2022 NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SUMMIT (NIMS 2022)
Organized by
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, NIGERIA, IN COLLABORATION
WITH NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SUMMITS AND SYMPOSIA
CONFERENCE THEME: IGNITING THE BLUE ECONOMY
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
DATE/TIME
ACTIVITY/SESSION
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
DAY ONE
MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2022
9:30 – 11:00
OPENING CEREMONY
Opening Remarks
Dr Magdalene Ajani
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation
Welcome Address
Mfon Ekong Usoro
Chairperson, Governing Board, Nigeria International Maritime Summits and Symposia
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Keynote Address
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Secretary General, International Maritime Organization
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Formal Opening of Conference
Alh. Muazu Jaji Sambo
Hon Minister of Transportation Federal Ministry of Transportation
11:15 – 12:00
High Level Panel Session Parley with H.E. Kitack Lim, Secretary General, International Maritime Organization
De-carbonization and Greenhouse Emissions in Shipping – Policy and Operational Perspectives from West & Central Africa
Session Chair
Mfon Ekong Usoro
Chairperson, Governing Board, Nigeria International Maritime Summits and Symposia
Panelists
● Kwaku Ofori Asiamah Honourable Minister of Transportation, Ghana
● Dr. Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria
● Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR, Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
● Barr. Margaret Orakwusi, Chairman, MORBOD Group
● Alhaji Aminu Umar, Chief Executive Officer, Sea Transport Group
● Dr. Immed Zammit, Chief Executive Officer, Tunisian Shipping Company
12:30 – 13:00
OPENING OF EXHIBITION AND HIGH-LEVEL TOUR OF STANDS
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30
Wealth of the Waters - Harnessing the Economic Diversity of the Marine Environment
Session Chair
Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN
Panel Discussion
· Commodore Daniel Atakpa - Commandant, Nigerian Navy Hydrographic School
· Mr. Ibukun Adewumi - Coastal and Marine Management Specialist at UNESCO - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
· Mr. Abdulkadir Ahmed - Managing Director, NLNG Ship Management Limited
· Mr Samuel Kame-Domguia, Ocist - Sr. International Consultant and Chairman, The Kame Domguia Consulting Group,
Coordinator, ECCAS Strategic Interdepartmental Maritime Task Force, Cameroun.
15:30 – 16:00
Side Event
H.E. Kitack Lim parleys with the leadership of Women in Maritime and CEOs of Maritime Agencies in attendance
Exhibition
Venue: Lagos Oriental Hotel
6:45pm
Maritime Industry Ball
Dress Code – Black Tie, National Attire
Venue: Lagos Oriental Hotel
Invitation Only Event
DAY TWO
TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2022
9.30 – 12.00
Financing Maritime Assets – Ports and Shipyards
Session Chair
Funke Agbor SAN, President, Nigerian Maritime Law Association
·Dr. Oyebode Oyetunde - Executive Director, Nigeria; African Development Bank Group
· Mohammed Bello Koko, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority
· Engr. Greg Ogbeifun - Chairman, Starzs Investments Company Limited
· Courage Obadagbonyi - Chief Financial Officer, APM Terminals Apapa Limited
·Princess (Dr.) Vicky Haastrup – Executive Vice Chairman, ENL Consortium Ltd
· Temi Omatseye, Former Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
9.30 – 12.00
Side events by H.E. Kitack Lim
Commissioning of NIMASA’s new Headquarter Building
12:00 – 14:00
EXHIBITION VISITS/LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30
High Seas to Hinterlands – Opportunities and Challenges in Harnessing the Blue Economy
Session Chair
Admiral Francis Akpan (Rtd.)
· Dr. George Moghalu - Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority
· Mr. Emmanuel Jime, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council
· Oluwadamilola Emmanuel - Managing Director, Lagos State Waterways Authority
· Wanle Akinboboye - Founder, La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort
· Mrs Rollens Macfoy - Executive Director, Operations, Ocean Deep Services Ltd.
15:30 – 16:00
Wrap Up
i. Communique
ii. Closing remarks
Dr. Emeka Akabogu - Senior Partner, Akabogu Law
15:30 – 17:00
EXHIBITION VISITS
18:00 – 20:00
CLOSING RECEPTION