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The Economist Events, events arm of The Economist, has finalized plans to hold the tenth edition of its annual Nigeria Summit in Lagos themed ‘Turning Growth into Prosperity’. The summit will hold from March 24th through to 25th at The InterContinental, Lagos. A range of delegates and speakers will be drawn from business, government and the academia to grace the event. The 2013 edition of the Nigeria Summit attracted delegates from 22 countries. The summit has become one of the leading events in Africa where business, government and people of ideas meet. This year’s summit will feature key speakers like Nigeria’s Minister of Communication and Technology, Omobola Johnson; Special Representative of the Chinese Government for African Affairs, Zhong Jianhua; Founder and Chairman, Indorama Corporation, Sri Prakash Lohia; and MD of Investments and Secretary of the Investment Committee, Wendel Group, Stephane Bacquaert. Other speakers include: Chairman, Emaar Properties, Mohamed Alabbar; Director General, Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, Arunma Oteh; Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah; and Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu. The closing speech of the day-one of the summit will be delivered by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor, CBN. “This year’s Nigeria Summit will bring together over 350 leaders drawn from different walks of life, including Nigeria’s public and private sectors, international business players and investors for a discussion on how Nigeria can turn its economic growth into social and political prosperity,” Daniel Franklin, Executive Director of The Economist, said. Part of the conversation for this year will be based on how economic growth can improve security; strategy for placing economic growth at the heart of Nigeria’s effort to unite the country; and how economic policies can drive national security and unity throughout the country. Speakers will also be expected to research questions from the business community on whether or not companies should be worried about the partnership between Asia and Africa.