[Ict4women] Commonwealth ICT Summit 2008, 6th-8th October, Abuja, Nigeria

[Sophia Huyer]

Dear ICT Colleague,

I am pleased to inform you that the Commonwealth Telecommunications  
Organisation (CTO) is organising the Commonwealth ICT Summit  
incorporating the 6th Annual CTO Forum, taking place in Abuja, Nigeria  
from 6th - 8th October 2008.
Host: Ministry of Information and Communications and the Nigerian  
Communications Commission.

In its 6th year the CTO Forum has become one of the organisation's  
flagship conferences, changing venues each year in different regions  
of the Commonwealth. This year the event will be held at the Transcorp  
Hilton in the beautiful modern Nigerian City of Abuja.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to showcase your  
achievements, products and services to a high-level stakeholder group  
in Africa's most populous nation and discover Africa's growing market  
at first hand.

Register NOW as a sponsor, exhibitor or delegate at a discount to  
secure your place in this crucial event in the ICT calendar. www.cto.int

We have an outstanding speaker faculty expected to feature  
presentations from:

Official Opening by H.E. Umaru Yar' Adua, President, NIGERIA

·        Hon. John Ogar Odey, Federal Minister of Information and  
Communications, NIGERIA

·        Eng. Ernest Ndukwe, CEO, NCC, NIGERIA

·        H.E  Isatou Njie-Saidy, VP and Secretary of State for Women  
Affairs, THE GAMBIA

·        Patrick Masambu, Ag CTO Chairman and Executive Director, UCC,  
UGANDA

·        Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, CEO, COMMONWEALTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS  
ORGANISATION

·        Zain Khan, President & Managing Consultant, ALLIANCES  
CONSULTING GROUP

·        Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, President,  ECOWAS COMMISSION

·        Dr Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General, INTERNATIONAL  
TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

·        Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General, THE COMMONWEALTH  
SECRETARIAT

·        Lynne Dorward, Chief Regulatory Officer, ZAIN GROUP

·         Pieter Uys, Chief Executive Officer, VODACOM

·        Vinod Madhavan, Head of Product & Channel Management Africa,  
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

·        Prof Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, CEO, NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

·        Mavis Ampah, Senior IT Policy Specialist, WORLD BANK

Please visit www.cto.int for a complete listing of keynote speakers.


5 Key Reasons to Attend the Commonwealth ICT Summit

This Summit offers the opportunity:
1. To explore Africa as a fertile emerging market for ICT business
2. To benchmark one's strategies against other regional and  
international colleagues and competitors
3. To push one's business objectives onto the African rural  
connectivity agenda
4. To network and interact with senior decision makers from the  
private, public and the third sectors
5. To gain up-to-date insights into current trends in technological  
advancements - the latest products and services demonstrated in the  
exclusive exhibition area


As a valued colleague working in the ICT sector, I believe that your  
organisation has a significant role to play in ensuring effective  
connectivity for a socially inclusive and commercially vibrant Africa!  
I look forward to welcoming you to the forum in Abuja.


For more information please contact: - Samuel Fletcher,
  Deputy Manager International Events & Corporate Communications,
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Email: s.fletcher at cto.int Tel: +44 20 8834 1578

To register as a sponsor, exhibitor, delegate please contact: - Joseph  
Taylor
Email: j.taylor at cto.int  +44 20 8834 1592

Please feel free to share this information with your colleagues
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