IHS Towers, the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle East have announced the launch of the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos. It will be a large event taking place on 20 September 2016. It will aim to gather key leadership figures from telecom, media and technology companies, global and regional financial institutions, government representatives, and investors, professional and legal advisers. They will be together in one place in order to assess the best opportunities for co-investment and partnership across Africa. Mohammed Darwish, IHS Nigeria CEO, stated “We are delighted to partner with TMT Finance for this event which will bring key telecom, media and technology focused international institutions and investors to Lagos”. The event will include 50 key speakers including leading regional telecom and tech CEOs, CFOs and Strategy Heads, Regulators, Policy Makers, Global and Regional Heads of leading financial institutions, investors and advisers. The event will additionally feature a series of Leadership Panels, Peer to Peer Round Tables, Keynotes and Breakout Networking Sessions. The main themes of the events include Telecom Leadership in Africa; Broadband Infrastructure Investment; Digital Africa; Mobile Infrastructure Strategies; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity Africa Roundtable; Regulation and Policy. The event promises to be an interesting and informative evening for all involved.

1. TMT Finance Africa in Lagos 2016 event announced in partnership with IHS
Towers
Published on 16.05.2016
TMT Finance, the global telecom investment news and events provider, and IHS Towers, the
largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle
East, have announced the launch of the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos, Nigeria
conference on September 20, 2016. http://www.tmtfinance.com/lagos
The conference will gather key leadership from telecom, media and technology companies,
global and regional financial institutions, government representatives, investors, professional
and legal advisers to assess the best opportunities for co-investment and partnership across
the Africa.
“We are delighted to partner with TMT Finance for this event which will bring key telecom,
media and technology focused international institutions and investors to Lagos,” said IHS
Towers Co-founder and Interim IHS Nigeria CEO Mohamad Darwish. “Nigeria, being
Africa’s largest economy, has always been a large hub for investments into Africa, and this
Lagos event is proof of this continued phenomenon. As telecommunications, media and
technology continue to converge, sustaining investment in development is critical to the
sector. We hope that this conference will create a valuable platform for all players in the
region to contribute to an exchange of ideas.”
“We are excited to have the opportunity to partner with IHS, and bring the conference series
and our global network of industry and finance executives to Lagos for the first time,” said
Dominic Lowndes, Managing Director of TMT Finance. “Lagos has become a critical hub
for investment in telecoms infrastructure and services across Africa and the event will assess
some of the most exciting opportunities for partnership and investment worldwide.”
Over 50 key speakers will be announced for the event, including leading regional telecom
and tech CEOs, CFOs and Strategy Heads, Regulators, Policy Makers, Global and Regional
Heads of leading financial institutions, investors and advisers. The agenda will feature a
series of Leadership Panels, Peer to Peer Round Tables, Keynotes and Breakout Networking
session.
Key session themes announced include: Telecom Leadership Africa: Broadband
Infrastructure Investment; Digital Africa; Mobile Infrastructure Strategies; Mergers and
Acquisitions; Private Equity Africa Roundtable; Regulation and Policy; Financing Telecoms;
Broadband Infrastructure; Investing in Mobile Data and Services; Mobile Banking, Fintech
and M-Health; and Media and Convergence.

2. “We are inviting companies and representatives from across the region, as well as global
players, to participate and we encourage local players to contact us if they would like to take
part,” said Lowndes. “We will announce the first round of key speakers in May.”
TMT Finance events provide a unique platform for facilitating dialogue between leading
industry executives and the global financial and advisory community. Speakers and delegates
are telecom, technology and infrastructure CEOs, CFOs, CSOs, MDs and Heads of M&A,
investment banking heads, private equity investors, government representatives, regulators
and specialist legal and strategic advisers and thought leaders.
For more information go to http://www.tmtfinance.com/lagos
For sponsorship or speaking opportunities, contact enquiries@tmtfinance.com
Register at www.tmtfinance.com/lagos/register
http://www.tmtfinance.com/lagos
About IHS Holding Limited
IHS is the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and
the Middle East. Founded in 2001, IHS provides services across the full tower value chain –
colocation on owned towers, deployment and managed services. Today IHS owns over
23,300 towers in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia and Rwanda.
For more information, visit: www.ihstowers.com
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