In the news:
- Speakers Announced for IG4D Forum
- Event and Session Details provided
- Special guest and recognitions announced
Messrs Gbenga Adebayo, Muhammed Rudman, and Gbenga Sesan, along with Ms. Francisca Iloezumma, have been announced as members of the speakers’ faculty for the 2024 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D).
The event is scheduled for Thursday, June 27, at 10 AM at the prestigious Welcome Centre Hotels on International Airport Road, Lagos.
The Lead Consulting Strategist, DigitalSENSE Africa, a project of ITREALMS Media group, Sir Remmy Nweke, who confirmed this in Lagos, said that they would be speaking at the panel session on ‘Stakeholders role in innovative digital economy and safer civic space in Nigeria’ by sharing their respective representation perspectives.
He also said that the 2024 edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) overarching theme is ‘IG4D: Innovative Digital Economy and Safer Civic Space in Nigeria’ would be presided over by the Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda, Mr. Edetaen Ojo.
Nweke outlined that Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, is the chairman, Association of Telecommunications Licensed Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Muhammed Rudman is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Mr. Gbenga Sesan is an accomplished social entrepreneur and Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative International whereas Ms Francisca Iloezumma is the Data Protection Officer at the only Nigeria-based Domain Name Registrar accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Upperlink Limited.
This panel session, he revealed, is supported by the Domain Name System Women in Nigeria (DNS WomenNG) led by Mrs. Nkem Nweke, a former member of the Executive Board of Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), managers of the .NG country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD).
The Lead Consulting Strategist at DigitalSENSE Africa recalled that the Managing Director of Digital Realty Nigeria, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani has been confirmed as a special guest speaker.
He equally said that 2024 marks the 15th year of activism by DigitalSENSE Africa and some notable industry role models and corporate organisations have been lined up for recognition.
Recall that the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) series on Internet Governance for Development made a debut in 2009 and has remained a rallying point for Internet stakeholders and eco-systems in the country.
NDSF series on IG4D powered by ITREALMS Media group is hosted by DigitalSENSE Africa, an At-Large Structure (ALS) certified by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in collaboration with relevant stakeholders including Internet Society (ISOC), Nigeria chapter, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Digital Realty Nigeria, to name but a few.