The Managing
Director, TD Mobile, Mrs. Gozy Ijogun, has been confirmed as one of the headline speakers for the 2017 International
Girls in ICT Day event scheduled for the prestigious Oriental Hotel, Lagos on
Tuesday June 13th 2017, reports ITRealms.
She will be speaking alongside other notable attendees including
the Hon. Minister of Communications, Barr. Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Shittu.
Organized by eBusiness Life Ltd.,
the International Girls in ICT Day Celebration which kicked off in 2012 is an
initiative of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) geared at
sensitizing young girls and encouraging them to take up ICT as a career.
One of the most promising female
business leaders in the Nigerian ICT eco-system, Mrs. Ijogun holds a Master’s
of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Accounting, Organization and Institution with
distinction from the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) and first
degree in Chemistry from the University College, London.
Widely renowned as an astute and
thorough-bred professional, Mrs. Ijogun joined Technology Distributions as a
strategic partner in 2013 and launched TD Mobile which, under her sterling
leadership, has become the undisputed leader in the distribution of mobile
devices in the West African sub-region, with bold in-roads into the larger
African market.
She is expected to inspire and
share with the attendees from her wealth of experience and amazing success in
the ICT sector and, especially with TD Mobile, which she has transformed into a
thriving multi-million-dollar business entity within a space of three years
since its launch. Interestingly, TD Mobile, a subsidiary of Technology
Distributions Ltd., has also remained in the forefront of the gender-sensitive
drive, with females who make up the majority of its workforce finding a
convenient platform within the organization to add value and fulfil their
dreams.
Already, a number of key
stakeholders in the industry and beyond have lined up to partner with eBusiness
Life Limited on this edition of the programme in a bid to create awareness
among young girls on the need to consider a career in ICT.
According to the Chief Executive
Officer of eBusiness Life Communication, Mrs. Ufuoma Emuophedaro, the need to sensitize
young girls is premised on the fact that the society has unconsciously
relegated the female gender and delegated careers in technical fields,
especially in ICT, to their male counterparts.
According to her, efforts should
be made to introduce young girls to career opportunities in technical fields in
both the public and private sectors to help them have a wider range of options
and contribute their quota in the industry and in the development of the
economy.
She stated that the International
Girls in ICT Day workshop and attending campaign will further open up
opportunities for girls in ICT sector.
As part of the 2017 event, there
will be students’ training on basic robotics and graphic design competition
between female students from select secondary schools, roundtable discussions,
interactive and motivational talk from renowned women ICT professionals, among
others. The event will also form a platform for participating companies to
network and find areas of mutual interests.
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