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Leading Nigerian Family Businesses Summit holds October

By Gbenga Akinfenwa
24 August 2024   |   2:28 am
All is now set for the Family Business Summit 2024, which aims to convene more than 150 of Nigeria’s leading family business leaders and shareholders. The summit will also offer a platform for sharing experiences and turning crisis into opportunities.

All is now set for the Family Business Summit 2024, which aims to convene more than 150 of Nigeria’s leading family business leaders and shareholders. The summit will also offer a platform for sharing experiences and turning crisis into opportunities.

  
Themed, ‘Family Business Legacy: Strategies for Building and Maintaining Multigenerational Wealth,’ the summit will take place in Lagos and Ogun states from October 17 to 20, 2024.
  
According to the organisers, it will feature discussions, a boot camp designed for the next generation of family business leaders, providing valuable insights into leadership transitions and equipping them with the skills needed to lead their family businesses into the future, themed workshops, and networking events covering crucial topics like corporate governance, financing, and generational handover.
  
The convener of the summit, Oghenevwoke Ighure, said the event would feature a special book launch and presentation of City Wall: We all Lived by selling by Munzali Dantata, a book on Kano, covering the trans-Sahara trade, through colonial rule and the early years of independence through the eyes of an entrepreneur.
  
Leaders from Nigeria’s top family businesses will also share insights on navigating challenges and driving innovation. Participants can engage in small group workshops and exclusive meetings with experts for practical solutions. The event will conclude with a gala ceremony recognising the Top 10 National Family Businesses of the Year and celebrating outstanding achievements in the sector.
  
A Partner and Africa Family Business Leader at PwC, knowledge partners to the summit, Esiri Agbeyi, said: “As leading advisors to family businesses in this market, we have a keen multi-disciplinary appreciation of the dynamics of private wealth and family businesses. We believe the theme for this year’s summit resonates with key concerns of most family businesses to grow wealth, preserve the legacy and successfully hand it over to the next generation.”

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