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47TH AIO CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY KICKS OFF IN LAGOS TO CLIMAX WITH INSTALLATION OF TOPE SMART AS NEW PRESIDENT.

  • September 11, 2021
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47th African Insurance Organisation (AIO) Conference And Annual General Meeting, Lagos Nigeria

Tope Smart, AIO’s President

The 47th African Insurance Organisation (AIO) Conference and Annual General Assembly, has commenced today at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria and expected to be climaxed with the appointment of a new President, Mr Tope Smart, at the closing ceremony. The closing event is slated for September 8th this year, sponsored by NEM Insurance Plc.

Mr Tope is currently the Vice President of the Organisation. His appointment which took place at the end of its 46th Conference and General Assembly was recently held in Johannesburg, South Africa .

The theme of this this year annual conference is: “REBUILDING AFRICA’S ECONOMY – THE INSURANCE PERSPECTIVE. Participants are expected from over 45 African countries.

Mr. Tope Smart is a graduate and an award winner from the University of Lagos also holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

He is an Associate member of both the Chartered Insurance Institute of London and the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria.

Mr. Tope Smart, GMD NEM Insurance PLC The Incoming President Of AIO

Tope, an astute professional, believes very strongly in the entrenchment of insurance in the mind of every Nigerian.

He is a Council member, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Council member, West African Insurance Companies Association (Ghana), Council member, Nigeria-Britain Association, Vice President, African Insurance Organization (AIO) and a past Chairman of the Nigeria Insurers Association to mention but a few.

Tope sits on the board of several companies amongst which are RegencyNem Insurance (Ghana) Limited and NEM Asset Management Limited.

In 2014, he was appointed by the Federal Government as Co-Chairman of Insurance Industry Transformation Committee.

He was also recently appointed as Chairman, Planning Committee of the University of Lagos Alumni Association’s Golden Jubilee Anniversary.

In recognition of his outstanding achievements, Tope has won several awards amongst which are Distinguished Alumnus by the University of Lagos, University of Lagos Alumni Association Golden Jubilee Special Recognition Award amongst others.

He is also a two time winner of the Businessday Top 25 CEOs award.Tope is an alumnus of Harvard Business School.