The conference with theme, “Power of AI: Enhancing Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction for Better Financial Services Experience” will have the Managing Director of Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr Johnson Chukwu as its keynote speaker.

The Commissioner for Insurance, the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, Mr Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, and the Director-General, National Pension Commission, PenCom, Mrs Omolola Oloworaran, will be special guests of honour at the event.

Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga is an experienced investment professional with almost two decades of experience at the highest levels of the capital market, banking and the real sector.

He possesses first and post graduate degrees in business administration, corporate governance and finance respectively.

He has also attended courses and training programmes in fields relating to finance, investment and money market in reputable institutions including the Harvard Business School, New York Institute of Finance and the Wharton Business School.

Kwairanga has professional certifications of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, CIS, and the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria and he is a member of the Abuja Commodities & Securities Exchange.

Kwairanga has been Managing Director of a top notch stock broking firms for over a decade and a director in several blue chip organisations.

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He is currently the chairman of Ashaka Cement Plc., a prominent cement manufacturer in the North East of Nigeria and a quoted company on The Nigerian Exchange.

Kwairanga as the chairman of Ashaka Cement Plc. greatly improved the performance of the company and ensured that Gombe State Government and other local governments in Nigeria generated significant revenue from Ashaka Cement Plc. through prompt payment of taxes and other statutory obligations.

The company has also been diligent in fulfilling its corporate social responsibility and maintaining excellent relations with its various stakeholders.

Kwairanga is also the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Finmal Finance Services Ltd, Director, Jaiz Bank PLC, Director, Central Securities Clearing System PLC, Chairman, Penman PFA Ltd and President, Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria.

He is a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Industrial Relation, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and a Fellow of the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria.

According to the convener, Supernews Nigeria Publisher, Ngozi Onyeakusi, the choice of  Kwairanga as the chairman of the conference is as result of his vast knowledge and  wealth of experience in the financial services sector.

The conference will equally feature a panel session which will include renowned experts like the  Founder/CEO, ZER Consultating Africa, Mrs Adeolu Adewumi-Zer; the former Managing Director, Hilal Takaful Insurance Limited, Mrs Thaibat Adeniran; the National President, Bank Customers Association of Nigeria, BCAN, Dr Uju Ogubunka and the Head Financial Institutions Ratings, Augusto & Co, Mr Ayokunle Olubunmi.

The epoch making event will bring together other regulators, key stakeholders in the financial services, ICT sector, informal sector and small business owners.

Commenting on the theme of the conference, Onyeakusi said Artificial Intelligence, AI, adoption has the capacity to transform the Nigerian financial services sector.

AI technology, according to experts, has gained so much popularity in businesses that analysts put global business value earned through artificial intelligence at $3.9 trillion in 2022, from $1.2 trillion in 2018.

The technology is believed to be capable of facilitating financial inclusion, thus bridging the gap between the masses and financial services, helping to bring these services closer to the people seamlessly.

AI offers an unprecedented opportunity to reach more customers, reduce operational costs, and enhance customer experience.

This confab is a learning opportunity designed to enhance awareness, deepen understanding of participants on the imperative and use of AI in rendering banking, capital market, pension and insurance services, better, cheaper, faster and conveniently.

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The event is scheduled for Thursday, June 13th 2024 at Radisson Hotel, GRA Ikeja, Lagos.

The conference with the theme, “Bringing SMEs into the Financial Services Network via Fintech” will be declared open by the SMEDAN DG, Mr. Charles Odii, while the EVC of NCC will chair the event.

A renowned economist and financial expert, Dr. Biodun Adedipe, the MD/CEO Biodun Adedipe & Associate Ltd., will deliver the keynote speech at the conference, which would dig into issues faced by SMEs in running their day-to-day businesses in Nigeria.

The conference will also feature a panel session which would be handled by erudite scholars, including the Chairman, Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), Yeye Modupe Dada; Managing Director/CEO, Sunu Assurances Plc, Mr. Sam Ogbodu, Managing Director/CEO of APT Securities and Funds Limited, Mr. Kasimu Garba Kurfi and Head, Financial Institutions Ratings at Agusto & Co., Mr. Ayokunle Olubunmi.

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The Special Guests of Honour for the conference include the Director General of SMEDAN, Mr. Charles Odii; Acting Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr.  Emomotimi Agama and the Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin.

The publisher of SuperNews Nigeria, Ngozi Onyeakusi, in a statement in Lagos said the choice of the theme of the conference was borne out of the quest to improve the business climate for SMEs in Nigeria by leveraging technology in terms of accessing financial services.

She said it was unfortunate that SMEs that formed the bedrock of every economy were plagued by a lot of challenges, especially inadequate access to finance.

She said reports had shown that the challenge of SMEs in accessing funds could be traced to inadequate access to financial institutions and education, skills, experience of owners/managers, high interest rates, gender discrimination, among others.

It therefore became imperative to leverage technology to ensure their sustainability, productivity and profitability.

The conference, she said, would, among others, examine the key challenges faced by SMEs in Nigeria and provide practical solutions to help overcome them.

She said it would equally explore the benefits of fintech for small businesses, including how it could help them overcome financial challenges and drive growth through technology-driven solutions.

She equally emphasised that the confab was a learning opportunity designed to enhance awareness, deepen understanding of the participants on how SMEs could grow and sustain their businesses by embracing various financial services options including banking, capital market, pension and insurance.

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The appointment was announced on Friday in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale.

Others appointed are:

Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin — Commissioner for Insurance

Mr. Olawoye Gam-Ikon — Deputy Commissioner (Technical Operations)

Dr. Usman Ankara Jimada — Deputy Commissioner (Finance & Administration)

Dr. Miriam Kene Kachikwu — Member

Mr. Adeniyi Olusegun Fabikun — Member

Mr. Umar Khalifa Mohammed — Member

Ngelale said the president expected the new Board of the National Insurance Commission to exercise utmost probity as it led the commission in ensuring a safe, sound, and stable insurance sector, while protecting policyholders, the public interest, and improving trust and confidence in the sector.

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