September 19, 2026 · New York City

Global Diaspora Power:Capital, Talent, andInfluence Across Borders

Convening leaders shaping the future of business, investment, innovation, policy, entrepreneurship, and global diaspora influence.

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United Nations General Assembly Week · New York

Hosted during the United Nations General Assembly period 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.

A look inside the convening — the leaders, the conversations, the energy of our recent event.

Why It Matters

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.

Who Should Attend

A room built for the people shaping what comes next.

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Executives & Corporate Leaders

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Investors & Financial Institutions

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Entrepreneurs & Founders

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Policymakers & Public Sector Leaders

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Diaspora Professionals

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Innovators & Industry Experts

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Community & Ecosystem Builders

The Program · Six Strategic Tracks

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.

Featured Global Voices

Curated conversations with leaders across business, policy, investment, innovation, entrepreneurship, and global influence.

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Announcements rolling out in phases
Voices From Past Convenings

Past Speakers

A glimpse of the leaders, builders, and changemakers who have shared the NIN stage.

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON
Immediate Past Vice President
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Dupe Olusola
Dupe Olusola
Founder & CEO
DOVA Capital Limited
Tayo Oviosu
Tayo Oviosu
Chairman & CEO
Paga Group Limited
Obi Asika
Obi Asika
Director General
National Council for Arts and Culture, Nigeria
Otutochi Wigwe
Otutochi Wigwe
Director, HOW Foundation
Founder, TWE Entrepreneurship 2030 Agenda
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
2x Unicorn Founder
Founding Partner, Future Africa
Dr. Jumoke Oduwole
Dr. Jumoke Oduwole
Honorable Minister
Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria
Sola Yomi-Ajayi
Sola Yomi-Ajayi
CEO, Americas
United Bank of Africa (UBA)
Benjamin Fernandes
Benjamin Fernandes
Founder & CEO
NALA
Daniel Jayeoba
Daniel Jayeoba
Co-founder & CEO
Guideli
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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.

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About Nigerians in New York

A 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.

For Partners & Sponsors

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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5,000+
Curated professionals (NIN direct network)
75K–100K
Extended network reach
750
Year 1 target attendance
3,000+
Year 3 target
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The summit is one moment. The community is the movement. Connect with Nigerians building across New York and beyond — founders, operators, creatives, and students shaping the diaspora.

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