Abuja show to tackle housing sector challenges- convener

Forum
By Emmanuella Anokam
Abuja, April 4, 2019 (NAN) The Abuja International Housing Show (AIHS) 13th edition would feature Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) forum to tackle several challenges in the housing sector.

Mr Festus Adebayo, Managing Director, FESADEB Media Group and the AIHS convener, made this known on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

The 13th edition of the show holds in Abuja from July 23 to July 26, while the CEO’s forum comes up on July 23, the first day of the AIHS.

Adebayo said that the forum would feature 200 CEO’s in the real estate, mortgage housing finance, construction companies and professional institutions.

It would also focus on macro-economic and sociopolitical environment and impact of real estate market.

“The forum, which is a gathering of high profile professionals who are founders and business owners, will give opportunity to present and discuss challenges facing their respective organisations and the way forward.

“It is a collaborative and supportive environment for leaders in Nigerian real estate industry support services and mortgage banks. Participating in the forum will increase high-level business contact.”

According to Adebayo, the forum will equally provide avenue for meeting counterparts from every part of the country and outside Nigeria, on networking business relations.

He noted that it would provide an exceptional opportunity to enhance company growth potential, and make privilege contact with financial institutions and investors.

This, he said, would avail the participants an opportunity to understand the housing and construction industry best practices.

“AIHS CEO’s forum leverages the collective experience and knowledge of fellow business leaders from across the country network, to share and develop strategies and solutions specific to member organisations and real estate industry,’’ he said.

Adebayo noted that the agenda of the forum also included issues relating to profitability strategies, lending and credit risk, improving sales and services, assets liability, curbing building collapse as well as investment.

The 13th edition with the theme:”Driving Sustainable Housing Finance Models in the Midst of Global Uncertainties”, will have in attendance more than 400 foreign and local exhibitors from 20 countries. (NAN)
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Edited by Folorunso Poroye/Ismail Abdulaziz