Prof Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, speaking at World Exchange Congress 2010

Prof Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke,
CEO
Nigerian Stock Exchange

Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke is the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. She has been Chief Executive since January 2000. Professor Onyiuke had joined The Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1983 after a return to Nigeria from the United States and she has since served the Stock Exchange in various capacities over the years, gaining a strong knowledge of all the operations of the Stock Exchange. While in the United States Professor Onyiuke served at the New York Stock Exchange as Exchange Services Manager and Systems Consultant, from 1976 to 1983. She participated in the very selective Executive Exchange Program during President Carter’s White House years and was nominated and listed in the “WHO IS WHO OF AMERICA” in 1981. She has received many distinguished awards for exceptional leadership and academic excellence, including the Goldman Award for best thesis, the foreign Students Academic Excellence Tuition Award between 1972-76, and most recently the National award of OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (OON) for distinguished service to Nation hood in 2001. Professor Ndi Okereke Onyiuke, OON attended Queen’s School, Enugu where she made Grade 1 in 1965, and passed her Higher School Certificate (A-Levels) in 1967. She was further educated in the United States gaining her Bachelors degree at the Baruch College of the City University of New York in 1975, majoring in Computer Science and Economics. She has a Maters of Business Administration (MBA) from City University of New York Graduate school 1977 and a doctorate (Phd/ DBA) in Finance and Securities Markets from the City University of New York Post Graduate Center. She participated in Chase Manhattan Bank MBA fellow’s program in 1978, and the IBM School of Computer Systems Software Management in 1979. She was awarded the Professor of Capital Market Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka in July 2007. In addition to the demands of the various management roles she held at the Nigerian Stock Exchange from 1983 to date, she has equally served some selected corporate firms on their boards of directors, including Ivory Merchant Bank, Cooperative and Commerce Bank and NAIRA Properties Limited. To her credit she over saw the establishment of the sole Clearing House and subsidiary to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the CENTRAL SECURITIES CLEARING SYSTEM LIMITED (CSCS), as Project Director. She continues to serve as Director on the CSCS board of Directors. In the public sector Professor Onyiuke has served her Nation as member of the Board of Directors of the National Directorate of Employment from 1987 to 1990, Visiting Professor for MBA, MBF and MSC classes for the University of Lagos 1995 to 1997, Member of the Nigerian Accounting Standards Board and member of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. Professor Onyiuke also makes extensive contributions to several INTERNATIONAL organizations and Forums including the World Federation of Exchanges and the World Economic Forum. Professor Ndi Okereke Onyiuke, OON is the immediate past Chairman of the African Stock Exchanges Association ASEA, and presently the Chairman, Transnational Corporation Nigeria Plc.

Appearing:

Solutions to current industry challenges day - Wednesday 24 March 2010

11.30am

PANEL DISCUSSION: When will liquidity return to the market, and what actions can you take to boost trading volumes in the meantime?

Just how temporary is the current lack of liquidity in the market?
Which asset classes are most likely to see liquidity return first?
How important will the role of high-frequency trading be in regenerating liquidity?
What other initiatives can be undertaken to boost liquidity?

Mr Michael Buhl,

CEO,
Vienna Stock Exchange

Prof Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke,

CEO,
Nigerian Stock Exchange

Mr Brian Taylor,

Managing Director,
BTA Consulting

Mr John Lowrey,

CEO,
Chi-X Global

3.20pm

EQUITIES PANEL: Innovation – ETFs, indexes and beyond: what new products should you offer, and how do you get investor buy-in?

How important is product diversification in attracting and retaining customers?
What new products can we expect to see over the next 12 months, and how are they created?
How do you attract investors for a new product?

Mr Hubert Grignon Dumoulin,

Vice President and Head of Listing department,
Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Prof Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke,

CEO,
Nigerian Stock Exchange

Mr Aril Seren,

Secretary General,
Federation of Euro Asian Stock Exchanges

Emerging Exchanges day - Thursday 25 March 2010

10.10am

PANEL DISCUSSION: How can local companies be persuaded to list on your local exchange rather than overseas?

What slice of local listings do you need to secure in order to be an attractive exchange to foreign investors?
What can you do to win this business before they even consider an international exchange?
Understanding and developing your USPs: how can you compete with the maturity and experience of global exchanges?

Prof Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke,

CEO,
Nigerian Stock Exchange

Mr Jeff Singer,

CEO,
NASDAQ Dubai

Mr Ludwik Sobolewski,

CEO,
Warsaw Stock Exchange

Mr Gary Kleiman,

Senior Partner,
Kleiman International Consultants

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