This the 3rd edition of this annual event. Two days of networking, exhibiting and deep learning, the Lagos Blockchain, AI & Digital Assets Conference is a highly successful event series that attracts over 1,000 attendees and numerous thought leaders as speakers. The event is acknowledged as a hybrid conference of value and innovation typically laced with actionable insights which attendees can begin acting upon almost immediately.

It’s only about 4 weeks to the upcoming Lagos Blockchain, AI and Digital Assets Conference, Holding at the Civic Center, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria, from 24-25 May 2019. Please check out the special sessions planned for the event aside from 3 Panel Sessions and Presentations from 24+ speakers and sign up for the best fit for your career.

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The conference theme is “Blockchain: Beyond the Hypes!”

At the upcoming #LagosBlockchain2019, attendees will discover how Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), IoT, Big Data and Virtual Financial Assets are altering and disrupting incumbents and creating new opportunities for forwarding thinking individuals.
We have planned supper interactive panel discussion segments around the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) to provide every attendee with actionable insights that can be applied immediately to accelerate progress in any chosen career path.

Conference Content (Day 1)

Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami PhD, Director-General/ CEO National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is expected as a guest of honor.

Mr. Andrew Nevin PhD, Chief Economist at PWC will deliver a Keynote on “How Blockchain, AI Digital Virtual Financial Assets and other technologies of the 4IR could drive economic advancement across Africa”.

Panel Sessions

There will be panel sessions on “Blockchain, AI, Virtual Financial Assets and the Future of Work in Africa”, “Virtual Financial Assets Taxation in Nigeria: What Prospects” – to be moderated by Akeem Ogunseni, Senior Manager Tax Services at EY. And “Blockchain For Social & Economic Transformation: How Nigeria could Benefit”.

Other subject matter experts and professionals expected at the conference include Boye Ademola, Partner Technology Advisory & Digital Transformation Lead at KPMG Advisory Services, Wole Oyeniran, Enterprise Platforms/ Systems Integration Leader, West Africa at Deloitte Consulting, Dr. Segun Aina, Chairman Fintech Associates/ President Fintech Association of Nigeria, Shamim Khan, Esq. Director, Lex Futurus (UK) Blockchain Regtech & Law Limited, Salisu Kaka Assistant Director, Head Blockchain at NITDA, and Ian Friend, Cofounder/ COO Ferrum Network, NYC, among many others.

Premium Masterclasses (Day 2)

“Blockchain & Decentralized Finance: Threats and Opportunities for the Banking and Finance Industry” –Facilitator – Shamim Khan, Esq. Director, Lex Futurus (UK)

“Blockchain Business Strategy, Legal, Policy and Regulatory Aspect of Blockchain Technology”. Facilitator – Olutoyin J Oloniteru MD/CEO, Spindlar Cyberlaw Centre & Chairman, CEIAfrica.

“Cryptocurrency Trading Secretes of Masters: Assets, Trends and Trading Signals for profit”. Facilitator Tola Joseph Fadugbagbe CEO Cryptocurrency Master Class, Lagos, Nigeria.

Lagos Blockchain, AI and Digital Assets Conference 2019

Special Guest, Keynotes & Thought Leaders

FireSIDE Chats with Women in Tech

Lexi Novitske

In 2012 Lexi moved to Nigeria from the United States, and joined Singularity Investments in 2014. She is responsible for managing investments in the firm’s Africa portfolio, among which are Paystack and Flutterwave.  She had a great career at a New York-based LLC,  Sandler O’Neill Asset Management. It will be interesting to find out what made her take such steps during our FireSide Chat Session.

Khadijat Abdulkadir

She is the Chief Technology Officer at Africa Prudential Plc. and founder of Digital African Woman. Khadijat is passionate about technology and access for the developing markets, especially about developing and empowering women in Africa and Diaspora. Khadijat recently moved from Belgium to Lagos  Nigeria and she quite excited about it. She will tell us why during the FireSide Chats. Lagos Blockchain, AI and Digital Assets Conference 2019

Specialized Industry MasterClasses

Shamim Khan 

– Blockchain & Decentralized Finance

Shamim Khan is an International Commercial Lawyer with 22+ Years experience, Director, Lex Futurus. UK Qualified & Based. Blockchain Technology & Regulatory Frameworks development expert. This Masterclass is targeted towards C-Suite, Higher & Middle Management of Banking and Financial Services Organisations, Wealth Managers, Investment Professionals, Regulatory Bodies, Legal, Accountancy, Consulting, and other Professional Firms. Individuals with an interest in Investment and wealth protection would also benefit from this

Olutoyin J Oloniteru 

– Blockchain for Tax Firms & Regulators

Toyin was former Director-General, ICT – Ekiti State, Nigeria. A member of Nigeria’s Presidential Committee on Broadband Rollout; former Council Member of Nigeria’s National Council on Communication Technology (NCCT). This MasterClass is designed for Tax officers, regulators, auditor, and financial services investigators. Lagos Blockchain, AI and Digital Assets Conference 2019

Dele Omotosho

AI Strategy for Business Executives

Dele is the Founder of CoEqty Group, a software design & development consultancy and also the Director of Products at Wireless Analytics, LLC a US-based telecom analytics company. He has worked with several organizations like Verivo Software, Lufthansa German among others to deliver fitting software solutions. The masterClass is designed for Business people and startup entrepreneurs who might want to leverage AI for new product lunch.

Tola Joseph Fadugbagbe

Cryptocurrency Trading Masterclass
Tola is a vibrant young cryptocurrency fundamentalist. He has been hailed severally my international blockchain startups, the best known is Electroneum, a leading cryptocurrency with a fantastic community. He is the founder, Crypto Masterclass Ltd. He is versed in Cryptocurrency Trading and will be delivering a Masterclass on The Cryptocurrency Trading Secrets of  Masters. Lagos Blockchain, AI and Digital Assets Conference 2019

Lagos Blockchain, AI and Digital Assets Conference 2019