TMT Finance, IHS Towers to host first Africa telecom finance conference in Lagos

27 May 2016
Financial Nigeria

Summary

Dominic Lowndes, Managing Director of TMT Finance, said Lagos has become a critical hub for investment in telecoms infrastructure and services across Africa.

IHS Towers Co-Founder & Interim IHS Nigeria CEO Mohamad Darwish II

TMT Finance and IHS Towers have announced the launch of the inaugural TMT Finance Africa conference. The event will hold in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 20, 2016.

According to the organisers, the conference will gather key leadership from telecom, media and technology companies, global and regional financial institutions, government representatives, investors, professional and legal advisers to assess the best opportunities for co-investment and partnership across the Africa.

“We are delighted to partner with TMT Finance for this event which will bring key telecom, media and technology focused international institutions and investors to Lagos,” said IHS Towers Co-founder and Interim IHS Nigeria CEO Mohamad Darwish. “Nigeria, being Africa’s largest economy, has always been a large hub for investments into Africa, and this Lagos event is proof of this continued phenomenon.”

He said as telecommunications, media and technology continue to converge, sustaining investment in development is critical to the sector, hoping that this conference will create a valuable platform for all players in the region to contribute to an exchange of ideas.

Dominic Lowndes, Managing Director of TMT Finance, said Lagos has become a critical hub for investment in telecoms infrastructure and services across Africa.

Some of the themes conference will address include: Telecom Leadership Africa: Broadband Infrastructure Investment; Digital Africa; Mobile Infrastructure Strategies; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity Africa Roundtable; Regulation and Policy; Financing Telecoms; Broadband Infrastructure; Investing in Mobile Data and Services; Mobile Banking, Fintech and M-Health; and Media and Convergence.


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