Top dignitaries, according to the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, will attend its 15th annual banking and finance conference in Abuja, including the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Rasheed Bolarinwa, who chairs the conference planning consultative committee’s media and publicity subcommittee, said in a statement that the conference would bring together speakers, panelists, and attendees from all of the important subsectors and sectors of the Nigerian economy.
The two-day conference is slated to take place in Abuja in September, themed “Repositioning the financial services industry for an evolving global context”
The conference, which will also be held virtually using zoom teleconferencing, is organized by a CIBN consultative committee headed by Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, managing director and chief executive officer of Sterling Bank Plc.
The breakout session, according to the announcement, would cover sustainable funding, opportunities, problems, and solutions for the energy sector, food security, and utilizing Nigeria’s capacity to feed Africa. Scaling for jobs when building an economy; utilizing the unrealized potential of the Nigerian healthcare system.
Ken Opara, The President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, said “The banking industry has continued to evolve; technological innovation is the thing in the industry. Nigeria’s financial system is the only industry today that you can see and witness the kind of innovation that is evolving right before us.
“It is one of the few industries in the world to have developed and delivered a robust real time payment services that has been a model other countries are studying.
“But we think that the industry is dynamic, as changes continue to evolve speedily across board globally. You can see telling impact disruption in the global supply chain caused during and after COVID-19 pandemic, you can also see what is happening with the Russian-Ukraine war with its devastating consequences across all spheres including our sector.
“So, the idea is basically to have this conference that will provide a platform to shares ideas on how best to address changing trends in the industry and how to envisage and be well prepared to face evolving issues.”
