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Bio

Short (~50 words)

Olusola Akinsulere is an engineering leader and founder based in Helsinki, Finland. He builds engineering teams and products from zero to one — across fintech, AI, and retail-tech. Founder of QuantaBridge Labs and RetailLoop.

Medium (~100 words)

Olusola Akinsulere is an engineering leader and founder based in Helsinki, Finland. He has built engineering teams and products from zero to one across fintech, retail-tech, and AI — operating as IC, engineering manager, and founder. Production outcomes include cutting NPL ratios from 90% to 50% and driving €120K/quarter in revenue through engineering decisions. He is the founder of QuantaBridge Labs and RetailLoop, and holds EU right to work across the EEA.

Long (~200 words)

Olusola Akinsulere is an engineering leader and founder based in Helsinki, Finland, with EU right to work across the EEA. He builds engineering teams and products from zero to one — not as a consultant who advises from the outside, but as the person who writes the first line of code, makes the first engineering hire, and is accountable when it ships or doesn't. He has done this across fintech, retail-tech, supply chain, and AI — in Lagos and in Helsinki. His production outcomes include reducing NPL from 90% to 50%, driving €120K/quarter in revenue through engineering decisions, and cutting critical system failures by 70%. Every role has involved building something that didn't exist before he arrived. Olusola is the founder of QuantaBridge Labs (AI strategy and engineering consultancy) and RetailLoop (retail intelligence platform). He speaks at conferences on engineering leadership, fintech engineering in emerging markets, and AI adoption in production. He writes at olusola-akinsulere.com.

Speaking Topics

Topics I know from the inside — not frameworks, but the decisions that shipped or didn't.

  • Building engineering teams from zero to one
  • AI adoption in fintech and retail — from strategy to production
  • IC to engineering manager transitions
  • Fintech engineering in emerging markets
  • Data engineering and pipeline architecture
  • Engineering leadership in high-growth startups
  • African tech infrastructure and production lessons
  • Hiring and scaling engineering teams

Formats

Keynote

30–45 min

With Q&A. Virtual or in-person.

Panel

45–60 min

Moderator or panellist.

Workshop

90–120 min

Hands-on. Max 30 participants.

Podcast

30–60 min

Remote. MP3 format available.

Past Talks

2025

Building AI for Africa's Fragmented Retail Future

Edge of Intelligence (Podcast) · Remote

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2025

Zero to Pipeline: When Data Connectors Just Work

PyData Helsinki Meetup at RELEX · Helsinki, Finland

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2024

Navigating Retail Challenges in Africa

Techpression TV · Lagos, Nigeria

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Full list at olusola-akinsulere.com/talks.

Book Olusola to Speak

Fee

Available on request. Keynote and panel rates differ. Travel within the EEA included for keynote slots. Virtual talks available globally.

How to get in touch

Use the speaking inquiry form on the About page. Good fits get a response within one week.

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