Group Managing Director of FirstBank, Mr. Bisi Onasanya will join other panelists at the Nigeria Summit 2013 organised by Economist Conferences to discuss transformation within the West African sub-region, in clear confirmation of the bank’s commitment to fostering thought leadership and promoting economic integration.
President Goodluck Jonathan will flag off the event on Tuesday, 19th March 2013 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos with a keynote address on the subject, Nigeria: The Transformation Agenda.
Onasanya will be joined by Executive Vice President Africa, Unilever, Frank Braeken; Vice President Procter & Gamble West Africa, Manoj Kumar; Regional Chief Executive Officer Africa, Standard Chartered, Diana Layfield; and Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation, Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza at the session on The Regional Environment for Transformation.
The panel will deliberate on several issues, such as regional economic and security integration, existing regional economic blocks, regional cooperation through institutions and rules, functions of regional integrations and challenges of regional integration in West Africa.
“The bank considers its participation at the summit as an opportunity to align forces with global business leaders in the quest to understand the challenges of regional integrations and proffer viable solutions to overcoming them in the nearest future,” said Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications of First Bank, Mrs. Folake Ani-Mumuney,
“At FirstBank, we recognise the opportunities that regional integration offer and we have consistently demonstrated our support for initiatives geared towards growing integration, entrepreneurship and national development.” she added.
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is Nigeria’s leading financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 5 million customers, FirstBank has over 700 branches and five subsidiary companies, providing a comprehensive range of financial services.
