Ghana’s delegation
GHANA’S
DELEGATION to this year’s CIO Summit in Dubai was recognized for their
outstanding performance in their respective fields in the global information
technology space.
The
just-ended summit brought together over 200 top IT leaders and global
technology influencers who are championing the digital transformation journey
in their respective countries.
Ghana’s
delegation was led by the CEO of Ghana Chamber of Technology, Derrydean Dadzie
and some three nominees for the CIO Global Award – Nana Bambara-Abban, CEO of
Akaditi; Nana Yaa Oti-Boateng, a digital transformation consultant with
Vodafone; and Nelson Koshi Da Seglah, chief enabler at Halges.
The
Ghanaian digital transformation leaders displayed a keen sense of industry
knowledge that contributed to the objectives of the summit.
Overall,
Nana Yaa Oti-Boateng of Vodafone received a Digital Transformation Inspire
Award for being part of the top 20 candidates shortlisted from over 3200
nominations globally.
At
the power panel sessions, Nana Bambara-Abban of Akaditi delivered a thought
provoking and powerful presentation on the human play in the digital space.
Nana
Yaa Oti-Boateng of Vodafone amplified the campaign on the impact of women in
technology with emphasis on the urgency to see a good balance between men and
women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The
two-day summit presented highly specialized programs that included over 50
presentations by the foremost world digital change leaders. The power panel
sessions provided a platform for digital change influencers to network and
engage for two days in Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE.
Kwaku
Asare Ofosuhene – Head of Operations (West Africa) – at GEC Media Group, the
media agency that powered the global summit, in his final remarks about the
success of this year’s CIO 200 summit noted that, “Ghana and Africa has content
and resources that play a major role in the worlds’ digital transformation
journey. Let’s open up to interact, influence and impact positively. Every
industry player has the opportunity to come on board as a stakeholder in
driving this agenda.”
