The President Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo and Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare among other prominent dignitaries are expected to speak at the First Ogbomoso Economic and Investment Summit.
Other speakers expected are Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Commodities and Foreign Exchange, Akin Akeredolu-Ale, Chief Executive Officer of Family Home Funds, Femi Adewole and Akin Akintola.
These leaders will join prominent sons, daughters of Ogbomosoland and other experts to brainstorm at the event.
The summit is to articulate and project resources that abound in Ogbomoso to national and foreign investors. It is scheduled to take place in Recreation Centre, Ogbomoso, Oyo state, between November 23rd and 24th, 2022.
The summit tagged: “Exploring Economic Potential of Ogbomosoland: Engage, Collaborate and Invest,” is put together by Ogbomoso Business Roundtable, a nonprofit independent group of business leaders of Ogbomoso indigenes.
The organisers said the event will provide an open platform for discussion on how the city’s economy can seamlessly turn into a high-end business environment.
Founder/President of Ogbomoso Business Roundtable, Benjamin Onigbinde in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja Wednesday lamented that Ogbomoso is facing a prolonged fight against ineptitude growth in recent years, with many companies folding up.
Onigbinde, who is also the CEO of Sigvent Property Trust Limited currently developing City Avenue, a housing estate in Ogbomoso stated that the summit is to come up with solutions on how Ogbomoso can navigate the complex growth challenges successfully to ensure an economic revival.
