The City of Uyo hosts the Annual business, creative, and technology festival – StartConFest, a multi-day event as several lineups of speakers, sessions/workshops for over 5,000 attendees. It is curated by The Roothub.

The Festival with the theme: “Create the Future” will take place in Uyo featuring workshops, an innovation zone, an experience zone, a Music zone, a Creativity stage, and a Marketplace for vendors to exhibit their products and services to attendees. Due to the rising wave of technology and entrepreneurial activities in Akwa Ibom state and the Niger Delta region, the festival is set to provide inspiration to entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, students, and the general public with the right mix of vital components needed to spur the economic growth of the region.