Stakeholders and business experts plan to proffer viable solutions towards creating an improved business climate at this year’s ‘Doing Business in Nigeria Conference” set to hold in April.
According to a statement, the conference, themed ‘Business unusual: Breaking barriers’, would be held in Victoria Island.
There would be two-panel sessions, three keynote presentations, and one business pitch that would earn the winner a grant.
According to the Convener of the conference, Linda Uneze, several factors posed threats to businesses, especially in Nigeria; and to attain set goals, one had to do the extraordinary.
Uneze said, “I am particular about businesses in Nigeria thriving and I believe for companies to maintain sustainability, they have to be rugged and think outside the box.
“At the ‘Doing Business in Nigeria Conference’, we expose the minds of the attendees to explore their full potential, reach their business mark, and even beyond.”
“I do not believe in limitations and I am always confident that start-ups can blossom if they put in the right attitude and work. Also, established companies have more opportunities to scale through more heights. DBNC is in its third edition and we have achieved a lot of success in our previous editions. I am optimistic this year’s edition will be bigger and better.”
according to the organisers, the speakers at this year’s edition are business professionals drawn from various works of life. The four keynote sessions would be headlined by the Chairman, AA Holdings, Co-founder and Pioneer CEO of Platform Petroleum Limited and Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, Ojunekwu Avuru; the President/Group CEO, Transcorp, Dr Owen Omogiafo; a Retired Admiral, Navy, Rear Admiral C.O.R Ezekobe (rtd) and the Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Lynda Saint Nwafor.
Avuru would be speaking on the topic, ‘Diversification of the Nigerian economy’, while Omogiafo wiould be speaking on ‘Business resilience in turbulent times’. Ezekobe, on the other hand, would expatiate on ‘Security as a yardstick of a nation’s attractiveness for business’.
Beyond the keynote sessions, there would be different speakers for the two-panel sessions. The speakers for the first-panel session are Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission, Ben Jones; Partner, EY, Lola Esan; Corporate Relations Director and Company Secretary, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Rotimi Odusola; Managing Director, Azura Power West Africa, Edu Okeke; the CEO, Clina-Lancet Laboratories Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Dawodu; and the Founder and CEO, Patricia, Hanu Agbodje. The topic for this session is ‘Diversification of the Nigerian economy’.
