By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The 2024 edition of the much-anticipated Zenith Bank Tech Fair is scheduled to commence on Thursday, November 21, 2024, a statement from the bank has said.
The programme is tagged Future Forward 4.0: Embedded Finance, Cybersecurity and Growth Imperatives – The Impact of AI, and will take place at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, from 8.00 am to 600 pm.
Goodwill messages are expected from the Vice President of Nigeria, Mr Kashim Shettima and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while the keynote address titled Banking Transformation in a Digital World is to be delivered by a renowned strategy and digital implementation specialist. Mr Robin Speculand.
Also, the chairman of Zenith Bank, Mr Jim Ovia, and the chief executive of the company, Ms Adaora Umeoji, will speak at the fair, which is designed to showcase leading technological innovations that cut across Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, risk management, compliance, financial intelligence, cloud computing, communication technologies, and a start-up pitch competition known as Zecathon aimed to identify innovative startups, panel discussions, masterclasses and exhibitions.
Further, there will be a panel of discussion to be moderated by the Client Technology Lead for Microsoft Incorporated, Mr Wole Odeyele, with six discussants, including the founder of Nistad, Ms Ada Jabaru; the founder of MainOne, Ms Funke Opeke; the chief executive of Orda, Guy Futi; the founder of ZamzamPay, Auwal Adam Sa’ad; the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi; and the Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Bisoye Coker-Odusote.
The masterclass will be divided into seven classes, and facilitated by key industry players that cut across renowned tech giants such as Microsoft, Oracle, CyberSoc, IBM, Google, Huawei and Amazon Web Services.
Adedapo Adesanya 
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