Ekiti Tourism & Investment Forum
From Visibility
to Opportunity
The Ekiti Tourism & Investment Forum connects the visibility generated by cinema and culture with serious conversations around tourism, enterprise, partnerships and investment.
Convened within the EIFF 2027 ecosystem in Ado-Ekiti, the Forum brings together investors, business leaders, institutions, entrepreneurs, destination partners and public- and private-sector stakeholders around opportunities with the potential to create long-term value.
Participation
Where the Right People Meet the Right Opportunities
Investors
A dedicated pathway for investors exploring opportunities across tourism, hospitality, creative enterprise, infrastructure and other investable sectors connected to Ekiti’s growth.
Business & industry
Entrepreneurs, operators, developers and corporate leaders connecting around partnerships, expansion opportunities and commercially viable projects.
Tourism & hospitality
Conversations around accommodation, destination experiences, transport, leisure, visitor services and the businesses that support a growing tourism economy.
Project showcase
A curated presentation of credible opportunities prepared for discussion with relevant investors, partners and institutions.
Strategic partners
Corporate, institutional and development partners engaging around initiatives with potential for economic, destination and creative-industry impact.
Deal room
Curated one-to-one meetings connecting investment-ready projects and business opportunities with relevant capital, expertise and strategic partners.
Why the Forum
Turning Attention Into Long-Term Value
EIFF brings filmmakers, audiences, industry professionals, visitors and global attention into Ekiti. The Tourism & Investment Forum extends that momentum by creating a space where visibility can become relationships, partnerships and investable opportunity.
The Forum is designed to support serious engagement around projects and sectors with the potential to strengthen tourism, enterprise, the creative economy and broader economic activity.
Investment focus
Areas of Opportunity
Tourism
Destination experiences, attractions, cultural tourism, nature-based tourism and visitor-economy opportunities.
Hospitality
Hotels, accommodation, leisure, food, events and supporting visitor services.
Creative economy
Film, media, content, creative infrastructure, production services and businesses supporting the wider creative sector.
Infrastructure & services
Projects and services that strengthen access, visitor experience, business activity and long-term destination growth.
Enterprise
Commercial opportunities for businesses, entrepreneurs and partners positioned to serve new audiences, markets and demand.
Project & investor connections
Credible Projects. Relevant Capital.
Projects presented through the Forum are positioned for meaningful conversations around scope, partnership needs, commercial potential and next steps.
Investor participation is focused on creating relevant connections between opportunity, capital, expertise and execution capacity.
Commercial participation
Partnership and Investment Are Different Pathways
EIFF partnerships and investment opportunities serve different purposes within the wider ecosystem.
Sponsors and partners support the Festival and its programmes through brand collaboration, visibility, activation and institutional engagement.
Investors engage with independently structured commercial opportunities, projects and ventures presented through the Ekiti Tourism & Investment Forum.
Sponsorship does not provide ownership, equity or control in EIFF. Investment opportunities are considered separately and under their own commercial, legal and financial terms.
Why Ekiti
A Destination with Room to Grow
Ekiti combines natural beauty, heritage, culture, hospitality and underexplored economic potential.
Through EIFF, the state becomes more visible to filmmakers, visitors, businesses, investors and institutions from Nigeria and around the world.
The Festival creates attention. Experience Ekiti encourages discovery. The Tourism & Investment Forum creates space for that attention to develop into relationships, partnerships and future commercial opportunity.
EIFF’s role is to help connect visibility with possibility — strengthening Ekiti’s profile as a destination for culture, tourism, enterprise and investment.
Experience Ekiti