#StartupSouth To Hold 7th Edition In Port Harcourt
The annual startup event, #StartupSouth, will take place on the 10th and 11th of November, 2022, at the Novotel Hotels in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. This will be the event’s seventh edition. This year’s program focuses on ways to unite the regions’ status within the international space.
“Remotely Global: Advancing Subnational Economies from Talents to Corporations” is the theme of this year’s edition as it aims to discover paths and methods that will propel an evolution in the economies of the region while creating avenues to upskill talents in the tech sector where the complexity of new technologies could still be a challenge.
A few important guests are expected to show up at the event, some of which include:
- Funke Opeke, Founder and CEO of MainOne
- Tomi Davies, President of the African Business Angel Network
- Dr Chimezie Amadi, Commissioner for Digital Economy and E-Governance in Imo State, Iroghama Ogbeifun, CEO Starzs Investments Company Ltd
- Ebele Enunwa, Founder and CEO of Sundry Markets Ltd and Kingsley Eze, Founder & CEO, Tenece and more.
The event’s sessions will discuss, agriculture, education, entrepreneurship, health, human capital, regional development, technology, policy and more.
Some of the activities of the events include an Award Gala and a Networking Hangout Party, these activities will give opportunities for networking while early-stage startup founders can get access to discuss with investors, an avenue that pushes for growth within the ecosystem.
Making a statement about the forthcoming event, Uche Aniche, the convener of the event said, “we are excited to return back to Port Harcourt for the 7th edition of the conference as we begin to consolidate the event brand’s influence within the sub-region. Given that we are in an election season, frontline gubernatorial aspirants from Rivers and Enugu states will be discussing their digital economy agenda at the conference.”
#StartupSouth was first introduced in 2015, currently it sighted as one of the biggest Digital economy and Startup conferences in the South South region in Nigeria. It also attracts founders, investors, innovators and talents across Nigeria. Discussions are held on technology, trends, competitions, challenges startps encounter during growth and many more.