By our editors
The conference team has released the programme of events for the inaugural edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference.
The conference will hold at the Grand Ball Room of the Eko Hotel and Suites on Friday, April 26, 2013.
9:00-10:00 | Registration |
10:00- 10:05 | Welcome NoteAyeni Adekunle Publisher and Editor in Chief Nigerian Entertainment Today |
10:05- 10:15 | Conference OpensFrank Nweke Junior, Director-General of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group.(NESG) |
10:15- 10:45 | Music Session: Are Record Labels Endangered Species? Speaker- Keke Ogungbe Founder/CEO of Kennis Music |
10:45-11:15 | Music Panel Discussion: Looking at the music scene in Nigeria through the eyes of talents, labels, investors, consumers, regulatory bodies.DJ Jimmy Jatt Veteran Disc JockeyM.I Hip-Hop Artiste and Vice President Chocolate City Sound Sultan Seasoned Musician with 5 albums Weird MC Foremost female Hip- Hop artiste
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11:15- 11:20 | Coffee Break |
11: 20- 11:50 | Nollywood Session: The Nollywood Paradigm – reflections from an unapologetic commercial Nollywood filmmaker Speaker- Amaka Igwe Writer, Producer and Director. Amaka Igwe Studios. |
11:50-12:20 | Panelists Kunle Afolayan Award Winning ActorNse Ikpe-Etim Award winning Actress Victor Akande Group Entertainment editor at The Nation Newspaper Ibinabo Fiberesima President, Actors’ Guild of Nigeria
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12:20- 1:05 | Networking & Lunch Break |
1:05-1:35 | Business Session: relationship between Corporate Nigeria and entertainment: parasitism or symbiosisSpeaker-Kola Oyeyemi GM Consumer Marketing, MTN Nigeria |
1:35-2:05 | PanelistsAudu Maikori Nigerian lawyer and founder/CEO of Chocolate City EntertainmentEfe Omorogbe CEO Now Muzik Steve Babaeko Advertising guru and CEO X3M Ideas Gab Okoye President/ CEO Essex Geoscience, Inc.
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2:05-2:15 | Coffee and Canapés Break |
2:15-2:45 | Media Session: Role of the media in developing the industry of our dreamsSpeaker- Chris Ubosi CEO of Megaletrics (owners of Beat FM 99.9, Naija Fm and Classic FM). |
2:45-3:15 | PanelistsTolu Ogunlesi, Award winning writerElo Umeh, New media expert and Managing Director and CEO Terragon Limited Colette Otusheso, Head Of Marketing Operations MTV Base Steve Ayorinde, MD/Editor-in-Chief of National Mirror
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3:15-3:20 | Coffee Networking Break |
3:20-3:50 | CSR: Let’s talk about giving backPanelistsDarey, Award winning singer-song writer at Soul Muzik Ayo Animashaun CEO Smooth Promotions and The Headies founder Sasha Hip-Hop artiste and CEO of Eclectic by Sasha Yemi Adamolekun EiE (Enough is Enough)/Coordinator for the Youth Coalition Program, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu – Lawyer, speaker and broadcaster
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3:50- 4:20 | Cocktails. |
4:20- 4:35 | NET Honours |