NBA Lagos Branch Members in Upbeat Mood Ahead Annual Law Week
As expected, the much anticipated NBA Lagos Branch Law Week events will hold from June 15 to June 21, 2019 at the highbrow City Hall in the nation’s commercial nerve-center, under the theme ‘Law and Development in an Emerging Economy’.
This year’s event will attract scores of young wigs and their senior counterparts, as members in large number queue to register at the branch secretariat.
The Annual Law Week will open on Saturday, June 15, 2019 with the Health Walk and a session of aerobics. On Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18, members of the Law Week Committee, Branch Executives and other lawyers will visit the Ikoyi and Kirikiri prisons in Lagos – an activity which will feature a Legal Clinic for the inmates, as well as the presentation of various gifts.
Other activities also include health checks for branch members at the foyer of the Lagos High Court on the 19th of June, the Welcome Cocktail would be at the same venue, while the Closing Party, which of course is the ‘Icing on the Cake,’ will bring down the curtain on the 2019 Law Week.
The Law Week Planning Committee has outlined a rich and diverse cast of A-list speakers for this year’s event to tackle series of burning topics lined up for the Plenary Sessions on Thursday June 20th and Friday June 21st.
The following confirmed Speakers and Topics are listed below:
THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY: 2019 OUTLOOK AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAWYERS
• Mr. Bismarck Rewane-Lead Speaker (CEO, Financial Derivatives Co. Ltd)
• Mr. Supo Shasore SAN (Moderator), former AG/Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State
• Chidi Izuwah (Discussant) DG, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission
• Chinua Azubike (Discussant) MD/CEO, InfraCredit
EMERGING TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
• Kingsley Eze (CEO, Tenece Professional Services)
• Iyinoluwa Aboyeji (Co-founder, Andela)
SMART RESPONSE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION TO TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS
- Naomi Amobi (Legal & Regulatory Counsel, Paystack)
• Odunoluwa Longe (Co-founder, TLP)
• Damilola Salawu (Partner, Olaniwun Ajayi LP)
• Sandra Oyewole (Partner, Olajide Oyewole)
THE 21ST CENTURY WORKPLACE: LAW FIRM IN CONTEXT
• Lola Esan (Lead Speaker/Moderator) (Director, People & Organisation Practice @ Ernst & Young)
• Grace Asemota (Legal Director, Clyde & Co. LLP, London)
• Mr. Jibola Olomola (Partner, KPMG)
• Yimika Adesola (CEO, Legally Engaged Career Centre)
• Reginald Udom (Moderator) Partner, Aluko & Oyebode
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND THE COURTS: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE BENCH AND THE BAR
• Tunde Fagbohunlu, SAN (Speaker) Partner, Aluko & Oyebode
• Hon. Justice Rhodes Vivour, JSC (Chairman of the Panel of Discussion)
• Hon. Justice Wale Abiru, JCA
• Hon. Justice Marshall Umukoro (CJ, Delta State)
• Mr. Paul Usoro (NBA President)
• Mr. Fola Arthur-Worrey (Moderator) (former Solicitor-General of Lagos State)
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• Prof. Fagbohun, SAN (Lead Speaker) Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University
• Mr. Peter Derey (Deputy Director, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation, GHANA)
• Mr. Nurudeen Ogbara (Former Chairman, NBA, Ikorodu Branch)
• Dr. Jubril Adeojo (Director at Climate Finance Advisory Ltd.)
• Dr. Sam Amadi (former Exe. Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission)
• Olamipo Akinsulire-Jinadu (Moderator), Partner, Gloria Chambers
RAINMAKING AND MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT EXPECTATIONS
• Mr. Gbenga Oyebode
• Mr. Asue Ighodalo (Moderator)
• Segun Osuntokun (Managing Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, London)
• Linzi Thomas (Partner, Latham & Watkins, London)
• Ifeoma Utah (GC, MTN Nigeria)
THE YOUNG LAWYERS FORUM: ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS AND MEDIA
- Ms. Noka Agudah (Moderator) Integra
• Mr. Charles Adeogun-Phillip (Founder, Charles Anthony LLP)
• Prince O. Williams-Joel (Senior Partner, Prince Joel & Associates)
Registration for the Law Week is still ongoing and multiple registration channels have been provided by the Law Week Committee towards a seamless and hassle-free registration experience for participants.
This includes payment at the banks or through POS at the Lagos NBA branch office. Participants can also download the registration form and pay through the payment gateway indicated on the branch website.
The registration rates are below:
- 1 – 7 years: N3,500
- 8 – 15 years: N5,000
- 16 – 19 years is 10,000
- 20 years and above is N15,000
- SANs and Benchers N25,000
Interested participants are to make their payments to the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch at Access Bank. The Account Number is 0728253326. Please return the registration form to the branch office with proof of payment.
For enquiries, please contact:
Nkem Agboti
08035739791
nagboti@gmail.com.
Uche Nwadialo
08098030060
u.nwadialo@gmail.com.
Oluyemisi Iwajomo
08064112076
oiwajomo@babalakinandco.com
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