No fewer than 500 experts in the insurance and pension industry are to set an agenda for the new administration on how the sectors can build a viable and sustainable economy in the country.

The conference themed, ‘Role of Insurance and Pension Sectors in Building Sustainable Economic Growth under the New Government’, the yearly National Conference organised by the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors (NAIPE) will set an agenda for the current administration.

This year’s conference, which is the eighth in the series, will take place in Lagos on September 7 and will feature eminent speakers from the business community, including Managing Director/CEO of APT, Securities and Funds Limited, Kasim Garba Kurdish, who will deliver the keynote address.

NAIPE also selected prominent thought leaders and professionals in the insurance and pension industry to serve as lead panelists at the conference.

Among the panelists is President of West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA)/Group Managing Director, Consolidated Hallmark Insurance (CHI), Eddie Efekoha; President of Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), Olumide Oyetan; Managing Director/CEO of Scib Insurance Brokers, Shola Tinubu and former Secretary General African Insurance Organisation (AIO), Prisca Soares.

Commenting, the Chairperson of NAIPE, Nkechi Naeche-Esezobor, said the keynote speaker and the selected panelists were knowledgeable to discuss the theme of the conference.