Omo Oaiya is the Chief Strategy Officer of the West and Central Research and Education Network (WACREN).  Before this, he was the pioneer CTO of WACREN and CEO of a private-sector consultancy offering software development and project management support to research and academic institutions in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.  He coordinates the LIBSENSE initiative, a collaboration of the regional African RENs (ASREN, Ubuntunet Alliance & WACREN) to build capacity in their NREN communities to strengthen local and national services to support open science and research in Africa.  A certified SIM3 Auditor, he has a keen interest in establishing and maturing cyber security teams (CSIRTs) in NRENs.