City People Magazine proudly announces Chinenye Okatta as the 2022 Women in Tech & Innovation Award recipient, honouring her as one of the most influential voices shaping the future of HR through responsible and forward-thinking technology. Selected from over 100,000 nominees, Chinenye earned the award in recognition of her transformative work in integrating artificial intelligence into workforce systems, work that has been both scholarly and practical in impact.
Chinenye’s groundbreaking research, titled “AI-powered HR analytics: Transforming workforce optimisation and decision-making,” explores how machine learning, predictive modelling, and ethical AI frameworks can revolutionise HR practices. This research directly informed her enterprise implementations and was a key factor in her selection for the Tech for Good award.
City People commends Chinenye for breaking new ground at the intersection of technology and HR, especially for her ability to fuse academic insight with operational execution.
As a Human Resources Manager at The African Tour in Abuja, Chinenye spearheads several AI-led initiatives that redefine operational excellence. She leads cross-unit task automation initiatives that reduce manual work hours by 70% using enterprise solutions such as Seamless HR and Zoho People. She implements AI systems to flag upcoming expirations in certifications and legal documents, ensuring 100% compliance with regulatory standards.
Chinenye also created targeted training strategies and leveraged AI-driven learning platforms to personalise employee development plans, successfully transitioning over 10 entry-level employees into skilled, high-performing roles. Through AI-based workforce planning, she developed employee cost-optimisation strategies that delivered over 40% in cost savings. Her deployment of HR analytics tools to track KPIs, sentiment, and engagement resulted in an 80% improvement in HR operational performance.
Chinenye’s approach to HR innovation is distinguished by her ability to translate emerging technologies into practical, people-centred solutions. Rather than treating AI as a distant concept, she embeds it into the everyday rhythm of workforce operations, ensuring tools enhance human potential, not replace it. Her leadership reflects a rare blend of digital fluency, systems thinking, and organisational empathy, making her a standout figure in the HR tech landscape.
What truly distinguishes Chinenye, as stated by Wale Lawal from City People, is her unwavering commitment to making HR technology both inclusive and transformative. Her work shows that artificial intelligence, when thoughtfully applied, can drive not just efficiency but equity. “She automates systems and reimagines them,” Lawal remarked. “Her vision of using data to unlock opportunity, increase transparency, and foster sustainable HR practices is exactly the kind of innovation this award was designed to honour.”
“HR innovation is about trust, readiness, and opportunity while implementing tools,” Chinenye shared with City People. “I implement tools that lift both processes and people.”
City People Magazine proudly recognises Chinenye Okatta for her research-driven impact, commitment to strategic HR transformation, and her visionary leadership in shaping the future of human-centred HR technology.
