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Talking Trade Webinar – November 2022 Edition: “Unveiling the Challenges of MSMEs in Nigeria – A Case Study by Fidelis Onu.”
Date: Saturday, November 5th 2022.
Time: 12 noon ET (US & Canada) 5 pm (West Africa Time)
- Guest Speaker: Fidelis Onu
DG Delta Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (DACCIMA)
Moderator/Anchor: Lady Kay
Host/Convener : Olufemi Boyede, CITP
This episode is a practical story-sharing webinar; our guest speaker will be sharing perspectives from his wealth of experience.
Guest Speaker Profile & Bio
CITATION
Mr Fidelis Onu:
ISON Nigeria Limited (Managing Director) 1998 – present
– Supervised Export of Raw Cashew Nuts (RCN to Australia
-Consulted for the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and the
Nigerian Shippers Council on commodity Export and facilitated several capacity-building programs for SME development in export under the guidance of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council.
I was co-founder of the first export Cluster in Delta state, the Delta Export Cluster, in 2015. I also was co-founder of the WLBC Export Cluster Cooperative Society in the same year.
Associations
1. Warri Chamber of Commerce (Publicity Secretary) 2012 -2020
2. Delta Shippers Association (Public Relations Officer) 2012 – present
3. WLBC Export Cluster Cooperative Society (Secretary) 2015- 2018)
4. Delta Export Cluster (2015 -2020)
5. Coalition of South South Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and
Agriculture (Committee Secretary) June 1st – Present
University Education
Attended the University of Benin, Edo state, Nigeria [BSc Geography and Regional Planning.]
Secondary Education
Attended: Government College Ughelli, Delta State (1983 -86)
Command Day Secondary School and Federal Government College (SSCE 1989 -1991)
Achievements
A coalition of South-South Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture COSSCCIMA (Secretary COSSCCIMA Blue Economy Committee) June 1st 2022 -Present
-Currently designing strategies for developing and implementing the Blue Economy Road Map for private sector participation and capacity building.
-Providing online platforms for positive engagements between the organised private sector and international stakeholders in the maritime sector
– Prepared Association’s Position Paper on Harnessing the Potentials in the Blue Economy for Private Sector Investment
-Led the Committee planning the 1st inaugural Blue Economy Summit that would involve all the Chambers of Commerce and state governments in the Niger Delta region.
Fidelis Onu
DG Delta Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (DACCIMA)
Achievements (continued)
Delta Association of Chambers of Commerce (Director General)
October 1st 2020–Present
– Oversee the effective administration of the State’s central Chamber of Commerce, which is made up of 4 autonomous city chambers of commerce
-VONCAP Nigeria Limited (Facilities Manager Uvwie Modern Market Ugbolokposo) July 15th 2020–June 1st 2022
-Facilities administration of the Uvwie modern market Ugboloposo and was responsible for managing the staff and premises of over a thousand spaces for the concession between the Uvwie Local Government Council and VONCAP management.
Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (Forum Member) June 1st 2021–Present
About The Talking Trade Webinars
The Talking Trade with Femi Boyede Webinars has been set up to discuss, in a professional manner, all the angles related to the various issues that a firm, an individual, or a country can expect to confront as they design, implement or modify their strategic processes to manage global trade. It is a virtual platform for engaging discussions on international trade; its components, the values international trade offers to individuals, corporations, and countries, such as the reduction of poverty, creation of employment, increased corporate profitability and the growth of national economies, among others.
Expected Outputs and Outcomes
The outputs of the Trade Webinar series will include:
a. Webinar Report: A summary of key findings and policy recommendations distilled from each session, combinations of sessions, papers, and keynote speeches.
b. The proceedings of the webinars, incorporating relevant comments and feedback from peer review and webinar participants will be published after the episode or quarter.
c. Presentation of these findings and recommended solutions will be made to relevant governments agencies, ministries and parastatals as well as other identified stakeholders.
d. Our inhouse team will track results of the webinar series, and make updates available to subscribers and stakeholders.
The Moderator /Anchor
Kemi Amusan popularly known as Lady Kay is a linguist (French and English), an Editor, a Crisis Prevention Intervention Trainer and a community leader (leading several thousands of blacks) as the immediate past president of the Nigerian-Canadian Association in Greater Toronto Area, Canada. She currently works as an Assistant Registrar in a great university in the Caribbean. Lady Kay gives back to the community as the Senior Advocate of Global Women Ambassadors, Canada. In this role, she organizes programs to educate, elevate and facilitate many socio-cultural, entrepreneurship, immigration, educative, empowerment programs for families. Lady Kay is also the host of Agbajo Owo and Ask Lady Kay – the broadcasting arms of Global Women Ambassadors that seek to ‘build the community, one family at a time’.
The Host /Convener
Olufemi Boyede, CITP has over thirty years of professional experience in international trade and strategy, policy advocacy and human capital development. He has broad expertise in trade and business environment improvement, regional integration frameworks, trade linkages, services exports, public-private dialogue and advocacy on non-oil exports and enterprise development issues.
He has a strong background in private sector management positions and consulting roles in the business, trade and logistics communities, and more recently has held numerous senior trade and export development positions in Nigeria’s public and private sectors. In addition to several Consultancy assignments with International Agencies including the World Bank, DFID, GIZ, USAID, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Trade Centre (ITC).
‘Femi’s 30 years of international trade expertise places him in a leveraged position to provide professional advice to worldwide with clients (both importers and exporters) helping them to successfully navigate the day to day complexities of the international trade industry.
His passion to increase awareness and equip international trade stakeholders forms the basis for these series of webinars.