On the 27th February 2020, the UK- Nigeria Tech hub in partnership with TechCircle hosted key stakeholders to discuss emerging developments in the Nigerian tech industry.
At the event, guests shared ideas and discussed the importance of partnerships and collaborations to grow the digital economy and drive local content and key strategies pivotal to helping the tech ecosystem in Nigeria scale up to a point of reference globally.
The event had over 40 tech industry-heads, founders and entrepreneurs present. In attendance was Bayo Adekanmi, MTN; Chinedu Azodoh, Max.ng; Daniel Bloch, Seso Global, Dr. Ola Brown, Greentree Investment; Emeka Okafor, ConnectNigeria; Emmanuel Okeleji, Seamless HR; Faith Adesemowo, Social Lender, Fola Olatunji-David, Google;Gbenga Agboola, Flutterwave; Odun Eweniyi, Piggyvest; Uzoma Dozie of Sparkle and also the former CEO of Diamond Bank; and Victoria Crandall, Insider PR among others.
Gbenga Agboola from Flutterwave said: “This is a great avenue for people to network and meet people outside of their space. I hope partnerships will be built from here and this will help grow the Nigerian tech ecosystem.”
Odun Eweniyi, Co-founder Piggyvest said, “This event was great, you can get caught up in work and there are not many avenues to connect with other founders on the same journey as you”. “I would love to see efforts go into startups in funding and advisory so the nascent ecosystem could have a chance to get by.”
Honey Ogundeyi, the Country Director for the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub said, ‘We are excited with the success of the Lagos Tech Meetup, supporting entrepreneurial activity and strengthening the Nigerian technology ecosystem is a core focus of the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub”. “As Nigeria’s tech sector continues to thrive, generating more than 10% of the country’s economic output – the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub is committed to providing the UK’s significant expertise in ecosystem building, start-up investment and digital skills to Nigeria’s burgeoning tech sector”.
Oo Nwoye, Executive Director TechCircle expressed satisfaction with the attendance of 40 key decision-makers in the Nigerian tech industry at the meet-up. He noted that relationships are key components for the tech community to thrive. “Thankfully, the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub agrees with this and has worked with TechCircle to put this first edition together of the Tech Meetup,” Nwoye said.
Guests left the event with new insights, connections, and ideas.
From: TechCabal.com
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