Due to unforeseen circumstances Patrick Smith is no longer able to speak at this event. In his place we have put together a panel to analyse Nigeria’s current situation and the short to medium-term future in the run-up to the 2019 presidential elections.

Our speakers are:

Nina Bowyer - Corporate & Energy Projects, Partner & Co-head Africa Group, Herbert Smith Freehills, Paris

Stuart Culverhouse - Chief Economist and Global Head of Research, Exotix Partners LLP, London

Jerome Okolo - General Secretary, National Think Tank (Nigeria), and Executive Vice Chairman, GeoQinetiq Ltd, Abuja and Lagos

For the Q&A session they will be joined by:

Chief John Nnia Nwodo - lawyer, economist, and former minister. He currently serves as the President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo (the leading socio-cultural organisation that represents and protects global Igbo rights and interests)