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TechSpark Conference
One day that changes what a secondary school student in Nigeria believes is possible: exposure to a technology career, hands-on practice, and a measurable shift in confidence and career clarity.
TechSpark has three strands
TechSpark Conference
You are here. The annual one-day exposure conference.
TechSpark School Visits
Sessions delivered inside schools, built around the gap each school names.
TechSpark for Teachers
Capacity building for teachers, so digital skills reach every student they teach.
What the conference is
Exposure in the morning, hands-on in the afternoon, a clearer path at the close
TechSpark Conference brings secondary school students, teachers and working technology practitioners into the same room for a full day. Students meet people holding the careers they have only heard about, build something real in a practical session, and leave with a clearer sense of what a technology career looks like and a stronger basis for choosing a tech-related path.
The conference is one of three TechSpark strands. Delivery inside individual schools runs on its own page, TechSpark School Visits, and educator training runs through TechSpark for Teachers.
As seen in
- The Guardian Nigeria
- Africa Rising Stories
- Ripple Africa
- The Impact Lens
- The Naija Pulse
Flagship edition
TechSpark 2026
The first edition of TechSpark brought secondary school students, teachers and industry practitioners together for a full day of technology career exposure, hands-on labs and direct conversation with people building in Nigerian tech.
Key outcomes
- Career clarity scores moved from 2.4 to 4.1 out of 5
- Confidence with technology moved from 2.7 to 4.3 out of 5
- Awareness of tech career paths moved from 2.2 to 4.4 out of 5
- Intent to pursue a technology track moved from 3.0 to 4.5 out of 5
- 9 local government areas represented
- 9 schools sent delegations
- Coverage: The Guardian Nigeria, Ripple Africa, The Impact Lens, The Naija Pulse and NTA Port Harcourt
On the programme
- Saifur-Rahman Yusuf, Technical Project Manager (Keynote) — Abuja
- Sophia Nei, Founder, Females in Gaming Network (FIGN)
- Ochibry Promise, Technology Lawyer
- Fatima Alhassan, Women Techmakers Ambassador and Community Manager, GDG Gwagwalada — Abuja
- Qahharat Ibrahim, Software Quality Assurance Engineer — Abuja
- Emohua LGA Chief of Staff, Hon. Peter Ugari, Esq. (representing LGA Chairman Dr. Chidi Lloyd)
- Date
- 20 June 2026
- Venue
- Renaissance Innovations Lab, Port Harcourt
- Attendees
Photo gallery
From the room
Photography from TechSpark 2026.
Between conferences
The work continues inside schools
Delegations at the conference come from schools TMF already visits. Those in-school sessions, and the schools we deliver in, have their own page.
Next edition
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