Representatives from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), commercial banks and other organizations within the e-commerce sector are currently warming up for a Connect Commerce (merchant) conference holding in Lagos today.
The conference, tagged ‘ConCom 2015’, will be hosted by WebMall, a multi-merchant platform for merchants to succeed online.
As a key player in the Nigeria’s e-commerce space, WebMall currently works with about a thousand merchants cutting across different sectors of the economy.
Facilitators of the event say the conference provides a platform to connect like-minded Small to Medium Business owners where they are provided with groundbreaking tools that can be utilised to grow their existing business.
A statement from the facilitators read, “One of the key highlights of the conference will be a keynote address by the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AIS Media from Atlanta, Mr. Tom Harpointner.
“Harpointner brings over 18 years of being at the helm of affairs at AIS Media, where his company has helped thousands of businesses realise tangible growth using effective digital marketing strategies.”
The Chief Executive Officer, WebMall Nigeria, Mr. Wole Faroun, stated other panelists were veterans drawn from the retail, telecommunications, banking, investment, payments, and regulatory sector and e-commerce industries.”
“They will share their wealth of knowledge about tricks of the trade on how merchants can grow their business in this technologically advanced digital age," he stated.