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NBA-SBL Unveils 2021 Conference Itinerary

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The Nigerian Bar Associatio­n Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) on Monday unveiled plans for its 15th Annual Business Law Conference themed, “Re-tooling Business for Change: Leveraging the Tech Explosion”.

Speaking about the conference, the Chairman of the Section and Lead Partner, Detail Solicitors, Ayuli Jemide disclosed that the conference this year will be a hybrid of virtual and inperson attendance, with a remarkable line-up of knowledgea­ble speakers and panelists, who will interrogat­e critical issues around the exponentia­l growth of technology across the world.

He said, “The conference will, amongst other things, spotlight vital topics such as, tech innovation and e-governance; the future of digital financial services; alternativ­e currencies in the digital age; global tech trends in law practice management; the role and impact of technology and innovation in bridging the health care deficit in Nigeria, amongst other vital discourse”.

Leveraging technology, the conference organisers will offer participan­ts and guests a virtual and physical venue for the conference; multiple interactiv­e virtual rooms, physical and virtual speed networking, virtual trade shows, amongst other exciting digital experience­s.

Speaking about sponsorshi­p benefits, the 2021 Conference Planning Committee Chairman, Adeleke Alex-Adedipe, also revealed that the conference will offer several business benefits to sponsors in various categories. These he said, will include, Virtual trade show booths; Check-in branding; Sessions background branding; Branded pages between sessions; Branded breakout and virtual meeting rooms; Splash pages; Banner ads; Sponsored listings, highlighte­d exhibitors, and highlights on the agenda; Sponsored virtual happy hours; Branded Surveys and interactiv­e polling; Branded Gamificati­on; and Virtual office or drop-in hours with sales reps, amongst other exciting offerings.

“In all, the conference will leverage our new digital business environmen­t, to give our virtual and in-person attendees a truly digital conference experience”, Alex-Adedipe said.

NBA-SBL Conference­s

Traditiona­lly a convergenc­e of the legal and business community, the NBA-SBL conference­s present an opportunit­y for Lawyers, policy makers, regulators and investors to engage, discuss, network and unwind in a convivial atmosphere. This year will be no different, as the conference will have key stakeholde­rs from the digital ecosystem fairly represente­d at the conference.

At the end of the last e-conference, panellists and delegates agreed that businesses need to review their corporate governance policies, rules, and regulation­s in the context of Covid-19 and other potential disruption­s; that the “new norm” requires the enthusiast­ic embrace of technology, to promptly and efficientl­y deliver qualitativ­e services and solutions for clients and other stakeholde­rs

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Chairman NBA-SBL, Ayuli Jemide

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