About Babajide
Meet Babajide
Babajide Oluwase is an award-winning urban management professional, environmental sustainability advocate and the founder of Ecotutu, a leading cleantech company providing multichannel solar-powered cold storage solutions to businesses, particularly in the agriculture and health value chain. Since 2015, he has demonstrated extensive and relevant experience in creating environmental-focused solutions and has a track record of working with relevant stakeholders to establish cost-saving initiatives for corporate organizations and government MDAs.
Babajide holds a B.Tech. (Hons) in Urban and Regional Planning from the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria; a mini-MBA from Lagos Business School; and a Leadership in Business certification from The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business; He is an ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor and the author of the 'Young Climate Heroes', a fictional story book that has helped over 7,000 students understand the basics of climate change and sustainability.
He sits on the board of Market Players, an entrepreneurship development organization based in Botswana and currently advises the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS on Green and Digital Economy, as a member of the Youth Sounding Board. He is also curating change in the city of Lagos as a Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum.
Babajide has been writing on environment, cleantech, urban planning and entrepreneurship for over 8 years and has been quoted in several International Publications including Youth Business International, Tekedia, Deutsche Welle, Premium Times, Nairametrics and Business Day. He has facilitated entrepreneurship development programs and training for Earth Charter International, Engagement Global, Impact Hub Accra, Ideation Hub Africa, RecycleUp Ghana, Field of Skills and Dreams VTE, and the U.S Consulate, Lagos.



Awards | Scholarships | Fellowships
- George Ayittey Platinum Prize Winner
- Tony Elumelu Foundation/GIZ Fellow
- African-German Youth Initiative Fellow
- Sustainable Solutions Africa 30 under 30 Fellow
- Earth Charter Young Leader
- LEAP Africa SIP Fellow
- Canva Brands Award
- Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum
- Yunus and Youth Global Fellow
- Orange Corners Innovation Fund Winner
- NutriPitch Grand Prize Winner
- Africa Climate-KIC Innovator
- DAAD Masters’ Scholar (Wits-TUB-UNILAG Urban Lab Program)
- Mandela Washington Fellow, a flagship program of the U.S. Department of States
- Finalist, Youth Business International (YBI) Entrepreneur of the Year
- UNLEASH Talent Plus, India
- Global Fund for Food Security Award
