The author of Disrupting Africa: The Rise & Rise of
African Innovation, Nnamdi Oranye has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at
the 2018 Nerds Unite being
hosted by MainOne, reports ITRealms.
Oranye would be supported by speakers from Avanti, SAP
Africa, Wema Bank, Andela and Microsoft, IXPN, among others, with the theme
“Radical Digital Transformation.”
ITRealms also
gathered that the event slated for Friday, 23 February in Lagos, is expected to
bring together over 500 mid to senior ICT executives across multiple industries
for intense innovation sessions featuring latest best practices and emerging
trends in data center, collaboration, enterprise networking and cybersecurity
among hot topics.
Nerds Unite
is also expected to provide unparalleled networking opportunities with all these
professionals under one roof.
ITRealms reports
that the radical digital transformation being witnessed globally in recent
times is the key focus of the event. The event will have four predominant
discussion tracks: “Disrupting the Nigerian ICT industry”, “Radical Digital
Transformation: Perspectives across industry players”, “Digitalization and Business”
and “The future of mobile content delivery in Nigeria”, with discussions led by
executives from leading companies exploring various industries and the digital
transformation altering industry verticals.
Just as the event participants will also be empowered with
technical insights on the latest trends as it relates to the realities of the
Nigerian environment and how these can be adopted for improved efficiencies for
their respective organizations.
Created by leading provider of network and data center
solutions, MainOne and its partners for ICT Executives, Nerds Unite is an
annual technology conference hosted by MainOne which brings ICT Professionals
across sectors together for impactful technical knowledge sharing sessions and
social networking.
Last year, the event featured the first ever showcase in
Nigeria of Microsoft HoloLens, the world’s first self-contained holographic
computer running Windows 10, in addition to representation by the Internet
Society and a keynote by Microsoft.
Chuks Egbune/GEE
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