The 5th IIF Annual Convening came together against the pertinent background of the need for sustainable post-COVID socioeconomic recovery in the country and to drive massive impact investment on both sides of the spectrum. It was a two-day event on the 1st and 2nd of November 2022, held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Hon Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem I. Agba, represented by Ijeomah Ofiah, set the tone for the conversations with his keynote address themed: The Role of Impact Investment in Achieving Sustainable Socioeconomic Development Through a Just Transition. He espoused the expected roles of government and the private sector and other speakers shed more light on Impact Investing and Just Transition. Participants examined the successes, barriers, the future of impact investing in Nigeria and the possibilities to scale.