The Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, will host the Third Edition of the Zenith Tech Fair, themed “Future Forward 3.0,” on Wednesday, November 22, and Thursday, November 23, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.
Leading technological innovations across several facets of life, including artificial intelligence, contactless payments, cybersecurity, cloud computing, fintech, data analytics, financial intelligence, and communication technologies, will be on display at the two-day fair. Pitch sessions to find innovative startups, seminars, panel discussions, masterclasses and exhibitions are all planned for the event.
Among the plethora of events lined up, the event will feature a welcome address by Jim Ovia, CFR, Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank and opening remarks by Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc and Chairman, Body of Banks’ CEOs, Nigeria, and Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON, Deputy Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc. There will also be a goodwill message by the Honourable Minister of Communication, Innovation & Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani and a presentation by Dr. Doris Anite, Hon. Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, amongst others. The keynote address, “Artificial Intelligence – Application & Bias “, will be delivered by Chris Lu, a renowned IT Specialist, business strategist and Managing Director for Huawei Technologies, Nigeria. Other prominent IT practitioners who represent top global brands will make presentations. These include Demola Sanusi, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services; Temitope Aladenusi, Partner & Leader Cybersecurity, Deloitte; Andrew Uaboi, Vice President/Cluster Head, Visa West Africa; Dr. Blaise Ijebor, Director of Risk Management, CBN; Keelan Singh, Head, UiPath EMEA Banking and Financial Services; Shweta Juneja, Partner, McKinsey Digital; Wole Odeleye, Financial Services Technology Lead, Microsoft; Ope Ajayi, Founder & CEO, Cinemax; Elo Umeh, Managing Director of Terragon.
Two-panel discussions that will comprehensively examine the potential possibilities for digital payments technology in a financial landscape that is constantly expanding will also be held at the fair. “The next frontier: Digital Wallets, Contactless payments and BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later)” is the topic of the first panel, which will be moderated by Chris Lu. The panellists include Fey Wong, the country director of Palmpay; Premier Oiwoh, the managing director of NIBSS; Vincent Ogbunude, the managing director of Verve; Ebehijie Momoh, the country manager of MasterCard; and Adelola Agbebiyi, the managing director of Network International.
The second panel will explore the theme “The intersection of Fintech, eCommerce and SMEs – Collaboration for growth”. It will be hosted by John Obidi and has five discussants, including Prince Nnamdi Ekeh, Chief Executive Officer, Konga; Tunde Kehinde, Managing Director, Lydia; Stan Martins, Regional Director, Meta; John Obaro, Chief Executive Officer, SystemSpecs, and Seyi Banigbe, Founder of Bland2Glam.
On November 27, 2019, the Landmark Events Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos hosted the inaugural Zenith Tech Fair. With the theme “Future Forward,” the exhibition included a hackathon that yielded ten winners, with Octave Analytics Limited taking home the N10 million grand prize.
The second Zenith Tech Fair, with the theme “Future Forward 2.0,” took place on November 22 and 23, 2022, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The hackathon produced ten finalists, with Ecotutu—a cleantech company that makes cooling accessible and affordable for businesses—winning first place and taking home N20 million.
To register and participate, visit www.zenithbank.com/techfair. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. The fair will be live on Zoom for participation and streamed on the bank’s social media pages, including YouTube.
