Programme
25th June, 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria
- 08:00 – 09:00
Registration and welcome coffee
- Arrival of participants and networking
Ms. Joyce Daniels
Master of Ceremony
- 09:00 – 10:30
Opening session
- Setting the scene
- Eurocham – Insights from the EU businesses in Nigeria
- NESG – Insights from the Nigerian business
Ms. Laura Mensah
Executive Secretary, Eurocham
Dr. Joseph Ogebe
Head, Research and Development, Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG)
- Welcoming remarks
H.E. Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Executive Governor, Lagos
Ms. Kaja Kallas
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission
H.E. Gautier Mignot
EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS
H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray
ECOWAS Commission President
- Keynote
H.E. Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Fireside chat
- A three-way conversation moderated by the MC, Ms. Joyce Daniels focusing on the Nigeria-EU investment partnership.
Hon. Dr. Jumoke Oduwole
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
Ms. Maja Bakran Marcich
Deputy DG for Transport and Mobility, DG MOVE, European Commission
Mr. Yann Gilbert
President, EuroCham Nigeria
- 10:30 – 10:40
Interlude
- The impact of the EIB Boost Africa initiative
Aleph L.
CEO and Founder of Daya
- 10:40 – 11:40
Panel Discussion 1
- Financing sustainable investment
- The session will focus on sources of EU finance and ways in which it can be mobilized, with specific examples from Health, Climate and Energy sectors.
- Moderator
Ms. Oluwatosin Ojo
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Partner, Sahel Capital
- Panellists
Mr. Rotimi Akinde
Executive Director, Bank of Industry
Mr. Loic Le Ruyet
Senior Investment Officer (Corporate Division), European Investment Bank (EIB)
Dr. Abdu Mukhtar
National Coordinator, Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC)
Ms. Chantelle Abdul
CEO, Mojec International Holdings; Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) Board of Directors (Non-Executive Director)
Ms. Omotenioye Majekodunmi
Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC)
Mr. Pradeep Pursnani
Chief Executive Officer, Konexa
- 11:40 – 12:40
Panel Discussion 2
- Public-private partnership investments in selected priority sectors
- The session will use examples of partnerships for investment from selected priority sectors: Agriculture/Diary, Transport and Digital.
- Moderator
Ambassador Janet Olisa
Special Adviser on International Relations to the National President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA)
- Panellists
Hon. Idi Mukhtar Maiha
Minister, Federal Ministry of Livestock Development
Ms. Maja Bakran Marcich
Deputy DG for Transport and Mobility, DG MOVE, European Commission
Dr. Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh
Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission
Mr. Hamza Al-Assad
Director for Nigeria, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Ms. Oreoluwa Famurewa
Executive Director, FrieslandCampina
Mr. Marco Rebecchi
Country Manager, Nokia Nigeria and Ghana
- 12:40 – 12:50
Interlude
- Voices from the Youth Sounding Board
Ms. Zakari Shia Meli
Youth Sounding Board member
- 12:50 – 13:50
Panel discussion 3
- Regulatory and policy reform as catalysts for sustainable investment
- This panel will explore how strategic regulatory and policy reforms can serve as key enablers of sustainable investment in digital transformation, resilient health systems, green value chains, trade, and climate finance within the Nigeria European Union partnership. The discussion will focus on strengthening regulatory coherence, improving investor confidence, facilitating technology transfer, and aligning national frameworks with international sustainability standards, including evolving market requirements.
- Moderator
Ms. Iffat Mahmud
Director and Regional Representative, Innovision Africa
- Panellists
Ms. Aisha Rimi
CEO, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)
Ms. Thessa Bagu
Managing Director, Commercium Africa
Dr. Olusegun Omisakin
Chief Economist, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)
Mr. Regis Tromeur
Managing Director of Assene Laborex Ltd. Country Delegate – CFAO Nigeria
Hon. Barr. Dele Oye
Chairman, Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics (AERE)
- 13:50 – 14:30
Announcements of financial facilities
- Facilities: DBN (green and digital), HDX (health), BoI and FCMB agricultural VC facility, D-ID (digital), Nexus/EDFI MC
- This session will announce the newly signed financing facilities available for private sector investment projects in Nigeria.
- Speakers:
Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
Hon. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning
Ms. Caroline Wellemans
Head of Unit, INTPA
Mr. Loic Le Ruyet
Senior Investment Officer (Corporate Division), European Investment Bank (EIB)
Mr. Edilberto Jose Baquero
FMO
Mr. William Barrault
EDFI MC
Dr. Karin Jansen
Head of Development Cooperation at the Embassy of Germany to Nigeria
- Joint photo
- Closing of the plenary and the vote of thanks
Engr. (Dr.) Jani Ibrahim
National President, NACCIMA.
- Tour of the exhibitions
- 15:00 – 17:00
Parallel sessions, matchmaking and thematic side events
- Sustainable Transport in Nigeria: Global Gateway Opportunities for Partnerships
- Chair: Ms. Maja Bakran Marcich, Deputy Director-General for Transport and Mobility, DG MOVE, European Commission
- Co-chair: Engr Finbarr Zirra, Director of Rail Transport Services
- Co-chair: Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Hon. Commissioner for Transportation, Lagos State
- Participants: The Federal Ministry of Transport, the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), the Infrastructure Concessions Regulatory Commission (ICRC), the Nigerian Railway Corporate (NRC), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCCA), the Lagos State Ministry of Transport, the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Agency (LAMATA), the Lagos State Waterways Agency (LASWA), the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank), EU Member States agencies and development financing institutions, EUROCHAM and other Chambers of Commerce/Economic services/Trade offices, Port of Antwerp Bruges International, NG and EU private sector (Airbus, Wartsila, APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, Grimaldi, Mota Engil, Julius Berger, Maersk, Alstom, Siemens, Team Nigeria, etc.).
- Satellite applications for agriculture and climate and European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
- Chair: Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture
- Participants: National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), GAF AG, National Task Force on the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), cocoa exporters, Thales, European Investment Bank (EIB), Bank of Industry (BoI), Bank of Agriculture (BoA), FCMB, Development partners, FAO, cocoa cooperative representative, aggregators, agri-value chain actors
- Dairy coalition
- Chair: Hon. Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development
- Participants: Arla Foods, Danone, Royal FrieslandCampina, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), European Investment Bank (EIB), Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), Bank of Industry (BoI), Bank of Agriculture (BoA), FCMB, Nigerian dairy companies, Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, the European Union, Dairy Coalition members, local dairy companies, financial institutions including the EIB and their Nigerian partner banks, development partners, investors, producer organisations, dairy cooperatives lead, livestock service providers, feed and fodder companies, renewable energy providers, and agribusiness investors and technical experts
- Financing Nigeria’s Health Manufacturing and Supply Chain Ecosystem: Investment, Partnerships and Market Access
- Chair: Dr. Olasupo Olusi, MD/CEO, Bank of Industry
- Participants: Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC), Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Bank of Industry, African Development Bank, and European Investment Bank B2B
- B2B sessions
- GET.invest Nigeria – Renewable Energy
- EU-NG Agribusiness Platform & Nigeria Exports Promotion Council (NEPC) – Agriculture and Agribusiness B2B
- Eurocham – EU businesses from Nigeria and Europe B2B