Abuja Fashion Summit maiden edition holds October 11

In a bid to promote fashion designers across Nigeria and give upcoming designers the opportunity to network and build their brand, the maiden edition of Abuja Fashion Summit is set to create this platform.

The event which will motivate young designers and enthusiasts in Nigeria, give them a platform to air their opinions, network and connect with the big names in the industry, will hold at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja on October 11th to 12th, 2019.

Morolake Oluwakunmi Nwokoro, convener of the event, told BDSUNDAY that the event which will host over 150 fashion designers and 50 exhibitors across the country will get upcoming designers equipped in areas of technology, finance and a lot more.

“The summit is free and people just need to pre-register to attend the event. We have high profile personalities coming for the event. We are strongly hoping that the vice president would be the key note speaker because we have sent letters to him and we trust that he will come.

“This is a platform of publicprivate collaboration, so we are hoping that he would come. We are expecting some senators, House of Rep members and some first ladies.

“Having being endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment, we are expecting them to be fully represented at the event. Abuja Enterprise Agency, and Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), amongst others will be fully represented” Nwokoro added.

She mentioned that some of the activities that will take place in the summit include talk sessions on technology, finance, and fashion amongst others.