User:Dr. Ugbah Scott/sandbox

Dr.Scott Ugbah is the younger brother of the current Nigerian Ambassador to Russia with concurrent Accreditation to Belarus. He is the developer of Enterprise Risk Management Software (ERM) Born December 12th 1990 is a half-caste Nigerian father South African mother. He attended St. Joseph Primary School Nyiman Benue State Nigeria where he received his primary education and later proceeded to St. Francis Secondary School Cape Town South Africa. After his secondary education, Dr. Scott Ugbah got admission to the University of Cape Town where he graduates with a Degree certificate in Computer Science and Masters Degree in Computer Information Technology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal both from South Africa.

His Dissertation was on “Modeling Risk in ICT and Human Interactions with Technology "This research was considered the best among others. The article was dully published in ProQuest Academic Journal and also put in e-book form by Lambert Academic Publishing, UK. After graduating from the KwaZulu-Natal University South Africa in 2015 he enrolled for a PhD program with Walden University USA where he is currently researching on the topic "Digital Forensic Investigation and Analysis". He received an advanced Military Training at the then Military College of Georgia now the University of Northern Georgia in United States.

In 2009, He spoke at TED about a whale named Mister Splashy Pants.

Open Internet Activism

In late 2010 and early 2011, he spoke out against Congress's Stop Online Piracy Act and the Senate's Protect IP Act. He also led the Internet-enabled grassroots campaign that eventually overturned the two bills. He spoke to some members of IT professionals, who helped launch the national anti-SOPA/PIPA protests that took place on January 18, 2012, and spoke at the rally in New York that was organized by NY Tech Meet-up.

In October 2012, Dr. Scott Ugbah teamed up with Reddit General Manager Erik Martin and embarked on the Internet 2012 Bus Tour from Denver, CO to Danville, KY to campaign for the open Internet during the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates. In response to his work advocating for the Open Internet, The Daily Dot named Dr. Scott Ugbah number one in their top ten most influential internet activists of 2012.

Awards and Honours

In 2013, Dr. Scott Ugbah was featured as "champion of innovation" in the 20th Anniversary issue of Wired. In 2014, he won the essay competition of ICT organized by Ministry of Communication and Technology South Africa.

Speaking Engagements And Media Appearance

Dr. Scott Ugbah has spoken at over seven universities, and lectured at conferences like TED, the Clinton Global Initiative, SXSW, and ROFLCon. He has spoken to a range of companies on IT Solution, including Google, BBDO, Counter terrorist Unit & AVRS Consultant Ltd, where he once serve as e-commerce Director. A company owned by his grandmother Dr. Mirras he was also the keynote speaker at an entrepreneurship Summit in Cairo organized by the U.S. State Department months after the Egyptian Revolution. Ugbah has appeared on numerous major television networks, including NBC, ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg. He has been interviewed on The Colbert Report, Charlie Rose, and Meet the Press. He has also been featured and quoted in notable magazines titled IT Mayors on the street.