Veteran journalist and former governor of Ogun State Olusegun Osoba has been confirmed as chairman of the second edition of the Nigerian Media Leaders’ Summit organised by The Journalism Clinic (TJC) and endorsed by the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN),
According to TJC’s founder/director Taiwo Obe, the event, coming nearly five years since when the first edition was held, with no fewer than 60 senior executives from across the broad spectrum of the Nigerian newspaper expected, will be held on May 6 and 7 at the Academy Suites, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
“With huge support and partnerships from, among others, the Lagos State Government, Nigeria LNG Limited, Central Bank of Nigeria, Punch Nigeria Limited, The Cable Newspapers and UAC Foods, we are able to hold the summit with the theme “In pursuit of products, profits and more,” Mr Obe said.
NPAN president Kabir Yusuf is expected to deliver an opening remark.
Obe and 10 others with depth in their niches will make presentations around the theme of the summit.
Speakers at the conference will include Juan Senior, president, Innovation Media Consulting Group, appearing virtually; Dolapo Otegbayi, until recently the route-to-marketing director, FrieslandCampina and now, principal consultant, Dolapo Kuye Otegbayi Consulting; Joshua Olufemi, CEO, Dataphyte; Dr Rasheed Adebiyi, senior lecturer, Fountain University; Damilola Ajiboye, senior product manager, Stears and Ore Afolayan, founder/team lead TOA Marketing.
Others are Omotayo Inakoju, head of legal, EbonyLife Group; Esosa Osagiede, creative director, Insight Publicis; Atunyota Akpobome, founder/creative director, XQZMOI; Dr Waheed Olagunju, founder WVL Development Advisers and former executive director/acting MD, Bank of Industry.
“It will be mind-blowing and far-reaching,” asserts Obe.
