The event with the theme: "Broadband Access:
The Challenges of Cyber Security Threat & Effect of Social Media Era,"
will bring together Information and Communication Technology (ICT) leaders
driving the Nigeria growth.
Billed to hold on August 25, 2017 at Oriental Hotel,
Lekki, Lagos, the event will feature a welcome address by Minister of
Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu and two keynotes from the Executive Vice
Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and the
Chief Executive Officer of MTN, Mr. Ferdi Moolman.
Other seven lead speakers at the annual twin-forum,
comprising discussion and award, include the Managing Director, MainOne, Ms.
Funke Opeke; and the Managing Director, Nigcomsat, Ms. Abimbola Alale. Others
include the Director-General, National Information Technology Development
Agency (NITDA), Dr. Isa Patami; Director General, National Broadcasting
Commission (NBC), Mr. Is'haq Kawu; Managing Director, Galaxy Backbone, Mr.
Yusuf Kazaure; President, Nigeria Internet Registration Asociation (NIRA), Rev.
Sunday Folayan, and Partner Muiz Banire & Associates, Mr. Kunle Adegoke.
The two plenary sessions at the forum will be on
broadband, social media & Internet of Things (IoT) and cybercrimes and
cyber laws.
Speaking in a press statement, the event
coordinator, Mr. Tayo Adewusi, said the forum offers exclusive sessions around
the latest developments and trends in Nigeria’s ICT landscape and corporate
environment, especially around broadband, Internet security, IoT and social
media. “The forum is envisioned as the foremost impactful meeting of top
C-level executives in the industry,” he said.
According to Adewusi, Nigeria has come to appreciate
the importance of ICT to simplify and improve productivity and efficiency,
stressing that this has informed a need to have
a platform such as ICT Impact CEO Forum , which creates a plaform for
C-level executives to meet with industry players to discuss the current trends
and project into the future.
Adewusi also stated that Africa Digital Awards (ADA)
will take place simultaneously with the forum, noting that this year's event
will be breath taking.
“ADA is designed to annually honour distinguished
individuals and corporate for having distinguished themselves in the
contribution to the development of the industry,” he said.
Some of the award categories to be contested by
nominees include Most Outstanding Telecom Company of the year, Most Outstanding
Telecom Company with the Widest Data Coverage in Nigeria, Most Outstanding
Cyber Security Company of the year, Most Outstanding Cloud Computing Security
Company of the year, Most Outstanding 4G LTE Provider of the year, Most
Outstanding Indigenous Software Company of the year, among others.
“The key criteria for this year's over 50
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, originality & vision, potential industry
growth and service, market success/acceptance and contribution to end – user’s
quality of experience and service efficiency,” he added.
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