Call for Papers-West Africa Com by Informa

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West Africa Com is the annual forum for the region’s digital and ICT sector organised by Informa.The event will return to Dakar, Senegal on 8-9 June 2016 and now is the time to get involved.

”As the West Africa region is getting more connected and digital evolution is transforming the telecoms & media landscape, we are now re-shaping the event’s programme to meet the needs of the whole ecosystem.”Julie Rey,Director of Research at Informa.

The 2016 event will cover:

Seizing new opportunities in West Africa’s market after the digital transition

– Delivering digital content and monetising services
– Developing broadband & LTE in West Africa
– Reaching under-served communities
– Developing mobile money services
– Meeting the ICT needs of West Africa’s enterprise
– Innovation Forum: supporting innovation and tech entrepreneurship

“We are now contacting leaders in West Africa’s telecoms, digital and ICT sector to have their views on how the market is evolving and to understand what their businesses need to succeed. Their feedback will help shape the programme and deliver an event that meets the learning, networking and partnering needs of the region’s key players”said Julie.

If you want to be part of the region’s premier tech event, now is the time to get in touch to share your views and submit a speaking proposal. Contact Julie Rey via [email protected] for more details.

 

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Omeruo Ndukaku Kenneth is an Innovation Management expert,the CEO of Emerging Media,a new media company.He is a member of ISPIM - International Society for Professional Innovation Management and the US-Africa chamber of Commerce.He is the Founder of TechTrends Nigeria Blog,Nigeria Innovation Summit and the African Innovation Academy.Kenneth is a highly sought-after Internet Marketing Consultant who has through his seminars, articles, training and consulting, helped many organizations, Individuals, Businesses maximize the Internet for business purposes.Kenneth has also being featured as a guest on the TV show TODAY ON STV Nigeria and on Bloomberg Africa TV.He is the author of the best –selling Internet Book: How To Create Unlimited Internet Wealth.

He is a syndicated columnist with the following Newspapers in Nigeria: Daily Independent, Financial Standard, PUNCH, BusinessDay, and Sun.Kenneth organises the EduNet Conference for Universities in Nigeria. Kenneth is a member of Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria( ISPON ) Roundtable For Capacity Development in Nigeria,member pre-selection committee for Nigeria at the UN World Summit Awards,a Panelist for Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria(YouWIN)-a Federal government initiative created by the ministry of finance,supported by ministries of Communications Technology,Youth Development,Worldbank and DFID.

A 2013 Judge at the Google Cloud Developers Challenge for Sub Saharan Africa.He has been a contributing editor of Nigeria Communications Week,Africa Telecom and IT Business Magazine,ICT Today magazine,M2 magazine.Kenneth has been invited to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Forum, Oracle Open World Conference USA, Oracle Cloud World Dubai, and GITEX Dubai.

He now lives in New York with his family and presently working on an Open Innovation project for Nigeria.
You can contact Kenneth through email: [email protected]

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