
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) has announced
the 8th edition of its annual event, slated to hold on Friday, October 6, 2023,
at Muson Centre, Lagos.
This edition of the summit will focus on the theme:
Innovating For The Future. The Summit is an annual event that brings together
critical stakeholders from different sectors of the economy to discuss
ground-breaking ideas, trends, opportunities, and numerous verticals to
accelerate innovation and solutions that solve unique challenges within Nigeria
and the African continent at large.
Each year the summit provides a platform that
fosters collaborations among government agencies, businesses, international
organizations, innovators, researchers, the academic community, and startups.
It also provides opportunities for Nigerian innovators, researchers, and
entrepreneurs to showcase innovative ideas, products, and services with
solutions for industrial applications, adoption, and commercialization.
Announcing this year’s summit, Mr. Tony Ajah, the
Programme Director of the summit, stated, “This is the time for Nigeria, with
her vibrant population, to leverage emerging technologies like Artificial
Intelligence, Machine Learning, Virtual & Augmented Reality, Blockchain,
Internet of Things, Robotics, Nanotechnology, Geonomics, Data sciences, etc.
and apply them in critical sectors to solve local problems.
“The opportunities and new businesses provided and
created by these new technologies are enormous, and we can’t afford to sleep on
it as a people. As individuals, organizations, and nations around the world are
exploring different playbooks to innovate and improve the quality of their
lives, Nigeria should not be left out.”
For the 8th year in a roll, NIS brings in experts
from around the world in several innovation ecosystems to Nigeria to share
these global opportunities and network with participants are the summit. This
year’s event will feature innovation experience talks, panel discussions,
startups pitch, and exhibitions focusing on health tech, agritech, renewable
energy and cleantech, fintech, real estate, edutech, techtainment,
startup/entrepreneurship development, and more.
Participation in this event is open to local and
international businesses, government agencies, embassies and high commissions,
investors, start-ups, entrepreneurs, research centers, the academic community,
companies/organizations, SMEs, policymakers, innovators, and all the
stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem.
The Nigeria Innovation Summit 8.0 offers great
opportunities through sponsorship, partnership, and exhibitions of innovative
products, ideas, and services. For more inquiries and participation, please
visit: https://innovationsummit.ng/
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