Grassroots Investment Summit 2026
23–25 November 2026 · Abuja International Conference Centre
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Nigeria’s flagship investment summit. Choose how you’d like to participate — as a delegate attending sessions and the deal room, or as a sponsor positioning your brand in front of 1,000+ decision-makers.
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GIS 2026 convenes investors, policymakers, and industry leaders across three days of high-impact plenaries, technical streams, workshops, and live investment deal sessions all focused on unlocking capital for Nigeria's local governments.
The programme will continue to evolve as sessions and speakers are confirmed.
Day 1
Monday, 23 November 2026
Opening Plenary & Commercial Stream
8:28 – 9:28
Networking
Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:28 – 10:15
Ceremony
Opening Ceremony & Welcome Addresses
10:15 – 10:45
Keynote
Unlocking Capital for Grassroots Transformation
Dr. Jumoke Oduwole · Hon. Minister, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment
10:45 – 11:45
Special Address
Address by the President & Commander-in-Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
11:45 – 12:28
Plenary 1
The Role of Local Governments in National Economic Renewal
12:28 – 13:15
Plenary 2
Building Bankable Local Projects & Creditworthy LGAs
13:15 – 14:28
Lunch
Lunch Break
14:28 – 15:15
Plenary 3
Innovative Financing: Blended & Impact Capital for LG Transformation
15:15 – 16:28
Workshops
Parallel Workshop Sessions
Feasibility & Investment Profiles for LG Projects
Gender & Youth Inclusion in Local Enterprise
16:28 – 17:00
Networking
Sponsored Day 1 Closing Cocktail & Networking