Event Schedule

02 OCTOBER, 2023

(8:00 AM- 9:00 AM) Registration & Coffee

(9:00 AM - 12:30 PM) Welcome remarks and plenary sessions

Honorable Abike Dabiri-Erewa
(Chair, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission)
Mr Stéphane Tabarié
(Head of Unit Sub-Saharan Africa, Monetary Cooperation and French Development Agency)
Ambassador Tunde Mustapha
(Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of Nigeria, Paris)

Plenary 1: Business outlook France-Nigeria

Juliana Olayinka
London Bureau Chief, Channels Television
Etienne Giros
(President - CIAN)
Yves Battesti
(Senior Advisor – West & Central Africa, Bpifrance)
Valor Iduh
(Senior Trade Advisor, Business France, Nigeria)
Mr Damien de la Rocque
(Deputy Head of Unit Sub-Saharan Africa, Monetary Cooperation and French Development Agency)

Plenary 2: Bridging the consumer-demand gap (Agriculture, Distribution)

Adebowale Adeyeye
(CEO, Creativo El Matador)
Toyosi Ayodele
(CEO, Agrorite)
Nisrine Bark
(CEO, Noor International)

Plenary 3: Digital Innovation and Financial Services

Nicholas Norbrook
( Editor-in-Chief, The Africa Report)
Oluwajoba Oloba
(Co-Founder, The Nest Hub)
Olanrewaju Ogundipe
(CEO, Imperial Edtech)
Dr. Steve Ogidan mni
(CEO, Successory)
Dr. Anino Emuwa
(Founder/CEO, Avandis Consulting)

(12:30 PM - 3:00 PM) Networking Lunch & B2B

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Plenary 1 - Business outlook France-Nigeria

Etienne GIROS
( President - CIAN)
Yves BATTESTI
(Senior Advisor – West & Central Africa, Bpifrance)
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Mr Stéphane Tabarié
(Head of Unit Sub-Saharan Africa, Monetary Cooperation and French Development Agency)
Tunde-Mustapha
Mr. Tunde Mustapha
(Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of Nigeria, Paris)

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Event Schedule

Welcome remarks and plenary sessions

  • Goodwill Message – Mr. Tunde Mustapha (Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of Nigeria, Paris)
  • Keynote Address – Mr Stéphane Tabarié (Head of Unit Sub-Saharan Africa, Monetary Cooperation
    and French Development Agency)
  • Special Address – Honorable Abike Dabiri-Erewa ( Chair, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission)
  • Friends of Nigeria snapshot
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Honorable Abike Dabiri-Erewa
(Chair, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission)
Tunde-Mustapha
Mr. Tunde Mustapha
(Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of Nigeria, Paris)
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Arnaud Floris

Business outlook France-Nigeria, Nigeria/France

  • Etienne GIROS ( President – CIAN)
  • Yves BATTESTI (Senior Advisor – West & Central Africa, Bpifrance)
  • Valor IDUH – (Senior Trade Advisor, Business France, Nigeria)
  • Mr Damien de la Rocque (Deputy Head of Unit Sub-Saharan Africa, Monetary Cooperation and French Development Agency)
Etienne Giros
President - CIAN
Yves BATTESTI
(Senior Advisor – West & Central Africa, Bpifrance)
Valor IDUH
(Senior Trade Advisor, Business France, Nigeria)
Mr Damien de la Rocque
(Deputy Head of Unit Sub-Saharan Africa, Monetary Cooperation and French Development Agency)
Julianna Olayinka
(Journalist and Broadcaster)

Digital Innovation and Financial Services

  • Oluwajoba Oloba (Co-Founder, The Nest Hub)
  • Olanrewaju Ogundipe (CEO, Imperial Edtech)
  • Dr. Steve Ogidan mni (CEO, Successory)
Oluwajoba Oloba
(Co-Founder, The Nest Hub)
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Dr. Steve Ogidan mni
(CEO, Successory)
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Lisa Georgy

Reach The Audience

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Jen Abraham

Application, Coding, Live

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Registration for Nigerian and African companies.

Registration for Spotlight 2023

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