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 Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State;
Herbert Wigwe, Chief Executive Officer Access Bank; Aliko Dangote, Chief
Executive Officer Dangote Group; Ibukun Awosika, Chairman First Bank Group, Hans
Rosling, Professor of Global Health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute; Chude
Jideonwo, Managing Partner Red Media Africa, Tara Durotoye, Chief Executive
Officer House
of Tara International, AIGBOJE AIG-IMOUKHUEDE, President of the
Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE); Osayi Alile, Executive Director Access Bank; LANRE
DA SILVA AJAYI, Founder of LDA Couture; Nnamdi Ekeh, Co-founder of Yudala;
Jonathan Henning, Creative Strategist @Twitter and MUHAMMAD YUNUS, Founder of
Grameen Bank - Nobel Peace Prize 2006.
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