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Zenith Bank to unveil tech fair on Thursday

Zenith Bank will on Thursday, November 21, 2024, unveil the fourth edition of the bank’s tech fair, tagged “Future Forward 4.0: Embedded Finance, Cybersecurity; Growth Imperatives – The Impact of AI”.

The unveiling of the tech fair will be held at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos State.

Zenith Bank, in a statement on Tuesday, November 19, said the fair will showcase leading technological innovations that cut across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, risk management, compliance, financial intelligence, cloud computing, and communication technologies, among others.

The bank noted that the event will also feature a start-up pitch competition – Zecathon – to identify innovative startups, panel discussions, masterclasses, and exhibitions.

The event will feature opening remarks by the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia, and a welcome address by the Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Dr Adaora Umeoji.

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There will also be a goodwill message to be delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

The keynote address, “Banking Transformation in a Digital World”, is scheduled to be delivered by renowned Strategy and Digital Implementation Specialist, Robin Speculand.

The panel discussion which has Wole Odeyele, Client Technology Lead for Microsoft Inc. as its host, will feature six discussants including the Founder and Director of Nistad Limited, Ada Jabaru; the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, Funke Opeke; the Chief Executive Officer of Orda, Guy Futi; the Founder of ZamzamPay, Dr Auwal Adam Sa’ad; the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi; and the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote.

Zenith Bank further stated that the masterclass will be divided into seven classes, and facilitated by key industry players across renowned tech giants such as Microsoft, Oracle, CyberSoc, IBM, Google, Huawei, and Amazon Web Services.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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