The international convergence of business lawyers, policy makers, regulators, judges, the business community and academics, which takes place annually in Nigeria is set to open this Sunday in Lagos.

The 9th Annual Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law, NBA-SBL, which begins on June 7, 2015 with an opening dinner, will be a Davos-style beehive of information aimed at broadening the perspectives of the business community and business lawyers on issues pertaining to the Nigerian economy, borrowing from China, the power sector and more and will last until June 9.

Vice chairman, NBA Ikeja branch, Barr. Lateef Abdulsalam, members, Barr. Oludare Akande, Barr. Adekunle Ajasa, Mrs Maimuna Eseigne and Barr, Wahab Shitu, during NBA Ikeja branch session for Late Bamidele Aturu, held at NBA Secretariat, Ikeja, Lagos. Photo Lamidi Bamidele

Expected to feature some of the best legal, policy formulation, regulatory, financial, business and legal minds at this year’s event, the conference would also center around ‘Long-term Global Economic Trends and Implications for Nigeria,’ ‘Improving Nigeria’s Ease of Doing Business Index,’ ‘Raising Money for Projects: Latest Trends in Nigerian Financing’, ‘Nigeria’s Power Privatization Process:

Learning Curve and Next Steps,’ ‘Value-based Pricing for Legal Services,’ ‘Nigerian Content and the Service Industry,’ ‘Chinese Lending in Africa,’ among other key sessions, there is no doubt that it will be plentiful harvest for the investing public and the entire business community.

Speaking about preparations for this year’s event, the Chair of the 2015 Conference Planning Committee, Mr. Ayuli Jemide has stated that participants should expect an engaging, rich, diverse, deep, informative and far-reaching conference, where a carefully selected panel of speakers and discussants will be x-raying these topical issues in great detail.

He said, “The conference is structured to bring value to a large target audience, the Public Sector, the Private Sector, international investment community, the judiciary and those in the informal sector of the economy.There’s a large offering for all participants. This year we will focus on regulators and how their work and the rules they set can enhance our economic growth.

“With a panel which cuts across the public and private sector, we will deliberate on issues in various areas of the law, business and our socio- economy. We will engage them; facilitating discussions around these topical issues and exchanging ideas in an open forum.

We know that many of these ideas are discussed at both federal and state level and we are hopeful that the outcome of this conference will influence and direct policies,” Mr. Jemide stated.

According to the programme rolled out by the CPC, Day one of the Conference will feature key sessions designed to engage industry regulators in a dialogue on the Conference theme, “Regulators as Catalysts for Economic Growth” and will also raise major talking points that affect Nigeria’s business environment.