Volta Tech and Innovation Summit 2026 Expects Over 800 Participants in Ho

Organisers of the Volta Tech and Innovation Summit (VTIS) say they expect more than 800 people to attend this year's edition in Ho. That would be a fourfold increase on the inaugural event held in 2025.

The summit will run over two days, on 10 and 11 December 2026, at the Anyidoho Auditorium on the Trafalgar Campus of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), as first reported by Citi News.

It is being organised by Confluence Foundation in partnership with Ghana Digital Centres Ltd. (GDCL). According to the organisers, the first edition last year drew 200 participants, more than 160 of whom were students.

This year's gathering is expected to bring together people from government, policy, business, academia, research and the wider innovation community. The organisers say the aim is to build up the region's innovation ecosystem and to promote human capital development as a driver of economic growth.

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Courage Asase, Team Lead at Confluence Foundation, said the longer format would allow more room for engagement, partnerships and programme activities. "We are particularly excited to host the summit over two days," he said.

Mr Asase added that the organisers wanted the summit to support the institutionalisation of innovation and to make human capital development a key competitive advantage for the Volta Region.

Joseph Dzamesi, Founder of Sonrise Christian High School, will deliver the keynote address on the theme "Human Capital as the Region's Competitive Advantage".

Planned discussions will look at how local talent can compete on the global stage, the current state of the region's innovation economy, ecosystem development, and the investment required to support new businesses.

A panel titled "Women in Tech – Stories of our Young Trailblazers" will feature women working in technology sharing their experiences and contributions to the sector. Yayera Avorkliya will moderate, with Perfect Avugla, Wendy Dogbegah and Celestine Aidoo as panellists.

Other sessions will focus on financing options for African start-ups, drawing on views from investment, enterprise development and business support. A pitch competition will also give emerging businesses a chance to present their ideas.

Dzifa Gunu, Chief Executive Officer of GDCL, said the event fitted with the need to widen opportunities for young people and businesses outside Ghana's main cities. "Ghana’s digital transformation must be inclusive," she said.

Ms Gunu said the Volta Region could make a meaningful contribution to the national digital economy, but that this would require deliberate investment in skills, partnerships, infrastructure and opportunities for young people and new businesses. She described VTIS as an important platform for linking talent with industry and encouraging entrepreneurship.

Organisers say participants will be able to share ideas, build professional networks, explore partnerships and engage with practical approaches to innovation and enterprise development.