The Board of Trustees,
Strategic Partners and Convening organisations are pleased to announce that the
fifth edition of the Africa CEO Round-table & Conference on Corporate Sustainability
& Responsibility (AR-CSR™) will hold on November 19-20, 2015 at the Eko
Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
This edition is
particularly significant because it marks the fifth anniversary of the The AR-CSR™ which
has become the biggest platform for discussing issues of Sustainability,
Corporate Social Responsibility, as well as the enhancement of a public-private
synergy for the attainment of a credible business environment in Africa.
As previously announced, Prof. Mervyn King, former Justice, Supreme Court of South Africa, Chairman
of the King Committee on Corporate Governance (responsible for the renowned
King Codes I, II and III on Corporate Governance), and current Chairman, International
Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has been confirmed as Key
note speaker for the
2015 Africa
CEO Round-table & Conference on Corporate Sustainability
& Responsibility (AR-CSR™).
This year’s conference will
discuss the theme: ‘From Corporate Governance to
Sustainable Governance,” and during the
conference, speakers and participants alike will seek
to discuss exhaustively and proffer solutions to issues such as: the role of
corporate governance in relation to sustainability, relationship between the
individual pillars of sustainable development and corporate governance,
possible nexus between the economic, environmental performance, social
performance and corporate governance within organisations, across supply chains
and capital markets in Africa.
Other confirmed speakers
aside Professor King are: Dr. Nat Ofo, Lecturer, College Of Law, Igbinedion
University, Nigeria; Eric Hensel, Partner, Sustainable Square, Middle East
& North Africa; Reana Rossouw, CEO, Next Generation Consultants South
Africa; Prof. Shyaka Anastase,
CEO, Rwanda Governance Board; Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, Director, Falcon Corporation,
Nigeria; Monaem Ben Lellahom, Partner, Sustainable Square, India, Middle East
& North Africa; H.E. Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, Former Governor, Ekiti State,
Nigeria; Dwayne Baraka, CEO, Value CSR, United Kingdom; Douglas Kativu,
Director, GRI Africa; Tsitsti Mutasa, Managing Consultant, ZIMLEF Corporate
Governance Centre, Zimbabwe; ‘Tagbo Agbazue, Executive Chairman, Influence
Africa and Derrick Ohemeng-Mensah, Head, Legal Issues, GIMPA Centre for Impact
Investing, Ghana.
A statement by the conveners underscores the choice of Speaker and theme:
“We have chosen Prof. King as our Keynote Speaker
because he is the pre-eminent expert on the subject on the continent and
beyond. We are confident that his participation will provide thought
leadership, explore public concerns and practical issues deeply on Corporate
Governance challenges and best practices.”
Also, Chantal Uwimana,
Regional Director – Africa & Middle East, Transparency International;
Ibrahim Dikko, Vice President, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Etisalat
Nigeria; Jacob Saah, Founder & Director, Saah Partners, Ghana; Ambassador
Joe Keshi, Director General, BRACED Commission, Nigeria; Dr. Rachel Ntongho,
Lecturer, University of Bolton, UK; Dr. Kenneth Amaeshi, Director, Sustainable
Business Initiative, Edinburgh Business School, UK; and Bisi Adeyemi, Managing
Director, DCSL Corporate Services, Nigeria and Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din, CEO,
Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance will participate as speakers.
In addition to the
conference sessions, an exclusive closed-door session for chief executives of
leading institutions is being planned. The AR-CSR™ 2015 will feature other
activities such as: Sustainability Master Class, Gala Dinner, Exhibition and
Sustainable Solutions Showcase Challenge – a competition for SMEs in the
sustainability industry.
Hosted by the Lagos State
Government, Shell Nigeria has joined the growing list of sponsors for this
foremost continent-wide discourse. Others include: Diamond Bank, Heritage Bank,
Nigeria LNG Limited, Falcon Petroleum and Nigeria Info FM.
The 2015 edition of the
AR-CSR™ is presented in partnership with: Enterprise Development Centre,
Pan-Atlantic University, Chartered Institute of Taxation (CITN), Fate
Foundation, Connect Nigeria, Stears.ng, Hawkamah Institute for Corporate
Governance Middle East and The Guardian Newspapers. These organisations join
the Global Reporting Initiative and Africa Consortium for Sustainability
Trainings (ACST).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Professor Mervyn King is a globally respected
authority on corporate governance. He is a lawyer and former judge of the South
African Supreme Court as well as an academic. He is also a renowned corporate attorney, arbitrator, mediator, corporate director, commission chair, author and
speaker. Mervyn King is currently the Chairman
of the IIRC and Chairman emeritus of the Global
Reporting Initiative as well as Director, Association of Business
Administrators of Southern Africa.
Prof. King is known globally for his thorough and ground breaking work
as Chair of the King
Committee on Corporate Governance, which issued
three comprehensive reports in 1994, 2002 and 2009 which provided an integrated and inclusive approach to corporate
governance in South Africa.
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