Nigeria’s Innovation Support Network (ISN) is planning its seventh annual gathering to connect startup founders and innovation hubs with investors, putting commercial pathways for homegrown technology at the center of its program.
The event, themed “Engineering Nigeria’s Future Digital Economy,” is designed to bring founders, hub operators, investors, policymakers, companies and development partners into a shared program. ISN says the gathering will consider how hubs can help homegrown solutions reach commercial markets.
ISN’s event page describes a program with plenary sessions, a startup showcase and deal rooms. The network says those formats are intended to put growth-stage ventures in contact with institutional investors, development finance institutions and venture capital firms.
ISN advertises access to 233+ innovation hubs, its own figure. The network describes itself as a nonprofit membership body serving hubs involved in entrepreneurship, impact, innovation and technology. It says its broader work includes building hub capacity, improving access to funding and partnerships, and engaging policymakers on ventures that create jobs.
MSME Africa reported that an ISN announcement presents hubs as a way to connect skilled people, infrastructure, financing and market access so locally developed ideas can grow into technology businesses. The announcement also lists a career center intended to connect talent with employment opportunities; ISN’s event page does not mention the feature.
ISN’s public listings differ on the schedule and location. The event page gives a Nov. 11-13, 2026, schedule and refers to convening in Delta State and tours of hubs there. ISN’s latest LinkedIn post instead lists Nov. 13, 2026, at The Lekki Coliseum (TLC), Lekki, Lagos.
ISN’s event page does not announce a funding target, committed investment or projected job total for the gathering. The public event listings do not name speakers.
