The sophomore edition of the biggest
innovative conference in Africa, Access Conference 2015 which held at the Eko
Hotel Victoria Island Lagos, brought together entrepreneurs, politicians and
CEOs from all over the globe.
The conference which was put together by
Access Bank, saw moguls across all spectrum –Digital Technology, Broadcast,
Banking, Governance, Finance, New Media and Fashion come together to have
conversations about the imperative of innovation in a transformational world.
“This conference should enable every one
of us to ask the important question: “What If?” What if Nigeria’s literacy
level was 100%? Innovation is no longer an option but an absolute necessity.”
Said Herbert Wigwe, CEO/MD Access Bank during his opening address.
Also at the conference, Apple
co-founder, Steve Wozniak during his fire-side chat on Entrepreneurship and
Innovation with Jose Maria Figures, former President of Costa Rica said
“Artificial Intelligence is the future of innovation, although we would never
be able to make a brain or human mind, innovative technology is always
technology that suits humans.”
The Access Conference was anchored by
Lucy Alexander, Journalist and Newsreader at Skye News, other guests in
attendance were AkinwunmiAmbode, Governor of Lagos State; Herbert Wigwe, Chief
Executive Officer Access Bank; Aliko Dangote, Chief Executive Officer Dangote
Group; IbukunAwosika, Chairman First Bank Group, Hans Rosling, Professor of
Global Health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute; ChudeJideonwo, Managing Partner
Red Media Africa, Tara Durotoye, Chief Executive Officer House of Tara
International, AIGBOJE AIG-IMOUKHUEDE, President of the Nigeria Stock Exchange
(NSE); OsayiAlile, Executive Director Access Bank; LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI,
Founder of LDA Couture; NnamdiEkeh, Co-founder of Yudala; Jonathan Henning,
Creative Strategist @Twitter and MUHAMMAD YUNUS, Founder of Grameen Bank –
Nobel Peace Prize 2006.
About Access Conference
The Access Conference addresses the issue
of leadership from a holistic perspective, presenting outstanding success
stories from a variety of internationally recognised speakers.
The host, Access Bank Plc, is a full
service commercial Bank operating through a network of over 310 branches and
service outlets located in major centres across Nigeria, Sub Saharan Africa and
the United Kingdom. Listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1998, the Bank
serves its various markets through 5 business segments: Institutional,
Commercial, Retail Banking, Transaction Services and Financial Markets.
The Bank has over 800,000 shareholders
including several Nigerian and International Institutional Investors and has
enjoyed what is arguably Africa’s most successful banking growth trajectory in
the last ten years ranking amongst Africa’s top 15 banks by total assets and
capital in 2011.
As part of its continued growth strategy,
Access Bank is focused on mainstreaming sustainable business practices into its
operations. The Bank strives to deliver sustainable economic growth that is
profitable, environmentally responsible and socially relevant.
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