Engr. Dr. Ernest Ndukwe |
Enugu is to
host the maiden edition of TechDev
Summit, the epic gathering of all principal stakeholders to brainstorm and
seek solutions that would benefit Nigeria.The mega summit with the theme: ICT: Innovate, Transform, Connect will
hold from December 6 to 7 at the prestigious Golden Royal Event Centre, Independence Layout, Enugu.
Organised by
Communication Week Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria
CommunicationsWeek and
Techsmart Trend, the summit would be a gathering of experts, academia,
intellectuals and major stakeholders in the ICT, finance as well as government;
in strategic and high-level sessions, to address issues, generate new ideas and
approaches as well as chart a road map for Nigeria’s ICT space.
Ken Nwogbo,
CEO, Communication Week Media, said that the event would provide unique
platforms for over 1,000 leading ICT professionals and managers to mobilise
smart implementation strategies aimed at improving operations at the citizenry
and enterprise levels.
The choice
of Enugu is strategic and stems from the fact that the city plays hosts to one
the nation’s ivy league institutions- the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and
Enugu campuses and the world famous Institute of Management and Technology
(IMT). Along with a number of other higher institutions in the state, the city
underlines the importance of academia and resources around there to technology
development as has been proved by the Silicon Valley model.
Ultimately,
the Technology Development summit will deepen conservation and offer practical
insights for our national technology development. The event will also be keen
on giving young innovators platforms aimed at promoting innovation and
entrepreneurship.
There will
also co-located events at the forum including mentorship forum; and tech demo
day.
The summit
will be chaired by Engr. Dr. Ernest
Ndukwe, former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) while other speakers such
as Leo-Stan Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox
Group; Tunde Coker, CEO, Rack
Centre; amongst others that have been lined up to make the summit truly
impactful and revolutionary.
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