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The three-day long Convergence Africa World 2015 International ICT exhibition & conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya to promote the information technology business in Africa

Organised by Exhibitions India Group (EIG), the event was held from 17-19 June. Given the rapid growth of the information technology sector in Africa, it was held with the intent of providing an opportunity for global companies to share their technologies and do business in the continent. Participants included industry officials from telecom, IT, broadcasters, radio & television broadcasting solution providers, technology providers, ISPs and government representatives. Other than showcasing emerging technologies in telecom, IT, broadcast and digital media, the expo also hosted conferences which had participants from both governments and the corporate world.

Some of the exhibiting companies were Airtel, Conax, River Silica Technologies, Matrix Comsec, ABOX42 GmbH, Birla Ericsson Optical Limited, Horizon Broadcast Electronics and many others from telecom, broadcast, Internet and media industries.

Prem Behl, chairman of Exhibitions India Private Limited, said, “With Convergence Africa World 2015 expo, our objective was to provide a platform to deliberate on convergence of services, focusing on new-age technologies and merging business solutions that harness the young population to create a wave of technological transformation in the continent.” EIG president SJ Singh said the event was a good experience for all the participants and also promised that it will return again in June 2016.

The event was jointly developed by Exhibitions India Group and AfriEXPOS, a Nairobi based expo organizer.

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