Think Big.
Scale Up.
Pay-It-Forward.

9:00 AM

Registration Opens

Arrivals and event registration
Light breakfast will be served, guests should aim to be seated by 9.50 AM

10:00 AM

Welcome Remarks

The Magic of High-Impact Entrepreneurship

Eloho Omame (Managing Director, Endeavor Nigeria)

10:15 AM

TED-Style Talk

Why Bold Entrepreneurship is the Key to Nigeria's Prosperity

Efosa Ojomo (Co-Author, The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty) & Global Prosperity Lead, Clayton Christen Institute for Disruptive Innovation

10:30 AM

Fireside Chat

Market-Creating Innovations: Insights, Learnings and Implications for Nigeria's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Efosa Ojomo in conversation with Chika Nwobi (Founder & CEO, Decagon. Venture Partner, Rise Capital)

10:50 AM

Guests should aim to be re-seated by 11.05 AM

Coffee Break

11:10 AM

TED-Style Talk

Nollywood Can Transform Nigeria

Kene Okwuosa (Co-Founder & CEO, FilmHouse Group and Endeavor Entrepreneur)

11:25 AM

Fireside Chat

The Triumphs and Challenges of Building a Multi-Channel Retail Business in Nigeria

Bukky George (Founder & CEO, HealthPlus and Endeavor Entrepreneur) and Etop Ikpe (Founder & CEO, Cars45 and Endeavor Entrepreneur) in conversation with Anders Einarsson (CEO, Promasidor and Endeavor Mentor)

11:50 AM

TED-Style Talk

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Cape Town to Cairo: A Vision for Payments in Africa 

Olugbenga "GB" Agboola (Co-Founder & CEO, Flutterwave and Endeavor Entrepreneur)

12:05 PM

Governor's Remarks

His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu

(Governor of Lagos State)

12:15 PM

Chairman's Remarks

His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN, GCON)

(Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chair, Catalysing Conversations 2019)

12:25 PM

Vote of Thanks

Atedo Peterside (CON)

(Founder & Chairman Anap Business Jets and Chairman, Endeavor Nigeria)

12:35 PM

Networking Hour

Guests are welcome to stay for an hour of networking after the event
Light refreshments will be served

The Prosperity Paradox

"The authors are especially insightful about the catalysing effects of market-creating, behavior-changing and culture-forming innovation on economic development. By investing in market-creating innovations, investors and entrepreneurs inadvertently engage in nation-building.”

- Rupert Darwall (Wall Street Journal, January 2019)

Global poverty is one of the world’s most vexing problems. For decades, we’ve assumed smart, well-intentioned people will eventually be able to change the economic trajectory of poor countries. From education to healthcare, infrastructure to eradicating corruption, too many solutions rely on trial and error. Essentially, the plan is often to identify areas that need help, flood them with resources, and hope to see change over time. 

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In this new book, Efosa Ojomo, along with his co-authors, Clayton Christensen and Karen Dillon, reveals why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and offers a ground-breaking solution for lasting change. The Prosperity Paradox identifies the limits of common economic development models, which tend to be top-down efforts, and offers a new framework for economic growth based on entrepreneurship and market-creating innovation. 

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Using a compelling mix of business history, development economics and storytelling, Christensen, Ojomo, and Dillon cite successful pioneering examples from countries as diverse as the USA (Ford, Eastman Kodak, Singer Sewing Machines), Japan (Toyota, Suzuki), South Korea, (Kia, Samsung) Nigeria (Tolaram, Fyodor Biotechnologies, Lifestores Pharmacy), Rwanda (EarthEnable), Kenya (M-Pesa), India (Arvind Eyecare, Narayana Health), Argentina (Dr Consulta), and Mexico (Group Bimbo, OpticasVer De Verdad).

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The Prosperity Paradox lays out an entrepreneurship-led path from poverty to prosperity for many regions across the world.

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Copies of the book will be available at the event.

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Board of Directors, Endeavor Nigeria

About Endeavor

Endeavor is leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in 35 growth markets.

Founded in 1997 on the belief that job creation, innovation, and overall prosperity flourish where there is robust support for high-impact entrepreneurs, Endeavor is leading the global high-impact entrepreneurship movement to drive economic growth and job creation by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. To date, Endeavor has screened more than 70,000 individuals and selected more than 1,900 founders leading over 1,100 scaleup companies.

High-impact entrepreneurs are those with the biggest ideas; the greatest potential to achieve meaningful scale; and the ability to inspire, mentor, and reinvest in the next generation. Successful high-impact entrepreneurs generate a multiplier effect. For ​Endeavor Entrepreneurs​, a carefully curated group of high-impact entrepreneurs, Endeavor offers a best-in-class global seal of approval, an unrivalled personal and professional network, frictionless capital (through Endeavor Catalyst, our pioneering, rules-based global co-investment fund), and peer-to-peer idea exchange in a truly global setting. 

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With support from Endeavor’s worldwide mentor network, Endeavor Entrepreneurs have created over 3 million jobs, generate more than $20 billion in revenue each year, and inspire future generations to innovate and take risks, building strong entrepreneurship ecosystems in growth markets. Headquartered in New York City, Endeavor currently operates in 35 growth markets throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. 

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Endeavor launched its Nigeria office in Lagos in January 2018, under a partnership with Omidyar Network and with support from 10 local business leaders, who sit on the Nigeria Board of Directors. Endeavor Nigeria selects and supports high-impact entrepreneurs and high-growth scaleup companies that have passed through the initial startup phase and demonstrate the potential for rapid expansion and scale. The Nigeria office currently supports 8 Endeavor Entrepreneurs, leading 6 of the country's most exciting scale-up companies. 

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Endeavor also serves as a global thought leader, demonstrating why high-impact entrepreneurship matters and how important innovations can come from anywhere in the world. 

Endeavor’s ultimate aim is a more equitable and prosperous future for everyone.