The maiden edition of the Abuja Investment Summit and Expo (AISE) will hold at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja on September 25 and 26 with the theme: Unlocking investment opportunities in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

According to a release by TDF Consultants Limited organizers of the summit, the event is expected to welcome over 1,500 leaders, investors and policy makers in Nigeria, Africa, and from different parts of the world.

The AISE is a collaborative public-private sector initiative organized by TDF Consultants Limited in partnership with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and Economic Planning, Revenue Generation and Public Private Partnership (EPRGPPP).

Among other things, the release said: “The event is a public-private sector driven event to welcome over 1,500 business leaders, investors and policy makers in Nigeria, Africa and around the world: the annual summit of the AISE is created to be the largest international meeting of the public (government) and private business community in Nigeria. Two days of conferences, exhibition and high level meetings dedicated to highlighting the driving role of the private sector in the development of the FCT.”

Also the summit, the release said, will complement the efforts of the FCT in stimulating deals and transactions across the untapped investment opportunities in the FCT which encompasses six local government areas with identifiable number of growth pole sectors which include agriculture, agro-allied energy, real estates, transportation, tourism, ICT, renewable energy, hospitality, constructions, health and pharmaceutical, and many more. It further said: “The summit will explore inclusive, sustainable and resilient investment opportunities and highlight government supports that are available to businesses.

”It will feature a two-day discussion session, exhibition and high level meetings dedicated to highlighting investment opportunities and enhancing of investment collaboration between public-private sector through the involvement of relevant ministries, departments and agencies, trade associations and chambers of commerce.”