company that creates modular shoes from recycled [[plastic waste]].<ref>https://thenationonlineng.net/im-proud-of-our-youths-excelling-at-home-abroad-buhari/</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TEDxYaba {{!}} TED \|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/28656 \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=www.ted.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nigeria \|first=Guardian \|date=2021-02-23 \|title=Five Nigerian start-ups receive €135,000 from OCIF \|url=https://guardian.ng/business-services/five-nigerian-start-ups-receive-e135000-from-ocif/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News \|language=en-US}}</ref>		'''Fela Akinse''' (born January 19, 1989) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and inventor.<ref>https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/12/recycling-waste-into-wealth-improves-economy-diversity/amp/</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-07-08 \|title=Africa Makes Its Case for Circular Economy At the World Circular Economy Forum 2023, in Helsinki, Finland \|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202307080047.html \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|work=African Development Bank \|language=en}}</ref> He is the founder of [https://www.salubataofficial.com/ SALUBATA], a company that creates modular shoes from recycled plastic waste.<ref>https://thenationonlineng.net/im-proud-of-our-youths-excelling-at-home-abroad-buhari/</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TEDxYaba {{!}} TED \|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/28656 \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=www.ted.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nigeria \|first=Guardian \|date=2021-02-23 \|title=Five Nigerian start-ups receive €135,000 from OCIF \|url=https://guardian.ng/business-services/five-nigerian-start-ups-receive-e135000-from-ocif/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Life and career ==		== Life and career ==
	Fela Akinse was born and raised ~~[[Lagos State\|~~Lagos State, Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Fela Buyi Akinse: Pioneering Sustainable Innovation in Africa – THISDAYLIVE \|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/09/24/fela-buyi-akinse-pioneering-sustainable-innovation-in-africa/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=www.thisdaylive.com}}</ref> He attended the [[University of Lagos]], where he earned a bachelor’s degree in ~~[[Environmental toxicology\|~~Environmental Toxicology]] in 2013, and later completed a master’s degree in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Akinyemi \|first=Bioluwatife \|date=2022-12-27 \|title=Africa’s top 5 entrepreneurs in the waste recycling business \|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/africas-top-5-entrepreneurs-in-the-waste-recycling-business/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Tribune Online \|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>https://thenationonlineng.net/innovation-buhari-urges-youth-to-intensify-efforts/</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-11-26 \|title=Meet the winners of the AU YOUTH PAVILLION BIC Africa- AeTrade Business Idea Challenge. - BIC Africa \|url=https://bic-africa.eu/news/meet-the-winners-of-the-au-youth-pavillion-bic-africa-aetrade-business-idea-challenge/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customizable Shoes from This Startup Could Help Stamp Out Plastic Waste - IEEE Spectrum \|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/customizable-shoes-from-this-startup-could-help-stamp-out-plastic-waste \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=spectrum.ieee.org \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=From plastic to designer, Salubata creates modular shoes as a fashionable way to recycle waste in Nigeria \|url=https://www.climate-kic.org/innovation-spotlight/africa-climaccelerator-start-up-spotlight-salubata/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Climate-KIC \|language=en}}</ref>		Fela Akinse was born and raised Lagos State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Fela Buyi Akinse: Pioneering Sustainable Innovation in Africa – THISDAYLIVE \|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/09/24/fela-buyi-akinse-pioneering-sustainable-innovation-in-africa/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=www.thisdaylive.com}}</ref> He attended the University of Lagos, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Toxicology in 2013, and later completed a master’s degree in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Akinyemi \|first=Bioluwatife \|date=2022-12-27 \|title=Africa’s top 5 entrepreneurs in the waste recycling business \|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/africas-top-5-entrepreneurs-in-the-waste-recycling-business/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Tribune Online \|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>https://thenationonlineng.net/innovation-buhari-urges-youth-to-intensify-efforts/</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-11-26 \|title=Meet the winners of the AU YOUTH PAVILLION BIC Africa- AeTrade Business Idea Challenge. - BIC Africa \|url=https://bic-africa.eu/news/meet-the-winners-of-the-au-youth-pavillion-bic-africa-aetrade-business-idea-challenge/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Customizable Shoes from This Startup Could Help Stamp Out Plastic Waste - IEEE Spectrum \|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/customizable-shoes-from-this-startup-could-help-stamp-out-plastic-waste \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=spectrum.ieee.org \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=From plastic to designer, Salubata creates modular shoes as a fashionable way to recycle waste in Nigeria \|url=https://www.climate-kic.org/innovation-spotlight/africa-climaccelerator-start-up-spotlight-salubata/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Climate-KIC \|language=en}}</ref>

	After working as a business analyst and environmental scientist, Akinse founded SALUBATA ~~in 2018~~, a company that manufactures modular shoes from recycled plastic waste.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=sunnews \|date=2022-07-01 \|title=Changing the narratives around waste reuse in Nigeria \|url=https://thesun.ng/changing-the-narratives-around-waste-reuse-in-nigeria/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=The Sun Nigeria \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Akinyemi \|first=Bioluwatife \|date=2022-12-29 \|title=A look into innovative and localised waste recycling in Africa \|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/a-look-into-innovative-and-localised-waste-recycling-in-africa/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Tribune Online \|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=BlueInvest Africa 2022 \|url=https://blueinvest-africa-2022.b2match.io/page-3631 \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=BlueInvest Africa 2022 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020-03-04 \|title=Meet the top 25 for Next Einstein Forum's Challenge of Invention to Innovation \|url=https://ventureburn.com/2020/03/next-einstein-forum-top-25-challenge-of-invention-to-innovation/?amp=1 \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Ventureburn \|language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-02-09 \|title=Extreme Tech Challenge Black Founded Startup Winners & Finalists \|url=https://extremetechchallenge.org/news/black-founded-startup-winners-and-finalists/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Extreme Tech Challenge \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nigeria \|first=Guardian \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=The imperative of environmental sustainability: Addressing Climate change through innovation \|url=https://guardian.ng/news/the-imperative-of-environmental-sustainability-addressing-climate-change-through-innovation/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Mukuru youth meet YouthAdapt Challenge winner \|url=https://llahub.gca.org/articles/cad96d63-d282-4316-addc-7689df90977a \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=LLAHub \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-04-22 \|title=DAAYTA 2021 Concludes As ARM Announces ₦12m Grant Winner \|url=https://techbuild.africa/daayta-2021-concludes-arm-%E2%82%A612m-grant-winner/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|language=en-US}}</ref>		After working as a business analyst and environmental scientist, Akinse founded SALUBATA, a company that manufactures modular shoes from recycled plastic waste.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=sunnews \|date=2022-07-01 \|title=Changing the narratives around waste reuse in Nigeria \|url=https://thesun.ng/changing-the-narratives-around-waste-reuse-in-nigeria/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=The Sun Nigeria \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Akinyemi \|first=Bioluwatife \|date=2022-12-29 \|title=A look into innovative and localised waste recycling in Africa \|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/a-look-into-innovative-and-localised-waste-recycling-in-africa/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Tribune Online \|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=BlueInvest Africa 2022 \|url=https://blueinvest-africa-2022.b2match.io/page-3631 \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=BlueInvest Africa 2022 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020-03-04 \|title=Meet the top 25 for Next Einstein Forum's Challenge of Invention to Innovation \|url=https://ventureburn.com/2020/03/next-einstein-forum-top-25-challenge-of-invention-to-innovation/?amp=1 \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Ventureburn \|language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-02-09 \|title=Extreme Tech Challenge Black Founded Startup Winners & Finalists \|url=https://extremetechchallenge.org/news/black-founded-startup-winners-and-finalists/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Extreme Tech Challenge \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nigeria \|first=Guardian \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=The imperative of environmental sustainability: Addressing Climate change through innovation \|url=https://guardian.ng/news/the-imperative-of-environmental-sustainability-addressing-climate-change-through-innovation/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Mukuru youth meet YouthAdapt Challenge winner \|url=https://llahub.gca.org/articles/cad96d63-d282-4316-addc-7689df90977a \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=LLAHub \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-04-22 \|title=DAAYTA 2021 Concludes As ARM Announces ₦12m Grant Winner \|url=https://techbuild.africa/daayta-2021-concludes-arm-%E2%82%A612m-grant-winner/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	Akinse holds two patents, including one for a technology that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen and another for creating modular footwear from ocean-derived plastic waste.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections \|url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024105436&_cid=P11-M3KDSO-67070-1 \|access-date=2024-11-29 \|website=patentscope.wipo.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections \|url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024105436&_cid=P11-M3KDSO-67070-1 \|access-date=2024-11-29 \|website=patentscope.wipo.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections \|url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024134255&_cid=P11-M3KDSO-67070-1 \|access-date=2024-11-29 \|website=patentscope.wipo.int}}</ref>		Akinse holds two patents, including one for a technology that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen and another for creating modular footwear from ocean-derived plastic waste.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections \|url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024105436&_cid=P11-M3KDSO-67070-1 \|access-date=2024-11-29 \|website=patentscope.wipo.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections \|url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024105436&_cid=P11-M3KDSO-67070-1 \|access-date=2024-11-29 \|website=patentscope.wipo.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections \|url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024134255&_cid=P11-M3KDSO-67070-1 \|access-date=2024-11-29 \|website=patentscope.wipo.int}}</ref>

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'''Fela Akinse''' (born January 19, 1989) is a [[Nigerian]] entrepreneur and inventor.<ref>https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/12/recycling-waste-into-wealth-improves-economy-diversity/amp/</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-08 |title=Africa Makes Its Case for Circular Economy At the World Circular Economy Forum 2023, in Helsinki, Finland |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202307080047.html |access-date=2024-11-26 |work=African Development Bank |language=en}}</ref> He is the founder of [https://www.salubataofficial.com/ SALUBATA], a company that creates modular shoes from recycled [[plastic waste]].<ref>https://thenationonlineng.net/im-proud-of-our-youths-excelling-at-home-abroad-buhari/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TEDxYaba {{!}} TED |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/28656 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=www.ted.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Guardian |date=2021-02-23 |title=Five Nigerian start-ups receive €135,000 from OCIF |url=https://guardian.ng/business-services/five-nigerian-start-ups-receive-e135000-from-ocif/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Life and career ==
Fela Akinse was born and raised [[Lagos State|Lagos State, Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fela Buyi Akinse: Pioneering Sustainable Innovation in Africa – THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/09/24/fela-buyi-akinse-pioneering-sustainable-innovation-in-africa/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=www.thisdaylive.com}}</ref> He attended the [[University of Lagos]], where he earned a bachelor’s degree in [[Environmental toxicology|Environmental Toxicology]] in 2013, and later completed a master’s degree in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Akinyemi |first=Bioluwatife |date=2022-12-27 |title=Africa’s top 5 entrepreneurs in the waste recycling business |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/africas-top-5-entrepreneurs-in-the-waste-recycling-business/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>https://thenationonlineng.net/innovation-buhari-urges-youth-to-intensify-efforts/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-26 |title=Meet the winners of the AU YOUTH PAVILLION BIC Africa- AeTrade Business Idea Challenge. - BIC Africa |url=https://bic-africa.eu/news/meet-the-winners-of-the-au-youth-pavillion-bic-africa-aetrade-business-idea-challenge/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Customizable Shoes from This Startup Could Help Stamp Out Plastic Waste - IEEE Spectrum |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/customizable-shoes-from-this-startup-could-help-stamp-out-plastic-waste |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=spectrum.ieee.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=From plastic to designer, Salubata creates modular shoes as a fashionable way to recycle waste in Nigeria |url=https://www.climate-kic.org/innovation-spotlight/africa-climaccelerator-start-up-spotlight-salubata/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Climate-KIC |language=en}}</ref>

After working as a business analyst and environmental scientist, Akinse founded SALUBATA in 2018, a company that manufactures modular shoes from recycled plastic waste.<ref>{{Cite web |last=sunnews |date=2022-07-01 |title=Changing the narratives around waste reuse in Nigeria |url=https://thesun.ng/changing-the-narratives-around-waste-reuse-in-nigeria/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=The Sun Nigeria |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Akinyemi |first=Bioluwatife |date=2022-12-29 |title=A look into innovative and localised waste recycling in Africa |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/a-look-into-innovative-and-localised-waste-recycling-in-africa/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BlueInvest Africa 2022 |url=https://blueinvest-africa-2022.b2match.io/page-3631 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=BlueInvest Africa 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-04 |title=Meet the top 25 for Next Einstein Forum's Challenge of Invention to Innovation |url=https://ventureburn.com/2020/03/next-einstein-forum-top-25-challenge-of-invention-to-innovation/?amp=1 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Ventureburn |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=Extreme Tech Challenge Black Founded Startup Winners & Finalists |url=https://extremetechchallenge.org/news/black-founded-startup-winners-and-finalists/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Extreme Tech Challenge |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Guardian |date=2024-09-24 |title=The imperative of environmental sustainability: Addressing Climate change through innovation |url=https://guardian.ng/news/the-imperative-of-environmental-sustainability-addressing-climate-change-through-innovation/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mukuru youth meet YouthAdapt Challenge winner |url=https://llahub.gca.org/articles/cad96d63-d282-4316-addc-7689df90977a |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=LLAHub |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-22 |title=DAAYTA 2021 Concludes As ARM Announces ₦12m Grant Winner |url=https://techbuild.africa/daayta-2021-concludes-arm-%E2%82%A612m-grant-winner/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Akinse holds two patents, including one for a technology that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen and another for creating modular footwear from ocean-derived plastic waste.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections |url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024105436&_cid=P11-M3KDSO-67070-1 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=patentscope.wipo.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections |url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024105436&_cid=P11-M3KDSO-67070-1 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=patentscope.wipo.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections |url=https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024134255&_cid=P11-M3KDSO-67070-1 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=patentscope.wipo.int}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Akinse is married to Yewande Akinse, an entrepreneur and author. The couple has one daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Yewande Akinse |url=https://shamsrumi.org/poets-talk-5-questions-with-yewande-akinse/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Konya Shamsrumi |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==