JUMIA Brings e-Commerce Conference to Nigeria

JUMIA, Nigeria’s number one shopping destination has announced its 1st anniversary conference on growing e-commerce and its contribution to the nation’s economy – attended by federal ministers, CEO's, suppliers, customers, media, and various fashion and lifestyle celebrities.

The event will be held on Friday, July 12, in Lagos and the keynote “e-Commerce and Information Communications Technology – An Engine for Job Creation and Economic Growth” will be hold by Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister for Communications Technology of the Federal Ministry of Nigeria.

Recently, JUMIA was highlighted at the 2013 Harvard Business School Africa Business Conference by the Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of Finance as one of the pioneers of economic growth in Nigeria.

Tunde Kehinde, co-managing director JUMIA Nigeria: “We are proud of the change that JUMIA and its innovative e-commerce model have brought to this region. Now, we want to share our knowledge and bring all those who will shape Nigeria in the future to one table, to discuss the possibilities and options e-commerce holds for Nigeria. We know that e-commerce will grow globally, and we believe Africa will play an important part in this growth.”

Other Keynote speakers and panel participants will include: Tayo Oviosu, CEO of Pagatech, Nigeria’s leading mobile payments platform; Juliet Nwanguma, head of eBanking at Zenith Bank; Mrs. Titilola Shogaolu, chief Payment and Value Added Services officer; Randy Buday, MD of DHL Nigeria; and Simi Osinuga, head of eBusiness at GTBank.

The conference will be held at Lagos Oriental Hotel, starting at 3pm with a welcome address by Tunde Kehinde and Raphael Afaedor, co-managing directors of JUMIA. After the conference, JUMIA is celebrating its 1st year of business by treating delegates to a fashion cocktail gala, where fashion from Jumia.com will be on display.

The conference is sponsored by GT Bank, Zenith Bank, DHL, InterSwitch, Intel, PAGA and First City Monument Bank.