01 Real Sector Deal Flow
Direct access to curated SME financing opportunities, project partnerships, and real sector investment deals.
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About The Summit
The Nigeria Real Sector SMEs & Projects Investment Summit (NRSS-PIS) 2026 is a three-day, high-level investment matchmaking event designed to unlock capital for viable Nigerian SMEs and real sector projects. Convened under the theme Unlocking Capital for Africa’s Real Sector SMEs, the Summit will bring together carefully screened SME operators and project owners with institutional and private investors for live pitching sessions, funding clinics, deal rooms, and strategic partnership formation.
The Summit is purpose-built to close the persistent financing gap faced by Nigeria’s real sector a gap that stifles industrial output, limits job creation, and constrains the country’s export potential. By convening decision-makers from across the financing ecosystem alongside investment-ready enterprises, NRSS-PIS 2026 creates a structured environment for capital deployment, partnership formation, and long-term economic value creation.
EVENT PROGRAMME
The Summit is structured across three purposefully sequenced days, each building upon the last to move participants from preparation through active engagement to deal execution.
DAY 1
Investment Readiness & Understanding Investor Expectations
Panel Theme: Bridging the Gap between SMEs and Capital: Why Many Businesses Fail to Secure Funding and How to Fix It
| Time | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Registration & Networking Coffee | Delegate Check-in |
| 9:30 - 9:40 | Opening Prayer & National Anthem | |
| 9:40 - 10:00 | Welcome Address by Covener | Summit Overview |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Keynote: The State of SME Financing in Nigeria's Real Sector | Investor Perspective |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Tea Break | |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | Panel Discussion | Briding the investment gap |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Lunch Break | |
| 12:50 - 1:10 | Ministerial Session: Positioning Nigeria as a Global Innovation Hub | Tech & Innovation in Nigeria |
| 1:10 - 1:30 | Executive Briefing: Beyond Grants - Structuring Government Support for Scalable Nigerian SMEs | Government Approach towards SMEs |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Workshop: How to Prepare Financials Investors Trust | Practical clinic |
| 2:30 - 3:30 | Session: Business Models, Valuation & Funding Ask | Structuring the ask |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Pitch Training & Rehearsal | SME practice session |
| 4:30 - 5:00 | Q&A / Close of Day 1 | Briefing for Day 2 |
Day 2
DAY 3
Meet Our 2026 Distinguished Speakers
Dr. Taiwo Oyedele
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy
Nigeria Real Sector SME'S & Project Summit
Mr. Charles Odii
Director General / CEO Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
Nigeria Real Sector SME'S & Project Summit
Dr. Bosun Tijani
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
Nigeria Real Sector SME'S & Project SummitThe Convener
Dr. Solomon Edet Solomon Ph.D.
CEO/Lead Consultant, GateBridge Consulting Ltd
Convener, Nigeria Real Sector SME’s & Projects Summit (NRSS-PS)
