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GITEX NIGERIA | 31 AUG - 3 SEP 2026

GITEX NIGERIA, 31 August – 3 September 2026, West Africa's largest technology & startup show, connecting governments, policymakers, enterprises, investors, founders and global tech leaders on the latest innovations in AI, cloud, IoT, cybersecurity, data centres, telecom, fintech, digital assets, digital infrastructure, digital government, smart cities, futur…

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27Speakers
275Sponsors
0Sessions
284Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at GITEX, in alphabetical order.

Abraham Durosawo
Vice President · Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)
Bosun Tijani
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy · Federal Government of Nigeria
Dave Uduanu
Managing Director/CEO · Access ARM Pensions
Eunice Afolabi
Founder · Adler Technology
Florence Eshalomi MP
UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria · United Kingdom Government
Hannatu Musa Musawa
Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism & Creative Economy · Federal Republic of Nigeria
Haytham Elmaayergi
Vice President Global Trade Bank · Afreximbank
H.E. Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Governor · Lagos State
H.E. Bosun Tijani
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy · The Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Lavina Ramkissoon
Ambassador · African Union
H.E. Peter Ryan
Ambassador · Embassy of Ireland, Nigeria
Hon. Tunbosun Alake
Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology · Lagos State
Karl Olutokun Toriola
CEO · MTN Nigeria
Kashifu I. Abdullahi
Director General & CEO · National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Krishnan Ranganath
Regional Executive – West Africa · Africa Data Centre
Mories Atoki
Chief Executive Officer · ABCHealth
Olu Olufemi-White
CEO · Alami Capital
Oluwakemi Olajide
Investment Principal · Africa Climate Ventures
Raliat Sunmonu
VP Africa · Accion
Ralph Mupita
CEO · MTN Group
Robin Njiru
Public Sector Leader (Sub-Saharan Africa) · Amazon Web Services
Sadiq Abu
CEO · Absa Capital Markets Nigeria

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

1000 Black VoicesCommunity Partner
A & A CollectiveCommunity Partner
A&A CollectiveCommunity Partner
ABAN (African Business Angel Network)Community Partner
ABCommCommunity Partner
ABComm - The Brazilian Ecommerce AssociationCommunity Partner
ABESCommunity Partner
ACASIA GroupCommunity Partner
Accelerate AfricaCommunity Partner
AccopsTech Talk Sponsor
AfICTACommunity Partner
Africa Blockchain InstituteCommunity Partner
Africa.comMedia Partner
Africa ComicadeCommunity Partner
Africa Fintech Network (AFN)Community Partner
African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF)Community Partner
African Sustainable Energy Association (AFSEA)Community Partner
AfriLabsCommunity Partner
Aile PowerTech Talk Sponsor
AIPressRoomMedia Partner
AI Staffing NinjaMedia Partner
Alami CapitalCommunity Partner
AllconfsBotMedia Partner
Amazon Web ServicesOfficial Cloud Partner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Official Cloud Partner
American Business CouncilCommunity Partner
American Business Council NigeriaCommunity Partner
Amref Health AfricaCommunity Partner
ASCAMECommunity Partner
Asia Trade HubMedia Partner
AssetCommunity Partner
Asset - Emirates Angel Investors AssociationCommunity Partner
Association For Blockchain Asia (Aba)Community Partner
Association for Women in CryptocurrencyCommunity Partner
ATCONCommunity Partner
AU StartupsMedia Partner
AVCA (The African Private Capital Association)Community Partner
AWSOfficial Cloud Partner
Baobab NetworkCommunity Partner
Belema FinTechTech Talk Sponsor
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 284 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

284 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
259Sponsoringsponsor only
22Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

AWS·Alami Capital·National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

Speakers by seniority

52% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite933%
  • Founder / Owner14%
  • VP-level311%
  • Director / Head of14%
  • Manager / Lead27%
  • Marketing / Brand27%
  • Other roles933%

Of 27 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AWSSponsor · Official Cloud Partner2
2Alami CapitalSponsor · Community Partner1
3National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)Sponsor · Strategic Partner1
41000 Black VoicesSponsor · Community Partner-
5A & A CollectiveSponsor · Community Partner-
6ABAN (African Business Angel Network)Sponsor · Community Partner-
7ABCommSponsor · Community Partner-
8ABComm - The Brazilian Ecommerce AssociationSponsor · Community Partner-
9ABESSponsor · Community Partner-
10ACASIA GroupSponsor · Community Partner-
11Accelerate AfricaSponsor · Community Partner-
12AccopsSponsor · Tech Talk Sponsor-
13AfICTASponsor · Community Partner-
14Africa Blockchain InstituteSponsor · Community Partner-
Sponsors by tier
gold sponsor3
1% of 275
silver sponsor11
4% of 275
spacetech partner1
0% of 275
technology & innovation partner6
2% of 275
leading technology partner1
0% of 275
strategic partner5
2% of 275
media partner84
31% of 275
supporting partner4
1% of 275
development economic partner2
1% of 275
community partner126
46% of 275
supporting sponsor11
4% of 275
emerging technology partner1
0% of 275
payment technology partner1
0% of 275
official cloud partner3
1% of 275
endorsed by1
0% of 275
secure ai innovation partner1
0% of 275
supported by7
3% of 275
tech talk sponsor7
3% of 275
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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