The Group Chairman of the United Bank of Africa, Tony Elumelu, will feature in the TIME 100 Talks series on Thursday.

TIME100 Talks is a new live event series that convenes leaders from every field to spotlight solutions to urgent global problems and encourage cross-disciplinary action.

It is an initiative of TIME magazine.

Past speakers include immunologist Anthony Fauci, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, chef and humanitarian José Andrés, musician John Legend and more.

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Mr Elumelu will be featured alongside Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, and Tammy Duckworth, the American senator from Illinois.

Discussions, which spotlight solutions and encourage action “towards a better world”, will start at 1pm EDT — which is 6 p.m. Nigerian time.

Registration is required for viewing.