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Event Schedule

Day 1: Tuesday, October 8

Opening Address
10:00
President, FintechNGR
Keynote Address
10:15
Positioning Africa’s Fintech Ecosystem to Accelerate Inclusive Growth
  • Dr Emomotimi Agama, Director General, Securities & Exchange Commission
Goodwill Addresses
10:40
By: Diplomatic Communities and Developmental Agencies
  • Mr Will Stevens, US Consul
  • Mr Jonny Baxter, British Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) in Lagos
  • Keynote by Dr Nurudeen Abubakar Zauro, Technical Adviser to the President on Economic & Financial Inclusion
Session
11:00
Sponsor's Address
  • Mastercard
Session
11:10
Sponsor’s address
  • Cloud Infrastructure – The Backbone of Fintech Transformation by Gbenga Oshinubi- Head, Cloud Services, MainOne
Session
11:20
Sponsor’s address
  • NIBSS/Afrigo
Session
11:40
Keynote by Huawei
Keynote Presentations
11:40
Akeem Lawal, MD, Payment Processing & Switching, Interswitch
Fireside Chat
12:05
Africa’s Tech in the Age of AI
  • Rodger Werkhoven, Independent Creative Director at OpenAI
  • Carmelle Cadet, Founder & CEO of EMTECH
  • Ehia Erhaboh, Co-Convener, AI-Nigeria
  • Gbolahan Atoyebi, Head, FSI Sales, MainOne
  • Mujib Ishola, ED, CTO Remita
  • George Onyewuchi, Head of Products – Payments, SoftAlliance
Session
13:00
Sponsor's Address
  • eTranzact
Closing Remarks
12:50
Dr Segun Aina, Chairman, Board of Trustees, FintechNGR
13:00
Tour of the Exhibition area
13:20
Lunch Break
14:30
Product Pitches/AI Demo/Exhibitors’ Call Time
  • Product Launch by Huawei
  • Fraud Data Network in Nigeria by Zac Bijesse, Co-founder & CEO, Archer
Panel Session
15:10
Prioritizing Profitability and Cash Flow in African Fintech Startups
  1. Pricing models and dealing with pricing tension
  2. Growing sustainable profits
  3. The Role of Governance in safeguarding growth and profitability
  • Adeyinka Adeyemi, CEO, Intermarc Consulting
  • Temitope Ajanaku, Group Chief Finance Officer (GCFO), Xpress Payments
  • Gbenga Paseda, Managing Director of VFD Tech Ltd
  • Efemena Ogie, Head of Partnership at Moniepoint
Workshops
15:10
Enhancing Growth and Sustainability in African Startups through Corporate Governance
  1. Strategic Planning: Establishing clear, long-term goals and strategies.                                                
  2. Risk Management: Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to ensure the company’s longevity. 
  3. Operational Efficiency: Streamlining operations to maintain productivity and control costs. 
  4. Guide to corporate governance documentation
  5. Corporate governance and regulatory compliance
  • Bisi Adeyemi, CEO, DCSL Corporate Services Limited
  • Ajibola Asolo, Partner, Aluko Oyebode & Co

Day 2: Tuesday, October 9

Keynote address & Panel Discussion
10:00
Shaping the Future of Africa’s Digital Workforce
  1. Talent development
  2. Talent retention
  3. Economic impact
  • Dr Aminu Maida, EVC, Nigeria Communications Commission
  • Mary Kerema, Secretary ICT, E-Government & Digital Economy, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Kenya
  • Tram Anh Nguyen, co-founder of CFTE
Masterclasses
11:15
  1. Remote Work and Hybrid Models: Adapting Talent Management in the African Context (Employers’ Forum) 
  • Ashley Immanuel, Chief Operating Officer, Semicolon
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  2. Enhancing Your Digital Skills for a Competitive Edge (Employees’ Forum)
  • Omowunmi Mabel Adewusi, General Counsel & Human Resource Director, AXA Mansard
Sponsors’ addresses
12:20
  1. DeRemi Atanda , MD Remita
  2. Huawei
Keynote address & Panel Discussion
1245
Safeguarding the funding pipeline for fintechs in Africa
  1. Current investment and funding landscape and trends
  2. Key constraints
  3. Strategies for attracting and maintaining investment
  • Temi Popoola, GCEO, NGX Group
  • Haruna Jalo-Waziri, MD/CEO, CSCS
  •  Sheila Okiro, Chief Investment Officer, AfDB
  • Noble Obasi, Team Lead for Private Equity, Capital Markets, and Mergers & Acquisitions, Stren & Blan
  • Tiwalola Osazuwa, Partner, AELEX Partners
13:45
Lunch Break
14:30
Product Pitches / AI Demos / Exhibitors’ Call Time
Keynote presentation
14:40
Maxut consulting
Panel Session
15:00
Dealing with Fraud and Cyber-Attacks; Barriers to an Expanding Digital Economy
  1. Emerging fraud and cybercrime trends
  2. The impact of fraud and cybercrime on specific sectors of the African economy
  3. The role of international cooperation in combating cybercrime.
  4. The importance of data privacy regulations in the digital age.
  • Tunde Mabawonku, ED, Wema Bank – Keynote
  • Abiola Jimoh, CEO, XchangeBox
  • Ajibade Laolu-Adewale, Chairman Committee of eBusiness Industry Heads (CeBIH)
  • James Edeh, Head of Compliance, Fairmoney

Day 3: Tuesday, October 10

Keynote Address and Panel Discussion
10:00
Global AI regulation: the role of Africa and the global south
  1. Global AI regulatory landscape
  2. Challenges, trends and future prospects
  • Dr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency
  • Adetoyese Adetoyese, Director, Maycode 
  • Dr Chinasa Okolo, Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), The Brookings Institution
  • Bola Adesina, Director, Bola Adesina Consulting
Sponsor’s Address
11:15
  1. Sponsor’s Address by Branka Mracajac, CEO, 9 Payment Service Bank
  2. Sponsor’s Address on Agriculture Supply Chain Setbacks: AI’s Role in Bridging the Gap by AFEX
Product Pitches / Exhibitors’ Call Time
11:35
  1. Moving Forward with a Platform Orchestration Strategy
  • Ifeoluwa Adekunle-Yusuf, Vice President, Product and Engineering, Zest Payments Limited.
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  2. Review of major compliance obligations for fintech companies under the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023
  • Olumide Osundolire, Partner, Banwo & Ighodalo
  • Akeem Salam, Group Head, Business Development and Strategy, 9PSB
Panel Session
1200
Gen AI Applications for Education and Health in Africa
  • Adedamola Oloko, Innovative Partnerships & Investment Officer, AXA Mansard
  • Dr Krish Ranganath, Regional Executive, West Africa, Africa Data Centres
  • Ayodele Adeyemi-Faboya, Partner, Banwo & Ighodalo
12:55
Keynote by Huawei
13:10
Inauguration of FintechNGR 2024-2026 Council
13:25
Launch Break
Presentation and Demos
14:00
What we know about Gen AI as of today- the use cases in financial services in Africa
  • Nimide Falasinu, Vice President, Client Experience, Zest Payments Limited.
Panel Session
14:10
Leveraging Biometric Technology for Enhanced KYC and Fraud Prevention in Africa
  • Biometric technology Use cases and challenges
  • Biometrics/KYC and data privacy
  • The Future of Biometric Technology in Africa
    • Tyoyila Aga, VP Financial Services Business, Interswitch-Keynote
    • Dr. Jinmisayo Adigun Awokola, Director of Business Development, Unitellas Edge Cloud Services Ltd
    • Olufemi Davies, Divisional Head, Products and Innovation, Interswitch
    • Richy Emah, Regional BD Director – Africa, Sumsub
    • Vovwe Enyoyi, Head, SME Products and Digital Banking Solutions at eTranzact
    • Prof Sandy Carter, COO of Unstoppable Domains
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18:00
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