About WES
WorldStage Economic Summit 2023 will be the 7th in the series of 11 editions since WorldStage consolidated its economic conferences under the umbrella of an economic summit.
The WorldStage Economic Summit (WES) is conceived to address economic challenges through diagnoses and application of practicable solutions with public and private sector engagement in a research and innovation driven platform to inspire new thinking in business initiative, policy formulation/implementation, economic reform and development.
World Stage Limited (www.worldstagenews.com), the organizers of WES is a research and technology driven Africa focused firm with expertise in multidimensional communication services to create a synergy that helps public and private organizations to realise their full potentials.
Specifically, the company has expertise in publishing, conference, concept development, research, event management, radio, television, movies, hospitality and entertainment.
Our online media, WorldStage Newsonline (www.worldstagenews.com) is currently a leading source of information about Africa, while we are also the publishers of TrueColour, a colourful African dream magazine that celebrates the positive side of Africa.
Between 2005 and 2022, WorldStage hosted over 10 Conferences/Summits. WorldStage first outing was be organising a workshop on “Exploring the Capacity of Nigerian Media (Newspapers, Radio, Television and Others) to Deliver Institutional and Corporate Goals” at the Golden Gate Restaurant, Lagos in 2005
WorldStage organized a workshop on “Electric Power Sector Liberalisation: Financing/ Investment and Other Opportunities” at the Lagoon Restaurant, Lagos on March 30, 2006.
WorldStage hosted the 2nd WorldStage National Electricity Power Conference 2012, on 29 March, 2012 at the Lagoon Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos. It was chaired by the President of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dr Herbert Ajayi.
The 3rd WorldStage National Electricity Power Conference 2013 was held at the same venue on September 24, 2013, with Vice President Namadi Sambo represented as the Keynote Address Speaker.
The 4thWorldStage National Electricity Power Conference 2014 on Thursday, October 23, 2014 with the theme: Addressing the Challenges of Post-Privatisation, at the Lagoon Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria had theMinister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo as the Keynote Speaker and participation by Kano State Governor Mohammed Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry, among others.
WorldStage Economic Summit 2022 with the theme “Nigeria’s Economy: Bridging The Infrastructural Gap was hybrid in nature on June 22, 2022 at Ibis Hotels, Ikeja. There were over 200 participants joining virtually from across the world while the Acting Director General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Mr. J A Michael Ohiani delivered the keynote address
*WorldStage Economic Summit 2020: WES 2020 held virtually on November 10, 2020 with the theme of the summit, ‘New Reality: Consolidating Economic Diversification’ attracted full participation of the Federal Government of Nigeria as the Minister Of Transportation, Rt. Honourable Rotimi Ameachi; Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu; Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) joining experts to deliberate on the urgent need for the country to control its development agenda and ensure the success of home-grown solutions.
*WorldStage Economic Summit 2019: Stakeholders at the#WorldStage EconomicSummit2019 held at the Event Centre, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Lagos on Wednesday November 13, 2019 listed conditions for Nigeria to harness 4th industrial revolution. With the Dr. Babatope Ogunniyi of the Department of Economics, University of Lagos presenting the lead paper, chief executives of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Federal Institutes of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) among others x-rayed the preparation of the country for the 4th industrial revolution, urging political, business and social leadership leverage on the opportunities and to work together to address necessary challenges.
*WorldStage Economic Summit 2018: WorldStage is the organizer of the premier WorldStage Economic Summit. The 2018 edition with the Theme: ‘New Sources of Economic Strength to Make the future Happen’ was held Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the Event Centre of theNigerian Stock Exchange, Lagos attracted top executives from both the public and the private sectors. Dr. BabatundeWasiuAdeoye, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Lagos who presented the lead paper made a case for agricultural sector as a viable option for Nigeria in which it can produce her total demand internally without necessarily importing any of her final produce.
*WorldStage Economic Summit 2017: Worldstage Economic Summit 2017 with the Theme: ‘Transforming Business and Economy Through Innovation’ which was held Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at the Event Centre of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Lagos attracted top executives from both the public and the private sectors. The summit was rounded up with the award of the Nigerian Governor of the Year 2017 to Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos in recognition of his efforts in new dimension to infrastructural and agricultural development.
*WorldStage Economic Summit 2016: Even with Nigeria’s economy in a recession, WorldStage Economic Summit 2016 at the Lagoon Restaurant, Lagos on November 16, 2016 with the theme: Addressing Unemployment Crisis in Nigeria. Delivering the lead paper ‘Addressing Unemployment Crisis in Nigeria’, Dr Femi Saibu, an Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Lagos, Akoka, among other speakers, challenged the government to carry out a major review of its economic policies for them to be problem solving rather than creating more confusion.
