The fourth edition of the Zenith Bank Tech Fair tagged “Future Forward 4.0: Embedded Finance, Cybersecurity & Growth Imperatives – The Impact of AI” is set to be held on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
The fair will showcase leading technological innovations that cut across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, risk management, compliance, financial intelligence, cloud computing and communication technologies among others.
The event will also feature a start-up pitch competition – Zecathon – to identify innovative startups, panel discussions, masterclasses and exhibitions.
Among the rich lineup of activities, the event will feature opening remarks by Jim Ovia, founder and chairman of Zenith Bank and a welcome address by Adaora Umeoji group managing director of Zenith Bank Plc. There will also be a goodwill message to be delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The keynote address “Banking Transformation in a Digital World” will be delivered by Robin Speculand, a renowned strategy and digital implementation specialist. Other prominent IT practitioners who represent top global brands will make presentations. These include Danillo McGarry, global expert in digital transformation and AI; Jania Okwechime, partner, Africa, AI and Data, Deloitte and Rupert Nicolay, director of Microsoft Worldwide Financial Services among others.
The panel discussion which has Wole Odeyele, client technology lead for Microsoft Inc. as its host, will feature six discussants including Ada Jabaru, founder and director, Nistad Limited; Funke Opeke, founder and chief executive officer, MainOne; Guy Futi, chief executive officer of Orda; Dr Auwal Sa’ad, founder of ZamzamPay; Kashifu Abdullahi, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, director general/chief executive officer of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
The masterclass will be divided into seven different classes and facilitated by key industry players that cut across renowned tech giants such as Microsoft, Oracle, CyberSoc, IBM, Google, Huawei and Amazon Web Services.
The fair will be live on Zoom and streamed on the bank’s social media pages. To register and participate, come here.
