Preparations are at the verge of completion for the 3rd Edition of the Agri-Investment and Capital Market Conference (AICM2023), holding in Lagos on 27th of April 2023.
The organizer, Welcome2Africa International, said the conference offered agricultural investors from all walks of life an opportunity to participate in the meeting of international capital market players where over $40 million worth of agri-investment opportunities will be showcased.
Welcome2Africa International, in a statement copied to DAILY COMMERCE Nigeria, said this year’s conference is themed “Expanding Agribusinesses through Capital Market Investment and other Financial Instruments.”
“The conversation will address some of the challenges that have prevented investors to take on agribusiness investment in Nigeria while showcasing various instruments and opportunities for investors,” the organizer said.
Among the keenly selected speakers for the conference is a former banker, Tajudeen Abubakar, the Innovative Finance Manager at Heifer International, who is widely respected by the industry players for his intellectual endowment on matters of agribusiness and agricultural finance in Nigeria and beyond.
Other speakers, the organizer listed, are Olumide Ojo, Chief of Party at CNFA, Chuka Mordi, CEO at Ellah Lakes, Pankaj Chawla, Country Head at Valency Agro, Emeka Ngene, Group CEO at DLM Capital Group and Elenhor Ihua, Interim Coordinator at Nigeria Commodities Exchange.
“This edition of the conference will be in partnership with Heifer International, DLM Capital, ARAF, Bank of Industry, Valency Agro, AFEX Nigeria, Alluvial Agriculture, UNIDO-ITPO, and TechnoServe.
“The conference will feature various sessions which include panel discussions, a trade section where major agro commodity producers in Nigeria will have the chance to interface with off-takers, and a deal room side event where various agribusiness will pitch to investors,” the organizer explained.
