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The 8th Annual FATE Institute Policy Dialogue Series on Entrepreneurship

ABOUT THE POLICY DIALOGUE SERIES

The Annual FATE Institute Policy Dialogue Series on Entrepreneurship is a platform that brings together key entrepreneurship ecosystem stakeholders including Nigeria to discuss evidence-based policy strategies with the goal of influencing sustainable entrepreneurship policy change.

This year, the 8th FATE Institute Policy Dialogue Series on Entrepreneurship is scheduled to hold on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 10.00am WAT during the Global Entrepreneurship Week and is focused on the theme “Bridging the Access to Finance Gap for Nigerian Entrepreneurs” and will include conversations on;

  • Insights from our 2 Research Reports to be launched that day: 2022 State of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria; and Bridging the Access to Finance Gap for Nigerian Entrepreneurs.
  • Designing and Scaling Sustainable Access to Finance Models.
  • Sustainable Policy Approaches to Bridging the Access to Finance Gap.

Who is Speaking ?


Dr. Doyin Salami Chief Economic Adviser to the Nigerian President
Jonathan Potter Head, Entrepreneurship Policy and Analysis Unit, The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Teju Abisoye ,Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)
Olusola Obadimu Director-General, National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA)
Yvonne Johnson Managing Director/Co-Founder, Indicina
Seyi Bella Seyi Bella, Board Director, FATE Foundation and Partner, Banwo & Ighodalo
Isaiah Owolabi CEO, ENHANCING FINANCIAL INNOVATION AND ACCESS (EFINA)
Wilson Erumebor Senior Fellow at the FATE Institute and Senior Economist, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)
Toyin Bakare CEO, SAS Textiles and President, FATE Foundation Alumni Community
Dr. Cecilia Värendh Månsson Founder/CEO, Talent Up, Africa