IDC Holds CIO Summit West Africa in Lagos

The International Data Corporation (IDC) CIO Summit is meant, to collaborate, connect, and inspire the CIO’s in the region as the industry explores the era of Return on Information (ROI).

Now in its 7th year, the IDC’s CIO Summit Series is the foremost gathering of CIOs, providing a number of platforms for sharing ideas, advisory services to better assist them in their jobs, as well as establishing a peer-to-peer community.

Under the patronage of Mr. Adebiyi Mabadeje , commissioner, Ministry of Science and Technology, Lagos State, the summit will reflect on the key factors that are currently influencing the ongoing evolution of the CIO`s role within the modern enterprise.

The summit will hold on May 13 at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.

According to Theresa Etukodo Eshiet, the conference manager, the Summit will feature Annual CIO Survey: Additional insights will be gleaned from IDC’s annual survey to help validate and drive key themes and topics based on varying levels of importance, not only to the CIO, but also to key stakeholders across the enterprise.

Analyst Interaction: Meet with industry experts who provide valuable insights and analysis to top ICT vendors, technology buyers, and the end-user community throughout the year.

Make Connections: IDC is committed to helping CIOs connect directly with our analysts so as to address the specific issues and challenges that are unique to your business.

The summit also provides unrivalled access to your peers and colleagues through numerous small and private group discussions.

Guests will also meet IDC’s chief research officer, chief analyst, and more than 20 international and regional practice heads.

“As the business landscape and the technology businesses rely on, have transformed in recent years, CIOs have become faced with new types of challenges that were not part of the job only a few years back. This year’s CIO Summit will explore the new types of challenges that CIOs are faced with as a result of 3rd platform technologies – or what IDC refers to as the 4 pillars of technology: Cloud, Big Data, Mobility and Social.

“All these technologies are not only changing the technology solutions that CIOs need to implement, they are also fundamentally affecting the role of IT in the organisation, the tasks and responsibilities of the IT department, and the skill sets required by the CIO and the IT staff. The Summit will explore some of the key areas that in particular affect CIOs today,” Eshiet said.