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Showing posts with label Africa Digital Forum. Show all posts

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Tambuwal, Amaechi lead speakers @ADA 2014



The 2014 edition of the Africa Digital Forum  (ADF) and Africa Digital Awards (ADA) is slated to be graced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt.Hon Aminu Tambuwal as the special guest of honour, reports ITRealms.

This is coming as the organisers told ITRealms that Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi, the Executive Governor of Rivers State would be the chairman of the day, while his counterpart at Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Executive Governor of State of Osun, would lead key speakers on December 14 at Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja-Lagos.

According to the anchor, Mr. Tayo Adewusi of ICTWatch Network, other key speakers expected include Austin Okere, Group GMD of CWG Plc and Segun Ogunsanya, the managing director, Airtel Nigeria to name a few, just as the event would be telecast on MITV, TVC, NTA, Focus Television on Cable and YouTube Channels.

Adewusi also told ITRealms that as part of ICTWatch Network focus at this year’s Africa Digital Forum ADF and Africa Digital Awards ADA, they would dwell on the theme “Broadband: Oxygen for a Digital Economy,” which promises to parade the most celebrated ICT industry players and investors, decision makers in federal government parastatalls, state and even local governments.

As said by him, the agenda setters at the forum includes Dr. Eugene Juwah, EVC / CEO of Nigerian Communications Commission NCC, Mr. Peter Jack, DG of National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA and Prince Emeka Mba, DG of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), while both the Chief host would be Dr Ernest Ndukwe and Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State.

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Pix: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt.Hon Aminu Tambuwal

Saturday, October 05, 2013

Aregbesola, Johnson lead delegates to ADA Hall of Fame’13

ITRealms:

The Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson will in December lead delegates for induction into Africa Digital Forum and Awards (ADA) Hall of Fame.

Confirming this to ITRealms:, the coordinator, ADA, Mr. Tayo Adewusi, told correspondent that ADA has instituted ADA Hall of Fame, which would induct Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun and Technology Minister, among others.

He also said that several industry bigwigs including the Governor Aregbesola have confirmed attendance for the event scheduled for December 8, 2013 at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos.

The guest speaker, he said will be speaking on the theme ‘’Deepening e-governance, Transparency with Broadband Access,” while Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, who is the chief host, would support him and host, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), Executive Governor of Lagos State.

Special guest of honour, he said, is Mrs Omobola Johnson, Hon. Minister of Communication Technology, just as the keynote speakers include the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, Prince Emeka Mba, Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Gerald Ilukwe MD / CE, Galaxy Backbone Plc.

The event consists of the Africa Digital Forum (ADF 2013) where issues in the industry will be critically examined, solutions will be proffered, and the Africa Digital Awards Hall of Fame 2013, would celebrate outstanding individuals that have contributed immensely to the growth and leveraged on the potent power of ICT to innovate and execute different ideas.

The panelists are Austin Okere, Group MD of CWG, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman Zinox Computers, Engr Emma Ekuwem, EVC Teledom Group, Engr. Florence Seriki Group MD Omatek Ventures, Ms Funke Opeke, MD Main One Cable, Engr. Lanre Ajayi, President ATCON, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo Chairman ALTON, Engr. Bayo Banjo, President NIG, Akinwale Goodluck, Corporate Services Executive of MTN among others.

ADA is the brainchild of Tayo Adewusi. His TV Network is watched on MITV, TVC, NTA, Focus Television on Cable and YouTube Channel. In addition, for effective coverage of this unique and futuristic programme the event is expected to be transmitted live on NTA, Streaming on the internet, Focus Television on Cable and the programme’s YouTube Channel, respectively.

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Pix: Tayo Adewusi