Lagos AI Summit 2026: Moving Nigerian Businesses From AI Experiments to Results
Lagos AI Summit 2026 is on 23 November in Victoria Island. See what Nigerian businesses need to get real AI results, and how to take part.
Plenty of Nigerian companies have tried AI by now: a chatbot pilot, a few staff using assistants, a proof of concept nobody has switched off. Far fewer can point to a result. Lagos AI Summit 2026, on Monday 23 November at the Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, is built around closing that gap.
Gsoft Interactive Systems is the Organiser and Technology Partner. This article sets out what we think businesses need to get real value from AI, why we’re behind the Summit, and how your company can take part.
Five things that move AI from experiment to result
These lessons come from building production software. They apply whether you’re a bank or a growing retailer.
1. Start with one workflow that costs you something
“We need an AI strategy” is hard to act on. “Our team spends too long answering the same customer questions” gives you something to fix. Choose one process with a clear owner and a cost you can measure.
2. Decide what good looks like before you build
Collect real examples of the work and agree what a correct result looks like for each one. Test every change against those examples. Without this, a good demo can hide a poor product.
3. Get your data ready and keep people involved
AI answers are only as reliable as the information behind them. Clean up the documents and records it will use, and have a person review decisions that affect customers, money or health. Our guide to production AI features for African businesses goes deeper.
4. Treat cost as an engineering problem
A paid AI service can get expensive once real users arrive. Set budgets, monitor usage, and use costlier models only where they earn their keep.
5. Settle accountability early
Someone has to answer for what the system does. Agree who that is, what data it may touch and how you’ll meet your duties under Nigerian data protection law. It’s far cheaper to do this before launch than after a complaint.
Why this matters to your people as well
Tools alone won’t change much if your team doesn’t know how to use them. Our short ticket video makes the case in career terms: the bigger risk for most professionals is falling behind colleagues and competitors who use AI well. For a business, that same gap shows up as slower work and weaker margins.
AI agents for business in Nigeria: start with a real problem
An AI agent doesn’t just answer questions. It can take steps towards a goal, within limits you set. That makes agents useful for repetitive coordination work, as long as a person stays in charge of anything sensitive.
Nudge AI: an agent we built for our own problem
Assigning work and then waiting all day for an update is a familiar frustration, and it was ours too. So we built Nudge, an AI agent that follows up with staff on their tasks. It reads their replies into a clear status, flags what’s blocked or overdue, and briefs the owner each morning and night. We piloted it with real staff in October, and we’re now preparing early access.
If you want to see how an agent comes together, “Building with AI Agents: Live” is a hands-on Summit session led by Gift Edegware. He’ll build a working agent on stage, step by step, and you can bring a laptop to follow along.
Why Gsoft Interactive is behind Lagos AI Summit
Gsoft has built software from Lagos since 2017, and our portfolio spans fintech, government, e-commerce and media. As a software and AI company in Nigeria, we have a practical interest in businesses here getting AI right: when pilots fail quietly, trust in the technology falls for everyone.
We wanted a day that treats AI as an operating question, not a spectacle. Practitioners share what they’ve done, and people who build, buy and regulate AI can challenge each other directly. You can read our CEO’s personal view in why he’s convening the Summit and why students belong in the room.
What your team can take from each track
- AI in Enterprise & Financial Services: for leaders moving from pilots to production. Announced speakers include Engr. Debola Ibiyode, Technology Entrepreneur, and Olaniyi Oladokun, Lead Product Manager at Foren.
- Healthcare AI: for health organisations and product teams. Zoe Alexandra Oparah, a Clinical Safety Officer working in clinical product and AI, is an announced speaker.
- AI Builders & Products: for engineers and product teams. Speakers include Christine Imoukhuede, Founder and CEO of Ahavaplan, David Taiwo Balogun, Data Scientist and AI Researcher, and Raphael Akinola, Software Engineer at Chowdeck.
- AI Governance, Risk & Regulation: for legal, risk and compliance teams. Speakers include Priscilla Osaro, Christian Jacob and Sharon Juwah, with Michael Arinze, Associate at KENNA LP, as moderator.
Anakhuagbor “Nak” Sule, AI Innovation Architect, is also among the announced speakers. Our announced partners are CarbonAI, HomeFairyTech and Every27.
Three ways your company can take part
Send your team
General tickets are ₦10,000 and Professional tickets are ₦25,000. The ₦250,000 VIP Executive Pass seats a team of 10 together and suits companies that want a shared starting point for their own AI plans.
Partner with the Summit
The Summit is built for 1,000 people, and partnership packages are open. Email sponsors@lagosaisummit.com to request the details. You can also read more about working with Gsoft as a partner.
Help students get into the room
We want to bring students from UNILAG, LASU and other Lagos universities to the Summit. Companies can partner by sponsoring student tickets and transport, so that cost isn’t the barrier. It’s also an early way to meet people who could become your future hires. We’re still finalising the package, so get in touch and we’ll talk it through.
Get your ticket Sponsor students
Want help with your own AI project before or after the Summit? See our AI solutions or talk to us.
Frequently asked questions
When and where is Lagos AI Summit 2026?
Monday 23 November 2026 at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Doors open at 8:00 am, and the programme runs from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.
How much does it cost to send a team?
Individual tickets are ₦10,000 for General and ₦25,000 for Professional. The VIP Executive Pass costs ₦250,000 and covers a team of 10. Book on the Summit website.
What is Gsoft’s role in the Summit?
Gsoft Interactive Systems Ltd is the Organiser and Technology Partner of Lagos AI Summit. Our CEO, Gift Edegware, is the Convener.
How can a company sponsor students?
Companies, alumni and individuals can sponsor student tickets and transport. Email sponsors@lagosaisummit.com to discuss it.
What is Nudge AI?
Nudge is an AI agent from Gsoft that follows up with staff on their tasks and briefs the business owner on progress. Early access details are at nudge.ng.
Is this an AI conference in Lagos for business leaders or for engineers?
Both. The programme is designed for founders, enterprise leaders, operators, engineers, policy professionals and researchers, across four tracks on one main stage.