Convening leading Nigerian and American businesses, the U.S. Nigeria Council held an intimate breakfast briefing and discussion in Lagos in July 2017.
Hosted by Eliot Pence, Executive Director of USNC, and Aubrey Hruby, Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council, the event was attended by the leadership of Nigeria’s largest companies and major US investors. Council members received an exclusive briefing by a top level official from the US Embassy on the state of US-Nigeria Commercial Dialogue.
US and Nigerian business commitments were representative through the active participation of high level delegations, including from Dangote, Oando, Zenith Capital, Google, Oracle, Accenture, Dow, Caryle, KPMG, Deloitte, Monsanto, LASB, Dufil, 7UP, ANAP Jets, Westron Group, Verod, Greenwish Partners, and Nigerian government officials.
The Council’s breakfast was also attended by young entrepreneurs who have started companies in technology, agribusiness, e-commerce and education, such as Tomato Jos and Andela.