Tijani, Alake, NITDA Boss Lead Virtual Forum Before Foreign Investment Network’s Conference

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani; the manager wide of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi; Lagos State Commissioner for Innovation, Science & Technology, Olatunbosun Alake; and different dignitaries volition pb the treatment arsenic the Foreign Investment Network (FIN) hosts a high-impact Pre-Event Virtual Forum successful the build-up to the FIN Web Conference & AI Expo 2025.

It is instructive to enactment that the FIN Web Conference & AI Expo volition instrumentality spot connected November 16–18, 2025, astatine the Computer History Museum, Silicon Valley, Northern California, United States.

The event’s taxable is “Igniting the Future—AI Innovations Shaping a Sustainable Digital Economy, Connecting to Africa,” the pre-virtual forum volition instrumentality spot connected Friday, October 10, 2025, betwixt 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. GMT.

Ayo Ayeni, the FIN’s manager of planetary Communications, disclosed this successful a connection made disposable to journalists connected Monday.

According to Ayeni, the league volition spotlight the intersection of AI, investment, sustainability, and Africa’s integer future, convening planetary tech leaders, investors, innovators, and policymakers for 1 powerfulness hr of penetration and action.

Other speakers astatine the lawsuit see : Eric Schmidt (former CEO, Google); Sabeer Bhatia ( co-founder) Hotmail ; Mark Minevich (global AI strategist & task advisor); Mehdi Paryavi (Chairman, IDCA—data-center standards leader) — hosted by Dalith Steiger (Co-Founder, SwissCognitive).

The big and moderator of the event, Dalith Steiger (SwissCognitive) is simply a foremost planetary AI convener and manufacture dependable and she is expected to signifier the enforcement dialogues connected AI adoption and impact.

The president of FIN, Dr Olayinka Fayomi, volition present the opening remarks with a taxable titled: “Championing Africa–Silicon Valley concern bridges and integer economy” portion Mark Minevich, a Global AI Strategist & Venture Advisor, volition present the keynote code with a taxable titled: “Sovereign AI for Inclusive Growth: A Practical 12-Month Roadmap for Africa’s Digital Economy.”

Other keynote speakers are Eric Schmidt — Former CEO, Google and Mehdi Paryavi — Chairman, IDCA, who volition present a taxable titled: “Building AI-Ready Data Centers: Standards, Sustainability, and Sovereign Digital Infrastructure.”

Distinguished planetary thought leaders astatine the lawsuit include: Sabeer Bhatia — Co-Founder of Hotmail; serial tech capitalist enabling caller integer frontiers; Prabhav Sharma — AI/industry translation person bridging endeavor standard and nationalist value; Wayne Ronhaar — Digital infrastructure and sustainability strategist for AI-ready operations and Tim Kline — Enterprise innovation and emerging-tech commercialization specialist;

Others are Gaurav Dhar — CEO, Marshal Fintech Partners; MENA Fintech Association committee member, open-finance advocate; Dr. Nizar Ben Neji — Former Minister of Communication Technologies, Tunisia, cybersecurity & integer argumentation expert; Paula Ingabire — Minister of ICT & Innovation, Rwanda, driving Rwanda’s integer system and innovation agenda.; William Kabogo Gitau — Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications & the Digital Economy, Kenya; starring Kenya’s nationalist integer transformation; Enzo Di Taranto, President Xzen Technologies INC; Samuel Nartey George — Minister for Communication, Digital Technology & Innovations, Ghana; advancing Ghana’s connectivity, policy, and tech ecosystem; Sid Ali Zerrouki (TBC) — Minister of Post & Telecommunications, Algeria; championing nationalist connectivity and integer information.

Speaking connected the event’s uniqueness, the organisers said, “Africa indispensable bash what is indispensable astatine the AI table, and it is important to elevate Africa’s enactment successful shaping sustainable integer economies.

FIN further disclosed that planetary connectivity volition guarantee nonstop entree to Silicon Valley investors, policymakers, and innovators. It volition besides promote stakeholders to showcase AI, fintech, cybersecurity, sustainability, and infrastructure experts.