Perchstone & Graeys Annual Business Forum Holds September 10 to 11

The 2015 edition of Perchstone & Graeys India-Nigeria Business Forum (INBF) with the theme: "Challenging the Levers of Emerging Economies: Rigs to Chips" holds September 10 to 11, 2015.

The Forum, which is the second in the series is organised by Perchstone & Graeys, a leading commercial law firm in Nigeria in collaboration with the Federation of India Chamber of Commerce (FICCI).

Briefing the press on the forthcoming event, which will take place in Mubi India, Messrs. Kunle Ajagbe and Olawale Adebambo, both Senior Partners at Perchstone & Graeys said it will focus on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and how it can be harnessed to widen the space of commercial opportunities and deepen the exchange of best practices between Nigeria and India.

According to them, the conference is expected to serve as a platform to boost investment opportunities for ICT in Nigeria and raise the level of best practices operators, policy makers and the business communities.

"This year's theme takes account of the strides India has recorded in ICT and how it has established itself as a global ICT leader. This is, of course, coming at a time when Nigeria's rebased GDP indicates that about 10% (or $50 billion) is attributed to ICT. In view of the fact that ICT is an indispensable enabler to all sectors of the economy, from all indications, its share contributions to national GDP is likely to witness a steady upswing.”

"In practical term, this will mean more jobs, skill acquisition and transfer, and overall positives for Nigeria. We rightly believe that there are obvious synergies which can be built between both Nigeria