Jim Ovia to lead Zenith Bank’s second tech fair Tuesday

Chairman, Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia

Zenith Bank Plc has announced that the second edition of its Tech Fair, themed ‘Future Forward 2.0’, will be held on November 22 and 23, 2022.

According to a statement issued by the bank on Thursday, the event will hold at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos State.

Zenith Bank stated that the fair will showcase technology innovations that cut across different aspects of life, such as Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Robotics, Big Data, FinTech, Augmented Reality, Data Analytics, 5G and Communication Technologies, among others.

The bank noted that the event will also feature Hackathon sessions to identify innovative startups, panel discussions, masterclasses, and exhibitions.

It added that the two-day fair will feature a welcome address by the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, and opening remarks by the Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, and Chairman, Body of Banks’ CEOs, Nigeria.

Zenith Bank stated that the fair will feature three panel discussions, adding: “The first panel, which will examine ‘The future of payments: what next and how can we get there’, has Prof. YinkaDavid West of Lagos Business School as the host, with four discussants, including Agada Apochi, Managing Director, UPSL; Olu Akanmu, Managing Director, Opay; Premier Oiwoh, Managing Director, NIBBS; and Kari Tukur, V/P & Head of Products East/West Africa, MasterCard.

“The second panel will explore the theme ‘What are the main challenges of digital transformation in the financial industry? How do we solve them?’. It will be hosted by Brett King and has four discussants, including Tosin Eniolorunda, Managing Director, TeamApt; Obi Emetarom, Managing Director, Appzone; Dr. Babatunde Obrimah, COO, FintechNGR; and Olugbenga Agboola, Founder/CEO, Flutterwave.

“The third panel discussion is titled ‘Driving the global trade revolution with technology: current transformation trends’. The panel, which will be hosted by Samuel Eze, Founder/CEO, Ourpass, has five discussants, including Mike Ogbalu III, Managing Director, PAPSS; Akeem Lawal, Divisional CEO, Interswitch; Massimiliano Spalazzi, Country Manager, Jumia; and Dr. Ozoemena Nnaji, Director of Trade & Exchange, CBN.”

According to the bank, the first edition of the Zenith Tech Fair held on November 27, 2019, produced ten winners, including Octave Analytics Limited, who won the grand prize of N10m; Neohaul Technologies, the first runner up who received N6m prize; and reQuidTechnologies, the second runner up who won N5m.

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