AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE 12 TH ANNUAL BANKING AND FINANCE CONFERENCE DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE, ORGANISED BY THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BANKERS OF NIGERIA, ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019, AT 9.AM.

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE 12 TH ANNUAL BANKING AND FINANCE CONFERENCE

On behalf of the Governing Council of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), the Consultative Committee on the 12 th Annual Banking and Finance Conference and the entire Banking Industry, I sincerely appreciate you for honouring our invitation to this Press Conference.

First and foremost, permit me to use this opportunity to acknowledge and commend you for your consistent and positive coverage of our past events and activities.

As the fourth estate of the realm, we are aware that you wield significant influence and power in shaping the course of our economy. We are also conscious that you are invaluable allies for the development and growth of our Industry. These are the reasons we always inform and engage you first, as our partners in progress, before commencing any of our major programmes, especially the Annual Banking and Finance Conference.

The Institute truly cherishes your relationship and partnership as critical stakeholders in the Banking and Finance sector in particular and our economy in general.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the purpose of this meeting is to inform you about the 12^th Annual Banking and Finance Conference, scheduled for September 24 – 25, 2019 at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The theme of the Conference is, “The Future of the Nigerian Banking Industry - 360°”.

The Conference is an annual forum of key and respected operators, regulators, policy makers, members of the academia, millennials and other stakeholders in the Banking and Finance Industry to brainstorm on strategic issues that are critical to building a sound and sustainable financial system and economy.

The resolutions at the Conference are usually made available to all the relevant stakeholders and policy makers to enable them re-appraise and align their operations and strategies in line with global best practice. This year’s edition is expected to attract about 1,000 professionals from within and outside Nigeria.

The theme of the Conference, “The Future of the Nigerian Banking Industry - 360°”, is structured to offer direction to Nigerian Banks, Financial Institutions, regulators, policy makers and other stakeholders on how to reposition the Banking and Finance Industry for relevance in the new world order, by leveraging on digitalization, a phenomenon that has brought about a lot of unprecedented disruptive innovations in the Industry.

The dignitaries expected to grace the occasion are: His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, GCON, SAN; Senator Ahmed Lawan, Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Honourable Minister of Finance, Federal Republic of Nigeria; Mr. Mohammed Musa, Honorable Minister, Federal Capital Territory; Mr. Godwin Emefiele, CON, FCIB, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria; His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Executive Governor of Lagos State and many others. The Welcome Address will be delivered by Dr. Uche M. Olowu, FCIB, President and Chairman of Council, CIBN.

We have carefully assembled an array of highly renowned industry futurists and subject matter experts as resource persons.

To set the tone for the Conference is a highly acclaimed trendwatcher, author and speaker with roots in India, Latin-America and Europe, Mr. Adjiedj Bakas.

Mr Bakas is a visionary with a sharp eye to observe developments and relevant trends, across the world, which can be used for reassessing new products and services. He will be the Keynote Speaker.

Other confirmed resources persons are: Ambassador (Dr) Adeyemi Dipeolu, Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Office of the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Prof. Benedict O. Oramah, President, Afreximbank; Dr Yonov Frederick Agah, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO); Dr Omobola Johnson, Senior Partner, TLcom Capital LLP; Mr. Desmond Guobadia, Chairman Nigeria’s Presidential Panel on African Continental Free Trade Agreement/Senior Partner, The Law Union; Mr. Abubakar Jimoh, FCIB, Managing Director/Chief Executive, Coronation Merchant Bank Limited; Mr. Rogerio Mascarenhas, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company Nigeria; Mr. Olumide Olayinka, Partner and Head, Risk Consulting and Innovation, KPMG Nigeria; Mr. Magnus Nnoka, President, Risk Management Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) & Chief Risk Officer, Coronation Merchant Bank;

Others are: Mrs. Eileen Shaiyen, Founder/CEO, H. Pierson Associates; Mr. Agada Apochi, Managing Director, Unified Payment Services Limited; Mr. John Obaro, Founder, SystemSpecs; Mrs. Funke Amobi, Country Head Human Capital, Stanbic IBTC; Ms. Funke Opeke, Founder/Chief Executive Officer, MainOne; Mr. Foluso Phillips, Chairman, Phillips Consulting; Mr. Olawale Taofeek Adediran, President and Chairman of Council, the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM); Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, Head, Tax and Regulatory Services, PwC Nigeria & Tax Services Leader, West Africa, PwC; Mr. Joseph Olofinsola, Human Capital Leader, Deloitte & Touche; Dr Ayotunde Coker, Managing Director/CEO, Rack Centre; Mrs. Habiba Balogun, Director and Principal consultant, Habiba Balogun Consulting Limited; Dr Biodun Adedipe, Founder and Chief Consultant, B. Adedipe Associates Limited; Mr. Bolaji Lawal, Executive Director/Divisional Head, Digital Banking, Guaranty Trust Bank; Mr. Chidi Umeano, Head, Shared Services, Central Bank of Nigeria and Mr. Suraj Oyewale, Founder, JarusHub.

May I, at this juncture, also inform you that the Conference will feature 7 Business Sessions which include:

• Session 1: The New World Economy and Trends into the Future
• Session 2: African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Role of Nigerian Banks & Other Stakeholders
• Session 3: Governance, Risk Management and Regulation: Future Considerations
• Session 4: Shared Services and Cost Management
• Session 5: Workforce of the Future: People and Skills
• Session 6: Driving Digital and Innovation
• Session 7: Pulling it up Together for the Next Level

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, This edition of the Conference is very unique, first because of its concentration on the future of banking and financial services in Nigeria in particular and the globe at large. Secondly, it is unique for us at First Bank of Nigeria Limited, as it coincides with our 125th Anniversary. This is not just because we are the first bank to be established in West Africa, but much more because we have been woven into the fabric of society and can feel FirstBank in every other institution and every aspect of the economy.

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, I now wish to use this medium to request for your robust coverage of the Conference before, during and after. We solicit your support as media partners of the Conference.

For the print journalists, we solicit your assistance in the areas of quality features, straight news stories, press releases, and photo publication as well as advert placement on strategic pages of your newspapers while for the electronic media, inclusive of the social media, we will appreciate a comprehensive coverage of the Conference during your flagship news bulletins, starting from the Opening Ceremony to the Closing Ceremony.

I welcome you on board the journey to hosting a most successful and publicized Conference, and urge you to passionately partner with us on this journey to the future of banking and financial services.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, FCIB
Chairman, Consultative Committee
12^th Annual Banking & Finance Conference.