In a bid to deepen knowledge of cybersecurity and Blockchain technology across Nigeria, Cyberchain, a decentralised, brand-neutral and people-focused company is set to host a conference at Abuja on October 22, at the NAF Conference Centre.
This follows a string of conferences it has held in recent times when it embarked on a national tour this year with the theme “Embracing the Metaverse Economy.” It started the conferences in the city of Akure, Ondo State in March; then Uyo in Akwa Ibom State in May and Benin City in Edo State in July. The grand finale of the conference is expected to hold in Lagos on November 12, 2022.
Expected speakers for the Abuja conference include Founder at Domineum Blockchain, Mohammed Jega; Founder at Convexity and A&D Forensics, Mr. Adedeji Owonibi; Investment Manager at Adaverse, William Phelps, among others. The Lagos grand finale will have in attendance and as facilitators, the likes of Chris Ani of DabaTV, Tony Emeka of CryptoTV Plus, Chuta Chimezie of BNUG, Kristian Kruz of Element USA, Xeus of NIRVANA Academy, Alicia Little of POW USA and a host of others.
Speaking on the forthcoming events, Cyberchain Founder, Jude Ozinegbe revealed that Cyberchain was born out of the need to ensure Nigerians get proper sensitisation about the numerous benefits of the digital economy.
Enumerating some of these benefits, the Digital Transformation and Blockchain Consultant reeled them out as “creating more job openings for Nigerians, ease of doing business, transparent governance, safe online presence and even placing Nigeria on the global map by creating world-class projects that can contribute to the nation’s GDP, among others.
He stated: “As technology continues to foster the growth of businesses across the globe, it has become imperative for Nigeria to be positioned as a contributor to the fast-growing digital economy. There are however multiple factors that can affect the growth and expansion of the digital economy, a few are infrastructure, innovations, policies, access to funding and proper education, amongst others.”
“The lowest hanging fruit but with the most impactful and long-lasting effect on the nation’s economy is education, which is what we have been doing with our national tour.
“Cyberchain is certainly one organisation that has been at the forefront of encouraging the growth of digital skills and by extension, improving the lives of Nigerians across boards,” he said.
Other activities billed as part of the grand finale in Lagos is a flagship hackathon dubbed “Cyberthon” where winners will walk away with over N1,000,000 and other gifts for their participation in the hacking competition to be supervised by Digital Encode Limited. Nollywood ace actress and business tycoon, Mimi Orjiekwe will be presenting prizes to the winners.
The event will come to a wrap with the biggest Blockchain boat cruise to be held on November 13, 2022, where celebrities, founders, investors and top leaders in the Blockchain space will have ample time to network, dine and wine while enjoying the lush and ambient view of the Ikoyi/Lekki waters.
Cyberchain brings together some of the best minds in the tech space annually and connects them with enthusiasts for the sharing of knowledge while investors have also found Cyberchain events perfect fits for them to engage and foster viable business relationships.
Cyberchain events are supported by Zinochrome, NCC, NITDA, Digital Encode, Binance, TradeFada, Bitmama, FBM Homes, Convexity, RedswanCRE, LBank, FTX, Adbond, Gamic Guild, Adaverse, Emurgo, BEI, AAX, Farmchain, SiBAN, Boundless Nexus, Rocket, CryptoTV Plus, LenzOne, ChannelsTV and others.
