Facebook Nigeria and co-Creation Hub has opened Innovation Showcase Week 2019, unveiling the latest transformative technologies that will redefine industries and solve some of the most pressing small and medium enterprise (SMEs) business and consumer challenges in Nigeria.
A first of its kind event, over 20 exhibiting technology startups will showcase the latest tech innovations to some 400 business and industry representatives at the home of West Africa’s first deep tech accelerator, NG_HUB by Facebook, across two days.
Innovation Showcase Week tagged ‘ISW 2019’ is the first technology product showcase exhibition out of the startup support programs by tech innovation centre CcHUB and global enterprise, Facebook.
The Showcase runs through Friday, 1st March in Lagos, Nigeria. Founder and chief executive, CcHUB, Bosun Ayeni, speaking on the groundbreaking event “We recognise the urgent need to accelerate innovation support to medium and large corporates who are positioned to secure significant gains for the economy through smart application of technology.”
He said: “ISW will close the gap between corporates and startups by being an unprecedented platform where industry leaders can experience and adopt homegrown innovations and solutions first hand.”
Showcasing startups at ISW would unveil their ground-breaking innovations built in Facebook’s deep-tech startup program – FBStart Accelerator – and the CcHUB 2018 Incubation programme.
The products on display leverage advanced technologies such as Data Science, Internet of Things, VR and AI across 8 categories including Healthcare, Agriculture, Mobility, Energy, Education, Safety Training and, Security. These solutions proffer break-through advances to business and consumer challenges in Nigeria.
On the ISW 2019 show floor, exhibiting Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Security-focused startups Chiniki Guard, SayPeace, Identity Tech, E-Estates, DeepQuest AI and Insyt demonstrate AI’s promising power.
