By Aduragbemi Omiyale
On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, Zenith Bank will host crucial stakeholders within the non-oil export sub-sector of the Nigerian economic system on the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The hybrid occasion, Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar, in its seventh version, can be aired on Zoom and YouTube by way of https://bit.ly/ZBTradeSeminarLive and would require registration by way of www.zenithbank/exportsem.
In a press release issued by the financial institution on Monday, it was acknowledged that the seminar, which begins at 9.00 am, is themed Unlocking Opportunities in Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export Business and is a part of Zenith Bank’s efforts to assist the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) initiatives to develop the nation’s non-oil export sector.
Expected on the programme are commerce practitioners, native and international exporters, producers, monetary establishments, and authorities companies.
The Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, can even be a part of it, whereas Mr Aliko Dangote will ship the keynote handle.
Goodwill messages shall be delivered by the founder and chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr Jim Ovia; Governor of the CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele; Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Mr Wamkele Mene; and President/Chairman of the African Export-Import Bank, Mr Benedict Okey Oramah.
There shall be three-panel discussions through the seminar, with the primary titled Unlocking Opportunities in Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export Business: Operators/Practitioners’ Perspectives. It will give attention to the worth chain and prospects of the non-oil export sector and has 5 discussants, together with the Managing Director, GACON Ltd, Mr Adaku Chidume Okoro; Managing Director, WACOT, Bibhu Nanda; Group Managing Director, Tulip Cocoa, Johan Van Der Merwe; Managing Director, First Patriot, Santosh Phenany; and Managing Director, Starlink Global & Ideal Ltd, Mr Adeyemi M Adeniji.
The second panel titled Funding/Logistics/Government Support for the Non-Oil Export Sector” will discover the provision of long-term funds, insurance coverage & reinsurance, and risk-sharing mechanism for the non-oil export sector. The panel has 5 discussants, together with the Managing Director/CEO, Bank of Industry, Mr Olukayode Pitan; Director, Development Finance of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yusuf Philip Yila; Managing Director, West Africa Container Terminal, Naved Zafar; Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko; and the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Ibrahim Hameed Ali.
The third-panel dialogue titled The ABC of Non-Oil Export will give attention to the pitfalls within the non-oil export enterprise, standardisation and grading of main export merchandise, as nicely as the export of companies, particularly within the burgeoning Nigerian artistic business. The panel additionally has 5 discussants, together with a well-respected commerce skilled, Mr Olusegun Awolowo; founder/CEO of Flutterwave, Mr Agboola Olugbenga; Chairman/CEO of Colossus Investment, Mr Babatola Faseru; President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Mr Segun Ajayi; and Senior Consultant, 3T Impex Trade Centre, Mr Bamidele Ayemibo.