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Lagos Leather Fair, an annual showcase of Africa’s Leather Industry, has announced the launch of its 2024 fair with the theme “Levelling Up to spur the growth being made across the African Leather ecosystem. This inspired today’s discussion "The African Leather Ecosystem: Growth and Advancement." Africa's leather industry, rich in heritage and potential, stands at a pivotal juncture. With its unique craftsmanship and abundant resources, the continent is poised to become a significant player in the global leather market. However, realizing this potential requires addressing challenges and seizing new opportunities for growth and innovation. On the show, Nonso Mordi speaks to Adetoun Ajeigbe, the visionary Founder and Creative Director of Joel Lani, and a prominent exhibitor at the Lagos Leather Fair 2024. With her extensive experience and deep understanding of the industry, Adetoun will share her insights into the current state of the African leather ecosystem, its remarkable growth, and the advancements driving its evolution.

In the fast-paced world of technology, Product Management has emerged as a pivotal role, bridging the gap between innovation and market needs. Whether you're an aspiring product manager looking to break into the field or a seasoned professional aiming to stay ahead of industry trends, understanding the nuances of this dynamic role is crucial. Today, we are thrilled to have Stanleysius Chileke, a seasoned Product Manager Stanley Chileke is committed to helping Young people like himself get their starting point in life right through mentorship on Career paths and Life goals. Stanley has built a career in Product Management and now plans on giving back to the society through his knowledge gained. He is currently a Product Manager with Wellcome Sanger Institute, building solutions for life sciences that support the fight against malaria, Covid-19 and other diseases ravaging the world Africa and the world at large.

On the show, we focus on carbon markets and the role this innovative new financial market can play in driving down emissions in Africa and globally. ANETE Garoza, Co-founder & Chief Climate Officer (1Mtn) to shed more light on this topic She is a Forbes 30 Under 30 and is widely seen as a leader in Africa's technology and business field.

Nonso Mordi speaks with Chloe, the visionary founder behind Afrorama, a pioneering platform dedicated to connecting African talent with opportunities to drive positive change. Through Afrorama’s innovative approach, Chloe has been instrumental in harnessing the rich and diverse pool of talent across the African continent, empowering individuals to make meaningful contributions to addressing pressing global challenges.

At the Omniverse summit, we meet with FRANCIS ‘franque fire’ NJOKU, Visual Artist and founder, Ukraft. His perspective looks at the independent, social and astral relationship circle within my community people's behaviour, attitude social beliefs and environment physically and mentally, as he chooses to represent them in abstract and vivid stories from my local explorations. In a bid to further inspire the environment and African urban cities to embrace sustainable living among various projects, it led to establish an art and crafting solution-based company and start-up running on MVP early stage, the UKRAFT limited,

While the figures on consumer spending are yet to be released, it is no secret that an increasing number of consumers shopped online and used new forms of digital payments.
Financial technology company Paystack's Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) 2023 reveal huge growth in digital forms of payments such as card, EFT and QR payments, with the vast majority of customers preferring to pay for orders with a card.
E-commerce platforms including Shopify and WooCommerce saw large increases in sales too. Adopting these new technologies will be essential for businesses and entrepreneurs to remain competitive in 2024.
On the show, PayStack Country Lead, Joel Bronkowski looks at how businesses can leverage commerce to remain competitive in this new year, 2024 and how they can benefit from online payments as well