The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), has released list of speakers and participants for this year’s Innovative Forum, which will hold virtual as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, October 14.
According to a statement from the NITRA Secretariat, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami will be the Special Guest at the Webinar, while the Executive Vice chairman of the Nigerian communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Danbatta will deliver the Keynote Speaker.Meanwile, the forum will also host the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Inuwa Kachifu; Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. Gbenga Adebayo; President, Medallion communications, Ike Nnamani and Co-founder, Digital Encode, Dr. Obadare Peter Adewale.
Others are President, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Olusola Teniola; MD/CEO Galaxy Backbone (GBB) Limited, Professor Muhammad Abubakar; Managing Director, CloudFlex, Aderemi Adejumo and Commercial Director, Spire Solutions, UAE, Sapan Agarwal.
The NITRA Innovative Forum will discuss the needs for a fortified ICT sector during and after the COVID-19 period, and the level of preparedness of ICT stakeholders to embrace the challenge of being pivotal to the stability and growth of all other sectors.
With the theme, “Multi-stakeholder Approach To National Recovery Post-Pandemic”, the event will further look at what the ICT industry is doing to cushion the effect of the pandemic and what measures are being put in place to reposition it for post-pandemic challenges.
According to the National Secretary of the Association, Mr. Chidiebere Nwankwo, ‘NITRA Innovative Tech Forum’ is an annual event by NITRA and a contribution by the ICT media Association to the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovations and policies in Nigeria.
He said participants are expected to log in to https://events.vmeetsworld.com/registration/26651305 to register and be part of the Webinar dialogue.