CONTRIBUTING TO COMMUNITY

I actively volunteer in tech communities in my locality. I am a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Cloud AI & Dart-Flutter. At Google Developer Groups (GDG) Abakaliki, I assist in event organization, mentor beginner members and help them in their tech journey.

At my school: Alex Ekwueme Federal University (AE-FUNAI), I had served as the pioneer Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC, 2020/21) lead. I was also the pioneer Genesys Campus Club Ambassador (same year) and a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador (MLSA, much later) . While holding these positions, I organized events for my local student community.

I also speak at tech events. I've spoken on Flutter on several occasions. Sometimes, I'm a panelist. I also was once a Trainer on the Google Digital Skills for Africa program. Across these sessions, I have acquired great public speaking experience and have addressed multiple audiences.

In recent years the work has landed at the #BuildwithAI workshop series across Nigerian cities and on the 2024 and 2025 DevFest circuit (Nsukka, Abuja, Owerri, Kaduna, Onitsha, and beyond), alongside keynotes for Women Techmakers and university outreach sessions on AI, ethics, and career.

Following are community engagements that I kept track of.

Obum & Audience at Event
SpeakerDevFestAI

October 2026•Ajah, Lagos, Nigeria

Create your AI with RAG in Google Cloud.

@ #DevFest Ajah 2026. Explained how to #BuildwithAI using RAG and Google Cloud to ground LLMs with private knowledge bases.

Obum & Audience at Event
SpeakerAI

September 2026•AEFUTHA, Abakaliki, Nigeria

AI for Productivity.

Session for FECAMDS AEFUTHA students sharing Gemini AI Pro for students and using AI for transcriptions, summaries, and studies.

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WorkshopFlutter

September 2026

Preparing, Publishing, & Distributing Flutter Apps (French).

Virtual Session for the #FlutterFire Summer Camp of the Francophone Africa Developer Community. Walked through preparing, publishing, and distributing Flutter apps to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Flyer of Obum for the Event
SpeakerGDGoCAI

August 2026•University of Nigeria, Nsukka (Virtual)

Building a Career in the AI Era.

Virtual Session for the GDG on Campus University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Discussed the impact of AI on software engineering careers and how to prepare for the future of work.

Obum at Event with Audience
WorkshopAI

July 2026•Abakaliki, Nigeria

AI for Builders: Fast, Smart & Efficient.

@ Spella Hub, Abakaliki. Discussed options for building businesses and developing software with the excess available Google AI tools.

Obum at Event
WorkshopAI

June 2026•Abakaliki, Nigeria

AI for Developers: Building Faster, Smarter & More Efficiently.

@ Zecoms Digital Space, Abakaliki. We explored AI conversations for beginners breaking into software engineering.

Obum at Event
WorkshopAIGoogle Cloud

May 2026•Bauchi, Nigeria

Deploy your AI with Agent Studio in Google Cloud

@ #BuildwithAI Bauchi. We explored the new Agent Studio in Google Cloud and deployed an AI Chatbot with Cloud Run.

Workshop Session
WorkshopAIGoogle Cloud

April 2026•Abakaliki, Nigeria

Create your AI with RAG in Google Cloud

@ #BuildwithAI Abakaliki. We explored grounding techniques in AI applications.

Workshop Session
WorkshopAIGoogle Cloud

April 2026•Ibadan, Nigeria

Deploy AIs from Vertex AI Studio

@ #BuildwithAI Ibadan. Explored prompt engineering, system instructions, and deployed AI apps using Vertex AI and Cloud Run.

Event Session
SpeakerIWD

March 2026•Abakaliki, Nigeria

Soft Skills for Career Development

Spoke at an International Women's Day Abakaliki event on communication, leadership, teamwork, emotional intelligence, and self-management.

Workshop Session
WorkshopAIAndroid

March 2026•Abakaliki, Nigeria

Building Your First AI Agent with Kotlin

Hands-on session in Abakaliki on building an AI agent in Kotlin, covering planning, reasoning, and tool usage with LLMs.

Speaking Event
SpeakerAI

March 2026•AE-FUNAI, Ebonyi State

Technology, AI, & Education

Delivered a session in AE-FUNAI inspiring students to #BuildwithAI with Google tools and improve their learning approach.

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SpeakerDevFestAI

December 2025•Enugu, Nigeria

Ethics and AI For Talents

Spoke at DevFest Enugu 2025 on responsible AI and ethical considerations for developers.

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SpeakerGDG

December 2025•Nsukka, Nigeria

DevFest Nsukka 2025

Anchored an interactive session on "Firebase, Flutter, and Gemini" to the student community with a Codelab on building a crossword puzzle.

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SpeakerGDG

November 2025•Abuja, Nigeria

DevFest Abuja 2025

Spoke on "Leveraging BigQuery for Business Data in Google Cloud" to a wide tech-savvy audience.

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WorkshopGDG

November 2025•Owerri, Nigeria

DevFest Owerri 2025

Anchored a workshop session on "Building with Web3 in Flutter", exploring Authentication and Smart Contract backends.

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WorkshopGDG

October 2025•Kaduna, Nigeria

DevFest Kaduna 2025

Anchored a workshop on "Create your AI with RAG in Google Cloud", explaining and showcasing grounding.

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WorkshopGDG

October 2025•Onitsha, Nigeria

DevFest Onitsha 2025

Anchored a Workshop on "Flutter UIs: Adaptive, Responsive, and Pixel-Perfect." stressing on how and why we should build good UIs.

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WorkshopAI

September 2025

#BuildwithAI Spella Hub Abakaliki 2025

Trained the Developer Students of Spella Hub on using Gemini, Firebase Studio, and other AI tools to improve their development flow.

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WorkshopAI

June 2025

#BuildwithAI Port Harcourt 2025

Anchored a Workshop session on "Build Multi-Agent Gen AI Systems with Google Cloud." using a codelab.

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WorkshopAI

May 2025

#BuildwithAI Ogbomoso 2025

Trained the audience on generating Audio with multimodal Gemini using a Colab Notebook. Walked through model selection, prompt shaping, and playback in-notebook.

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WorkshopAI

May 2025

#BuildwithAI Onitsha 2025

Training Session where participants explored Firebase Studio and then used CloudSkillsBoost for Intro to Vertex AI.

Obum Assisting
WorkshopAI

May 2025

#BuildwithAI Abakaliki 2025

Training Session where participants explored Firebase Studio and then used Google Colab for Intro to Gemma 2.0 Flash

Obum on Stage
WorkshopAI

March 2025

#BuildwithAI Calabar 2025

Training Session on multiple Google Colab Notebooks with Intro to Gemma being the first.

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SpeakerGDG

December 2024

DevFest Guinée 2024

Spoke in French about the various ways by which AI improves user experience in mobile applications. Covered on-device personalization, intelligent defaults, and contextual UI moments.

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OrganizerMLSA

December 2024

Learn About Azure Serverless Functions

Explained when and how you can set up serverless compute with Azure. Covered Azure Functions triggers, deployment options, and where serverless makes sense vs where it does not.

Obum and SauceCode on Stage
SpeakerGDG

December 2024

DevFest Enugu 2024

Handled the Community Event Opening Note on Culture and Technology. Framed how local culture shapes how communities adopt and shape technology.

First Slide
SpeakerGDG

December 2024

DevFest Calabar 2024

Spoke on "Expert Tips for Flutter UI Performance". Covered frame rate targets, rebuild scope, and profiling to hit smooth 60/120fps.

Obum on Stage
SpeakerGDG

November 2024

DevFest Ogbomoso 2024

Spoke on "How to use Google AI for A/B Testing". Explored using generative AI to accelerate hypothesis generation, variant creation, and result analysis.

Obum on Stage
SpeakerGDG

November 2024

DevFest Kaduna 2024

Spoke on "How AI Improves User Experience on Mobile". Covered personalization, contextual recommendations, on-device AI trade-offs, and privacy-first patterns.

Obum on Stage
SpeakerGDG

November 2024

DevFest Lagos 2024

Carried out a workshop on "How to Build Android Bubbles in Flutter". Walked through the conversation_bubbles plugin, notification metadata, and shortcut wiring.

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PanelistGDG

November 2024

GDEs Panel - DevFest Lagos 2024

Was in the Panel of Dart & Flutter GDEs in Day 1 of DevFest Lagos 2024 where we discussed about Flutter.

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SpeakerGDG

September 2024

DevFest Abakaliki 2024

Spoke on "Expert Tips for Flutter UI Performance". Walked through profiling tools, rendering pipeline optimization, and real-world case studies.

Attending Community
SpeakerFlutterBytesConf

November 2024

FlutterBytes Conference 2024

Spoke on "Bringing Blockchain & Web3 into Flutter". Covered wallet integration, signing flows, and reading and writing smart contract state from a mobile app.

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PanelistFlutterBytesConf

November 2024

GDEs Panel - FlutterBytesConf

Was in the Panel of Dart & Flutter GDEs in Day 1 of FlutterBytesConf where we answered Flutter questions and had cool conversations.

First Slide
SpeakerGDG

September 2024

DevFest Afrique Francophone 2024

Spoke in French about the various ways by which AI improves user experience in mobile applications. Covered on-device inference, contextual recommendations, and intelligent defaults.

Obum speaking on stage
SpeakerGDG

July 2024

Google I/O Extended Asaba 2024

Spoke on the updates in Dart & Flutter announced during 2024's Google I/O under the heading "Dart Macros & A Better Flutter". Focused on macros as a metaprogramming capability and framework improvements landing in the SDK.

Panelists for "Mobile & AI"
PanelistGDG

July 2024

Google I/O Extended Enugu 2024

Spoke on the panel of "The Future of Mobile Development with AI-Embedded Chipsets" with other seasoned software engineers. Covered on-device inference, hardware acceleration, and what shifts for app developers building on next-gen silicon.

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OrganizerMLSA

June 2024

Build your Portfolio with GitHub Codespaces

Demonstrated how GitHub Codespaces enables coding in the cloud while building and deploying a template portfolio website.

Speaker Flyer
SpeakerGDG

April 2024

#BuildwithAI Abakaliki 2024

Carried out a workshop on "Adding AI to your Flutter Apps using Google AI Dart SDK".

Speaker Flyer
SpeakerGDG

December 2023

DevFest Asaba 2023

Spoke on "Using Streams and Services for Flutter State".

Speaker Flyer
SpeakerGDG

November 2023

DevFest Enugu 2023

Spoke on "Flutter CustomPaint vs SVG Image Spec". Weighed when procedural CustomPaint wins vs when to inline an SVG, with the performance trade-offs behind each.

Speaker Flyer
SpeakerGDG

November 2023

DevFest Luwero 2023

Spoke on "How to Customize Flutter Packages". Covered forking, extending, and maintaining project-specific variants of pub.dev packages without losing upstream updates.

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SpeakerGDSC

September 2023

GSDC AE-FUNAI Info Session 2023

Introduced Technical Writing to a student audience. Covered documentation principles, audience awareness, and the writing habits that separate useful docs from wall-of-text ones.

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SpeakerGDSC

September 2023

GDSC NAU Info Session 2023

Introduced Flutter, Firebase, and Google Cloud to new GDSC members. Framed how the three fit together for shipping a full-stack app fast.

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SpeakerGDG

August 2023

Google I/O Extended Owerri 2023

Spoke on "Understanding UI Rendering: How Flutter is platform-agnostic". Walked through the Skia and Impeller pipeline and how Flutter draws the same UI across Android, iOS, Web, and Desktop.

Speaker Flyer
SpeakerGDG

August 2023

Google I/O Extended Enugu 2023

Spoke on "How to improve Flutter forms", focusing on user experience in mobile apps. Covered validation, accessible error handling, and UI patterns that reduce user friction.

Speaker Flyer
SpeakerGDG

July 2023

Google I/O Extended Onitsha 2023

Spoke on "Flutter for Web Developers", comparing developer concepts across both categories. Drew parallels between the DOM and Flutter widget trees so web developers could reuse familiar mental models.

Speaker Flyer
SpeakerGDG

July 2023

Google I/O Extended Abakaliki 2023

Spoke on "Admob in Flutter" and carried out the Flutter AdMob Codelab in front of the audience. Covered integration, placement strategies, and revenue considerations.

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SpeakerGDSC

June 2023

Google I/O Extended AE-FUNAI 2023

Introduced cloud computing fundamentals using Google Cloud, with hands-on Cloud Skills Boost essentials for the room to work through in real time.

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SpeakerGDG

April 2023

Flutter Forward Enugu 2023

Spoke on "How to animate in Flutter" and assisted in checking in participants during the event. Covered implicit and explicit animations, controllers, and composition patterns for polished motion.

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SpeakerGDG

March 2023

Flutter Forward Abakaliki 2023

Spoke on "Securing Flutter Apps" during Flutter Forward Extended. Covered secure storage, encrypted API communication, and hardening common mobile attack vectors.

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SpeakerGDG

November 2022

DevFest Yaounde 2022

Facilitated the Flutter track at DevFest Yaounde, guiding developers through hands-on Cloud Skills Boost quests and shipping small apps end to end.

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SpeakerGDSC

June 2022

Why you should use Flutter

Explained the detailed benefits of using Flutter for our projects. Covered code reuse across iOS and Android, hot reload developer experience, and what the pub.dev ecosystem unlocks.

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SpeakerGDG

May 2022

FlutterFest Enugu 2022

Spoke on "How to Implement any Screen/UI in Flutter". Walked through breaking a mockup down top-to-bottom into layout primitives, then composing widgets to match.

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OrganizerGenesys

April 2022

Understanding Technical Writing

Community workshop introducing technical writing fundamentals with freeCodeCamp contributor Ihechikara. Covered documentation structure, audience analysis, and how to turn a rough idea into a published post.

About the speaker
OrganizerGenesys

March 2022

Careers In Tech

Career guidance session with Onyebuchi Nwafor from VeendHQ, exploring different tech career paths and practical steps for breaking into the industry.

Genesys community session
OrganizerGenesys

March 2022

Info Session

Ezra at Genesys explained about community and about Genesys to the attendees. Covered community values, current projects, and concrete ways to get involved.

Event Flyer
OrganizerMLSA

February 2022

Your GitHub Profile's README

Explained why and how to beautify the README of your GitHub profile and repositories. Covered markdown formatting, profile READMEs, and using READMEs as a portfolio surface.

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SpeakerGDSC

November 2021

Introduction to Flutter (Todo App)

Taught Flutter on screen while building a simple Todo App. Live-coded through layout, state, and persistence so beginners could follow along.

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OrganizerMLSA

August 2021

Collaborating with GitHub

Practical intro to collaborative development with GitHub. Covered basic workflows, pull requests, and code review as a team habit.

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SpeakerGDSC

August 2021

Flutter Study Jam

Taught Flutter through the "Names Generator" codelab to GDSC Kabale Students. Live-coded the app end to end and answered questions in real time.

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SpeakerGDSC

May 2021

Google I/O 2021

Spoke on "You should be in a community" during the GDSC Meetups for Google I/O. Framed why community compounds a developer's career and how to find or start one.

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OrganizerGDSC

May 2021

2021 DES & DEV Bootcamp

6-week bootcamp combining intensive technical learning with community-focused initiatives across UI/UX Design and Web Development tracks.

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OrganizerGDSC

February 2021

2021 Solution Challenge

Meetups and workshops we held to sensitise the community for the GDSC Solution Challenge. Walked through prior winning entries and what judges tend to reward.

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OrganizerGDSC

November 2020

Git and GitHub

Multi-GDSC collaborative event on Git and GitHub with speaker Auwal MS. Covered version control fundamentals and the mental model behind branches and commits.

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OrganizerGDSC

October 2020

Learning Opportunities

Speaker session by Emeka Odibeli, aimed at inspiring community members to keep learning. Covered practical study habits and where to find good free resources.

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OrganizerGDSC

September 2020

Firebase Series

6-week virtual workshop series where we taught Firebase. Covered backend services, real-time databases, and hands-on codelabs end to end.

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OrganizerGDSC

September 2020

Onboarding GDSC

The inaugural Google Developer Student Club info session at AE-FUNAI introducing the club mission and learning resources.