Global Diaspora Power:Capital, Talent andInfluence Across Borders
Convening leaders shaping the future of business, investment, innovation, policy, entrepreneurship, and global diaspora influence.
Hosted on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
NIN Borderless Summit convenes influential voices across sectors shaping the future of cross-border opportunity, economic influence, and global leadership.
The room. In motion.
One day. One room. A movement taking shape.
The global diaspora is no longer simply participating in economies. It is increasingly helping shape them.
From investment and entrepreneurship to talent mobility, innovation, policy, and enterprise, diaspora communities are influencing how opportunities, industries, and global networks evolve across borders.
NIN Borderless Summit brings together leaders, builders, investors, executives, policymakers, founders, and changemakers driving those conversations and creating pathways for future impact.
A room built for the people shaping what comes next.
Executives & Corporate Leaders
Investors & Financial Institutions
Entrepreneurs & Founders
Policymakers & Public Sector Leaders
Innovators & Industry Experts
Community & Ecosystem Builders
Each track is both a discussion pillar and an execution pathway.
Attendees self-select into the conversations that match their work. The tracks share a room but produce distinct outcomes.
Curated conversations with leaders across business, policy, investment, innovation, entrepreneurship, and global influence.
Speaker announcements will be released in phases leading up to the summit.
Saturday, September 19, 2026
The full running order for the day. Times are Eastern.
At the same time
Breakfast and Welcome Entertainment
–Registration: General Attendees
–Registration: VIP
–At the same time
AI Workshop
Building Your Own Pipeline of Opportunity
–AI Workshop
Building Products Faster for Global Scale
–Exhibition Room
All day–
Spoken Word Performance
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Welcome Address
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Keynote
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Flagship Panel
Capital in Motion: Navigating Cross-Border Finance
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To be announced
At the same time
Women Without Borders: Turning Global Capital, Talent and Influence into National Impact
–Immigration Workshop
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Coffee Break–
The Capital Playbook: Inside the Investor Mindset
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Career Growth: From Those Who Enable It and Those Who've Done It
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Pitch Competition
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AI and the Global Innovation Economy: Getting a Seat at the Table
At the same time
Next-Generation Leadership: Building the Ventures That Will Shape the Next Decade
–Career Workshop
Borderless Careers: Navigating Your Next Big Move
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Networking Lunch–
Beyond Remittances: Moving Diaspora Capital Into Long-Term Investment
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Culture as an Asset Class: Financing Africa's Creative Economy for Global Scale
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Top 3 Founder Pitch and Winner Announcement
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Governance Panel
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Keynote
Past Speakers
A glimpse of the leaders, builders, and changemakers who have shared the NIN stage.
Moments from the movement.
Clips, conversations, and energy from the Nigerians in New York ecosystem.
Choose Your Ticket Tier.
All six tracks. Nine flagship sessions. Tiered access to the curated programming your work demands.
Early Bird
$50Sales closed
- Full Summit admission
- Keynotes and panel discussions
- Workshops
- General networking
Gateway
$89Available beginning August 18 at 12:00 AM
- Full Summit admission
- Keynotes and panel discussions
- Workshops
- General networking
Envoy
$150Available until September 17 at 11:59 PM
- Full Summit admission
- Keynotes and panel discussions
- Workshops
- General networking
- Cocktail Reception
- NIN Borderless After Party
Borderless
$300Everything in Envoy, plus the VIP and Speaker Lounge
- Full Summit admission
- Keynotes and panel discussions
- Workshops
- General networking
- Cocktail Reception
- NIN Borderless After Party
- VIP and Speaker Lounge
| Experience | Early Bird | Gateway | Most chosenEnvoy | Borderless |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Summit admission | ||||
| Keynotes and panel discussions | ||||
| Workshops | ||||
| General networking | ||||
| Cocktail Reception | ||||
| NIN Borderless After Party | ||||
| VIP and Speaker Lounge | ||||
| Price | $50 | $89 | $150 | $300 |
| Availability | Sales closed | Available beginning August 18 at 12:00 AM | Available until September 17 at 11:59 PM | Everything in Envoy, plus the VIP and Speaker Lounge |
| Closed | Get Your Ticket | Get Your Ticket | Get Your Ticket |
Take the stage.
We invite thought leaders, investors, founders, and policymakers across the global diaspora to share insights from the stage. If you're ready to make an impact, apply today.
Apply to SpeakStep into the room.
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Integrate your brand into the only platform built by and for the most accomplished segment of the African diaspora.
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Become a Volunteer
Help us build the summit experience. We're looking for driven volunteers to support programming, logistics, guest experience, and more.
Apply to VolunteerBorderless Pitch Competition
Applications are now closed. Thank you to all founders who applied to pitch live in New York before leading investors, founders, and business leaders.
ClosedRecruit at the career fair
Meet high-calibre diaspora talent in one room. Employers can reserve a table and connect with candidates across tech, finance, health, policy, and the creative economy.
Register as EmployerA platform for connection, leadership, and opportunity.
Nigerians in New York (NIN) is a leading diaspora organization focused on professional advancement, economic empowerment, civic engagement, cultural connection, and community impact among Nigerians and friends of Nigeria across the United States and beyond.
Building on a legacy of convening influential voices across government, business, academia, and the global diaspora, NIN continues to create platforms fostering connection, leadership, and opportunity across borders.
The Hardest-to-Reach Audience in Diaspora Marketing. One Room.
There is no digital campaign that gives you what this room does: direct, in-person, high-trust access to the most accomplished segment of the African diaspora market. Fund managers. C-suite executives. Senior partners. Successful founders. Sponsorship is not logo placement. It is brand integration into the only platform this community has ever built for itself.
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The summit is one moment. The community is the movement. Connect with founders, operators, creatives, students, and leaders shaping culture, enterprise, and opportunity across New York and beyond.