Consistent with FirstBank’s thought leadership stance, the bank’s GMD/CEO, Bisi Onasanya will be participating in the C-suite panel on ”The Nigerian Banking Environment in a Low Oil Price World” at the maiden edition of The Nigerian Stock Exchange/Bloomberg CEO Roundtable scheduled to hold at The Event Centre of the NSE on June 25, 2015 from 10.00am.
The event will convene African captains of industry and key influencers to share in-depth knowledge about their sectors with key players in the capital market, with the aim of improving investment in capital markets in Nigeria.
Other panelists on this session are: Paul Wallace, Senior Industry Expert, Bloomberg L.P; Herbert Wigwe, Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank Plc; and Peter Amangbo, Chief Executive Officer, Zenith Bank Plc.
In a statement by the GMD/CEO of FirstBank, Bisi Onasanya, the Bank would continue to support initiatives that will create opportunities for the advancement of the Nigerian capital market. “We will continue to drive the discourse on development of our equities market to place Nigeria on the same pedestal with industrialized economies”, he said.
A second panel session is expected to hold at the event with focus on The New OPEC Strategy: Implications for African member nations. This session will be morderated by Ms. Yinka Ibukun, Bloomberg News Analyst, Lagos, Nigeria and has Mr. Philipp Chladek, Senior Oil Industry Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence; Mr. Adewale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc; Mr Adetunji A. Oyebanji, Chairman/Managing Director, Mobil Oil Plc; and Mr. Alexis Vovk, Managing Director, Total Nigeria Plc as panel discussants