CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9th
Annual NBA-SBL Business Law Conference
June 7-9, 2015
Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos
Theme: “Regulators as Catalysts for Economic Growth”
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Event/Time
DETAILS
DAY 0 (SUNDAY JUNE 7, 2015)
1.
REGISTRATION
12pm – 6pm
Registration of all conference participants
2.
OPENING DINNER
The conference will kick off with the Opening Dinner.
Conference registrants, dignitaries and special guests will be in
attendance at the dinner.
6pm – 9pm
Sponsored by:
Key Note Speaker: Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Hon. Minister for
Trade & Industry, Ghana
“Insights on Ghana’s strategy in achieving its 70th
rankings on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business
Index”
Coordinators:
 Chuka Agbu, SAN,
Partner, Lexavier
Partners
 Okey Egbuchu, Partner,
Consolex
Special Guest: Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,SAN, GCON
Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
DAY 1 (MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015)
3.
REGISTRATION
Opens 7 am
4.
SESSION 1
IMPROVING NIGERIA’S
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
9am – 11.30am
Sponsored by:
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Registration of all conference participants
Check-in for speakers and exhibitors
Nigeria is ranked 170th on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing
Business Index. Whilst this index and its underlying facts are
not necessarily a holistic view of the ease of doing business in
Nigeria, they are symptomatic. This session stimulates a
conversation with regulators at Nigeria’s gateways - places of
primary contact with potential investors and business start-ups
– about improving Nigeria’s ease of doing business.
Session Chair: Ifueko Omoigui Okauru, Managing Partner,
Compliance Professionals Plc
Speaker: Mawuena Trebarh, CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion
Centre: ‘’How Ghana drives its Ease of Doing Business’’
Coordinators:
 Seyi Akinwunmi,
Partner, Akinwunmi &
Busari
 Sesan Sobowale,
Company Secretary,
Guinness Nigeria
Speaker: Bello Mahmud, Registrar General, Corporate Affairs
Commission (CAC): ‘’Recent Strides in the CAC’’
Moderators:
a) Prof. Gbolahan Elias, SAN, Partner, G. Elias & Co.
b) Wale Goodluck, Corporate Services Executive, MTN
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9th
Annual NBA-SBL Business Law Conference
June 7-9, 2015
Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos
Theme: “Regulators as Catalysts for Economic Growth”
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Event/Time
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11.30am – 12pm
6.
SESSION 2
IS THERE NIGERIAN
CONTENT FOR LAWYERS?
12pm – 1.30pm
Sponsored by:
DETAILS
Panellists:
a) Mallam Mounir H. Gwarzo, Director General, Securities
& Exchange Commission
b) Samuel Ogungbesan, Executive Chairman, Federal
Inland Revenue Service
c) Kyari Abba Bukar, Managing Director/CEO, Central
Securities Clearing System Plc
d) Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian
Shippers' Council
NETWORKING TEA BREAK
This session examines the Nigerian Content Act and whether
Nigerian law firms have a competitive advantage under the Act.
If so, how should lawyers leverage this advantage? The
Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development
Board, Engr. Ernest Nwapa will share his thoughts followed by
discussions from members of the well-rounded panel of
discussants.
Session Chair: Mfon Usoro, Managing Partner, Paul Usoro &
Co.
Speaker: Dr. Ernest Nwapa, Pioneer Executive Secretary,
Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB):
“Nigerian Content Act & Legal Services’’
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Coordinators:
 Rose Chukwuonwe, Inhouse Counsel, NCDMB
 Gbenga Biobaku,
Managing Partner,
Gbenga Biobaku & Co.
Moderators:
a) Emeka Akabogu, Senior Partner, Akagbogu & Associates
b) Femi Ojumu, Partner, Femi Ojumu & Co.
LUNCHEON
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
1.30pm – 2.30pm
Sponsored by:
Panellists:
a) Olatowun Candide-Johnson, General Counsel, Total E &
P Nigeria Ltd
b) Dr. Timothy Okon, Group Coordinator, Corporate
Planning & Strategy, Nigerian National Petroleum
Company
c) Nike Olafimihan, Legal Adviser, Shell Nigeria
d) Femi Lijadu, Partner, Ajumogobia & Okeke
e) Professor Yinka Omorogbe, Nigerian Institute of
Advanced Legal Studies
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9th
Annual NBA-SBL Business Law Conference
June 7-9, 2015
Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos
Theme: “Regulators as Catalysts for Economic Growth”
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Event/Time
SESSION 3
8.
WHAT’S TRENDING WITH
FINANCING NIGERIAN
PROJECTS?
2:30 pm – 4pm
Sponsored by:
DETAILS
This session is expected to explore the recent financings in the
different sectors of Nigeria’s economy, showing the market
trends for raising money for Nigerian projects and the
expectations going forward. Uche Orji, the CEO of the Nigeria
Sovereign Investment Authority will share his thoughts
followed by discussions from a panel with diverse perspectives
in the investment space.
Session Chair: Yemi Adeola, Managing Director/CEO, Sterling
Bank Plc
Speaker: Uche Orji, Managing Director/CEO, Nigeria Sovereign
Investment Authority
Coordinators:
 Sadiq Abu, General
Counsel, Renaissance
Capital
 Yemi Anyanechi,
Managing Partner,
Sefton Fross
SESSION 4
9.
COUNSEL-TO-COUNSEL
ROUNDTABLE
4pm –5.30pm
Sponsored by:
Coordinators:
 Tony Nwaochei,
Managing Partner,
The Law Crest
Moderators:
Kofo Dosekun, Partner, Aluko & Oyebode
Elizabeth Uwaifo, Managing Partner, Radix Legal & Consulting,
London
Panellists:
a) Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank
Plc
b) Rasheed Olaoluwa, Managing Director/CEO, Bank of
Industry
c) Yvonne Ike, Managing Director, Sub Saharan Africa,
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
d) Edmund Boyo, Partner, Clifford Chance
e) Paul Eluhaiwe, Special Adviser on Development Finance
to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
Pippa Blakemore, an International Bar Association annual
conference facilitator and author of several books on law firm
marketing will facilitate a session which stirs up a conversation
between in-house counsel and external lawyers around mutual
expectations. This open floor Chatham house style discussion
will have panellists from external counsel and in-house counsel
communities on the top table.
Session Chair: George Etomi, Managing Partner, George Etomi
& Partners
Moderator: Pippa Blakemore, Strategic Business Partner, The
PEP Partnership LLP, UK
Panellists:
a) Irene Otike Odibi, General Counsel, FBN Capital
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9th
Annual NBA-SBL Business Law Conference
June 7-9, 2015
Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos
Theme: “Regulators as Catalysts for Economic Growth”
S/N
Event/Time
DETAILS
 Sam Aiboni, In-house
Counsel, Shell Nigeria
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b) Rume Rotimi, General Counsel, MTN Nigeria
c) Ola Alokolaro, Senior Partner, Advocaat Law Practice
d) Donna Obaseki-Ogunnaike, Partner, ACAS Law
A cruise on the Prest Dinner Boat is a constant feature on the
Lagos Lagoon. Lagos at night can be enchanting, particularly on
a boat with 3-course culinary delights and exotic drinks. This
boat has capacity for 120 people so attendance is for a limited
number of pre-booked guests on a first come first serve basis.
For bookings please email: [email protected]
PREST DINNER
BOAT CRUISE
7pm – 10pm
Coordinators:
 Tare Yeri, MD/CEO,
Birth Kings Ltd
 Funke Adeyeye,
In-house Counsel,
Guinness Nigeria
Sponsored by:
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency
DAY 2 (TUESDAY JUNE 9, 2015)
11.
REGISTRATION
Opens 7am
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12.
YOUNG LAWYERS VISIT
TO LAW FIRMS
This is a mentoring session where pre-registered young lawyers
(5 years post call and below) go on an excursion to one of the
following law firms:
8.30 am – 11am
Coordinators:
 Tolu Aderemi, Partner,
Perchstone Graeys
 Ukamaka Okoli,
Associate, G.Elias & Co.
13.
SESSION 5
VALUE BASED PRICING
FOR LEGAL SERVICES
9am – 11 am
Sponsored by:
Coordinators:
 Seni Adio, Managing
Partner, Copley Partners
Registration of all conference participants
Check-in for speakers and exhibitors
a) Aluko & Oyebode
b) Olaniwun Ajayi LP
c) Templars
This session is facilitated by Prof. David B. Wilkins, Professor of
Law, Faculty Director of the Program on the Legal
Profession and Center on Lawyers and the Professional Services
Industry, Harvard Law School. Prof Wilkins will spur a
conversation around how law firms can get their clients to pay
more for services demonstrating tangible ‘’value’’. This
promises to be very engaging and informative for all law firm
decision makers.
Session Chair: Gbenga Oyebode, MFR, Managing Partner, Aluko
& Oyebode
Speaker: Prof. David B. Wilkins, Professor of Law, Harvard Law
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9th
Annual NBA-SBL Business Law Conference
June 7-9, 2015
Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos
Theme: “Regulators as Catalysts for Economic Growth”
S/N
Event/Time
DETAILS
 Koye Edu, Partner,
Jackson, Etti & Edu
School.
14.
11am – 11.30am
NETWORKING TEA BREAK
15.
SESSION 6
There is often a mismatch of expectations between young
lawyers and their “senior’’ colleagues. The dynamics of this allimportant relationship and the related issues will form the
focus for this round table. The mode and mechanics of this
discourse is specifically geared to engender a frank discussion
which should provide insight for both perspectives.
YOUNG LAWYERS
ROUNDTABLE WITH
SENIOR LAWYERS
11.30am – 12.30pm
Sponsored by:
Session Chair: Funmi Roberts, Principal, Funmi Roberts & Co.
Session Co-Chair: Alex Ezenagu, Associate, Templars
Moderator: Ken Igbokwe, Consultant, Execution Edge and
former Senior Partner, PWC
Coordinators:
 Dr. Tunde Ajibade, SAN,
Managing Partner, SPA
Ajibade & Co.
 Oyetutu Awoyungbo,
Associate, Consolex
16.
Speakers:
a) Yinka Edu, Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
b) Chidiebere Eze-Ajoku, Legal and Compliance Officer,
Samsung Electronics West Africa
LUNCHEON
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
12.30pm – 1:30pm
Sponsored by:
INTERNATIONAL SESSIONS
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SESSION 7
1st INTERNATIONAL
SESSION
Funding of Africa’s
Growth: The Role of
Chinese Lenders
1:30pm – 2:30 pm
More than 2000 Chinese companies have invested in Africa and
the Chinese Premier, on a recent and first tour of some African
countries, made a pledge of 12 Billion USD in credit and funding
to Africa. Nigeria is definitely a destination for Chinese credit;
thus, it is vital to learn the mechanics for accessing Chinese
funding. This session walks participants through: Chinese
financing in Africa; Chinese participation in syndicated lending
in Africa; Lending mandates of Chinese DFI’s; and
Internationalisation of the Renminbi.
Session Chair: Charles Inyangete, CEO, Nigeria Mortgage
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9th
Annual NBA-SBL Business Law Conference
June 7-9, 2015
Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos
Theme: “Regulators as Catalysts for Economic Growth”
S/N
Event/Time
Sponsored by:
Coordinators:
 Dominic Ichaba, Partner,
PAC Solicitors
 Ozim Obasi, Senior
Counsel, GE Oil & Gas,
Sub-Saharan Africa
SESSION 8
18.
2nd INTERNATIONAL
SESSION
Nigeria’s Power
Privatization Process:
Learning Curves and Next
Steps
2:30pm – 3:30 pm
Sponsored by:
DETAILS
Refinance Company
Speaker: Martin McCann, Global Head of Business, Norton Rose
Fulbright
Speaker: Soji Omisore, Head, Mining, Energy and Infrastructure
Finance, Stanbic IBTC
Herbert Smith Freehills who worked with CPCS of Canada on
the recent power privatization in Nigeria, has designed this
session for Herbert Smith Freehills and CPCS to enlighten
participants on their key learning curves from Nigeria’s power
privatization process.
Session Chair: Engr. Joe Makoju, Honorary Adviser to the CEO,
Dangote Group; Former Special Adviser to the President on
Power
Speaker: Nina Bowyer, Partner, Global Energy Practice,
Herbert Smith Freehills
Speaker: Chijioke Okonkwo, Energy Specialist, Canadian Pacific
Consulting Services (CPCS)
Coordinators:
 Adeoye Adefulu,
Partner, Odujinrin &
Adefulu
 Chinyere Okorocha,
Partner, Jackson, Etti &
Edu
19.
3:30pm – 4 pm
NETWORKING TEA BREAK
20.
SESSION 9
This premium plenary session is the final session of the
conference. In this session, PWC’s Chief Economist John
Hawksworth walks attendees through highlights of PWC’s
‘’World in 2050 Report’’. An interesting discourse follows with
renowned panellists and active audience participation. This
discourse on Nigeria as an emerging market will also host SBL’s
invited guests from Corporate Nigeria and Government.
LONG-TERM GLOBAL
ECONOMIC TRENDS AND
IMPLICATIONS FOR
NIGERIA
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9th
Annual NBA-SBL Business Law Conference
June 7-9, 2015
Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos
Theme: “Regulators as Catalysts for Economic Growth”
S/N
Event/Time
DETAILS
4pm – 6pm
Sponsored by:
Session Chair: Elisabeth Proust, Managing Director/CEO, Total
E & P Nigeria Ltd
Speaker: John Hawksworth, Chief Economist, PWC
Coordinators:
 May Agbamuche-Mbu,
Managing Partner,
Norfolk Partners
 Godwin Samuel, General
Counsel, UACN Plc
21.
CLOSING PARTY
6pm – 10pm
Coordinators:
 Olu Akpata, Partner,
Templars
 Mena Ajakpovi,
Managing Partner,
Abraham & Co.
Panellists:
a) John Hawksworth, Chief Economist, PWC
b) Dr. Doyin Salami, Senior Lecturer, Lagos Business
School; Member of the Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary
Policy Committee
c) Segun Agbaje, Managing Director/CEO, Guaranty Trust
Bank Plc
d) Dharnesh Gordhon, Managing Director/CEO, Nestle
Nigeria Plc
e) Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc
Immediately after the final session, all attendees will be ushered
to the Closing Party. The climax of the Conference, this casual
mood lit, dance-ready, surprise-packed soiree which features
Nigeria’s top artistes, a live band and DJ, is definitely the right
verve for closing the SBL conference.
Sponsored by:
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