From July, LBS will be moving its operations from the Victoria Island campus and concentrating in the much larger campus in Lekki.  A new block of offices and classrooms donated by some corporations is being finished in the Lekki campus.

Prof. John Elegido, Dean of LBS said: “It was part of the master plan to have all LBS’s operations in one campus.  Work has now started on our new library building which was donated by one individual,         Mr. Erastus Akingbola, CEO of Intercontinental Bank.

“The library is meant to facilitate research in the School.  Our aim is to improve on the standard of business practice in Nigeria through teaching and publishing research materials” he added.

Participants and visitors to the Lekki campus will certainly benefit from its serene and verdant surroundings, with a much larger parking facility than Victoria Island affords.

With this development LBS will run all its seminars in the Lekki campus, and only the Chief Executive Programme (CEP) in the Victoria Island campus.

LBS is one of the three schools of the Pan-African University, the other two are the Centre for Media and Communication (CMC), and the Enterprise Development Services (EDS) Centre.  These two schools will remain in the Victoria Island campus.

This event is practically orientated, helping leaders to exploit the latest leadership and management thinking and identify practical steps to improve their businesses.

Our perspective at Cranfield is that leadership development begins from the understanding that leadership is a collectively defined and enacted activity.  Although individuals and their capabilities are important, research indicates that individual talent is not the only feature of effective leadership.

The way in which an individual's characteristics and preferred ways of behaving are expressed and perceived within a particular cultural, historical and profession context are also key factors in the experience of successful leadership.
Our approach to leadership competencies and development addresses three key and inter-related capabilities on the part of those who would take up the leadership role successfully:
- The ability to understand self, one's predispositions, preferences, helpful and not so helpful habits, one's values and commitments
- The ability to 'read' a particular context, to understand its political nuances, the expectations of key stakeholders, the perceptions of the wider stakeholder group and other's values, aspirations and motivations
- The ability to create a leadership role which enables self expression, the behavioural flexibility to lead in a variety of contexts, and the courage to live according to values and convictions.

The 'Developing Leadership Competencies' programme will be a balance of business and leadership theory mixed with practical exercises and discussions to encourage learning that will make a practical difference. An exciting session discussing 'Performance at the Limit' will draw business lessons from Formula 1 Motor Racing and will include a 'Pit Stop Challenge' exercise, involving participants in working as a team to change four wheels on an F1 car, in a matter of seconds.

Objectives

On conclusion of the event a participant will have:
-an up-to-date perspective on the key issues relevant to international business leadership
-an improved understanding of how to further develop as a business leader
-practical tools that can be used to develop and deliver a business strategy
-an increased clarity in how to manage successful business change
-a deeper understanding of how to bring out the best in people and partnerships

Outline

Globalisation and Strategic Management
Global Business and Competitive Environment; the Global Context
Drivers of global Change and Growth
Strategic Management - analysis - choices - implementation
Value innovation - the Customer Proposition

Defining Leadership
Leadership in Context
Implementing Strategy
Leading Change

Performance at the Limit
Competitive Strategy
High Performance Teams

Succeeding through Others
Self Development
Developing Others

Who Should Attend

This programme is designed by the Cranfield Centre for Customised Executive Development (CCED) and now offered exclusively for LBS Alumni to help CEOs, COOs, Executive Directors, General Managers, and Top level Executives in general management and functional areas like Operations, Sales and Marketing, Business Development, Finance and Human Resources develop their leadership skills and capabilities for both individual and organizational effectiveness. 

It is for experienced business leaders who are open to learn and have a passion to continually improve themselves and their businesses. 

Date

August 17 - 23, 2008.
Arrival: 17 August, 2008
Departure:  23 August, 2008

Fees

4,500€ which includes tuition, meals, accommodation and all reading and classroom materials.

Faculty

John Glen - BSc MSc
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Economics

 
Christopher van der Hoven - BSc MBA
Lecturer in Innovation
Operations Management
Programme and Project Management

Mark Jenkins BA MSc DPSE PhD
Professor of Business Strategy
Strategic Management

 
Bill Wilson BSc MCMI
Executive Development Consultant
Centre for Customised Executive Development

Bookings

Early booking is mandatory in order to secure visas and to complete traveling procedures

Further Information

Mr Solomon Avbioroko
Director, Executive Education
Lagos Business School (LBS)
2, Ahmed Onibudo Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Tel: 01-4616170-2, 2711617-20
Direct Line: 8118770
GSM: 0802 312 4750
Email: savbioroko@lbs.edu.ng

Corporate boards have come under increasing pressure from regulators, legislators, and activist shareholders, towards ensuring corporate performance consistent with continuing legal and social responsibilities.  Among the more recent challenges are tightened disclosure rules and escalating criticism of management compensation, concerns about shareholders' involvement in selecting directors and enhancement of shareholder value.  In this environment, as in most market economies, an effective board is more vital than ever to a company's success. 

The Corporate Governance Series offered by Lagos Business School (LBS) in conjunction with the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria meets the critical need to maximize board and committee performance. The series features four interesting learning opportunities: the first focuses on the Chairmen of boards, the second is for all board members, the third focuses on the company secretaries, and the fourth is for audit committees. Led by LBS faculty who are prominent experts in corporate governance and current board members, all four programmes will enhance a board's ability to oversee the resources of a public company.

1. LEADING AN EFFECTIVE BOARD 14 July, 2008

Corporate governance has been on the front burner of global corporate activities for the past decade. There is an increasing pressure on boards to ensure decent business behaviour by their companies. This means that directors have to seek to improve and nurture their board's effectiveness. The effectiveness with which Boards discharge their corporate and statutory responsibilities will substantially affect their performance. One of the key determinants of effective boards is the role of the chairman.

This seminar addresses the challenges that Chairmen face and how they can lead their boards from good to great.

Objectives
Participants of this programme will:
- Have a good understanding of their leadership traits

- Be in a position to lead the board along   the line of best practices

- Appreciate the role of the board in  strategy development

Scope
Each participant will undergo a psychometric evaluation of personality and leadership traits before the start of the programme.

The programme  will address the following:
- Strategic Leadership
- Role of the Chairman
- Corporate Governance best practices
- Board and top management relationship
- Ethics and Leadership

Participants Profile
Chairmen of Boards  (public and private companies)

Venue
Lagos Business School(LBS),
2 Ahmed Onibudo Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos

Faculty
- Dr. Christopher Kolade
- Prof John Elegido
- Chris Ogbechie
- Fabian Ajogwu
- Emmanuel Imoagene

Fee: N75,000 per participant

2. MAKING CORPORATE BOARDS MORE EFFECTIVE 29-30 July, 2008
Corporate boards are faced with ever-increasing challenges, and are expected to fulfill a formidable mass of responsibilities in a limited amount of time. These challenges include enabling a group of independent directors to understand their company's business so that they can approve the company's strategy, monitor its performance, evaluate and compensate their chief executive officer, enhance the development of the next generation of top management, and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and ethical standards.

Directors have to seek to improve and nurture their board's effectiveness. The effectiveness with which Boards discharge their corporate and statutory responsibilities will substantially affect their performance. They also have to manage the responsibilities of their boards towards customers, suppliers, employees, regulatory bodies, and the general public. The power to improve the performance of corporate board resides almost exclusively within the boards themselves.

Objectives
Making Corporate Boards More Effective is intended exclusively for Board Chairmen and directors, including board leaders of public companies, and concentrates on cutting-edge techniques, strategies, and action plans for improving board design, refining approaches, maximizing individual contributions, and enhancing corporate governance.  You will acquire valuable strategies for strengthening board performance, as well as specific ideas for improving your personal contribution to your board.

Scope
The comprehensive curriculum examines board issues in the overall context of structuring a relationship that not only promotes cooperation between the board of directors and corporate management, but also ensures sound governance. 

Key topics include:

- Making the Board more Strategic
- Corporate Governance Best Practices
- Dynamic, constructive Board meetings
 and time-efficient agendas
- Effective use of Committees
- Evaluation of the Board and its members
- Unanticipated company crises
 or opportunities, such as takeovers
 and CEO firings
- Perspectives to the legal responsibilities
 of directors
- Board  Stakeholders Relationship

Venue
Lagos Business School,
2 Ahmed Onibudo Street
Victoria Island, Lagos

Faculty
- Dr. Christopher Kolade
- Prof. John Elegido
- Chris Ogbechie
- Fabian Ajogwu
- Dr. Doyin Salami

Fee:   N110,000per participant

3. COMPANY SECRETARY AND BOARD EFFECTIVENESS August 19 - 20, 2008

The public and investors' expectations of public boards have put pressure on boards to have efficient processes. The company secretary is the main driver of board processes and its administrative machinery.

It is therefore critical for the company secretary to be competent on board processes, be well informed on what's happening in the organization and be a good bridge between the board and management.

Objectives
This seminar is intended exclusively for company secretaries in both public and private companies.
The participants will:
- Acquire interpersonal skills
- Understand how to deal with diverse investors
- Have a basic understanding of financial reports
- Be in a position to facilitate the running of an efficient  board.
- Understand the role of company secretary
 in enhancing good corporate governance

Scope
The programme will cover the following:
- Statutory roles of company secretaries.
- Effective communication
- Interpersonal skills for top performance
- Fundamentals of financial reports
- Corporate governance best practices
- Investor Relations

GENERAL INFORMATION

Venue
Lagos Business School(LBS),
2 Ahmed Onibudo Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos

For Whom:
Company Secretaries

Fee:  
N90,000

Faculty
-Chris Ogbechie
-Fabian Ajogwu
-Dr. Doyin Salami
-Dr.Tola Owolabi
-Emmanuel Imoagene

4. GETTING THE FULL ADVANTAGE OF AUDIT COMMITTEES
September 22 - 23, 2008

The current regulatory environment, along with the enhanced scrutiny that boards and their companies now face from investors and the media, has produced significant new challenges for audit committees.  These committees now are responsible for ensuring compliance with existing accounting and financial regulatory rules and standards, as well as for providing accurate and transparent information to investors and other interested parties.

Objectives
Getting the Full Advantage of Audit Committees seminar prepares audit committee chairs and members, as well as the CFOs working with them, to operate successfully amid new regulations and emerging governance trends. Participants will examine the current regulatory environment, identify and address critical issues, rethink their committee's activities, and formulate approaches for dealing with the many challenges that audit committees face in this new governing environment.

Scope
The action-oriented curriculum engages audit committee chairmen, members and CFOs in exploring key questions, including:
- How should audit committees and management deal with the heightened demand for greater oversight and a higher level of financial and accounting expertise?
- How can audit committees improve transparency for investors?
- How can audit committees meet investor  expectations for improved financial reporting and disclosure?
- What role, if any, should audit committees play in the investor relations process?
- How can audit committees better manage their relationships with directors, corporate management, and internal and external  auditors?
- Given these and related issues, what should the charter of audit committees contain?  Also, how can these committees be structured to fulfill their responsibilities?
GENERAL INFORMATION

Venue
Lagos Business School(LBS),
2 Ahmed Onibudo Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos

For Whom:
Members of Statutory Audit committees
and Board audit committees,
Chief Financial officers (CFOs)

Fee:  
 N100,000

Faculty
-Dr. Christopher Kolade
-Chris Ogbechie
-Fabian Ajogwu
-Dr. Tola Owolabi

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Theme: Banking Transformation & Economic Renewal:
How Consolidation in Banking can produce Real Sector Growth

"Economic activity as it is known could not be smooth sailing without the continuing flow of money and credit. The economies of all market-oriented nations depend on the efficient operation of complex and delicately balance systems of money and credit. Banks are an indispensable element in these systems. They provide the bulk of the money supply as well as the primary means of facilitating the flow of credit." - Encyclopedia American International edition)

The Banking sector's apparent boom is clearly not sustainable if the revival of the real sector in Nigeria is delayed for much longer. How therefore can consolidation work for banks, long term, and their customers, as well as the new key stakeholders in the Nigerian banking sector: the foreign and domestic institutional investors? 
The sub-themes in this conference will cover key sector areas like manufacturing, using and financing information technology and human capital to drive global banks. In addition, the conference seeks to explore and define the new age of banking in Nigeria.

Speakers Include:                                                                  Prof. Pat Utomi - Lagos Business School (LBS)
Dr. Vinot George -President, Intl Banking, The UTI Bank, Mumbai India
Ibby Iyama -Barclays Capital, London, UK
Yvonne Ike-JP Morgan, London, UK
Adewopo Ayoade -Anapolis, Indiana, USA
Adedayo Ibukun -London Stock Exchange, UK
Prof. Elu Juliet -Spellman College, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Among the topics for discussion are:

The challenge in real sector finance in Nigeria:
Why the real sector is stunted in a period of banking growth
-Barth Ebong- Managing Director, Union Bank of Nig., Plc

Economic context of growth and managing exogenous shocks
- Bismarck Rewane- Managing Director, Financial Derivatives Ltd

The Internationalization of Nigeria Banking Industry:
Prospect, Dangers & Consequences of Banking Strategy In Nigeria
- Erastus Akingbola- Managing Director, Intercontinental Bank Plc

Banking and Macro-economic stability: The challenge for Nigeria
-  Michael Bell-IMF/World Bank Representative in Nigeria

General Information:

For Whom:
Executives, managers and functional operatives in Human Resources, IT, Financial Control, Corporate Development
and Corporate Communications in the Banking Industry.
Best for whole teams from various banks.

Venue:                                                                                                           Pan-African University Conference Centre,
Km 49 Lekki-Epe Expressway,
Ajah, Lagos

Time: 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

Fee:   N30,000.00 per Participant

The conference is sponsored by: Skye Bank, UBA, First Inland Bank,      Eco Bank, Bank PHB, Zenith Bank,  Afribank Bank, Union Bank, Diamond Bank and Citibank

Course Objective

At the Institutional level, this course aims at assisting Government ministries and relevant public enterprises to increase their efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the procurement of construction works funded from loans or credits provided by international financing institutions.

Course Content

The Course content is to a large extent based on a modular training package developed by the ILO Turin Centre in co-operation with the World Bank covering:-
- Procurement In World Bank Financed Projects;  The Bidding Documents: Types Of Works Contract;  The Bidding Process: Standard Bidding Documents
- Bid Opening And Bid Evaluation;  Contract Implementation and Management; Payment Procedures and Practices;  World Bank Client connection
Each Participant is invited to bring a copy of the loan/credit agreement the Project Appraisal Document (PAD) and a bidding document to be analysed and discussed

Target Group

The course is intended for public sector procurement staff of projects funded by International Financing Institutions (World Bank, African Development Bank etc.) as well as Central Bank Tenders Board Officers, Municipal Officers and Project Managers/Officers handling tenders for construction works. Participants will be drawn from  Anglophone member countries of ECOWAS and other parts of Africa.

Fee: Tuition (Accommodation not included): N256,500

This covers: Course materials, meals (tea/coffee breaks and lunch on weekdays) and professional charges only. Projects are expected to pay participants separately for travels and subsistence from the credit. Participants paying only tuition are expected to arrange for their own accommodation.

Optional Hotel Accommodation: N175,500
This covers only the hotel accommodation for the Participants who wish to have the school take care of hotel and shuttle (between the hotel and the school) services for them. Such participants must communicate such intention at least a week before the arrival date.

Space is limited to the first 50 confirmed bookings ( i.e. those who have made payments
by Tuesday 19 February, 2008)

Course Certificate
Certificate of attendance will be awarded to every participant who fulfils all the requirements of the course.
Date: 26 February - 7 March, 2008

Venue:
Lagos Business School (LBS), 2, Ahmed Onibudo Street
(opposite The Law School), Victoria Island, Lagos, NIGERIA

Arrival: Participants are expected to arrive on Monday 25 February, 2008. Course registration starts at 8.00am on Tuesday 26 February, 2008.

To be admitted into the programme, participants MUST provide evidence of payment.

Course Objective

- To increase the skills of project personnel in the selection and use of consultants
- To equip practising consultants with the necessary skills to confidently prepare
  responsive consultancy proposals

Course Content

- Procurement Planning
- Preparation of Terms of Reference (TOR)
- Preparation of Cost Estimates, Advertising,
  Shortlisting And Issuance of Letters of Invitation
- Selection Methods; Evaluation Criteria
- Types of Contracts and Important Conditions of Contracts
- Management of Contracts
- Supervision and Evaluation of Consultants’ Performance

Target Group

Procurement Managers, Engineering Consultants, Management Consultants, Procurement Agents, Construction Managers, Disbursement and Loans Officers.
This workshop is highly recommended for all those involved in World Bank funded projects or projects funded by International Financing Institutions.

Fee:  Tuition (Accommodation not included): N128,250

This covers: Course materials, meals (tea/coffee breaks and lunch on weekdays) and professional charges only. Projects are expected to pay participants separately for travels and subsistence from the credit. Participants paying only tuition are expected to arrange for their own accommodation.

Optional Hotel Accommodation: N81,000
This covers only the hotel accommodation for the Participants who wish to have the school take care of hotel and shuttle (between the hotel and the school) services for them. Such participants must communicate such intention at least a week before the arrival date.

Space is limited to the first 50 confirmed bookings ( i.e. those who have made payments
by 11 February, 2008)

Course Certificate
Certificate of attendance will be awarded to every participant who fulfils all the requirements of the course.

Date: February 18 - 22, 2008

Venue:
Lagos Business School (LBS), 2, Ahmed Onibudo Street (opposite The Law School), Victoria Island, Lagos, NIGERIA

Arrival: Participants are expected to arrive on Sunday 17 February, 2008.
Course registration starts at 8.00am on Monday 18 February, 2008.

To be admitted into the programme, participants MUST provide evidence of payment.

Pan-African University is organizing an exhibition on the legacies of St. Josemaria Escriva from 6-10 October, 2007 at the Lekki Campus, Ajah.
St. Josemaría Escrivá, was canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 6, 2002, five years ago.  Opus Dei (“Work of God” in Latin), which he founded by divine inspiration on October 2, 1928 has opened up to people of all times a way to seek sanctity through daily work well done, and in the fulfillment of the Christian's ordinary duties. In this way it contributes to the evangelizing mission of the Church. Since the beginning of Opus Dei in Nigeria in October 1965, some faithful of the prelature, with the help of many friends have undertaken projects aimed at improving the Nigerian society and its peoples, in different spheres: educational as well as social. The Lagos Business School / Pan African University is one of such initiatives.
 The fifth anniversary of the Founder's canonization as well as the twenty-fifth anniversary of the erection of Opus Dei as a personal prelature present a wonderful occasion to reflect on St. Josemaría's legacies. This serves a double function of both deepening  in the sense of his teachings as well as showing  in a small way the gratitude of the many who benefit from it.
 This Exhibition aptly titled, “The Legacies of St. Josemaría Escrivá” attempts a quick overview of some aspects of his life and teachings.

Further information www.pau.edu.ng

Due to the increasing demand by managers for the Executive MBA programme, the School is expanding its facilities to admit more candidates into the programme from next January.  Applicants will be expected to submit their applications before the end of August to be considered for admission.  Click here for information on how to apply.

LBS in collaboration with Westpine Hospital and Consulting Centre Plc and the Institute of Directors (IOD) is organizing a two day International conference on funding the Health Sector in Nigeria.The conference is to bring together, Medical Practitioners, Health care facilities, HMO's, entrepreneurs, health care companies, Hospitals, government health care regulatory agencies, Government officials, Investors, Bankers, Insurance companies to give an opportunity to network and find a framework for accessing funds available from  local and international finance institutions.

The theme of the conference is Alternative Financing For Health Care Facilities in Nigeria. The Way Forward...

The Conference, which will hold from the 9th - 10th October, 2007 at the Pan-African University Conference Centre, Ajah, Lagos, will be declared open by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Albert Alos. The guest speaker will be the Honourable Minister of Health while the Keynote Address will be delivered by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria
Topic: International Finance: Regulatory Framework

Other speakers include: Mr. Robert Lyons, CEO, Edward Boustead Plc UK 
Topic: International Financing: West African Experience

President, Institute of Directors
Topic: Challenges and Prospects of Health Care

Managing Director, Zenith Bank Plc
Topic: Financing Imperatives for Sustainable Health Care Development

Managing Director, Westpine Hospital & Consulting Centre Plc
Topic: Value Creation In The Health Care Sector: The Role of Finance

HMO
Topic: Financing in Nigeria

Director Equipment Leasing Association of Nigeria (ELAN)
Topic: Lease Financing As A Veritable Alternative For Health Care Institutions

Managing Director, Saint Nicholas Hospital
Topic: Constraints to Accessing Finance for Health Care Institutions in Nigeria

Regional Director, EXIM Bank of America
Topic: The African Experience

Managing Director, Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc
Topic:

USAC Corporation, USA
Topic: Rationale Strategy & Benefits of lnternational Financing

Managing Director, Lagoon Hospital Plc
Topic: Finance Limitations: The Bane of Providing Qualitative Health Care in Nigeria

Managing Director, Opticom Leasing Company Ltd
Topic: Asset-Based V Liability Based Financing

Director,  Lagos Business School
Topic: Strategies for Economic/Financing Empowerment for the Health Sector in Nigeria

Country Manager IFC
Topic: The Nigerian Experience In Financing Health Care Sector in Nigeria

Managing Director / CEO, Bank PHB Plc
Topic: Value Creation in the Health Sector: Role of Banks