LASUMBA Heritage holds annual Business Forum

By Mike Ochonma

LASUMBA Heritage, an association of alumni and managers of Lagos state university, master of  business administration (MBA) programme which has members strategically placed in different sectors of the economy both in the public and private institutions is set to hold it’s annual business forum.

This year’s business forum which will be on Wednesday, September 7 inside the OPTS hall of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Conference and Exhibition Centre, plot 10, Nurudeen Olowopopo street, behind MKO Gardens, Alausa, Ikeja,

will feature free health checks from 9am for all attendees while the Business session will commence from 11am prompt.

According to Kunle Jaiyesimi, incumbent president of LASUMBA,  this year’s business forum with the theme “Impact of Restructuring in a Distressed Economy” will attract many important dignitaries from diverse sectors of the economy as well as the political class.

The business forum is one of the flagship events of the association to bring members together to discuss issues relating to Nigeria’s economy and to make contributions on how to advance it and enhance the business environment.

The chief speaker at the business forum is a renowned and foremost economist, the chief executive officer, Economic Associates and the co-ordinator of technical working group on financial sector and capital markets on National Development Plans, Ayodele Teriba.

While making this disclosure to the press, the national president of the LASUMBA said that, this year’s business forum has an array of speakers and distinguished personalities who have confirmed their attendance of the event.

The deputy speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Wasiu Esinlokun Sanni, will chair  the occasion, Bismarck Rewane, the chief executive, Financial Derivatives is the keynote speaker and he will be supported by Muda Yusuf,  chief executive officer of Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprise.

The chief host of the Forum is the vice chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU),  Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello mni, a professor and and Oladupo Akewusola, a professor and dean of the faculty of management sciences, Lagos State University are among other special dignitaries that have confirmed their attendance of the programme.