2015 edition of ‘Wake-Up & Smell The Coffee’ to host 4000 Nigerian undergraduates

On Saturday, September 19, 2015, the venue of the International Conference Centre of the University of Ibadan will be host to 4000 student undergraduates drawn from 6 universities across the South-west region of Nigeria in the Wake-up and Smell the Coffee (WSC) Event, 2015 edition.

The Event is held in partnership with the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Ibadan.

The 2015 “WSC” edition will centre its discussions on specific sectors of Finance, Technology, Media and Fashion with highlights on the entrepreneurial opportunities across these key areas.

The Event will foster interactions between student attendees and various speakers or panellists who are lead entrepreneurs, co-founders and senior executives of major organizations and start-ups across these key sectors.

Some of the scheduled speakers and panellists include  Mr Chude Jideonwo  of RED MEDIA/The Future Project, Mr. Akpo Kentebe of Verse29 Ltd, Mr. Marek Zmylowski of Jovago,  Mr. Oluseun Onigbinde of Budgit, Mrs. Amaka Kentebe of Scuup, Mr. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji of Andela, Mr. O. O. Nwoye of Call Base, Mr. Oluyomi Ojo of Printivo and Dr Simpa Dania of Saboath Technologies .

Now in its 6th edition, the “WSC” Event is scheduled to hold for 2days, commencing on Friday 18th September, with a special Hackathon event.

The Hackathon will witness 5 teams of university stude nts  vie for first place in the task of developing locally relevant health and education solutions within a 24-hour time bracket.

According to the Event’s Organizer, Emeka Ossai “we have added this Hackathon element to the Event this year to challenge students to turn problems around them into ideas which can be invested in and scaled rather than engage in mere verbal protests.”

This Event is organised by Inceptum  led by  . Emeka Ossai, also the organizers of the “Nigerian Campus Enterprise Challenge”. Further details about the Event and registration process can be seen on the website www.smelldcoffee.com

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