International Conference on EPA-July 28 & 29
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BANK OF INDUSTRY
CO-SPONSOR: MOBIL NIGERIA


Programme of Events

Pre-conference Activity
Courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs by
Sir Shridath Ramphal, Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
and
Sir Ronald Sanders, Member Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group

DAY I

8:00 – 8:45    Registration
8:45 – 9:00     Guests seated  

MORNING SESSION – OPENING CEREMONY

9:00 – 9:15 – National Anthem/Introduction of Guests
9:15 – 9:30 Opening Statements – Mr. Kayode Soyinka, Publisher, Africa Today
9:30 – 10:30 Opening Remarks      – By Mr. Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, President, ECOWAS Commission
Minister of Trade
Minister of Finance
Minister, National Planning
10:30 – 11:00 Good will Messages Sir Shridath Ramphal
Sir Ronald Sanders
11:00 – 11:30 – Photo Session/Guests Depart
11.30 – 12.00 -   Coffee Break


AFTERNOON SESSION
12:00 Guests seated
12:10 – 12:30 Keynote Address: ECOWAS-EU EPA: AN OVERVIEW
Professor Ademola Oyejide,
Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Ibadan and
Chairman, Center for Trade and Development Initiatives (CTDI), Ibadan
12:30 – 12:50     A Stakeholder’s View Point: EPA-CET – A contradiction in terms?
By Mr. Rasheed Olaoluwa, Managing Director, Bank of Industry, Lagos
12:50 – 1:10 EPA – The Manufacturers’ Concern    By Dr Frank S. U. Jacobs, President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN)
   
1.10 : 2.10 Keynote Address – EPA: THE CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE AND ADVICE FOR NIGERIA
& ECOWAS
Sir Ronald Sanders,
Member of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group
   
2:20 – 2:50    Plenary Discussion
2:50 – 3:20 -    Questions and Answers Session
3:20 – 3:40 –    Special Guest’s Remarks
Sir Shridath Ramphal, Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
4:00 END DAY I
 

DAY II

8:00 – 8:45 Registration continues  

 
 

MORNING SESSION

8:45 - 9:00 Introduction of Guests
9:00 - 10:00   Morning Speakers
Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service - Mr. Dikko I. Abdullahi (CFR)
Commissioner for Trade, ECOWAS
European Union Trade Representative
Ken Ukaoha Esq - President, National Association of Nigerian Traders
10:00 – 11:00   Plenary Discussions
11:00 – 11:30   Questions and Answers Session
11:30 – 11:50    Special Session on Bank of Industry
11:55 – 12:30     
12:30 – 12:45    Special Remarks
Closing Remarks – Kayode Soyinka, Publisher, Africa Today
   
LUNCH & OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL’S MEMOIRS
13:00 - Official Launch of the Memoirs of Sir Shridath Ramphal
Minister of Foreign Affairs     
Closing ceremony/Photo Session
 


 
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Speaking opportunities*
Kayode Soyinka
publisher@africatoday.com

* We welcome suggestions for speakers. Please forward your suggested names with a 100 word introduction/biography of the person to publisher@africatoday.com We will get back to you if the suggestion is useful to us.




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