The Zenith Tech Fair was held in Lagos. Some of the dignitaries and industry experts at
the event include the Founder and Chairman, Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Jim Ovia;
Country Director, Google Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor; Country Manager,
Microsoft Nigeria, Akin Binuso; Managing Director, Huawei Technologies Nigeria,
Eric Zhang; and Country Managing Director, Oracle Nigeria, Adebayo Sanni;
amongst others.
Themed: ‘Future Forward,’ and powered by Zenith Bank Plc,
the event covered
conversations and exhibitions in emerging technologies, as well as a Hackathon
to identify and finance innovative startups.
According to a statement, conceived in the mould of global
technological events such as the CES and EmTech Asia, the fair showcased leading technology
innovations that cut across different aspects of life such as Artificial
Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Robotics, Big
Data, FinTech, Augmented Reality, Data Analytics, 5G and Communication
Technologies, among others.
Speaking on the initiative, the Group Managing
Director/Chief Executive, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu noted that the event was part
of the bank’s efforts to align and key into new technologies that provide
innovative solutions to customers’ numerous financial challenges.
According to him, “In today’s fast-changing world, we know
that our customers need to perform easy, fast and secure financial
transactions, wherever, whenever and however. So we need to go ‘future forward’
to provide banking services using cutting-edge technologies and seamless
processes in the best interest of our customers.”
The discussions and seminars wassupported by four supersessions
/Master Classes to drill down and offer participants a hands-on experience with
the technologies.
The event was
hosted by Ovia, who spoke on
“Catalysing Disruptive Innovation through Youth Empowerment,” as part of his
efforts through the Jim Ovia Foundation to empower the Nigerian Youths through
ICT.
The line-up
of exhibitors included
Google, Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, Visa, HP, Apple, Mercedes, and many others. The
exhibitors showcased
some of their most innovative solutions to the Nigeria public. No fewer than 2,
000 participants, 50 exhibitors, and 400 developers signed up to attend the
Conference and Hackathon.