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Hackjos is a challenge-driven hackathon that brings together techy-savvy citizens, scientists, entrepreneurs, educators, students, programmers and developers across Nigeria under one roof for 48 hours to get involved and showcase their ingenuity and talents in the pursuit of creating compelling solutions that cut across mobile, desktop, web and hardware (embedded systems) that will help solve problems relevant to the various sectors of the Nigerian economy. Teams will be afforded an opportunity to pitch their completed apps at the end of the Hackathon for a chance to win prizes. Votes will be taken by the meeting’s audience, and the most innovative apps will win various prizes.
Confirmed speakers include
- Dr. Vincent Olatunji ‘Playing in the New (Digital) Economy: Nigerian Youth, the NITDA and National IT Aspiration’
- Mark Essien CEO, Hotels.ng ‘Nurturing Startups to Maturity – Why Some Startups Fail’
- Celestine Omin, Senior Technical Consultant at Andela ‘Opportunities and Challenges in Online Retailing in Nigeria – A Guide for Young Nigerians’
- Aboyeji Iyinoluwa, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Flutterwave ‘IOT and Entrepreneurship: What Young People Need to Know’
- Olufunbi Falaye, Center Manager, Idea Hub Lagos ‘Steps to Launch problem solving startups and to generate revenue’
- Professor Adesola Aderounmu, President of NCS on ‘Playing in the New (Digital) Economy; The role of professionalism in Smart Governance’
- Alhaji Dasuki Nakande, former Communications Minister of State and CEO Unity FM ‘ICT for Unity: Youth Empowerment and Career Opportunities in Areas of Conflict Perspectives on Plateau State’
- Gossy Ukanwoke of BAU Research and Development ‘IOT and the New Face of Education.’
- Bankole Oloruntoba, Center Manager, Enspire Incubator, Abuja ‘How Technology Hubs can drive forward Nigerian Research in the IOT’
- Akin Naphtal, CEO Instinct Wave ‘Engaging the Media to Drive Young Entrepreneurs in IOT’
- Dimgba Kalu, CEO/Co-founder ProJaro ‘Closing the skill gap for the Internet of Things Opportunities’
- Group Captain O.C Ubadike, Director Research and Development Center, Nigerian Air Force ‘Data Sharing and Acceptance of IOT’.
