At least 1,500 participants are expected to converge in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital in North Central Nigeria, for this year’s Kwarabuild Tech Conference.
The conference, which will be held from November 21 to 23, 2024, at the Ilorin Innovation Hub, will host top African innovators, including the Kwara State Commissioner for Business, Innovation, and Technology, Damilola Yusuf; Managing Director of the Ilorin Innovation Hub, Temi Kolawole; and Chief Executive Officer of Plat Technologies Limited, Taofik Abdulkareem.
Others include renowned tech ecosystem leader and investor Musty Mustapha; Solution Architect at VMware, Deji Akomolafe; and startup founder, Oladapo Babarinde.
Addressing journalists in Ilorin as part of activities to herald the conference, founding member of Kwarabuild, Kamaldeen Kehinde, said the event would be the seventh of its kind.
Themed “Future Forward: Addressing Local and Global Challenges Through Collaborative Innovation,” Kehinde explained that the tech conference would serve as a platform for innovators, startups, and thought leaders to exchange ideas, build partnerships, and inspire future tech innovations within Kwara and beyond.
“Ilorin, Kwara State, will once again welcome Africa’s brightest minds in technology and innovation at the Kwarabuild Tech Conference 2024 (#KBTC24), taking place from November 21 to 23, 2024.
“Now in its 7th edition, #KBTC24 continues to be a driving force in fostering technological growth, collaboration, and innovation, attracting founders, investors, corporate leaders, and government representatives from across the continent,” he said.
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Kehinde, who addressed the briefing alongside co-founders of Kwarabuild, Ibraheem Zulkifli, Mohammed Yahaya, and Adeola Olaleye, stated that the group was formed to offer solutions to challenges facing the country.
He disclosed that participants at the conference would learn how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to grow businesses and improve their skill sets.
Kehinde added that the participants would also unlock their potential with a manifestation of its impact on agriculture, education, and other sectors for the advancement of the nation’s economy.
“We started Kwarabuild to address the ecosystem so as to provide solutions to our numerous challenges in Africa through the use of technology.
“So many things are lacking in our ecosystem in Nigeria. We have a lot of youths who can think outside the box. What is not available is the resources to produce more.
“If resources are available and evenly distributed, our vibrant youths can create solutions to our numerous problems, especially those that can help reduce extreme poverty in Africa,” Kehinde said.
Co-founder of Kwarabuild, Ibraheem Zulkifli, said the conference would encourage participants to develop an interest in the tech space.
“We want to use our platform to grow talents, advance technology, and export the same to the world. We want to partner with successful people in tech areas for the development of our state,” he added.
Another co-founder, Mohammed Yahaya, said his group was partnering with different communities for tech growth, adding that “About six hubs have emerged in Kwara in the last seven years that we have been organising the conference.”
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