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NBA-SBL ANNUAL BUSINESS LAW CONFAB BEGINS TODAY

Experts from the public and private sectors, business lawyers, and other stakeholders in the business law environment will converge on Abuja from today to Friday, 22nd July, 2022 for the 16th Annual International Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL).

The conference, billed for Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, comes under the theme “Recent Developments in the Business Law Environment” and will explore some recent developments in the Nigerian business law environment, how they have affected businesses, and what needs to be done to help businesses thrive.

Kosi Antwiwaa Yankey-Ayeh, CEO, Ghana Enterprises Agency, has been named the Keynote Speaker. She will be speaking at the conference opening ceremony on July 20.

The conference will feature 11 insightful and inspiring plenaries with sub-themes that include “CAMA 2020: The Journey So Far”, “ESG and the Nigerian Business Environment”, “In-house & External Counsel Relationship – New Trends and Expectations”, “Tackling the Challenges of Ponzi Schemes: Insolvency as a Resolution Tool”, “AfCTFA: The Prospects for the Nigerian Business Lawyer”, and “The New Face of Competition – Merger Control in the Nigerian Context”, the 2022 Conference Planning Committee (CPC) said in a note.

Other sub-themes to be addressed at the conference are “Tax Administration Strides and the Nigerian Business Environment”, “Regulation of Internet Services Platforms: Necessity or Overreaching?”, “The Nigerian Startup Bill – Economic Enabler?”, “The Petroleum Industry Act – Making it Work”, and “The Business of Law – New Frontiers, and Succession”.

The CPC said that a distinguished faculty of over 60 knowledgeable speakers and resource persons from within and outside Nigeria has been assembled to do justice to these sub-themes.

According to a schedule of programmes released by the CPC, speakers and panelists at the plenaries include Garba Abubakar, Registrar General, CAC; Babatunde Irukera, Executive Vice Chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC); Muhammed Mamman Nami, Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service; Kashifu Inuwa Abdullah, DG, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); Col. Felix Orevoghene Alaita (Rtd.), SSA to the President on Country Risk Assessment & Evaluation; Habib Nuhu, SSA to the President on Natural Resources/Executive Commissioner, Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission; Francis Anatogu, Secretary, National Action Committee on AfCFTA; Kofo S. Abdussalam-Alada, Director, CBN Legal Services/Legal Adviser; and Charles Nwachukwu, Chief Legal Officer, Nigerian Midstream & Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency.

Others are John Balsdon, Partner, Latham & Watkins LP; Irene Robinson-Ayanwale, General Counsel, Nigerian Exchange Limited; Anthony Idigbe SAN, Senior Partner, PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors; Muda Yusuf, CEO, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE); Chiagozie Hilary-Nwokonko, Partner, Streamsowers & Kohn; Tinu Awe, Chief Executive Officer, NGX Regulation Limited; Rukaiya El-Rufai, Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change and Public Sector Risk Assurance Services, PwC; Evelyne Mbula Nzuki, Managing Partner/Principal Attorney, MN Legal (Kenya); Jeroen Ouwehand, Global Senior Partner, Clifford Chance, and many others.

There will also be two Learning Curves sessions. The first, to be anchored by Lolia Biobele-Georgewill, Senior Associate at G. Elias, will have Rasheed Belo-Osagie of ENR Advisory, Adebisi Lamidi of Bloomfield, and Charles Adekunle of Babalakin & Co as interviewees, while the second, featuring Benita Ekebe of Paul Usoro & Co, Emmanuel Nkamare of TNP, and Yahaya Isah Abdulrasheed of Dikko & Mahmoud as interviewees, will be anchored by Victoria Anuri of Templars.

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50 LAW FIRMS, CORPORATES BACK 2022 NBA-SBL CONFAB

In a move that demonstrates their continued faith in the Annual International Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL), over 50 corporate sponsors have thrown their weight behind the 16th conference coming up in Abuja in July.

The sponsors include Corporate Affairs Commission, Aluko & Oyebode, Flutterwave, Banwo & Ighodalo, Africa Finance Corporation, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and many others.

The 16th NBA-SBL Annual International Business Law Conference is billed to hold from Wednesday, 20th to Friday, 22nd July, 2022 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. Themed “Recent Developments in the Business Law Environment”, the conference will seek to dissect some recent developments in the business law environment, how they have affected businesses, and chart the way forward to give businesses a boost.

A full sponsors list made available by the NBA-SBL 2022 Conference Planning Committee (CPC) shows that the sponsors are grouped into Headline Sponsors, Platinum Sponsors, Gold Sponsors, Silver Sponsors, and Bronze Sponsors. The CPC said the sponsorships cover most of the programmes at the two-day conference, including the plenary sessions, tea breaks, lunch breaks, among others.

Many of the sponsors are returning sponsors, while there are a few who are making the sponsors list for the first time, said Theodora Kio-Lawson, Chair, Media, Publicity and Mobilisation Subcommittee of the CPC.

According to the list, the Headline Sponsors are Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, Corporate Affairs Commission, Flutterwave, Aluko & Oyebode, Banwo & Ighodalo, Aelex, Templars, Babalakin & Co, George Etomi & Partners, IHS Towers, and White & Case, NIGERIAN UPSTREAM PETROLEUM REGULATORY COMMISSION (NUPRC), SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

The Platinum Sponsors are BTO Partners, Africa Finance Corporation, Odujinrin & Adefulu, and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).

On the Gold Sponsors list are Africa Law Practice NG. & Co, Detail Commercial Solicitors, Zenith Bank Plc, Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe, Chevron Nigeria Limited, CLP Legal, Ukiri Lijadu, Alegeh & Co, Seplat, Total Energies, MTN Nigeria, ENR Advisory, Iroghama LP, and Clifford Chance.

Streamsowers & Kohn, The Law Crest LLP, Mixta Real Estate, Olajide Oyewole LLP, Greychapel Legal, Tayo Oyetibo & Co, Famsvile Solicitors, and Unilever Plc are on the Silver Sponsors list.

The Bronze Sponsors are Nigeria Communications Commission, Y. C Maikyau, SAN & Co, Tunji Mayaki, Julius Berger Nigeria, Monipulo Nigeria Limited, Sterling Bank Plc, Central Bank of Nigeria, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Bluechip Technologies, Wigwe & Wigwe, ACAS Denton, Aarndale Solicitors, and Broderick Bozimo & Co.

Kio-Lawson said the fact that these sponsors continue to back the NBA-SBL Annual Business Law Conference every year is a testimony that the conference has lived up to its bidding.

“Every year the conference provides a platform for stakeholders in the Nigerian business environment to address the issues that affect the business environment, businesses operating in the environment, and suggest the way forward,” she said.

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NBA-SBL UNVEILS 2022 BUSINESS LAW CONFAB PROGRAMME

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) has released a schedule of programmes for its 16th Annual International Business Law Conference billed to hold at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja from Wednesday, 20th to Friday, 22nd July 2022.

The programme schedule released by the 2022 Conference Planning Committee shows that the conference, themed “Recent Developments in the Business Law Environment”, will feature 11 plenary sessions.

According to the programme schedule, the sub-themes for the sessions include “CAMA 2020: The Journey So Far”; “ESG and the Nigerian Business Environment”; “In-house & External Counsel Relationship – New Trends and Expectations”; “Tackling the Challenges of Ponzi Schemes: Insolvency as a Resolution Tool”; and “AfCTFA – The Prospects for the Nigerian Business Lawyer”.

Others are “The New Face of Competition – Merger Control in the Nigerian Context”; “Tax Administration Strides and the Nigerian Business Environment”; “The Regulation of Over-The-Top Services: Necessity or Overreaching?”; “The Nigerian Startup Bill – Economic enabler?”; “The Petroleum Industry Act – Making it Work”; and “The Business of Law – New Frontiers, and Succession”.

While the list of speakers and panelists is being awaited, the NBA-SBL has said it is assembling a distinguished faculty of knowledgeable speakers and resource persons from within and outside Nigeria to dissect these issues and chart the way forward.

The schedule also shows that apart from the sessions, there will be other attractions to spice up the conference. These include Learning Curves, the Tare Yeri Prize and SBL Award, as well as social events like Games Night, dinner and closing party.

In a note issued earlier, the 2022 Conference Planning Committee (CPC) said the 16th Annual Business Law Conference will examine recent developments in the Nigerian business environment and how they have shaped or affected business operations.

“The focus will be cross-sectoral, from oil (that has witnessed the birth of a new industry law, divestments by IOCs, a world racing away from oil, and disruptive geo-political tension in Eastern Europe), to finance/tax administration (where the annual amendments to the fiscal legislation through the Finance Act leave businesses scratching their heads), the expanding fintech space that craves for a fit-for-purpose regulation, the Twitter ban that raised the question of Nigeria’s readiness to regulate OTT services, the Startup Bill that seeks to regulate the tech ecosystem, and much more,” said Theodora Kio-Lawson, Chair, Media and Publicity Sub-Committee of the 2022 Conference Planning Committee.

The NBA-SBL is a special arm of the Nigerian Bar Association which engenders the development of commercial law and specialised commercial law practice in Nigeria. Through its Annual Business Law Conference which commenced in 2004, the NBA-SBL provides a platform for stakeholders in the Nigerian business environment to address the issues that affect the business environment and, by extension, businesses operating in it.

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NBA-SBL SET FOR 2022 ANNUAL CONFAB SHOWPIECE

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) is set for another blockbuster Annual Conference at the world-class Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

According to a statement by the Conference Planning Committee (CPC), “Every year through its Annual Business Law Conference, the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) provides a platform for stakeholders in the Nigerian business environment to address the issues that affect the business environment and, by extension, businesses operating in it. The conference, since its inception in 2004, has remained a converging point for decision makers in both the public and private sectors, policy formulators, regulators and industry practitioners seeking solutions to the myriad challenges limiting businesses.

“This year, the NBA-SBL is returning with the 16th Annual Business Law Conference themed “Recent Developments in the Business Law Environment”. As the theme clearly suggests, the 2022 conference will examine recent developments in the Nigerian business environment vis-a-vis how they have shaped or affected business operations.

“The focus will be cross-sectoral, from oil (that has witnessed the birth of a new industry law, divestments by IOCs, a world racing away from oil, and disruptive geo-political tension in Eastern Europe), to finance/tax administration (where the annual amendments to the fiscal legislation through the Finance Act leave businesses scratching their heads), the expanding fintech space that craves for a fit-for-purpose regulation, the Twitter ban that raised the question of Nigeria’s readiness to regulate OTT services, the Startup Bill that seeks to regulate the tech ecosystem, and much more.

“From Wednesday, 20th to Friday, 22nd July, 2022, the NBA-SBL is assembling a distinguished faculty of knowledgeable speakers and resource persons from within and outside Nigeria at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja to dissect these issues and chart the way forward.

“Do Make Plans to Join Us.”

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