As part of the key FinTech hubs across the globe, the Fintech Association of Nigeria, FintechNGR, in partnership with the Singapore Fintech Festival, SFF is bringing World Fintech Festival, WFF again to Nigeria on the 11th of November 2021. Tagged TechSpark 3.0; Leveraging Emerging Technology for Digital Economy, it would be one of the breakout events around the globe set to take place during the main Festival which in itself holds from the 8th to 12th of November 2021.
It is poised to feature a fireside chat, sessions across AI, Quantum, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, the making of more unicorns in Nigeria and the newly launched eNaira. Some of the panelists include; Rakiya Muhammed, Director, IT, CBN, Ade Bajomo, President, FintechNGR, Nkem Nweke, Innovation Lead, Microsoft, Ini Akpan, CEO oPay, Simon Chantry, CIO Bitt, Toju Duke, AI Program Manager, Google, Ray Youssef, CEO, Paxful, Dr. Abdourahmane Faye, Chief Data Officer, Access Bank, Elizabeth Rosiello, CEO Bitpesa, and a number of other top industry leaders.
Over the years, SFF has curated a series of events for the World Fintech Festival that gives attendees an avenue to hear from a diverse set of change-makers that include founders and CEOs, central bankers, policy makers and financial innovators. And this year, it is set to explore far-reaching changes to the financial services sector, ranging from the potential transformation decentralised finance brings to monetary transactions, pathways to bridging the gaps of financial exclusion, new opportunities to build sustainable solutions, new business models and carving out new careers all from the lenses of its theme- “The Impact of Web 3.0 on Financial Services”.
Joining the World Fintech Festival on the global stage are payment leaders, fintech innovators and other top ecosystem players like Dhivya Suryadevara, CFO, Stripe, Michael Miebach, CEO, Mastercard, Dan Schulman, President/CEO PayPal, Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco, Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Founder, Marc Beinoff, Chair & CEO, Salesforce, and over 50 more speakers. If you want to hear about sustainable financial services, designing financial services, building financial services along the lines of artificial intelligence, capital markets, asset management, consumer & wholesale banking, distributed ledger technology, internet of things, 5G, quantum computing, impact investing, impact measurement, and other verticals all on web 3.0? Then you should be at WFF2021!
There are different categories of tickets ranging from $20 to $150, but you can get a complimentary digital pass ticket at zero cost if you register now at bit.ly/2WfXm0g or by the 7th of November 2021. An event pass not only allows you to join the Nigeria edition of World Fintech Festival both online and onsite at FourPoints By Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos, it also gives you access to the rest of the sessions happening during the Festival week. Here are some of the benefits of attending WFF;
• an optional signature knowledge certificate for specific sessions at a discounted price of $10.
• specially curated sessions for SMEs, with leading business experts from across India, China and Africa
• lectures from leading academics sharing the secrets of their SME successes
• key trends and practical tools for SMEs on how SMEs may thrive in the ‘new normal’.
Last year’s event alone brought together 60,000 participants from 160 countries – both virtually and in-person – to share ideas and insights on the development of financial services. And of course, this year’s edition of World Fintech Festival is looking to be a whole ride through the global fintech park from the perspective of web 3.0, plus networking, knowledge series that would run through till 2022, certifications, and a lot more and you don’t want to miss it. Head over to bit.ly/2WfXm0g to get your complimentary digital pass using promo code, WFFNIGERIA valid till 7th November, 2021.
For sponsorship, partnership and exhibition, kindly call Seun on 09030300013 or via email at exec.sec@fintechng.org. Also follow event updates with the event hashtags, #WFFinNigeria #FintechNGRxSFF and across social media platforms @fintechngr.
