Academic City made a big splash at the first annual
Ghana Tech Summit held at the National Conference Center in Accra. In addition
to having an exhibition booth, which was manned by Sandra Sowah (Admissions
Officer), and Vinay Gokaldas (Chief Transformation Officer), Academic City also
sponsored a VIP dinner for conference speakers and VIP attendees at the
Kempinski Hotel in Accra.
The Ghana Tech Summit held over 2 days (19th and
20th July 2018) was a one of a kind congregation of members of the technology
and start up ecosystem in Ghana. Students, Professors, Advisors, Mentors,
Facilitators, Institutions, and Ministries were all present. Vista Directors
Mr. Dev Varyani and Mr. Neeraj Varyani also came to mingle and network with the
crowd. Over the course of the two days, panel discussions that took place on
stage included talks about ‘The Future of E-Commerce’, ‘The Future of
Education’, Artificial Intelligence and Co-Working. Dr. Fred McBagonluri
(President Academic City) participated in the panel on the Future of Education
where he spoke about Vista’s involvement in the education sector and the
importance of a 4-year degree program in a world where new online education
options are emerging daily.
On Day 2 of the Ghana Tech Summit, Director of
Strategy Sunitha Jenarius organized a VIP dinner at Kempinski Hotel in
Accra. Representatives from multinational technology companies; GE,
GitHub, Google and colleges such as Harvard and MIT formed members of the
audience as well. This full house event was a roundtable meet and greet, which
allowed us to showcase how technology forms an integral component of Academic
City’s vision, and what Academic City intends to do as the contribution towards
the tech ecosystem in Ghana.
The Ghana Tech Summit speakers and guests included
prolific members from industry and academia, both from all over the continent
of Africa, as well as abroad. Academic City’s VIP guests included Lucy Quist,
President, AIMS Ghana; William Senyo, CEO and Co-Founder, Impact Hub Ghana;
Abdulai Imoro, Executive Director, National Society of Black Engineers (Ghana);
Agnes Arthur, Education Specialist, UNICEF; Sam Moorhouse, Founder, Global Code
& V.P. Morgan Stanley, UK; Sesinam Dagadu, Co-founder, Snoocode; Nana Akua
Ankomah-Asare, MD, Primetime, Ghana; Victor Bannerman-Chedid, Head of Products
& Services, Vodafone, Ghana; and Ato Ulzen-Appiah, Director of Ghana Think
Foundation.
