Investors across the United Kingdom, United States and the United Arab Emirates would be coming to Lagos to attend Africa’s premier financial technology conference; Africa Fintech Summit.
Organized by Dedalus Global, Africa Fintech Summit is a biannual event that brings together leading disruptors, tech and finance professionals, regulators, and investors from around the globe to debate policies, compare practices, and forge Africa-focused ventures.
AFTS leverages on the growth of the fintech sector in Africa to bring key stakeholders to discuss the technologies transforming finance on the continent. The summit will be holding for the first time in Lagos, Nigeria, and span from November 8th to November 9th, 2018.
This event comes on the heels of its earlier edition in Washington D.C. which featured leading policy makers, c-suite business executives, start-ups, and investors.
The Chairman of the Summit, Leland Rice, said, “Lagos is an ideal host city; it’s an epicenter of Africa’s fintech revolution and the driving force behind the continent’s entrepreneurial spirit. The successes of companies such as Paga, Flutterwave, Mines.io, and Paystack have strategically positioned Lagos as the destination of choice for investors.”
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“The first edition of the Summit in D.C. was a launch pad for several milestone fintech deals struck among its delegates in the months after the event. We plan to build on these successes in Lagos, with a focus on bringing innovators and policy makers together to move the needle on fintech regulation and bringing founders and investors together to facilitate further capital raises,” added Leland.
The event will feature investor missions from the US, UK, and UAE, an Alpha Expo featuring the most exciting start-ups and entrepreneurs in Nigeria, a half-day blockchain masterclass, and an awards ceremony.
Speakers at the event include; Economist of PwC Nigeria; Dr. Andrew S. Nevin, Managing General Partner of EchoVC; Eghosa Omoigui, CEO of Diamond Bank; Uzoma Dozie, Founder of Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, and CEO of PayStack; Shola Akinlade.
According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technology; Lanre Osibona, “the event is very important as it comes shortly after Vice President Osinbajo’s trip to Silicon Valley to promote Nigeria’s tech sector.”
“We look forward to collaborating with the organizing committee and to a successful event in Lagos.” Osibona said.
In the same vein, Tayo Oviosu of Paga said that the Africa Fintech Summit in Washington DC provided valuable insights into the fintech space. He stressed that it connected him with key players in the industry, adding that he was looking forward to the Lagos edition.
We can’t wait.
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