The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is set to hold the 59th
edition of its Annual General Conference (AGC) from August 23-29,
2019 at the Convention Centre of the Eko Hotel & Suites,
Victoria Island, Lagos; with an adjunctive venue for breakout
sessions at the Harbour Point Event Centre, also in Victoria
Island, Lagos.
This year, the Conference will feature over 30 technical
sessions and showcase sessions, where subject-matter experts,
business leaders and renowned political leaders in various fields
of human endeavour will lead conversations primarily aimed at
envisioning the future of the Legal Profession, within the context
of a rapidly changing and evolving world, and anticipate the
adaptive measures that practitioners will be required to embrace in
light of these imminent changes.
Notably, subject to registration, the Conference is open to all
members of the NBA and, indeed, members of the public, and the
Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the NBA is enthusiastically
ready to welcome delegates and guests to the high-octane City of
Lagos with its very rich and diverse cultures, bustling with
entrepreneurs — The Centre of Excellence.
CONFERENCE THEME: “FACING THE FUTURE”
Nigeria recently welcomed a new democratic administration
following the just concluded 2019 general elections. A new
administration of the Nigerian Bar was ushered in last year. Within
the period of 6 years, Nigeria has experienced markedly mixed
fortunes, including the end a boom period, a recession and, more
recently, a slow recovery. These events underscore the exigencies
for a well-defined, deliberate template for “Facing the
Future”.
The Conference will address issues around the rule of law,
independence of the judiciary, access to justice and protection of
fundamental human rights, the economy and how to pilot the present
to assure a better future. The theme “Facing the Future” is borne
out of the pressing need to invest in a sustainable foundation for
an optimistic future.
The phenomena of globalization and technology have evolved
exponentially over the years and have disrupted practically every
sphere of society. Artificial intelligence, blockchain, financial
technology, cloud computing, electronic documentation and
electronic discovery are a few of the technologies that have
directly and will continue to impact the manufacturing and services
sectors including the legal and justice sub-sectors. The Conference
will interrogate the current legal regulatory environment, lawyers’
response to technology and preparedness to harness these tools for
efficient legal services delivery and a technology driven
judiciary.
This year, the Conference places the NBA Sections and their
respective specialist committee sessions at the heart of the
conference programme for capacity building.
Lawyers will have a real opportunity to focus on their areas of
interest and benefit from exposure to emerging practice areas to be
better equipped and reinforced to Face the Future.
SOME SESSIONS AT THE CONFERENCE:
1. Code Of Conduct Tribunal: A Clash Of Judicial And Executive
Powers
2. Capacity Building in the Oil and Gas Industry – What are the
essential drivers to take us there?
3. Lighting up the Future – Identifying and Removing the Clogs in
the Power Chain
4. Social Media: Culture, Liability and Professional Ethics
5. Trade in Legal Services: Current Realities and Future
Possibilities
6. State of Play, Future Challenges and Opportunities in Cross
Border Trade in Legal Services
a. Examining the Emerging Formations and Structures for
Collaboration
b. Domestic Policy Change
7. Regional Economic Communities and Regional Economic Agreements
on Cross-border Legal Services (AfCFTA, EPA, ECOWAS etc.)
a. Readying Your Practice to Tap the Opportunities
b. Threats
c. Effect of Do-Nothing Approach
8. Digital Trade in Legal Services
a. Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Trade in Legal
Services
b. NextGen Lawyers
c. The Challenge of Regulating Digital Trade Legal Services
9. Public Private Partnership: Panacea to Economic Development and
Change
10. Infrastructure Financing in Nigeria; Sukuk and the Future
11. Leveraging Technology in Justice
12. Administration: Issues and Challenges
13. A Future Fit Legal & Regulatory Framework for Corporate
Nigeria
14. Revisiting Legal Services Delivery by
15. Foreign In-House Counsel: The Law versus Practice, etc.
These are only a few of the sessions at the 2019 conference.
Kindly visit: www.nbaconference.com/index.php/provisional-programme/[1] for a
comprehensive outline of the full programme.
SPEAKERS
The President of the International Bar Association (IBA); Mr
Horacio Bernardes Neto will be attending the conference, where he
will launch the IBA Working Group on Sexual Harassment and Bullying
in the legal profession. There would be over 40 other speakers and
guests at the conference.
SOCIAL EVENTS
There will also be several networking events and mentoring
opportunities between bar leaders and young lawyers at the
conference.
The TCCP and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) have lined up
various social events such as, cultural and art displays, music and
dance performances from across the length and breadth of country,
comedy shows, as well as cocktail events at the ‘Conference
Friendship Centre’ to promote relaxation and further networking and
interactions among Conferees. There will also be annual soccer
tournament.
The 2019 NBA Conference is the conference to beat! Each conferee
will go back to base, better and more professionally equipped and
experienced than they came.
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