StartupSouth, the premier Technology and Business Innovation Conference in the South-South and South-East regions of Nigeria will take place on October 3rd and 4th, 2024 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Announcing this in a media parley, Convener and Cofounder of #StartupSouth, Uche Aniche, said this year’s theme, “Deep & Broad: Extending Frontiers of Technology and Economic Development,” is a reflection of the organisation’s ongoing mission to drive innovation and deepen economic growth in Nigeria’s frontier regions.
Noting that the event promised to be the largest and most impactful edition yet, Aniche said it will showcase the latest trends in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship across Africa and the region in particular.
“#StartupSouth started in 2015 as an ambitious initiative to inspire and enable the next generation of dexterous founders and innovators. Today, nine years later, I am proud to say that we have grown into the foremost community of founders, policymakers and investors as well as a premier platform for technology, business innovation, and networking through our events and programming. We’ve not only expanded in terms of scale and reach but also in the impact we’ve made on Nigeria’s startup ecosystem,” he stated.
According to him, with support from Zoho Corporations, MainOne, Xend Finance, Cool FM among others, and many others, he said this year’s conference is designed to offer a rich and immersive experience for participants with over 50 sessions, and over 70 speakers in six tracks. The tracks cover areas like policy innovation, technology & business innovation, edTech and talent development, climate resilience, the creative economy and creative enterprise support.
