The 14th Annual BusinessDay CEO Forum took place on July 16th, 2026, at Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island. This forum was anchored around the theme “From Stability to Shared Prosperity.” It must be a salute to focus, determination and resilience that this programme has now been held every year without fail for fourteen years. This in itself is not at all surprising considering the quality and calibre of the personality behind it all. Those of us who have known Frank Aigbogun for quite some time now are not at all surprised. He dares where angels fear to tread with rugged determination. I am so proud of my relationship with Frank that it is in order to recall here that when he conceived the Business Day project, he granted me the honour of paying me a visit at my home; I was then living at Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi to discuss his intentions and to solicit my support, which I was so very willing to give at the early stages as practicalised through regular editorial contributions in solidarity. As Governor Cardoso himself observed during the fire chat, remaining in business for 25 long years in a terrain as tough as that of Nigeria with all its inherent challenges is no mean achievement, particularly in the context of the print media, which have recently been so massively affected by developments in the digital space with regard to public communications.