TELL Magazine

In a bid to support the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari led government in restoring investors and public confidence in the Nigerian State, Godwin Emefiele, governor Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN and other top professionals will gather in Abuja to brainstorm on a realistic blueprint for the finance sector. The forum which is an agenda setting event is coming under the auspices of the 9 th Annual Banking and Finance Conference organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN slated to hold from 8-9, September 2015, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The theme of this year’s conference is “The Financial Services Industry Agenda for a New Nigeria” with sub-themes to address specific critical issues in the economy such as “The imperative for National Rebirth for Economic Development: The Role of Nigerian Financial Services Sector”; “The Financial Services Sector and Security Challenges in Nigeria”’; “Financing Infrastructural Development in the New era”; and “The Financial Services Sector and the Challenge of Corruption in Nigeria”.  Top on the list of high profile and seasoned experts drawn from the key sectors who will examine issues at the Conference include Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, CON, President-elect of the African Development Bank and former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Mr. Solomon Arase, Inspector General of Police; Prof. Barth Nnaji, Chief Executive Officer Geometric Power/former Minister of Power; Barrister Ekpo Nta, chairman, ICPC; Dr. Ona Ekhomu, President, Association of industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria (AISSON); Engr. Mansur Ahmed, Former DG, Infrastructure Commission; Mr. Mr. Andrew Ali, President/CEO African Finance Corporation; Mr. Soji Apampa, Executive Director, The Convention on Business Integrity; Dr. Doyin Salami, member, Monetary Policy Committee, CBN & Faculty Member, LBS; Mr. Kunle Onyinloye, HCIB, MD/CE, The Infrastructure Bank Plc; among others. The Annual Banking and Finance Conference is designed to provide a platform for policy makers, key regulators and operators in the Financial Services Industry to share experience and exchange ideas on relevant contemporary issues affecting the Financial Services Sector.