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The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited has announced its participation at the 10th edition of West Africa Convergence Conference (WACC) holding this Thursday, 28th of March 2019 at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
In an official statement released in Abuja this week, the communication satellite company said its Executive Director, Marketing, Hon Samson R. Osagie will be speaking at the session on ’Regulation, Connectivity, Broadband, Broadplans and Convergence.’
NIGCOMSAT continues to deliver satellite and connectivity services and solutions across its coverage areas even as it continues to firm up its presence in Nigeria and across Africa.
WACC 2019 already enjoys a heavy subscription by attendees that cut across different industry verticals.
Register for WACC 2019: https://thewacc.net/
“WACC 2019 will be looking at some of the technology trends, and their impacts on how we do business, engage government, foster entrepreneurship and interact in the new work and social spaces,” said Co-Chairman, WACC 2019 Planning Committee, Dr Sola Afolabi.
WACC 2019 is the 10th edition of the West Africa’s only forum on technology convergence and the impact on industries, people and environment. WACC since inception has enjoyed a very rich participation from industry stakeholders and policy makers.
Organized as an industry sponsored event by Knowhow Media and Market Intelligence International Limited (KMMIIL) publishers of IT Edge News, WACC 2019 already enjoys tremendous support from public and private institutions including the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), SmartWeb, NigComSat, Galaxy Backbone Ltd., Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), and Medallion Limited. Others are Rack Centre, BSSL Limited, PFS Limited, ICS Limited, Backbone Connectivity Network (BCN) and Plateau State Information & Communication Technology Development Agency (PICTDA) among others.
NextTech + Convergence Award Ceremony
The 2019 WACC will also feature the NextTech + Convergence Award Ceremony. The NextTech + Convergence Award is an offshoot of the Top 50 Award first initiated in 2006 as part of the indices to measure the: Industry’s most profound influencers; Most Impactful tech solution providers/organisations; and Best dynamic survivors in Nigeria’s highly tempestuous market. WACC starts at 8AM Nigerian time. To register: www.thewacc.net.
