We are pleased to invite you to the 11th Nigerian Diaspora Direct Investment Summit and 2nd African Diaspora Direct Investment Summit in London as a VIP Guest. 

For over ten years, we have consistently mobilised investments into Nigeria and Africa, and we are determined to attract new investments into Nigeria and Africa in general during this summit due to the economic and other issues in Africa and have assembled several international and Diaspora investors to meet with government officials and captains of industries to explore how they can invest into the relevant sectors in Africa in general.

Date: 23rd – 24th May 2024

Venue: 1, 2 &3 Conference Halls,Holiday Inn & Conference Centre, Kensington High Street, London W8 5SP. Time: 9am – Till 6pm each day

Theme: Invest Nigeria, Invest Africa: Green Investment & Sustainability Summit

The focus of this year’s summit is to mobilise significant green businesses to Africa to help with economic recovery and poverty eradication.

Delegates: We expect to host about 400 delegates on both days. Delegates include Nigerian, African and Commonwealth Diaspora Business Leaders, companies, funders and investors from the UK, Europe, and the international community.

Also expected at this important event are key speakers from Nigeria, Africa and Commonwealth governments, their UK High Commissioners and Ambassadors, Governors, and other important leaders.

Besides the presentations, there will be networking sessions to enable delegates connect in a B2B environmen

The NDDIS is in collaboration with the Nigerian High Commission, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Office of the Prime Minister’s Trade envoy to Nigeria, Public Service Institute of Nigeria, Department of International Trade, several states in Nigeria to organise a world class investment summit in London, to attract Diaspora and international investors, to invest into Nigeria,

SUMMIT DAY 1 PROGRAMME.   (NIGERIAN DIASPORA)                                      

Thursday 23rdMay 2024: Invest Nigeria: Green Investment & Sustainability Summit

This year’s summit is mainly focused on Green Businesses as we mobilise different types of eco-friendly technologies and businesses into Nigeria.  However, we will have projects and businesses from every sector.

The main aim of the summit is to attract investments into Nigeria and to build and improve trade relationships:

Mobilise significant green and other businesses to help with (i) economic recovery; (ii) poverty eradication; and (iii) reduced carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation.

There will be massive display of projects, investments, technologies, business models and funding to help renew Nigeria. Governors, Ministers, High profile government officials, Diaspora and International Investors and other speakers will present investment and business opportunities, Technologies, Business models and Investment to a large delegate from the UK and Nigeria. These projects can be taken to Nigerian states for the creation of job opportunities.

Exhibition at the Main Summit

This multi-track summit will bring together a unique and international mix of large, medium, and small companies. The exhibition stands and deal rooms will run in parallel with the summit providing our partners and delegates the chance to exchange and get updated information from companies and enable our delegates to register and exchange information.

Deal Rooms at the Main Summit

Deal rooms will be open throughout the duration of the summit. This will be manned by our Deal room Managers and coordinators. Our Deal rooms are where we bring investors, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, corporations, and government officials face to face for Fast, Secure, High-Value Dealmaking discussions to strike deals in a B2B environment. This ensures that our summits are not talk shops. 

SUMMIT DAY 2 PROGRAMME.   (AFRICAN DIASPORA)                                      

Friday 24th May 2024: Invest Africa: Green Investment & Sustainability Summit

With wider African business delegates from Cote D’voire, Uganda, Nigeria, Togo, Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, South Africa, and other African countries the summit will focus on Green Businesses as we mobilise different types of businesses especially eco-friendly technologies and businesses into African countries. 

The main aim of the African summit for this year is to:

Mobilise significant businesses especially green businesses to help with (i) economic recovery; (ii) poverty eradication; and (iii) reduced carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation.

There will be massive display of projects, investments, technologies, business models and funding to help renew Africa. Governors, Ministers, High profile government officials, Diaspora and International Investors and other speakers will present investment and business opportunities, Technologies, Business models and Investment to a large delegate from the UK, Cote D’voire, Uganda, Nigeria, Togo, Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, South Africa, and other African countries. These projects can be taken to the countries for the creation of job opportunities.

Exhibition and Deal Rooms at the Summit

Just like Day 1, exhibition stands, and deal rooms will run in parallel with the summit providing our partners and delegates the chance to exchange and get updated information from companies and exchange information.

PAST PARTICIPANTS AT THE NDDIS

In the past, the NDDIS has been attended by Diaspora business delegates, government ministers, several state governors and state governments and DGs of parastatals, several investors, Banks, Technology providers and funders.