CEOs discuss corporate governance
Georg Kell, the
Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, will lead
other business leaders and leaders to resolve issues concerning
corporate governance and its direct bearing on national growth and
development at the CEOs Forum of the 16th Nigerian Economic Summit
taking place at the Transcorp Hilton on October 21.
This gathering will
examine the necessary corporate governance codes, barriers to complete
adherence and its effects on companies’ bottom-lines. Chaired by Mr
Kell, it will be attended by CEOs such as Stephen Onasanya of
FirstBank; Mutiu Sumonu of Shell Companies in Nigeria; Alain D’Kat of
Siemens Nigeria and Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru of the Federal Inland Revenue
Service, among others.
The agenda focuses on strategies for building business models that will enable Nigeria achieve the Vision 20:2020.
The summit,
‘Nigeria @ 50: The Challenge of Visionary Leadership and Good
Governance’, is expected to attract key players in government and
business who will seek progressive steps in moving our economy forward.
The CEOs Forum, which is part of the series of events billed for the
16th Nigerian Economic Summit, scheduled for October 19 to 21, is
organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group in conjunction with the
National Planning Commission. It will also feature other sessions such
as the Presidential Policy Dialogue, Election 2011 Debate, Emerging
Leaders Forum, Policy Dialogues and Dialogue with the Economic
Management Team (EMT) amongst others.
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