Department of Finance Organises 1st International Capital Market Conference, September 11 – 12

Department of Finance in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold its 1st International Conference on the Capital Market as follows:

Date:                     September 11 and 12, 2019

Venue:                 Tayo Aderinokun Lecture Theatre

Time:                   9:00a.m. – 6:30p.m.

 The Conference with the theme: “Leveraging the Capital Market for Economic Growth and Development” has the following subthemes:

  1. Equity Market and Corporate Finance
  2. Fixed Income Market and Portfolio Management
  3. Infrastructure Financing and the capital market
  4. Capital Market Regulation, Securities Exchanges, Securities Clearing, Custodian, Registrars, Unclaimed Dividends and Investors Protection
  5. Collective Investment Schemes, Funds Management and Portfolio Management
  6. Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting, Tax Issues, Risk Management and the Capital Market
  7. Capital market Literacy, Financial Inclusion and Retail Investor participation
  8. Derivatives, Commodity Exchanges and Export Diversification
  9. Financial Development, Monetary policy and the capital market
  10. Fintech, Data Management and the Capital market
  11. Non-Interest and Islamic Capital Market Products
  12. Public Sector Finance and the capital market
  13. Climate Change, Green Growth and the Capital Market
  14. Ph.D. Colloquium

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Executives from Capital Market Operators , Capital Market Regulatory Agencies, Securities Exchanges, Stockbroking Firms, Listed Companies, Issuing Houses, Registrars, Portfolio Management Institutions, Pension Funds Administrator, Custodians, Insurance companies, Lawyers, Accountants, Auditors, Banking Institutions, Central Banks, Development Finance Institutions, Government Finance Ministries, State Governments, Local Governments,
  • Academics and Researchers from Tertiary Institutions and Research Institute and others will benefit tremendously from the Conference

CONFERENCE FEE

Early Bird      – $100 or ₦22,000 per delegate

Regular          – $110 or ₦25,000 per delegate

Corporate      – $150 or ₦30,000 per delegate

N.B: The Conference is free for Ph.D. students presenting papers.

 REGISTRATION

 

Registration Deadline

 September 8, 2019

 

Best Paper Awards

There will be an award for the best paper presented by Academic/Researcher and students.

 

Journals

Selected papers presented at the conference will be published in the SEC Journal, the Lagos Journal of Banking, Finance and Economic Issues and the Journal of Securities and Investment Market.

Keynote Speeches will be delivered on the following topics:

■             Capital Market, Innovation, Regulation and Economic Development: Past, Present and Future

■             Stock Market, Governance, Technology and Business Models: Emerging Trends

■             Securities Clearing, Settlement and Depository in Africa: Issues and Innovations

■             Financial Literacy, Digital Finance, Inclusion and the Democratization of Wealth in Africa

■             Frontiers of Trading in Fixed Income Products and Derivatives in Africa

■             Commodity Exchange and Development of ecosystem for agricultural trade, risk management and finance in Africa

■             Stock Market Innovativeness for SME Financing in Africa

■             Stock Markets, Fund Managers and Stockbroking: Rebuilding Investors’ Trust

■             Infrastructure Finance and the Capital Market: Role of Multilateral DFIs

Keynote Speakers: Mr. Oscar N. Onyema,

Director-General, Nigerian Stock Exchange

Mr. Haruna Jalo-Waziri,

Managing Director/Chief Executive, Central Securities Clearing Systems Plc.

Mr. Bola Onadele. Koko,

MD/CEO, FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange

Mr. Dapo Adekoje,

President, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Nigeria

Mr. Bola Ajomale,

CEO, NASD Plc.

Mr. Taiwo Adeniji,

Senior Director, Africa Finance Corporation

Mrs. Toyin Sanni,

Group CEO, Emerging Africa Capital Group

Mr. Akinsola Akeredolu-Ale,

CEO, Lagos Commodities and Future Exchange

Special Guest of Honour Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu,        

His Excellency, Executive Governor, Lagos State, Nigeria

Guests of Honour:

 

Barrister Femi Lijadu,

Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Board, Nigeria

  Ms. Mary Uduk,

Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria

Host:    Prof. Owolabi Kuye,

Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Lagos

Chief Host: Professor Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, FAS,

Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos

 

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Prof. Ayo Olowe

Professor of Finance

University of Lagos

Prof. Uche Uwaleke

Securities and Exchange Commission

Honourable Commissioner for Finance, Imo State

Prof. W. I. Iyiegbuniwe

Professor of Finance

University of Lagos

Prof. S. I. Owualah

Professor of Finance

University of Lagos

Prof. (Mrs). Esther Adegbite

Professor of Finance

University of Lagos

Prof. J. E. Ezike

UBA Chair of Finance

University of Lagos

Prof. Felix Ayadi

JPMorgan Chase Endowed Professor

Texas Southern University, Houston

Prof. Bunmi Faleye, CFA

Donald F. Harding Professor of Finance

Chair, Finance Group

D’Amore-McKim School of Business

Northeastern University, Boston

Prof. (Mrs.) Olatundun Adelegan

West African Science Centre on Climate Change and Land Use, Accra, Ghana

Prof. Adeola Adenikinju

University of Ibadan

Dr. Gbenga Ibikunle

Associate Professor of Financial Markets

University of Edinburgh Business School

Director, FinTech and Financial Services

Edinburgh Futures Institute University of Edinburgh

 

CONFERENCE CHAIR AND HOST

 Prof. Ayo Olowe

Head, Department of Finance,

University of Lagos,

Lagos       

[email protected]

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

Prof. Uche Uwaleke

Honourable Commissioner for Finance, Imo State

Securities and Exchange Commission, Abuja

[email protected]

 

 

 

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