WES 2024: NCC, SEC, NASENI chiefs, professors to discuss business and economic recovery @Ibis Hotel - ITREALMS

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All is set for the annual WorldStage Economic Summit in Lagos on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 with the participation of top business and public executives which include Dr. Aminu Maida, EVC/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Dr. Emomotimi Agama, Director General, Security and Exchange Commission (SEC); Mr. Khalil Halilu, EVC/CEO, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), among others.

World Stage Limited, the organiser of the summit in a statement said WES 2024 with the theme “Nigeria: Setting a Stage For Business And Economic Recovery” will now hold at the Ibis Hotel, 23 Toyin Street, Lagos, instead of the Event Centre, Nigerian Exchange earlier announced.

GOCOP's confab gets October 6 date in Lagos, to discuss 2023 elections - ITREALMS

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The 2022 conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) will hold in Lagos on Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja.

The theme for the conference is “2023 Elections: Managing the Process for Credible Outcome” and it will feature prominent stakeholders in the polity, civil society organisations, security, judiciary, media, among others.

Techies set to discuss digital transformation @Nerds Unite’19 - ITREALMS

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Estimated 500 African’s most innovative technology minds, from 200 companies and 10 countries are bill to convene in Lagos, Nigeria on February 8, 2019 for the annual Nerds Unite conference, a tech event targeted at MainOne’s global, enterprise and start-up eco-system, reports ITREALMS.

This invite–only tech conference will foster dialogue on game-changing technological breakthroughs in the areas of artificial intelligence, cloud and cybersecurity and technology start-ups which will be presented at the conference. Themed ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation’, Nerds Unite will also host an interactive Connected Everywhere session, with a global players discussing tools, infrastructure and partnerships required to benefit from a connected Africa.

Nerds Unite will feature over 20 speakers from global and African tech players who will provide insights into how technology is disrupting Africa, the role of connectivity and cloud services in driving this growth, and the opportunities to digitally transform businesses, economies and nations.

Speaking ahead of the event, MainOne’s Head of Marketing, Tayo Ashiru says, “Nerds Unite 2019 will be exciting, with a fantastic line-up of speakers and partners. We expect senior representatives from our global partners, infrastructure providers, enterprises and start-ups who will share insights into the disruptive technologies happening in Africa and the need to upskill quickly to meet the demand of digital transformation within the continent”.

With more than 3000 participants since inception, Nerds Unite provides a platform for major players in the international and local IT industry, key stakeholders in Africa’s technology ecosystem, and IT professionals to network and brainstorm disruptive technologies. The event creates an avenue for deal making, impactful knowledge sharing, and progressive collaboration between local industry experts and thought leaders from global technology companies.

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ADA 2017: NCC, MTN, NigComSat for honour ... Discuss on cyber threats

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The 2017 edition of the twin event, the Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF) and Africa Digital Awards (ADA), gets closer, the organisers of the event have released some of the corporate and individual nominees for the awards.

According to a statement signed by the Coordinator of the event, Mr. Tayo Adewusi, the institutional nominees to be bestowed with different awards include MTN, Nigeria Communicatoons Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and  Galaxy Backbone.

Individual nominees  for the award include Managing Director (MD) of Main One Cable, Ms. Funke Opeke; MD of  NigComSat, Ms. Abimbola Alale; and MD of Galaxy Backbone, Malam Yusuf Kazaure.

Other nominees are Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; MD of Disc Communications, Engr. Bayo Banjo; CEO of Teledom Group,  Engr. Emma Ekuwem, among others. 

Some of the categories for the award include the Most Outstanding Telecom Company of the Year, Most Outstanding Government Agency of the Year, Public Sector Technology Company of the year, ICT Governor of the year, ICT Man of the year, ICT Woman of the Year, Broadband Luminary Award, Most Outstanding ICT Editor of the Year, Most Outstanding Online Editor of the Year, Youth Innovative Award, among others.

Speaking on the awards, Adewusi said the key criteria for this year's nominations include "value of the service or technology in solving recognised technology problems, meeting network requirements, optimising service and performance & enhancing customer service, overall quality of innovation and contribution to ICT advancement."

Other criteria, according to him, include originality & vision, potential industry growth and service, market success/acceptance and contribution to end  users quality of experience and service efficiency.

Meanwhile, simultaneously with the Awards, Adewusi said the Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum (NIICF) will also be taking place at at event.

He said that NIICF is the second leg of the annual event specifically designed  to bring together Information and Communication Technology (ICT) leaders driving the Nigeria growth with the theme: 'Broadband Access: The Challenges of Cyber Security Threat & Effect of Social Media Era.'

According to Adewusi, it is imperative for the federal government, regulators, and industry stakeholders to discuss and map out creative ways to make broadband penetration accessible, available and affordable in all nooks and crannies of this country, if the country must tackle the menace of cybercrime.

Scheduled to hold on August 25, 2017 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, Adewusi said the event would be chaired by the  Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu with supporting two keynote speeches from the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Chief Executive Officer of MTN, Mr. Ferdi Moolman. 

Other leading papers expected would come from Galaxy Backbone, MainOne, Nigcomsat CEOs; President, Nigeria Internet Registration Asociation (NIRA), Rev. Sunday Folayan and Partner, Muiz Banire & Associates, Mr.  Kunle Adegoke. 

Adewusi added that the NIICF offers exclusive sessions and perspectives around the latest developments and trends in the Nigeria's ICT landscape around broadband, Internet security, Internet of Things (IoT) and social media.

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