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title: "Building for Change: Activism, Startups & Societal Impact"
description: "The Founders Peak | IFF 2023
Speaker - Esegie Aguele, Co-founder & CEO, VerifyMe Nigeria
Title - Building for change: Activism as roots, start-up as tree, and societal change as fruit"
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# [Building for Change: Activism, Startups & Societal Impact](https://39936595.hs-sites.com/sff-2023-session-recordings/sff-2023-videos/building-for-change-activism-as-roots-start-up-as-tree-and-societal-change-as-fruit)

 Written by [GFTN](https://39936595.hs-sites.com/sff-2023-session-recordings/author/gftn) | Aug 17, 2023 4:00:00 AM

  

The Founders Peak | IFF 2023  
Talk Title - Building for change: Activism as roots, start-up as tree, and societal change as fruit  
Speaker - Esigie Aguele, Co-founder & CEO, VerifyMe Nigeria

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