Yemi Osinbanjo, Nigeria’s Vice President, Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River State, Oscar Onyema, CEO of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), and seven other eminent Nigerians are billed to attend the 17th NECCI Public Relations Roundtable entitled ‘the New Frontiers of Investor Relations- Access and Opportunities’. The event will hold in Four Points Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos, on October 26 2017.
Organisers said twenty-six embassies and diplomatic missions and eleven state governments will attend the event, to discuss investment possibilities in oil and gas, capital market, finance and investment banking. Participants will also evaluate investment prospects in the insurance, telecommunication and power sectors, with additional focus on metering, multilateral agencies (IMF, World Bank, ADB, NEXIM, BOI, Infrastructure Bank, Central Bank, NDIC, NCC) state governments, agriculture, transportation, infrastructure and manufacturing.
The Round Table will also feature participation from the 36 states of the Federation alongside 25 Embassies and diplomatic missions in Nigeria.
Nkechi Ali-Balogun, the conference convener, described investor relations as a branch of corporate communications that manages communications between investors and organizations. She said the conference will be an opportunity for eminent Nigerians and government officials to share their experiences and best practices in creating value through effective public relations.
According to her, certain countries have maximized this aspect of public relations to strategically boost international foreign direct investments and lift their economies from crisis to prosperity, citing as examples, Rwanda and countries of the former Soviet Republics. She said the time is perfect for Nigeria coming out of recession, to maximize this opportunity, to attain economic rediscovery.
“The Round table will, among other things, highlight the success of the ease of business plan, new openings for business progress and profit maximization in all the areas concerned. In oil and gas for example, the roundtable will explore the potentials of social investment while examining the economic advantages of fossil fuels against biofuels from agriculture, in the quest for alternative renewable energy.”
“Attendance is open to corporate communications executives, media practitioners across industrial strata and sections, investment bankers, financial advisers, corporate strategists, publicity managers, international relations experts, business development managers, economic development experts, government executives, and administrators,”
Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities, she said, are also available for organizations who wish to take advantage of the event to maximize visibility for their brands.
Daniel Obi and David Ibemere
