Leading {financial} establishment, Fidelity Bank Plc, has introduced plans to convene a high-level panel of seasoned consultants to chart a strategic roadmap for selling African exports in international markets.
The panel session, titled “Laying the Tracks: Strengthening the Institutional Infrastructure for Africa’s Trade Promotion,” is scheduled for Day 2 of the Fidelity Nigeria International Trade & Creative Connect (FNITCC)—Saturday, September 20, 2025—on the Omni Atlanta Hotel, Centennial Park, Georgia, USA.
Confirmed audio system embrace Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director/CEO of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council; Shaquana Teasley — Founder & CEO, Agate Solutions (U.S.); Titus Olowokere, Executive Director of the US-Nigeria Business Council; Affie Braimoh, Founder of Sac Fruits and former Commissioner of Industry, Trade & Cooperatives, Edo State; and Sebastine Osita, CEO of GIG Logistic Technologies Ltd.
Isaiah Ndukwe, Divisional Head of Export and Agriculture at Fidelity Bank Plc, said, “As Nigeria’s leading financial institution in the non-oil export sector, Fidelity Bank Plc is driving sustainable growth and delivering measurable impact across Africa’s trade corridors. Through tailored financial solutions, market access platforms such as FNITCC, and capacity-building initiatives like our Export Management Programme, we are reinforcing our strategic role in strengthening the export ecosystem and empowering businesses to thrive globally.”
He added, “The upcoming panel session at FNITCC is a timely intervention to address the institutional gaps that hinder Africa’s full participation in global trade. For us at Fidelity Bank, strengthening our trade infrastructure is more than an economic imperative—it’s a continental priority.”
Hosted in collaboration with AFRICON—the main international discussion board for African innovators and alter leaders—FNITCC Atlanta is scheduled to happen from September 18 to twenty, 2025. The occasion is anticipated to draw over 3,000 individuals, together with traders, commerce businesses, exporters, and diaspora professionals. It is anticipated to facilitate commerce and funding transactions exceeding US$500 million.
In addition to panel discussions targeted on enhancing African exports in worldwide markets, FNITCC Atlanta will supply a wide range of seminars and panels that includes distinguished figures corresponding to Mustafa Chike-Obi, Chairman of Fidelity Bank Plc; Aishah Ahmad, Global Finance Leader and former Deputy Governor (Financial System Stability), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Abba Bello, Managing Director of Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM); and Olasunkanmi Owoyemi, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Sunbeth Global Concepts Nigeria Ltd.
Further highlights embrace devoted deal rooms, an exhibition showcasing African services and products throughout agriculture, extractive industries, style, inventive sectors, {and professional} companies; in addition to focused matchmaking periods connecting US consumers, traders, and companions.
Interested individuals are inspired to register for the convention at www.fidelitybank.ng/fnitcc .
Fidelity Bank Plc is a full-fledged business {bank} with over 9.1 million prospects who’re serviced throughout its 251 enterprise workplaces and numerous digital banking channels in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
The Bank is the recipient of a number of native and worldwide Awards, together with the 2024 Excellence in Digital Transformation & MSME Banking Award by BusinessDay Banks and Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards; the 2024 Most Innovative Mobile Banking Application award for its Fidelity Mobile App by Global Business Outlook, and the 2024 Most Innovative Investment Banking Service Provider award by Global Brands Magazine. Additionally, the Bank was acknowledged because the Best Bank for SMEs in Nigeria by the Euromoney Awards for Excellence and because the Export Financing Bank of the Year by the BusinessDay Banks and Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards.
