Group is set to organize the second edition of the ‘Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference’ on Friday, August 4th, 2017 at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
Some of the speakers and discussants at the event would include; Princess Vicky Haastrup, Executive Vice Chairman, ENL Consortium; Mrs. Funke Agbor (SAN), Senior Partner, Adepetun, Caxton-Martins, Agbor & Segun law firm and former President of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria; Major Henry Ajetunmobi, Executive Director, SIFAX Group; Mr. Bola Asiru, Director, Delloitte West Africa and Mr. Inam Wilson, Partner, Templars Law while the chairman is Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi, former President, Nigerian Trawler Owners Association (NITOA).
The conference is held in honour of Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Executive Vice-Chairman, SIFAX Group, is an initiative of the Maritime Forum, University of Lagos and SIFAX Group.
Eminent maritime industry leaders, legal experts, academics, and university students drawn from about eight institutions will converge to discuss on the theme of “Nigerian Port Reforms”, while the keynote address will be on “Developing Critical Port Infrastructure Through Public-Private Partnership”
Speaking on the forthcoming event, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, said the need to deepen discourse around topical issues in the country’s maritime industry, as well as proffering practical solutions to them, gave birth to the conference.
He said: “The second edition of the conference would dwell on the infrastructural deficit in the industry. This is necessary in view of the challenges that port users, including regulatory agencies, investors, agents, clients, workers, among others, encounter in accessing, discharging and regulating port activities. This has a negative economic impact for all stakeholders, including the government.
“Distinguished experts have been invited as speakers to provide practical roadmap that will lead to concrete and sustainable solutions to the problem. I look forward to the useful insights based on years of industry experience that they will bring to the conference. I am convinced that such insights would be useful to the industry, the government and participants.” He added.
