Gift Ojeabulu is a distinguished Data scientist, Co-founder of Data Community Africa, and advisory board member at DevNetwork, and an ML Developer Advocate. His professional expertise lies in machine learning, focusing particularly on sports analytics and developer relations.

As a dedicated AI and Python advocate, Gift has made significant strides in empowering African data communities. He spearheaded the African Data Community Newsletter, a widely read publication reaching audiences across 45 countries and 8 U.S. states, with over 2,200 subscribers. This initiative has evolved over time, spawning impactful projects like MLOps Lagos and a full-fledged non-profit organization popular known for orchestrating the DatafestAfrica conference.

Gift's commitment to advancing technology in Africa extends to his leadership of the MLOps community in Lagos. This initiative concentrates on cutting-edge areas of practical machine learning operations (MLOps) and Large Language Models (LLMs) use cases in organizations, fostering innovation, promoting open source in AI, and facilitating knowledge sharing in the region.

Through his multifaceted roles and initiatives, Gift continues to contribute substantially to the growth and development of Data and AI capabilities across…