{"id":79852,"date":"2016-10-14T12:22:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T10:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/ncc-atcon-endorse-2nd-nigeria-ict-festival-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-10-14T12:22:59","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T10:22:59","slug":"ncc-atcon-endorse-2nd-nigeria-ict-festival-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ncc-atcon-endorse-2nd-nigeria-ict-festival-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"NCC, ATCON Endorse 2nd Nigeria ICT Festival 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/ncc-atcon-endorse-2nd-nigeria-ict-festival-2016?lang=en\">NCC, ATCON Endorse 2nd Nigeria ICT Festival 2016<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) have proudly endorsed the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Nigeria ICT Festival &#038; Exhibition 2016 slated for Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja (Lagos).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the Festival is: <em>ICT: Platform for Growth in a Depressed Economy.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the event, Prince Cookey, Chief Executive of the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Nigeria ICT Festival &#038; Exhibition 2016 said:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The 2nd edition of the Festival is primed to build on the huge success of the 1st Nigeria ICT Festival &#038; Exhibition held on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Protea Hotel, Ikeja (Lagos). The 2nd Nigeria ICT Festival &#038; Exhibition 2016 promises to be the single largest gathering of ICT and allied professionals, corporate organisations, consumers of ICT products\/services and regulators under ONE PLATFORM to deliberate on the State of the Industry, generate Strategic Plan of Action for future growth in a depressed economy and offer operators a unique opportunity to showcase latest products and services to existing and prospective customers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>He listed the strategic objectives of the Festival as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Platform for Industry Evaluation &#038; Projection<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To Generate Industry Plan of Action<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To Showcase Latest ICT Products &#038; Services<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opportunity for Professional Networking<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:36.0pt;\">Evaluate Impact of New Technologies<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:36.0pt;\">\n<p>Cookey said the endorsement of the Festival by NCC and ATCON represents a huge testament to the value and importance of the event in the ICT calendar in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This event presents a unique platform for ICT industry players (professionals and operators) in Nigeria and around the world to meet, assess developments in the sector, plan for tomorrow and showcase their latest cutting-edge products and services,&rdquo; Cookey added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>He added that the theme (<strong><em>ICT: Platform for Growth in a Depressed Economy<\/em><\/strong>), captures the emerging essence of ICT as development-enabler in many economies around the world, in terms of sustainable contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), provision of jobs and rapid development of home-grown technologies for national development.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The high-level speakers expected at the event include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Umar Danbatta: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Olusola Teniola: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Ferdi Moolman:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CEO, MTN Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Segun Ogunsanya: &nbsp;CEO, Airtel Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Mathew Willsher: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CEO, Etisalat Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Joseph Tegbe:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Partner, KPMG Nigeria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The final deadline for <strong><u>Expression of Interest<\/u><\/strong> to participate at the Festival is Monday, October 31, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Nigeria ICT Festival &#038; Exhibition is Proudly organised by <em>Business Journal<\/em> newspaper (Print &#038; Online). www.BusinessJournalng.com.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO on behalf of Business Journal.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT:<\/strong><br \/> Prince Cookey<br \/> +234-8023088874<br \/> prince.cookey@yahoo.com<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/0d62f28ea699f8e\/200\/70\" alt=\"Business Journal\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/p>\n<p><b>Multimedia content<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Image: 2nd Nigeria ICT Festival 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/ncc-atcon-endorse-2nd-nigeria-ict-festival-2016?lang=en\">APO &#8211; Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCC, ATCON Endorse 2nd Nigeria ICT Festival 2016: The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) have proudly endorsed the 2nd Nigeria ICT Festival &#038; Exhibition 2016 slated for Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja (Lagos). 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