Ogenna is an Architect and Architectural lighting designer with a passion for sustainable design solutions and she brings this passion to bear in her day to day tasks as a Cabin Lighting Designer at Airbus where she helps airlines tell their brand story within their cabins using light as a medium. 

Before Airbus, she worked as a lighting designer at IB-Schwarz GmbH as well as Licht Raum Stadt GmbH designing lighting for several Churches, Universities, government administrative buildings, parks, and City façades across Germany and Luxembourg.

Ogenna is also the Co-founder of Handistery, an Ed-tech start up empowering young Africans with skills in practical trades and craftsmanship in the AEC industry.

In her spare time through her podcast, The Diary Of Us, she collects and promote inspiring stories of guests with immigrant backgrounds in Germany, who through unfiltered and authentic interviews provide firsthand accounts of how they have navigated the intricate web of language, education, employment, self identity as well as cultural adaptation. 

Her blog, “naijagirlingermany” as well as her YouTube channel, provides valuable information for English speaking Internationals on navigating life in Germany.

Ogenna obtained her Bachelor degree in Architecture from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, a diploma in interior design from KLC, and a Masters degree in Architectural lighting design from Hochschule Wismar.