The ever-innovating BNUG maximises the acceleration of technology to make the world a better place for all, and through its most recent programme, ‘Lagos Blockchain & FutureTech Conference/Exhibition’, the group has come up with ways to impact and support the Nigerian political ecosystem through blockchain technology.

Through the use of Non-Fungible Token (NFT), an aspect of blockchain comprising cryptographic assets with unique identification codes and metadata, BNUG is creating political awareness.

“While the existing metaverse industry has been described as ‘basic and weird’ due to nascent technology and adoption, it’s expected to have a profound impact on gaming, social interaction, education, and arts. The marriage between metaverses and NFTs is inevitable since the metaverse NFTs will power the next growth cycle in digital collectibles on the internet.

We have also seen huge investments by bigtechs like Microsoft, Meta, NVIDIA, HTC, and Apple into VR, AR, and other kinds of XR hardware, pointing to a huge potential in the Virtual worlds. Moreover, over 5 million people currently log in to the metaverse and virtual world creating and participating in the metaverse economy valued at over $825 Billion!”

What makes the 2022 Lagos Blockchain & FutureTech Conference/Exhibition unique?

First, participants will be able to mint special access NFTs for different aspects of the event and also support their preferred 2023 presidential candidates via blockchain technology;

• Conference goodie bags NFT
• Networking & Boat Cruise NFT
• Metaverse Experience Room NFT
• BNUG Exclusive events NFT

Asides experiencing the Metaverse in VR, participants will be able to:

• Lay the first stone with NFTs and learn precisely what they are and what you can do with them;
• Learn how to become an NFT buyer or seller;
• Get insights and tips from the industry’s top professionals;
• Enjoy informal networking.

Follow the link to find out more about the conference and register to attend.

Powered by the Blockchain Nigeria User Group (BNUG), Nigeria’s largest, most vibrant, and most intelligent blockchain/cryptotech community, the programme is an immersive experience and growth summit focused on the technologies of the 4IR and their intersection with blockchain technology.

Since 2017, BNUG has organised a series of annual conferences and the Lagos Blockchain & FutureTech Conference/Exhibition, themed “Immerse and Grow in FutureTech”, is the 13th edition.

The two-day programme will be held at the Civic Center, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria. It is expected to be the most advanced, impactful immersive tech and growth conference granting participants access to Virtual Reality Rooms, GameFi platforms, and interactions within different metaverse worlds.

Mr. Stanley Jacobs, former Business Development Manager for MasterCard Africa, VP FintechNGR, and Chief Executive at Stanbic IBTC Financial Services Limited, will chair this year’s conference, with the Special guest of honour being Mr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Hon. Director General National Agency for Technology Development NITDA. 

Prof. Pat Utomi, Founder/ CEO, Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL), Founding Senior Faculty, Lagos Business School-Pan African University is expected to deliver the Keynote address.

“Our previous conferences have attracted key figures like Prof Kingsley Muoghalu, Dr. Mrs. Oby Ozekwesili, Dr. Andrew Nevin, Dr. Segun Aina, and several eminent personalities favourably disposed to the positive impact of Blockchain Technology in our polity as keynotes.”

Other stakeholders expected to speak at the conference include:

• Founders of leading blockchain and NFT companies;
• NFT artists;
• Famous collectors;
• Metaverse founders and developers;
• Crypto lawyers and legal entrepreneurs.

The organiser’s objective, Blockchain Nigeria User Group (BNUG), is to create a pro-innovation environment for the blockchain industry, meeting the growing global demand for accessible, transparent and democratic financial and collaborative systems. 

Now transitioning into a DAO, BNUG is a sub-set of Organisation of Blockchain Technology Users (OBTU), a duly incorporated Trust with CAC, and an association desiring Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) status for the Blockchain Technology Industry in Nigeria and across Africa.

How to register

To be a part of the life-changing Lagos Blockchain & FutureTech Conference/Exhibition, register now while the portal is still open.