Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2016 (AFWN2016) will be holding a textile and garment manufacturing conference on July 1, 2016, at The Eko Hotel Lagos. This will be the first ever conference of its kind, gathering industry experts together under one roof, to deliberate on ways of maximizing the potentials within the fashion industry for greater economic benefits for Nigeria.

The conference will kick start Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2016. The event is poised to highlight innovative systems that will create a powerful independent economic base for the country using creative energies of young and talented fashion entrepreneurs. The event will deal with topics like job creation in the garment industry, new channels of e-commerce in the fashion industry, is textile manufacturing a viable option? retailing and setting up a fashion business in Nigeria (the dynamics) and different financing options.

It will feature astute industry professionals and entrepreneurs from across the globe, covering such professional sectors as marketing, banking, e-commerce and manufacturing.