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International Magazine, ‘The Economist’ To Hold 10th Edition of Its Annual Event In Lagos
Leading International magazine events’ arm, The Economist Events has concluded plans to hold the 10th edition of its annual Nigeria Summit in Lagos with ‘Turning growth into prosperity’ as the theme of the summit. The summit will be held between March 24th and 25th at The InterContinental, Lagos.
A range of global delegates and speakers in attendance will be drawn from business, government and academia. This is a unique feature of this event – it will be recalled that the 2013 edition of the Nigeria Summit attracted delegates from 22 countries. The summit has become one of the leading events in Africa where business, government and ideas people meet.
This year’s summit will feature key speakers like Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s Minister of Communication Technology; Zhong Jianhua, Special Representative of the Chinese Government for African Affairs; Sri Prakash Lohia, Founder and Chairman, Indorama Corporation, and Stephane Bacquaert, Managing Director of Investments and Secretary of the Investment Committee, Wendel Group. Other speakers include: Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties; Arunma Oteh, Director General, Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission; Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto and Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings. The closing speech on day-one of the summit will be delivered by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria.
Previous keynote speakers at the summit included President Goodluck Jonathan, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil; Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Chairman, Etisalat Nigeria among many others.
“This year’s Nigeria Summit will bring together over 350 leaders drawn from different walks of life including Nigeria’s public and private sectors, international business players and investors for a discussion on how Nigeria can turn its economic growth into social and political prosperity,” Daniel Franklin, Executive Director of The Economist disclosed.
Part of the conversation for this year will be based on how economic growth can improve security; strategy for placing economic growth at the heart of Nigeria’s effort to unite the country; and how economic policies can drive national security and unity throughout the country. Speakers will also be expected to field questions from the business community on whether or not companies should be worried about the partnership between Asia and Africa.
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