Eko-Konnect Girls in ICT Community Day

Saturday 27 Jan 2018, 09:00 → 14:10 Africa/Lagos

Entrepreneurship & Skills Development Centre

This Women in WACREN event will bring girls and women in tech together to network on decreasing the gender divide and empowering women in STEM-related areas.

09:00 → 09:10 Welcome Address

Dr Abiodun Gbenga-Ilori (Dept of Electrical And Electronic Engineering, University of Lagos)

09:10 → 09:20 The Entrepreneurship centre-Aims and Objectives

Dr Sunday Adebisi-Deputy Director, ECSD

09:20 → 09:50 Cultural Factors Influencing Female Participation In Software Development

Mandeep Saini, Head Software Development, Geant

slides WiW.pdf

09:50 → 10:20 Strategic careers choices: Building the ideal skill set for 21st century employment

Jane Egerton-Idehen - Country Manager, Avanti & Founder Women and Career

slides come_as_you_are.pdf

10:20 → 10:50 Girl's Education Champion Network

Dr. Judith-Ann Walker (development Research and Projects Centre)

10:50 → 11:10 Tea Break

11:10 → 11:40 IGF Presentation- Tackling the Gender Divide Through Internet Governance

Ms Uffa Modey - Eko-Konnect

slides Tackling_the_Gender_Divide_Through_Internet_Governance.pptx

11:40 → 12:10 Mentoring Moments: Why Skilled women should mentor upcoming women

Ifee Kojo, Country Lead, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Nigeria

slides Mentoring.pdf

12:10 → 12:30 Digital Nation Africa (D-NA)

Mayowa Adeoti

12:30 → 13:00 Challenge Driven Education & Internships

Owen Iyoha, GM Eko-Konnect

slides CDE_&_Internships.pdf

13:00 → 13:05 Vote of Thanks

Omo Oaiya - CTO WACREN

13:05 → 14:00 Networking Lunch