THE PROGRAMME

Three days. Five tracks. Seven rooms.

The full run of show for 8–10 November at the Ecobank Pan African Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Live from what runs on the day.

38 sessions on the public days so far.

Showing 22 of 22 sessions.

08:00to 09:00

open

Registration

Main Hall

09:00to 09:20

open

Welcome and framing: the GROW agenda

Keynote· Main Hall

Charles Odii

09:20to 10:00

open

Opening keynote

Keynote· Main Hall

10:00to 10:45

open

ICSS Graduation

Policy Dialogue· Main Hall

10:45to 11:00

open

Minister Address

Main Hall

11:00to 16:00

open

Business Clinic: finance, legal, tax, digital

Expert Office Hours· GROW Cafe

11:00to 13:30

open

Build your export-ready offer (2.5h workshop)

Workshop· Makers' Bench

11:00to 13:00

open

Creative economy spotlight: a Nigerian brand or film that reached a global stage (2h showcase)

Demo Showcase· GROW Studios

11:00to 13:00

open

Podcast studio: founder-story recordings

Fireside Chat· Media Room

11:00to 12:00

open

Launch of Updated SME Policy

Keynote· Main Hall

Charles Odii · Up to 200

11:00to 12:00

open

Accessing Finance: What Banks Need to See

Masterclass· Masterclass Room

Ecobank SME Desk Lead · Up to 120

12:00to 13:00

open

Launch of Marketplace

Main Hall

13:00to 14:00

open

IP And Its importance to The Creative Sector

Masterclass· Masterclass Room

Up to 150

13:00to 16:00

open

NAFDAC Summit

Main Hall

Professor Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye · Up to 150

13:00to 14:00

open

Lunch and marketplace networking

Networking Reception· Food Court

14:00to 15:30

open

Digital and AI tools to run and grow your business

Masterclass· Masterclass Room

14:00to 15:30

open

Press interviews and media briefings

Fireside Chat· Media Room

14:00to 16:30

open

Costing and pricing for profit (2.5h workshop)

Workshop· Makers' Bench

14:30to 16:30

open

Scale-up spotlight: a business that has scaled across markets (2h showcase)

Demo Showcase· GROW Studios

15:45to 16:45

open

Structured debate: a live policy motion, audience votes

Structured Debate· Masterclass Room

16:30to 18:00

open

Day 2 networking reception

Networking Reception· Outdoor Area

18:00to 20:00

open

Pitch Semi-Finals

Competitive Pitch· Main Hall