Organizers of the Gulf Information Technology exhibition 2013 slated to hold in Dubai promises to attract a superlative global audience in the knowledge economy by establishing a Nigerian Pavilion with prospects of boosting foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into the country.

This will be made possible through the consulting expertise of Mr. Akande Ojo of Pinnacle International Consulting of Iowa, USA.

Pinnacle Consulting is an international consultancy focused on promoting investment in Nigeria as well as providing international business opportunities for Nigerian-based companies with the aim of creating Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and increasing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nigeria.

Pinnacle is in synergy with the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) to expose Nigerian companies to the international business community by creating a Nigerian pavilion at the GITEX Technology Week 2013.

The one week event will give participants the opportunity of networking with 25,000+ C-level executives from key progressing industries and becoming part of game-changing ICT trends such as Big Data, Cloud Security, Financial Technology and Digital Strategies. At GITEX, even the highest expectations of first time exhibitors and long-term supporters of the show are surpassed.

From tangible deals conducted onsite to new partnerships and future business leads, exhibitor feedback has reinforced GITEX as one of the most influential ICT exhibitions in the world.

Meanwhile, the projected total spend in ICT for 2013 amounts to $3.7 trillion, a 4.2 percent increase from 2012 spending of $3.6 trillion. Africa as an emerging market in ICT – and Nigeria in particular is expected to benefit from this technology market accruals.

Two key opportunities Nigerian companies should be taking advantage, the organizers said, will include the ConneXions matchmaking portal. However, over 13,000 appointments were made using this tool that allows exhibitors to connect with pre-registered visitors and fellow exhibitors before the event.

Already considered as the Middle East, Africa and South Asia’s (MEASA) largest and most specialized ICT event which now occupies over 78,000 sqm of space, and saw Infocomm and ITU (International Telecommunication Union) colocate with Pinnacle on 2013. Highlights of the exhibition will include:

Over 25,000 visitors came from Africa
Over 20,000 C-Level visitors at the event last year
US$ 1.2million was the average value per order placed during the event
139,530 trade visitors from 144 countries
3,576 companies exhibited from 54 countries
1,500 delegates attending the six industry-focused summits, workshops, conferences, and panel debates
Two per cent of the exhibitors met their ROI expectations