ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The National MSME Conference.
- 3
- days
- 5
- tracks
- 7
- programme rooms
- 156
- exhibiting businesses
- ~10,000
- visitors
THE THEME
The Next Frontier for Innovation, Policy and Market Access.
The programme runs on five tracks: Finance and Capital Access, Markets and Export Readiness, Policy and Business Environment, Digital Adoption and Technology, and Workforce Solutions. Any track can run in any room; what changes room to room is the format.
Panels are kept to a minimum. Instead the programme leans on active formats: masterclasses, workshops with a defined output, structured debates, live simulations, company showcases and expert office hours, alongside keynotes and policy dialogue in the Plenary Hall.
See the programmeTHREE DAYS
How the week runs.
DAY 1 · SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER
Fashion & Food Showcase
The Nigeria First Fair opens to the public for shopping. In the evening, a curated showcase of Nigerian fashion designers and food entrepreneurs, before an invited audience.
Find out moreDAY 2 · MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Sessions, Nigeria First Fair, semi-finals
The programme opens across seven rooms, the Nigeria First Fair stays open to the public, and 30 businesses pitch in the Zero to 100 semi-finals.
Find out moreDAY 3 · TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Sessions, Nigeria First Fair, the final
A second full day of sessions and the Nigeria First Fair, closing with the Zero to 100 final and awards in the Plenary Hall.
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WHERE IT CAME FROM
Three editions, two cities.
2024
Presidential Villa, Abuja
The National MSME Conference, 3–5 October, at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa.
2025
Federal Palace, Lagos
The first GROW Nigerian, 16–18 November, themed “Building a Future of Innovation, Resilience and Prosperity”.
2026
Ecobank Pan African Centre, Lagos
8–10 November. The Next Frontier for Innovation, Policy and Market Access.
WHO’S BEHIND IT
Envisioned by SMEDAN. Built with partners.
ENVISIONED BY
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
HOSTED BY
PARTNER HOST
