NSE CEO Roundtable on Gender Equality Holds February 2

By Aduragbemi Omiyale

On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, a workshop to promote gender equality among listed companies will be hosted by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

The event is in collaboration with International Finance Corporation (IFC) and will bring together Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and C-Suite Executives of NSE 30 Index Companies to a roundtable discussion to highlight outcomes of a recently conducted survey Gender Implications of COVID-19 on Private Sector Companies under the Nigeria2Equal Programme.

In addition to the roundtable discussion to be facilitated by the CEO of NSE, Mr Oscar Onyema, the virtual seminar will also feature a keynote address from the deposed Emir of Kano, Mr Mohammad Sanusi II, United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate; a presentation from the Country Director, IFC Nigeria, Ms Eme Essien Lore; and a fireside chat with two of the participating CEOs on what the private sector can do to promote gender equality.

The discussions will culminate in the introduction of the Nigeria2Equal Peer Learning Platform and seek corporate Nigeria’s buy in to the project.

It would be recalled that the strategic partnership between the NSE and IFC on the Nigeria2Equal Initiative was announced on Friday, 6 March 2020, at the 2020 International Women’s Day symposium hosted by the NSE.

The Initiative was kicked off with an inaugural seminar on Monday, May 25, 2020, themed Gender Implications of COVID-19: Supporting Women as Employees in the New Normal.

This was followed by a second webinar held on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, with themed Supporting SMEs and Women-Owned Businesses in Corporate Value Chains.