The Economic Forum Series ®️ (EFS) under its Joint Venture Strategic Partnership with Vanguard Newspapers will convene its Annual FinTECH CyberSecurity & Fraud Summit 2023 in Partnership with FinTech Association of Nigeria (FinTechNGR), Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Association of Licensed Mobile Payment Operators (ALMPO) and Cybersecurity Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN).
The maiden edition with the strategic theme: The Role of Cyber Security in an Evolving FinTech Regulatory Digital Economy will hold on April 27th, 2023 at the Civic Center, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The hybrid event scheduled to begin at 09:30 am prompt will be reported and streamed live across Vanguard’s digital multi-media cross-channel platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & YouTube) with a combined audience engagement of 9.5m followers.
The summit will feature experienced C-level Executives, key industry players, stakeholders, compliance, regulatory and policy decision-makers across the FinTech sub-sectors, Forensic Finance Professionals, Cyber Security Specialists, ICT Experts, Academia, Development Finance Institutions, and Business Thought Leaders.
The Speakers and Panellists carefully selected given the thematic and strategic nature of the conversation are subject matter experts from FinTech, Banking, ICT, Academia, Telecommunication, Legal, etc.
Featured keynote Speakers at the Summit will include Jimoh Musa, Director, Payment Systems Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Juergen Peschel, MD/CEO at 9mobile, an experienced professional with an international executive track record within the IT, Managed Services & Telecommunications Industry.
Niyi Toluwalope, MD/CEO, eTranzact Int’l Plc, and Chika Nwosu, the MD/CEO of PalmPay, are also expected to deliver keynote presentations.
Expected Panellists at the event will include Ade Bajomo, President, FINTECH Association of Nigeria, a seasoned Banker and Member of, the Global Technology Advisory Board; Jay Alabraba, Chairman, of the Association of Licensed Mobile Payment Operators (ALMPO), and the Co-founder of PAGA; Mr. Tony Izuagbe Emoekpere, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON); Tiwalola Osazuwa, a Partner @ AELEX and member of the International Law Section and Business Law Group of the American Bar Association and a member of the Corporate and M&A Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Others are Dr. David Isiavwe, the current President and Chairman Board of Trustees of the Information Security Society of Africa, Nigeria (ISSAN) and current Chairman of the Statutory Audit Committee of Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS); Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam PhD, an ICT Security Expert and a Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) with over 25 years of extensive experience, covering both public and private sector organizations; Edward Onyenweaku, Chief Risk Officer, eTRANZACT INTERNATIONAL PLC., a seasoned industry Cybersecurity and Risk Executive with over 13 years of industry experience.
Announcing the forthcoming event in Lagos, Jude NDU’, Founder, The Economic Forum Series ®️ (EFS) said the primary objective of the summit is to examine, discuss, and deep dialogue on current strategic issues, and challenges, proffer and offer solutions to mitigating evolving trends and threats posed by cyber criminals within the FinTech ecosystem.
The sub-Theme: “The Future of Financial Fraud and Digital Security” seeks to deepen the conversation on data privacy, protecting consumer trust, and the security of the nation’s digital economy, among other things.
Mr. NDU’ expressed his gratitude to the Partners and Sponsors among which are the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), 9mobile, eTranzact, Palmpay, AELEX, Nina-jojer Ltd, FinTech Association of Nigeria (FinTechNGR), Association of Licenced Mobile Payment Operators (ALMPO), and TechCabal.
The Forum will present an audience engagement with the regulatory authorities, FinTechNGR, and other key industry players and stakeholders to make recommendations on how the alignment of robust legal, compliance, policy, and regulatory frameworks can contribute to the sustainable development of the FinTech CyberSecurity ecosystem.
