Lagos State is set to host more than 1,000 investors, business leaders and policymakers from about 50 countries as part of efforts to attract foreign investment and strengthen its position as Africa’s leading commercial hub.
The event, tagged Invest Lagos 3.0, is scheduled to hold on June 8 and 9 at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.
Organisers said the summit will bring together international investors, development institutions, government officials and private sector stakeholders to explore investment opportunities across critical sectors of the economy.
Speaking during a media briefing ahead of the summit, Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, said the initiative is designed to boost investor confidence, attract capital inflows and deepen strategic economic partnerships.
According to her, the summit is being organised in collaboration with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council alongside private sector partners.
She explained that discussions at the event will focus on sectors such as infrastructure, technology, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, logistics, energy, financial services and small business development.
Ambrose-Medebem added that the summit will also showcase investment opportunities within Lagos’ industrial corridors, digital innovation hubs, export manufacturing zones and growing technology ecosystem.
She noted that participants would engage in investment matchmaking sessions, policy discussions and business meetings aimed at linking local businesses with international investors and development partners.
The commissioner said Lagos continues to enjoy strategic advantages as one of Africa’s largest economic centres due to its expanding infrastructure, population size and rapidly growing innovation sector.
According to her, one of the highlights of the summit will be a governors’ investment showcase designed to facilitate direct engagement between state governments, investors and corporate executives.
Also speaking, Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Sam Egube, said Lagos remains committed to economic growth and infrastructure expansion despite global economic challenges.
He described the summit as an opportunity to promote Lagos and Nigeria as attractive destinations for international investment and private sector partnerships.
Egube added that the initiative aligns with the Sanwo-Olu administration’s broader strategy to improve Lagos’ global competitiveness and stimulate economic development through private sector participation.
On the technology component of the summit, co-chair of the technical committee, Toyosi Akerele, disclosed that organisers would deploy an artificial intelligence-powered digital dashboard to support real-time participation and monitoring for delegates across the world.
She also revealed that students from Lagos State University and other tertiary institutions would participate in managing the summit’s digital operations centre to encourage youth involvement and technology-driven learning.
Akerele further stated that foreign delegates attending the summit would tour key infrastructure and industrial projects in Lagos, including the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Dangote Refinery, Lekki Deep Sea Port and the state’s Blue and Red Rail Lines.
