Atabong
Ateh Nkem Atabong- Pharmacist, entrepreneur and design thinking enthusiast (Cameroon)
There is a social- cultural erosion going on in our cultures today. It's desperately disappointing and a challenge for Africa. If you look at what we define as sustainable architecture, it’s actually about connecting vernacular architecture with a more modern interpretation. I would love to see the built environment begin to embrace vernacular architecture with a modern twist, not in a copy paste way, but integrating technology with our own cultural heritage to make something that belongs to Uganda and the greater African context.
—Jesse Tukacungurwa
Ateh Atabong is originally from Cameroon but has been living in Norway since April 1999. However; his connection to the African continent has always been strong. He is a pharmacist and mentor; with various qualifications in business development, leadership, strategy, customer validation & design thinking. Ateh has a passion for business and innovation in Africa. He is a Business Development Manager for Pharma and Healthcare Logistics at a global logistics company.
He is the founder and CEO of SAWA AS, an agribusiness company that imports highly nutritional and high quality ingredients from Africa to the European market. https://www.sawa.no/
He is also the founder and CEO of HETA consult; a company that focuses on healthcare for the african market; providing health care consultation focused on defining and identifying general health solutions for the African health market, together with healthcare practitioners, organizations, private, public companies and individuals in order to build effective and sustainable health care systems in Africa.
https://www.hetaconsult.com/
He is a Board member at Norway Cameroon Business Council, Africa Connect and Pangea Angels AS
Over the years he has ventured into startups, Business development in pharmacy, healthcare, agriculture and logistics in Africa and Scandinavia. This path also sparked genuine interest in design thinking and its role in successful business development. Ateh believes that interrogating and exploring the the connection between design thinking and creating solutions for the African market is the key to identifying, understanding and finding solutions for the challenges we face in the health care sector in Africa. He also helps point out opportunities for designers to engage and apply their knowledge in the healthcare sector in Africa.
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Episode 3 (Season 2)
