The city of Lagos, Nigeria will be a bird nest of innovative discussions as it plays host to the Nigeria edition of Africa’s flagship innovation conference, The Emergent Continent, organized by TheNerve Africa, on November 16th 2016.
Organizers of the conference said the theme, “Make Innovation Happen”, was carefully chosen to draw the attention of the global media to undocumented innovative projects currently happening on the African continent.
The Nerve Africa, an information company is partnering with the Lagos Business School as its knowledge partners to embark on an editorial journey that will see the media company document and provide coverage of enterprise innovation within Africa.
Meanwhile, senior executives, investors, venture capitalists and innovators from the World’s leading tech, media and finance organizations will be participating and showcasing at the conference. They include GE, SAP, Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group, Google Nigeria, Olam, African Development Bank (AfDB), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Federal Ministry of Agriculture, AXA Mansard, to name a few.
Speakers confirmed for the event include Dr Ousmane Dore, Country Director AfDB; Kola Masha, CEO of Doreo Partners; Tanya Spencer, MD Digital Solutions, Sub-Saharan Africa, GE; Lexi Novitske, Principal Investment Officer, Singularity Investments; Wale Ayeni, International Finance Corporation; Wiebe Boer, Boston Consulting Group; Oloruntoye Aderinola, Solutions manger, business analytics at SAP.
Also confirmed to speak are: Ada Osakwe, CEO Agrolay Ventures; Chris Shultz, Launchpad USA; Anne Driscoll, Christopher Okeke, and others.
The conference will enjoy premium media coverage from Bloomberg, Quartz and other reputable media organizations from around the continent.
The conference seeks those interested in the future of the African continent and how to strategically position the continent for a fourth century innovation
Interested companies can get more details on attendance from www.events.thenerveafrica.com or call 08066595597
