First BBM Messenger Digital and Mobile Innovation Summit in Nigeria

First BBM Messenger Digital and Mobile Innovation Summit in Nigeria

Johnny Amoo, Nigeria Country Manager of Mobi Hunter, Sarah Nolte, Senior Business Development Manager, BBM Content and Marketing, Timothy Lambrechts, CEO/Co-Founder of Mobi Hunter and John Butler, Africa Regional Director of BBM at the first BBM Messenger Digital and Mobile Innovation Event on Friday, November 10, 2017 at the Protea Hotel Ikeja, Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, Nigeria.

The first BBM Messenger Digital and Mobile Innovation Summit in Nigeria was held Friday afternoon at the Protea Hotel Ikeja, Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
The event was attended by journalists, techies and leading digital innovators; including Adam Pattison, BBM Messenger, VP Americas and EMEA, Timothy Lambrechts, ‎CEO-Co Founder of Mobi Hunter, Elsie Oluku, CRO of Ariiyatickets.com, Simeon Ononobi, Founder and CEO of SimplePay and Charles Ifedi, Divisional CEO of Interswitch among others.

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Participants.

AGENDA

14:30 – 15:00: Arrival, welcome & introduction.
15:00 – 15:15: Opening speech: Feyi Olubodun, Managing Director/CEO, Insights Publicis opening the day sharing perspectives on the next stage in the digital and mobile space in Nigeria.
15:15 – 15:40: Keynote speaker: Charles Ifedi, Divisional CEO of Interswitch, discusses innovation based on the Interswitch integration into BBM and the functionality of Quickteller: Paycode (ATM & POS); Money Transfer & Airtime Top-up within the BBM App. Charles will also share insights about innovation in Nigeria, the trends and flow of technology in the market.
15:40 – 16:05: Adam Pattison, BBM Messenger, VP Americas and EMEA, discusses the BBM Messenger upgrade, latest app and BBM Messenger news.
16:05 – 16:50: Break for refreshments and late lunch.
16:50 – 17:00: Elsie Oluku, Ariiya Tickets discusses the partnership with BBM and their content and service offering.
17:00 – 17:20: Mobi Hunter outlines BBM’s position in the market, the state of the Nigerian digital market, the victories, the failures and the soon-to-come highlights.
17:20 – 18:00: Q&A, followed by networking and further refreshments.

Mobi Hunter has long term relationships, and exclusivity with premium social networks across Africa. These include 2go, BBM for Africa, Nimbuzz Africa, and FreeFi + Project Isizwe on the Wifi side. With these and many other platforms & partnerships, we give your brand over 35 million users to reach directly with us in Africa.