The Executive Vice
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission
(NCC) Prof Umar Garba Danbatta; Yves Nicolet, Consul General Switzerland in
Lagos, Nigeria; Davis Cook, CEO, Research Institute for Innovation and
Sustainability(RIIS), South Africa, Dr. Daniel Folukoya, CEO & Founder of
OneDokita Healthcare Limited, Dr Tunde Adekola, Senior Education Specialist at
World Bank , Prof Charles Uwadia, Head of Computer Sciences Department,
University of Lagos are part of the high-powered delegations headlining this
year’s Nigeria Innovation Summit,
reports ITRealms.
The Summit positions
itself as a leading annual event in Nigeria that focuses on the need for country,
businesses, organisations, entrepreneurs to become more innovative and apply
innovation to drive economic growth and sustainable development will hold on
November 3-4, 2016 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on the theme: ‘Innovation:
A-key Driver of Economic Growth and Sustainable Development.’
According to Mr. Kenneth
Omeruo, Founder/CEO, Emerging Media, the organisers of the summit, revealed
that the event is proudly sponsored and supported by NCC, OneDokita Healthcare
Limited and Society for Family Health and geared towards helping Nigeria
embrace innovation like never before through the use of Emerging Technologies
and Trends, Research, Development, Entrepreneurship and Investments as key
drivers of an innovation ecosystem.
“It is a platform that
creates awareness on the need for Open Innovation in Nigeria,”
he said.
Omeruo also challenged
Nigeria to leverage innovation and become competitive as well as join other
countries that are using innovation to drive their economies, stressing that through
the Nigeria innovation awards promotes leading innovations from Nigeria and
recognizes innovators who are pacesetters.
Confirmed other
speakers, he said include, Prof. Wellington Oyibo, Director Innovation and
Research Centre, University of Lagos; Lexi Novitske, Principal Investment
Officer Singularity Investments; Dr. Victor Odumuyiwa, Lecturer in Computer
Science at the University of Lagos; Dr
Oyedokun Oyewole,
President / Chairman Governing Council, Institute of Information Management
(IIM) – Africa; Dr. Mohammed Ndaliman Abubakar, Researcher, Entrepreneur and
Lecturer at The Federal Polytechnic, Bida,Niger State; Dr. Bongo Adi, Senior
Lecturer, Lagos Business School; Hemant Nitturkar; Project Coordinator, CGIAR
Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria;
Dr.Bayero Agabi, President Transatlantic Media Company, publishers/producers of
AIT Infotech Network and host of others.
Oye Omidele/GEE
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