In a exceptional show of imaginative and prescient, management, and innovation, the Lagos State Sports activities Fee hosted the Lagos Paris Olympics 2024 Esports and Sports activities Financial system Roundtable on the Africa Station Doom, L’lle-Saint-Denis in Paris, France.
Convened underneath the theme ‘Exploring New Frontiers and Enterprise Alternatives in Sports activities’, the Director Common, Lagos State Sports activities Fee, Lekan Fatodu, who led the cost on the high-profile occasion, held on the sidelines of the Paris Olympics highlighted the dedication of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration to sports activities improvement and its imaginative and prescient for sports activities excellence and international collaboration.
“Because the Paris Olympics proceed to captivate the world, Lagos has efficiently leveraged this international platform to highlight its sporting ambitions. The roundtable has not solely elevated town’s worldwide profile however has additionally opened new avenues for financial development by means of sports activities. All eyes are actually onLagos to see the way it will translate the momentum gained from the roundtable into tangible actions. As one participant aptly put it, “Lagos has not simply entered the worldwide sports activities dialog; it has positioned itself to guide it”, he emphasised.
The roundtable occasion which delved into varied facets of sports activities improvement, with a specific concentrate on esports – a quickly rising sector that has captured international consideration introduced collectively a formidable array of stakeholders, together with high-ranking authorities officers, potential traders, and representatives from outstanding worldwide sporting organisations.
Discussants on the panel session comprising of eminent personalities reminiscent of Désiré Koussawo, Président France Esports; Lekan Ajisafe, philanthropist and sports activities aficionado; Hon. Abiodun Orekoya, Chairman Lagos State Home of Meeting Committee on Sports activities; Mobolaji Ogunlende, Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Social Growth in Lagos State explored the numerous of making alternatives throughout all the value-chain of sportfor sustainable sport economic system and the way traders can leverage on Lagos prominence to develop the sporting business.
Different panellists who shared perception on modern methods to advance e-sports enterprise in Nigeria embody Lanre Alfred, CEO Outdated English, Senior Particular Assistant to the Governor on Sports activities, Damilare Orimoloye; Deji Omotoyinbo, veteran sports activities broadcaster; Tella Abiodun, CEO G2P Sports activities Restricted; Dr. Kweku Tandoh, Famend Sports activities specialist and President of the Nigerian Badminton Federation; and Frank Orbih.