Code of Conduct

Badagry Tech Summit brings 500 people into one place for a day: secondary-school students, graduates, founders, teachers, companies and guests. This is how we keep it a good day for all of them. It applies to everyone, including speakers, partners, exhibitors, vendors, volunteers and the organising team.

The short version

Treat people the way you would want your younger sibling treated in that room. Be curious, be generous, be on time, and if something is wrong, tell us.

Expected

• Respect everyone, whatever their age, gender, school, faith, background, disability or how much they know about technology.
• Let people finish their sentences. Ask before you take a photo of someone up close.
• Keep your questions and comments at sessions about the subject, not the person.
• Follow the instructions of volunteers and venue staff, especially about entrances, exits and seating.

Not allowed

• Harassment of any kind: unwanted attention, comments about someone’s body or appearance, intimidation, following someone, or unwelcome contact in person or online during the summit.
• Discrimination, slurs, or jokes at the expense of a group.
• Pressuring anyone, including students, for personal contact details.
• Alcohol, drugs, weapons, or open flames anywhere on site.
• Selling, campaigning or recruiting outside a booked stand, or using the summit to promote a scheme, a loan, or a “pay to join” offer to students.
• Photographing or filming students individually without a teacher present.

Students

About 170 secondary-school students attend with their teachers. Students sit in their school groups and stay with their teachers. Adults who are not their teachers do not take students anywhere on their own, do not ask for their personal contact details, and route any follow-up through the school. If you are a student and anything makes you uncomfortable, tell your teacher or any volunteer, straight away.

If something goes wrong

Tell any volunteer in the volunteer tee, come to the registration desk, email hello@technowglobal.org, or call +234 812 126 8015. We will listen, act quickly, and keep it as private as we can. Nobody is penalised for reporting in good faith.

Consequences

Anyone who breaks this code can be warned, moved, or asked to leave the venue without a refund. Exhibitors and vendors can have their stand closed. Serious matters are reported to the police.

Questions: hello@technowglobal.org · +234 812 126 8015.