The fifth edition of the January 9 Collective (J9C) annual lecture will hold on Tuesday, January 31 at the Sheraton Lagos Hotel, Ikeja with former Governor of Ekiti State, Olusegun Oni, as chairman.
Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Oluranti Adebule, is special guest of honour.
Theme of the lecture is Driving Business Growth through Sustainable Micro Credit and SME Financing Strategies.
Expected as speakers are CEO, Gbenga Badejo Consulting, Gbenga Badejo; Executive Director of Enterprise Development Centre, LBS, Peter Bamkole; Director-General of Development Agenda of Western Nigeria (DAWN), Dr Dipo Famakinwa; Chairman of Aeroland Limited, Segun Adewale, and President, National Association of Microfinance Banks of Nigeria, Valentine Whensu.
Panellists include Ladi Smith, Emmanuel Essien and Fidelis Duker.
J9C is a socio-economic, non-governmental and non-partisan group founded in 2012 with the core objective of influencing policies in the public and private sectors towards a greater Nigeria.
The group, according to its publicity secretary, Biodun Kupoluyi, seeks to promote good governance at all levels of government, especially by identifying, rewarding and encouraging initiatives that support the individual and collective aspirations of Nigerians for a better life.
Elaborating on the choice for this year’s theme, J9C leader, Captain Wole Olagundoye, stated that it was inspired by the great difficulty aspiring businesses contend with as a result of the inadequacies of conventional financial solutions.
