Experts from the leading end-to-end financial solutions provider, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, a member of Standard Bank Group, would be sharing insights at the 2020 edition of the Social Media Week (SMW) in Lagos.
The event was scheduled to hold at the Landmark Centre, Lagos, from Monday, February 24 to 28.
SMW Lagos, heading into its eighth year in 2020, was a conference and festival of tech and innovation, where attendees learnt how to leverage technology in order to harness opportunities in diverse sectors like agriculture, technology, and entertainment.
The theme for this year’s edition of SMW is ‘HUMAN X,’ which would explore taking a human-first and experience-driven approach to innovation across industries and in our communities.
Executive Director, Personal and Business Banking, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Wole Adeniyi, was scheduled to speak at the Mainstage Session on Monday, February 24, 2020, on the topic; Tech and Financial Inclusion. He will be joined by other experts and professionals in Nigeria’s bourgeoning fintech sector. The panel would be moderated by Head, Customer Channels, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Emmanuel Aihevba.
In addition, other experts from the fintech industry were expected at the event to shed light on the technological trends for 2020.
Other keynote speakers from Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc include Head, Enterprise Banking, Ayodele Ojosipe, who would be speaking on Financing the Music and Acting Head, Agribusiness, Wole Oshin, a panel member at the Roundtable Masterclass session titled Agri-tech Youth Empowerment. Both sessions would hold on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
The panel session on Financing the Music would focus on supporting the entertainment industry beyond just music sponsorship to partnering with artistes. The Agri-tech Youth Empowerment session would dwell on the use of emerging technologies in agriculture and how to raise youth inclusion in the agricultural sector.
It was geared towards exposing them to the treasure trove in the agric sector, coupled with the diverse opportunities that would help build youth-led agribusinesses.
