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SA-NIGERIA INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: SANDTON

The South Africa-Nigeria Business Chamber held its flagship event of the year on 24 June at the Sandton Convention Centre. Delegates heard analysts, business leaders and commentators talk about sub-Saharan Africa's two biggest markets -South Africa and Nigeria - sharing their experiences of and insights into doing business in Nigeria. The issue of future collaboration and how to move the relationship forward was also discussed.


SPEAKERS

  • Ibikunle Olatunji, Tax Head: Africa, Orica; President, SA-Nigeria Business
    Chamber
  • Sola Adegbesan, Head of Global Markets: Foreign Exchange & Money Market
    Sales, Standard Bank
  • Celeste Fauconnier, Africa Economist, Rand Merchant Bank (IBC)
  • Nick Ndirito, Analyst, Allan Gray
  • Margaret Dawes, Executive Director, Sanlam Pan Africa
  • Sifiso Nzimande, GM, Transnet International Holdings
  • Bode Adediji, Chairman/CEO, Bode Adediji Partnership (Nigeria)
  • Ebele Enunwa, CEO, Sundry Foods (Nigeria)
  • Kehinde Buraimoh, KB & Company Barristers and Solicitors (Nigeria)
  • Dianna Games, Executive Director, SA-Nigeria Business Chamber, CEO, Africa @
    Work
  • Joel Chimhanda, CEO, JC Capital
  • Tamsin Freemantle, Founder, Tamsin Collins cc, Board Member, SA-Nigeria
    Business Chamber
  • Prof Mills Soko, Head of International Business & Strategy, Wits Business
    School
  • Nonye Omotola, MD, Africa Communications Group
    Petrus de Kock, General Manager: Research, Brand South Africa
  • Ambassador Mokgethi Monaisa, Former SA Consul General to Nigeria
  • Richard Sanders, Managing Director, S Tax

DATE:
Monday 24 June 2019
VENUE: Boardroom 1 8, 2, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg

PROGRAMME

08h00-09h00 REGISTRATION
09h00-09h30 Welcome and Introduction

 

  • Ibikunle Olatunji – President, South Africa-Nigeria Business Chamber
  • Introduction: Nigerian High Commissioner to SA, Ambassador Kabiru Bala
  • Remarks: Alan Mukoki, CEO, SA Chamber of Commerce & Industry
09h30-10h00 OPENING ADDRESS: Nigeria: What to expect in Buhari’s new term

 

Dr Doyin Salami - Director, Nigerian Economic Summit Group; CEO Kainos Edge Consulting (Lagos)

10h00-10h45 PANEL 1: SA and Nigeria: Still the Economic Giants of Africa?

 

MODERATOR: Joel Chimhanda, CEO, JC Capital

PANEL:

  • Dr Doyin Salami - Nigerian Economic Summit Group
  • Sola Adegbesan – Head of Global Markets: Foreign Exchange & Money Market Sales, Standard Bank
  • Celeste Fauconnier – Economist, Sub-Saharan Africa, Rand Merchant Bank
10h45-11h30  PANEL 2: Investing in Nigeria: Where is the Money Going?

 

MODERATOR: Tamsin Freemantle, Member of the Board, SA-NBC

PANEL:

  • Nick Ndiritu – Portfolio Manager, Allan Gray Ex-SA Equity Fund & Ex-SA Bond Fund
  • Margaret Dawes - Executive Director: Sanlam Pan Africa
  • Omosalewa Adeyemi, Global Partnerships and Expansion, Flutterwave
11h30 REFRESHMENTS
11h45-12h10 Investing in Nigeria: What you need to know

 

Yewande Sadiku, Executive Secretary/CEO,Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Abuja

12h10-13h00 PANEL 4: Doing Business in Nigeria: Company Insights

 

MODERATOR: Dianna Games, Executive Director, SA-NBC

PANEL:

  • Bode Adedeji – Executive Chairman, Bode Adediji Partnership, Lagos
  • Ebele Enunwa – Managing Director, Sundry Foods, Nigeria  
  • Sifiso Nzimande – Transnet Rail Freight
13h00-13h45 LUNCH
13h45-14h15 PANEL 5: Tax and Regulation: Issues and Trends

 

MODERATOR: Dianna Games, SA-NBC

PANEL:

  • Tax Landscape – Ibikunle Olatunji, Tax Lead Africa, Orica
  • Regulatory Red Flags – Kehinde Buraimoh, Partner, KB & C, Nigeria
14h15-14h45 SA and Nigeria: Perspectives on a Complex Relationship

 

Sonny Iroche, CEO, Mutual Concepts Ltd (Nigeria)

14h45-15h35 PANEL 6: How to Forge a New Era in Collaboration

 

MODERATOR: Dianna Games, Executive Director, SA-NBC

PANEL:

  • Petrus de Kock, Brand South Africa
  • Sonny Iroche, CEO, Mutual Concepts Ltd
  • Prof Mills Soko, International and Business Strategy, Wits Business School
  • Nonye Omotola, MD, Africa Communications Media Group
15h35-15h40 Closing Remarks

 

Hon Godwin Adama, Consul General of Nigeria

15h40

REFRESHMENTS


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SA-NBC MEMBER HIGHLIGHT

  • Richway Microfinance Bank

    Richway Microfinance Bank, founded in 2017, is a microfinance institution licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide a wide range of financial services, primarily to the SME segment of the economy. The company, based in Lagos has seen impressive growth over the past few years and it has won several awards in Nigeria. CEO and founder, Adenrele Oni, is a former President of the SA-Nigeria Business Chamber. The company has four branches in Lagos and an operation in South Africa, which is being run virtually.

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