Organizers of the annual Techie Entrepreneurial Nigerian Talented (TENT) event, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) have announced that Benson idahosa University, Edo state will host next year’s TENT event.
TENT is platform that showcases, connects, adds value and inspires. The platform fills an existing gap and will also provide a place where budding Nigerian technopreneurs can showcase their work, connect with resources, add value to market and inspire innovation, while building a sustainable business that they will run after graduation.
“TENT features an annual event, and also searches for unconnected tech enthusiasts who have the potential of building on globally accessible technology products or leading a new product development cycle for local companies,” the initiative said in a statement.
This year’s edition featured keynote addresses delivered by Prof Pat Utomi, Mario Valle Reyes, Business Development Director (Emerging Markets), Electronic Arts and Simdul Shagaya, CEO of Konga.com. Other speakers at TENT were Tomi Davies (Chairman, Lagos Angel Network), Moji Rhodes (Lagos State Deputy Chief of Staff/Coordinator of Innovate Lagos), Adebola Williams (RED Media), Emeka Okoye (Vikanti), Oreoluwa Somolu (W.TEC), Osayi Alile Oruene (Chairman, WimBIz), Victor Asemota (Swifta) and Emmanuel Oluwatosin (Nokia).
This year’s edition featured 15 tertiary institutions from across Nigeria.
“Participants of TENT 2013 include students from 15 tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Participants were encouraged to be innovative and come up with tech and business ideas that can change the world starting from their immediate environment. Speakers also urged them to collaborate, compete and build competent business and tech solutions,” organizers said.
