10th April, 2015
Funsho Arogundade
As the date for the third edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference inches closer, leading lights of Nigeria’s entertainment scene such as Davido, Bez Idakula, Wunmi Obe, Kemi Lala-Akindoju, Ini Edo and MI Abaga are set to feature as speakers and sessions panellists.
The annual conference, which is billed to hold on Wednesday, 22 April, 2015 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, is themed ‘Buying And Selling Nigerian Entertainment…And Everything In Between’.
Leaders in media, fashion, music, film, hospitality, art & design, IT and corporate branding will exchange ideas and discuss mutual challenges through a series of panel sessions.
Among others confirmed as speakers are Alex Okosi, MD, Viacom International Media Networks Africa; Dunn Loren, Vice President, Corporate Brand and Strategy Communications, Merrifield Group; Henry Ekechukwu; music producer Shizzi; Chocolate City rap artiste MI Abaga and NET publisher and conference convener Ayeni Adekunle.
Other speakers include actress Joke Silva, rapper eLDee, EbonyLife TV CEO, Mo Abudu, Marketing expert George Thorpe, Iroko TV boss, Jason Njoku and UBA Pacific Music Limited boss, Innocent Uba.
Panelists on board include MD, The Quadrant Company, Bolaji Okusaga; CEO, Del-York International, Linus Idahosa; owner of Oracle Experience, Felix King; Ventra Media Group boss Daryn Wober; Quilox Club owner Shina Peller; CEO, AFRIFF, Chioma Ude; fashion designer, Mai Atafo; comedian AY, and photographer Yetunde Babaeko amongst others.
Also joining the lineup are Nigerian Breweries Senior Marketing Manager Tokunbo Adodo, Tunde Laoye and Total Consult CEO Theo Lawson.
The Nigerian Entertainment Conference is an annual event convened by Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET), Nigeria’s leading entertainment industry print and online medium. Since its inception in 2013, the conference has become the premier forum for Nigerian entertainment industry discussions and agenda setting, with notable addresses from influential personalities like 2Face Idibia, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Frank Nweke Jnr.