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Annual Nigerian Ratings & Capital Markets Conference

  
  
Date: Thursday, 25th July 2019
Time:  8.00am - 1.30pm
Location: Lagos Wheatbaker Hotel

   

  
S&P Global Ratings and S&P Global Market Intelligence are pleased to invite you to their ratings seminar 'Credit Risk in Nigeria', which will take place at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos on Thursday, the 25th July.
  
This year’s event will focus on key issues that drive the outlook for Nigeria’s economy as well as our Nigerian sovereign and bank ratings. As always we will also share with you latest trends and developments in financial markets and will give you a unique opportunity to learn more about S&P Global and hear what prominent guest speakers and panelists have to say.

   

Agenda:
  

08:00    Registration & Breakfast
   
09:00     Welcome Address
Konrad Reuss, Regional Manager Africa, S&P Global Ratings
  
09:15
Keynote Address: Looking Ahead - Nigeria's Changing Economic And Banking Landscape In 2019 And Beyond
Bismarck Rewane, MD & CEO Financial Derivatives Company Ltd
   
09:45
Nigeria's Banking Sector: Future Performance Hinges On Better Economic Growth
Samira Mensah, Director & Lead Analyst, 
Financial Services Ratings, S&P Global Ratings
   
10:00
From Theory to Practice - IFRS Impairment
Chady AbdelNour, S&P Global Market Intelligence
  
10:30
The Future Of Banking: How Fintech Is Transforming The Industry
Olusegun Ayodele Adeniyi, Head, Africa Fintech Foundry Access Bank
Ifeoma Onibuje, Head Electronic Banking, Fidelity Bank
Chuma Ezirim, Group Executive, FBN
Moderator: Samira Mensah, Director & Lead Analyst, 
Financial Services Ratings, S&P Global Ratings
  
11:30
Halftime Break: Networking & Refreshments
   
12:15
Interview: Nigeria's Political Economy - What To Expect From a 2nd Term Buhari Presidency
Frank Aigbogu, Publisher & CEO, BusinessDay Nigeria
Konrad Reuss, Regional Manager Africa, S&P Global Ratings
   
12:45
An Introduction To ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Developments In Financial Markets
Omega Collocott, Director & Lead Analyst, 
Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings
  
13:15
The Sovereign Ratings Viewpoint: Will Nigeria Rise Again? What Is Holding Back African Sovereign Ratings?
Ravi Bhatia, Director, Sovereign & IPF Ratings, S&P Global Ratings
Gardner Rusike, Associate Director, Sovereign Ratings, 
S&P Global Ratings
   
14:15
  
Open Floor Q&A
14:30        Networking & Refreshments

  
S&P Global’s events are open to institutional investors, issuers and other market professionals, and are free of charge. If you have any colleagues interested in attending, please feel free to forward this invitation to them.
  

A detailed agenda will be released soon but for now please register here to secure your place. There is no fee to attend.
  
We hope you can join us.
   
Yours faithfully,
  
S&P Global
    



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