Lagos, Nigeria – December 2, 2025
The 2025 edition of AI Forum Nigeria has successfully concluded at the Lagos Oriental Hotel after a full day of strategic dialogue, high level sessions and practical insights centered on the theme “Goodbye Digital Transformation, Hello AI First Business.” Organised by OLAK Events Management, the forum convened senior decision makers from across business, technology and government to examine how artificial intelligence is shaping the next chapter of enterprise transformation in Nigeria.
This year’s gathering attracted significant participation from Nigeria’s leading corporates, innovators and public institutions, reflecting a growing national commitment to artificial intelligence as the engine of future competitiveness. Delegates explored how organisations can evolve from traditional digitisation efforts to fully AI first structures capable of delivering higher efficiency, stronger decision making and greater market differentiation.
Top Leaders Share Insight and Direction
The forum featured an impressive lineup of speakers who delivered practical, future focused perspectives on enterprise readiness and national capability.
Alaa Dalghan, Chief Executive Officer of Cognit DX, delivered the international keynote address with a compelling message on the global shift toward AI driven business models. His session challenged Nigerian organisations to move beyond experimentation and begin building enterprise wide architectures that scale with intelligence.
Obafemi Banigbe, Chief Executive Officer of t2mobile, contributed sharp insight during the CEO and Business Leaders Panel, emphasising disciplined leadership, effective execution and the need for foundational process redesign to enable an AI first approach.
In his contribution, the Chief Executive Officer of Rack Centre, Lars Christer Johannisson, shared a powerful reflection on the critical role of data centres in enabling AI scale. He highlighted how reliable infrastructure, local cloud capacity and resilient data ecosystems will determine how fast enterprises can deploy artificial intelligence across operations.
Abideen Yusuf, General Manager for Microsoft Nigeria and Ghana, offered a forward looking perspective on enterprise adoption trends. His session underscored the importance of trusted platforms, talent skilling and responsible AI frameworks, reminding organisations that sustainable transformation demands both technology capability and governance maturity.
Andie Oluwafemi Moyan, Chief Executive Officer of CitiData Centre, delivered insight on data credibility as the foundation of intelligence. He stressed that organisations cannot pursue AI ambition without strengthening data integrity, accessibility and real time processing capacity. His message resonated strongly with delegates across banking, consumer markets and public sector fields.
Lagos, Nigeria – December 2, 2025
The 2025 edition of AI Forum Nigeria has successfully concluded at the Lagos Oriental Hotel after a full day of strategic dialogue, high level sessions and practical insights centered on the theme “Goodbye Digital Transformation, Hello AI First Business.” Organised by OLAK Events Management, the forum convened senior decision makers from across business, technology and government to examine how artificial intelligence is shaping the next chapter of enterprise transformation in Nigeria.
This year’s gathering attracted significant participation from Nigeria’s leading corporates, innovators and public institutions, reflecting a growing national commitment to artificial intelligence as the engine of future competitiveness. Delegates explored how organisations can evolve from traditional digitisation efforts to fully AI first structures capable of delivering higher efficiency, stronger decision making and greater market differentiation.
Top Leaders Share Insight and Direction
The forum featured an impressive lineup of speakers who delivered practical, future focused perspectives on enterprise readiness and national capability.
Alaa Dalghan, Chief Executive Officer of Cognit DX, delivered the international keynote address with a compelling message on the global shift toward AI driven business models. His session challenged Nigerian organisations to move beyond experimentation and begin building enterprise wide architectures that scale with intelligence.
Obafemi Banigbe, Chief Executive Officer of t2mobile, contributed sharp insight during the CEO and Business Leaders Panel, emphasising disciplined leadership, effective execution and the need for foundational process redesign to enable an AI first approach.
In his contribution, the Chief Executive Officer of Rack Centre, Lars Christer Johannisson, shared a powerful reflection on the critical role of data centres in enabling AI scale. He highlighted how reliable infrastructure, local cloud capacity and resilient data ecosystems will determine how fast enterprises can deploy artificial intelligence across operations.
Abideen Yusuf, General Manager for Microsoft Nigeria and Ghana, offered a forward looking perspective on enterprise adoption trends. His session underscored the importance of trusted platforms, talent skilling and responsible AI frameworks, reminding organisations that sustainable transformation demands both technology capability and governance maturity.
Andie Oluwafemi Moyan, Chief Executive Officer of CitiData Centre, delivered insight on data credibility as the foundation of intelligence. He stressed that organisations cannot pursue AI ambition without strengthening data integrity, accessibility and real time processing capacity. His message resonated strongly with delegates across banking, consumer markets and public sector fields.
