Enugu city, Enugu State, has won the hosting right of the 6th edition of global technology innovation (‘technovation’) focused conference tagged, “#StartupSouth6” in the South-South/SouthEast.
Mr Uche Aniche, the convener, announced the selection of Enugu city from four cities that vied for the hosting in the two regions at a virtual news conference recently.
Aniche said the conference, which would hold between October 28 and October 29, would attract founders, investors, public officials and top technology brands across the regions, Nigeria and beyond.
He said conference speakers this year would include executives from search and social media giants, Google and Facebook, executives from global payment company, Visa Card, Okta and Cummins, among others.
The convener said that global ‘technovation’ conference would also feature experts from San Francisco, South Africa, United Kingdom and Nigeria, among others.
He said: ‘#StartupSouth’ conference has grown in reputation as a driver of conversation towards boosting economic growth in the regions leveraging on technology.
“As a comeback edition (having paused due to COVID-19 restrictions), we are leveraging technology to extend Enugu’s growing influence as a globally recognised Start-up city and support Start-up in the city (state) and across the region.”
Aniche said the conference’s theme is: “Unlocking the Next 60 Million: 4th Industrial Revolution, Gender Gaps and Human Capacity Development.”
“The conference will be divided into plenary and breakout sessions covering six broad focus areas – business, technology, lifestyle, capacity development, early stage investing and policy,” he explained.
In his remarks, Google Developer Group Lead for Enugu, Mr Tochukwu Gabriel, said that Enugu had always been “a melting pot of talents and a hub of innovation.”
Gabriel, co-convener of the conference, said: “#StartupSouth6 coming here is a further testament of Enugu’s ranking as an emerging and globally recognised Start-up city and a hotbed for smart young people.”
Mr Elvis Nwankwo, Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on ICT and Innovation, said in his remarks that the state government as well as entire “technovation” and start-up community in Enugu “are in very excited with the development.”
“With Enugu’s reputation as a start-up capital clearly being recognised by startupblink, this conference could not have come at a better time.
“It is time to avail our teeming youths the right information to unleash their potentials, and that is exactly what this conference is about,” Nwankwo said.
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