10:00 am - 10:10 am Landmark Center, Lagos

Opening Address

10:15 am - 10:30 am Hybrid

Keynote Address by Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank

10:35 am - 11:35 am Hybrid

S1: Risk Management & Resilience: Strategies for Building Compliant Organisations

Understanding and navigating the regulatory framework to build Fintech compliance || Fostering a culture of resilience and adaptability through risk management || Case studies and best practices

11:40 am - 11:50 am Hybrid

Goodwill Address by His Excellency, Will Stevens, U.S. Consul General

11:50 am - 1:00 pm Hybrid

Fireside Chat: Building Resilience: Experience from Executives

Sustainable business models || Regulatory compliance || Customer-centric innovation || Talent acquisition and retention || Adaptability in an ever-changing fintech landscape.

1:05 pm - 1:15 pm

Keynote Address by Philip Ikeazor, Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability (FSS)

1:20 pm - 1:50 pm

Product pitches

1:55 pm - 2:35 pm

Lunch Break

2:40 pm - 2:50 pm

Keynote Address by Mastercard

2:50 pm - 4:00 pm

S3: Innovation and Scaling: How to Build a Unicorn

A deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities specific to the African fintech landscape and how to scale. || Success stories and practical insights || Knowledge and inspiration needed to embark on the journey of building a fintech unicorn

10:00 am - 10:15 am Hybrid

Keynote Opening by ‘Deremi Atanda, MD, Remita

12:00 am - 12:00 am Hybrid

S4: The Future of Payment: Reimagining AI

Enhanced Security and Fraud Prevention || Personalized Customer Experiences || Exploring Opportunities in RegTech || Data Protection

11:25 am - 11:35 am Hybrid

Web3.0 Presentation by Huawei

11:40 am - 11:50 am Hybrid

Unlocking Financial Inclusion with Thunes Solutions by Sandra Yao, Senior Vice President, Africa, Thunes

11:55 am - 12:55 pm Hybrid

S5: Economic Inclusion: Fintech's Role in Bridging the Gap

The State of Financial Inclusion || Embedded Finance as a Catalyst || Tech for Good || Industry Case Studies || Challenges, Opportunities and Future Trends

1:00 pm - 1:10 pm Hybrid

Keynote Address by Huawei: Navigating Towards Smarter Fintech

1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Hybrid

S6: Fintech Fusion 2023: The Future of Finance

Cloud-Powered Fintech Innovations || Virtual Reality and Financial Services || Customer-Centric Innovations || Future Trends || Blockchain in Financial Services: Beyond Crypto

2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Hybrid

Lunch Break

2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Hybrid

Strong Customer Authentication in Open Banking

Key reasons for the introduction of PSD3 || The legislative structure: PSD3, PSR and RTS || Changes to Strong Customer Authentication and payment fraud prevention || Controls for securing Open Banking transactions

3:05 pm - 4:15 pm Hybrid

S7: Future Roadmap: The Fintech State of Play in 2024

Key Trends in Fintech in 2023 and Impacts || Regulatory Changes and Challenges || Emerging Technologies in Fintech || Investment and Climate Funding || 2024 Fintech Predictions

10:00 am - 10:15 am Hybrid

Keynote Address - Scaling Digital Talents for Global Competition

10:20 am - 11:20 am Hybrid

S8: Leveraging Insurtech for Inclusion and Empowerment

Digital as an Enabler for Insurance || Leveraging Data to Drive Scale || Risk Evaluation and Underwriting || Education and Awareness

11:25 am - 11:45 am Hybrid

Rwanda and Fintech Opportunities by Kigali International Finance Company

11:50 am - 12:20 pm Hybrid

The Impact of Effective Marketing on Business Growth and Expansion

Concept to Market || Product Leadership || Winning with Marketing || The Role of AI in Digital Marketing

12:25 pm - 1:25 pm Hybrid

S9: Digitizing Agricultural Value Chain: The Way Forward

Climate Resilience || Precision Agriculture || Supply Chain Digitisation || Market Access and e-Commerce || Case Studies and Success Stories

1:30 pm - 2:20 pm Hybrid

Lunch Break

2:20 pm - 2:50 pm Hybrid

Transport-Tech: How Fintech is Revolutionizing Transportation and Logistics

Digital Freight Marketplaces || Asset Financing for Fleets || Case Studies || Challenges and Future Trends

2:55 pm - 3:55 pm Hybrid

S10: Fintech's Role in Revolutionizing Healthcare

Exploring Opportunities in healthtech || Data Protection in health care || Regulatory considerations || Case Studies

3:55 pm - 4:00 pm Hybrid

Closing address by Dr Stanley Jacob, VP, FintechNGR