Ndani
TV and Y!/YNaija.com hosted 100 of the most innovative people in the Nigerian
Tech space - #YTech100 - at Social Media Week Lagos 2014. The invitation-only
event held on Friday, 21 Feb. at Four Points by Sheraton, Lekki,
Lagos. Continue...
"With
start up businesses in mobile and online payments, e-Commerce as well as online
content distribution, the Tech industry has received over $100mil in investment
from local and foreign investors and is shaping up to be a key contributor to
Nigeria's economic growth over the next 10years. Consequently, Ndani TV and
Y!/YNaija.com agreed on the imperative to engage the key players and leaders of
this emerging industry and facilitate discuss that will drive growth and
synergy," said Jadesola Osiberu of Ndani TV.
"It's
very hard to overstate the impact that digital has on our lives at the
moment," Sim Shagaya, chief executive of Konga and DealDey said on the
panel discussing 'Nigeria's Tech Space: Ecosystem or Bubble?'
The
event, which was kicked off with remarks from Lola Odedina, head of the
Communications and External Affairs Division, GTBank, had in attendance
influential technology leaders including Country Manager of Goggle, Juliet
Ehimuan; Co-founder of the Co-Creation Hub, Femi Longe; Executive Director of
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, Gbenga Sesan; CEO of Future Software Resources,
Nkemdilim Begho; co-founder ofiROKO TV; Bastian Gotter; founding CEO of Jumia,
Tunde Kehinde; Head of Digital Marketing GTBank, Pascal Or, amongst others.
There
is a real thirst for knowledge in Nigeria and so we need to invest in our mind
economy," said Emeka Okoye, founder of Open Africa. "To be a tech
entrepreneur you must be willing to make sacrifices, because the technology
industry is presently at its lowest ebb”
The
exclusive cocktail and networking event saw the 100 Tech honourees presented
with certificates of recognition,
“You
guys - developers, entrepreneurs, stoytellers, funders, designers - you guys
are the standard bearers for this new reality," said Chude Jideonwo,
managing partner of RED; owner of Y!,YNaija.com amongst other media brands.
"You, the #YTech100, are proof, alive, that anything is possible. So we
are here to honour you, and to honour the possibilities. To encourage you to build
empires, but also to build the eco-system. We are here to facilitate
connections and collaborations. To say well done, and then to say not enough.
Yes, we should be proud of where we are - but the real work lies ahead. It is
yet morning on creation's day."
The
event was held as one of major highlights of Social Media Week Lagos 2014.
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