About The Summit

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  • Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja
  • Date: 7th November, 2025
  • Time: 10am - 12noon
  • REGISTER HERE

Theme: “Sovereign Systems & Street-Level Compliance: Localising GRC and Financial Crime Prevention for Africa’s Next Frontier.”


🎯 About the Summit

The GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Summit 2025 is a strategic gathering of industry leaders, innovators, regulators, and professionals committed to safeguarding institutions and communities from the growing complexities of governance, risk, compliance (GRC), and financial crime. Held at a pivotal point in the year, this summit provides an essential pulse-check on how organisations are adapting to the convergence of AI, ESG, and digital compliance to stay ahead of emerging threats, regulatory shifts, and technological disruption.

💡 What to Expect
Keynotes & Leadership Panels

Hear from global experts and C-level executives shaping the future of GRC, ESG, and financial crime prevention.

Interactive Workshops & Tech Demos

Gain hands-on insights into AI tools, digital platforms, and ESG compliance technologies.

Case Studies & Industry Spotlights

Learn from real-world implementations across banking, fintech, healthcare, energy, and public sector landscapes.

Women in GRC & FinCrime Prevention Forum

A dedicated session spotlighting leadership, innovation, and inclusion.

Global Regulatory Updates

Stay ahead of legislative trends with insights from regulators and policy experts.

💡 Who Should Attend?

  • GRC, Risk, and Compliance Professionals
  • Financial Crime & AML Specialists
  • Chief Risk & Compliance Officers (CROs, CCOs)
  • ESG & Sustainability Leads
  • Legal, Audit, and Ethics Executives
  • Data & AI Strategy Leaders
  • Regulators, Policymakers, and Law Enforcement
  • Technology and Innovation Officers
  • Academia, Researchers, and Students in GRC-related fields
    Mid-Year Excellence Recognition This year’s summit will also feature a special Mid-Year Excellence Recognition — highlighting standout individuals and teams advancing GRC and FinCrime innovation. Call for Speakers & Sponsors Interested in joining the conversation as a speaker, partner, or exhibitor? Reach out to us via [Insert Contact Form or Email] or visit our Sponsorship Opportunities page. 🌟

🎯 Why Localisation Matters

For too long, governance, risk, compliance, and financial crime prevention (GRC & FinCrime) frameworks in Africa have been imported from external models. While global standards such as FATF, Basel, and OECD guidelines are essential, they often fail to fully reflect Africa’s diverse legal systems, institutional realities, and socio-economic conditions. Localising GRC and Financial Crime Prevention means: Designing homegrown regulatory systems that meet international expectations while addressing unique local risks. Embedding cultural and community realities into compliance practices, ensuring solutions are practical and enforceable. Empowering African-led innovation in RegTech, compliance systems, and monitoring tools that reflect local languages, infrastructures, and priorities. Strengthening grassroots enforcement so policies move beyond paper into everyday business, banking, and community interactions.

💡Key Dimensions of Localisation

  • 1. Policy and Sovereignty – Crafting regulations that serve African markets first, while engaging responsibly with global partners.
  • 2. Street-Level Compliance – Building compliance literacy among SMEs, fintechs, cooperatives, and informal sectors.
  • 3. Technology and RegTech – Supporting African innovators to create scalable, affordable compliance tools.
  • 4. Capacity and Training – Developing skilled professionals across the continent to close gaps in enforcement and oversight.
  • 5. Sustainable GRC – Aligning compliance efforts with Africa’s development goals, ESG imperatives, and digital transformation.

Our Speakers

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Rianne Potgieter

Keynote Speaker

CA(SA), CPro(SA), ICCP (CEO, Compliance Institute Southern Africa)

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Beauty Mtonga

Panelist Speaker

Group Head of Risk Human Capital, ABSA Group

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Dr. Adenike Odukomaiya

Panelist Speaker

Head, Internal Audit - Stanbic IBTC

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Fatumata Soukouna Coker

Keynote Speaker

Chairman of the Board, THE CIO & C-SUITE Club Africa

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Bright Chinweotuto Anyanwu

Panelist Speaker

Senior Compliance Manager & MLRO, West and Central Africa, Yellow Card

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Olayinka Odutola (PhD)

Panelist Speaker

Director General, Association of Enterprise Risk Management Professionals (AERMP)

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Bawo Egbakhumeh

Panelist Speaker

CEO/Registrar - Complliance Institute, Nigeria

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Abiola Jewoola

Panelist Speaker

Technologist Enthusiast

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Tosin-Leye Odeyemi FCA, HCIB

Panelist Speaker

Head, Sustainability Risk & Capital Management, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc

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Eneni Oduwole - QRD, QRE, FCRM, FICRS

Panelist Speaker

CEO | NED | Risk, Strategy & Sustainability | Author

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Esosa Balogun - BSC, FCA, CCSA, CRMA, CIA, MBA

Moderator

General Manager, Risk Management, MTN Nigeria

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Alex Noton

Keynote Speaker

Co-founder & CEO, pAIscreen

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Dr. Emeka Offor

Keynote Speaker

Erstwhile Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)

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Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun

Keynote Speaker

MD/CEO Credit Registry

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Olubunmi Otti, PhD

Panelist Speaker

Zonal Coordinator - FCCPC Southwest Zonal Office, Lagos

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Hon. Barr. Moyosore Ogunlewe

Keynote Speaker

Executive Chairman, Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos State