Ondo governor, Olusegun Mimiko has been announced as keynote speaker at the Lagos Business School Africa Business Conference (LBSABC2016) set to hold on Thursday, March 3 at the Lagos Business School, KM 22, Lekki/Epe Expressway, Lagos, Nigeria.

Joining him as keynote speaker is Mohamed Darwish, Co-founder of IHS Nigeria.

The LBSABC is an annual forum which targets business leaders, policy makers and financiers across various sectors in Africa, as well as investors seeking to do business, connect, network and anchor high-level conversations and solutions to some of the challenges facing the growth of business in Africa.

The 2016 edition is themed ‘Africa Rising: Leveraging the power of a younger generation’.

Speakers at the conference include Tara Fela Durotoye, CEO of House of Tara International; Lola Masha, Country Manager OLX Nigeria; Parminder Vir Obe, CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation; Ade Olufeko, Management Consultant in Cognitive Design for IBM; Audu Maikori, President of Chocolate City Group; Ndidi Nwuneli, Founder of LEAP Africa; Chikwe Ihekweazu, Managing Partner of EpicAfric and Chude Jideonwo, Managing Partner of RED.

Others are Hakeem Adeniji-Adele, Public Sector Director for Microsoft Nigeria; Vivian Onano, woman and girls advocate and youth leader; Tonye Cole, Executive Director of The Sahara Group; Isaiah Owolabi, Co-Founder of Hacey Health Initiative; Ayuli Jemide, Lead Partner, Detail Commercial Solicitors; Kola Masha; Country Managing Director of Accenture Nigeria and many more.

“With 2 days away to the conference, we are excited that this platform would bring together industry leaders across Africa to discuss pertinent issue affecting the continent. This year, conversations will be aimed offering solutions to challenges faced by African entrepreneurs and change how businesses are run on the continent,” says Diwura Oladepo, Chair of Lagos Business School Africa Business Conference 2016.

Register for the conference on www.lbsabc.org or contact [email protected] or call +234-813-775-9390.

Janeth J