- Keke
Ogungbe, Kola Oyeyemi, Amaka Igwe, Iyiola Ayoade confirmed speakers
- Panelists
to include: Audu Maikori, Ayo Animashaun, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Kunle Afolayan, DJ
Jimmy JATT, Steve Babaeko, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Tolu Ogunlesi, others.
NE Newspapers LTD, publishers of Nigerian Entertainment Today have announced the
inauguration of an annual umbrella conference for the Nigerian entertainment
industry.
The
conference, which will debut on Friday April 26, 2012, ‘is an invaluable
initiative needed at this critical time in our industry, to steer the different
sectors and associated elements, in the appropriate direction’, according to NET
founder Ayeni Adekunle.
Nigerian
Entertainment Conference, Ayeni says, will cover all the sectors associated
with the entertainment industry. These include Fashion, Music, Movies/Films,
and Media. Others are Sports, Arts, IT, Comedy and Events.
‘The
conversation has been on for years, conversations about the way forward for the
art and business of entertainment in Nigeria. And, since NET was established
three years ago, we’ve been at the forefront of efforts to get the conversation
going. Now, it’s time to bring everyone together so we can begin an
active process of re-organisation’.
According
to statement issued today, NET is working with partners in the media,
government, corporates, music, movies
and elsewhere to make sure the conference delivers its promise.
To
hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites,
the first-of-its-kind conference, Ayeni says, will feature sessions on
Nollywood, Music, Media, and more, as well as the inaugural NET Honours to
reward distinguished practitioners.
The
theme of the conference is ‘building the
industry of our dreams’.
‘The
Nigerian entertainment industry has shown its capacity – if we’ve been able to
generate billions of dollars without any visible structures or government
support, then imagine what would happen if we’re able to put our house in
order? And I say ‘put our house in order’ because no one will do it for us. Not
the government, not the ‘corporates’.
If it’s ever going to happen, then practitioners will have to be the ones to
spearhead it. And it all starts with this conversation’.
As
the entertainment business the world over continues to see rapid, shocking
changes, with the future of the industry increasingly relying on information
technology and new ideas, NET says it’s bringing practitioners in Nigeria together,
to ‘study the global trend, understand it, master it, and put it to use –
for the benefit of practitioners, consumers, corporates and society’.
Confirmed
speakers include Kennis founder and CEO Keke
Ogungbe, iconic writer and producer Amaka
Igwe, GM Consumer Marketing MTN Nigeria Kola Oyeyemi, and Charterhouse Ghana founder Iyiola Ayoade while the likes of star actress Nse Ikpe-Etim, Headies founder Ayo
Animashaun, filmmaker Kunle
Afolayan, comedian Tee A, singer-songwriter
Darey, entrepreneur Steve Babaeko, recording artiste Weird MC, the iconic DJ Jimmy JATT, National Mirror MD Steve Ayorinde, new media expert Elo Umeh, writer Tolu Ogunlesi, AGN president Ibinabo Fiberesima and Chocolate City president Audu Maikori will serve on different
panels. More speakers and panelists will be announced.
The
Nigerian Entertainment Conference will kick off activities for the third
anniversary of NET, Nigeria’s leading entertainment newspaper which was founded
on April 26, 2010.
Ayeni
Adekunle Samuel
Founder
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