Ayeni Adekunle set to hold NECLive4

The fourth edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference is set to hold on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Landmark Convention Centre, in Oniru, Lagos.

This year, musicians will join their colleagues from Nollywood, comedy, media, IT, fashion, sports and allied sectors to discuss issues and solutions, network and connect; while demonstrating ideas, products and services that can potentially deliver the kind of innovation the industry in particular, and the country at large, desperately needs, at the event which is themed: ‘Entertainment industry as ‘last hope‘ for Africa’s largest economy’.

Speakers for this event are award-winning actress and producer, Funke Akindele; CEO EME Records / Cinematographer, Bankole ‘Banky W’ Wellington; music Entrepreneur and recording artiste, Dapo ‘D’Banj’ Oyebanjo; managing director of Multichoice Nigeria, John Ugbe and MD / CEO Braincraft limited, Olatunde Falase.

Panelists for the conference are ace comedian, Julius Agwu; rapper Folarin ‘Falz the bahd guy’ Falana; artiste manager and CEO Rouge Entertainment, Joyce Ize-Iyamu; male vocalist, Timi Dakolo; singer, rapper and songwriter, Keshinro ‘Lil Kesh’ Ololade; comedian, director, producer, actor, and writer, Bovi Ugboma; Hamburg-based graphic designer / creative for Jung Von Matt, Kayode Olowu; businessman, talent manager and record label executive based in the UK, founder, CEO and head of Grafton Entertainment, Tonye Ibiama; CEO of TripleMG, Ubi Franklin with Kemi Adetiba as moderator.

The entire conference would be hosted by Tunde ‘Tee A’ Adewale.

Speaking on the conference, the founder of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference, publisher of Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) and CEO of Black House Media, Ayeni Adekunle said: “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; Nigerian Entertainment Today is bringing practitioners in Nigeria together, to put our house in order, while taking concrete steps to study global trends, understand them, master them, and put them to use – for the benefit of practitioners, consumers, corporates and society”.

Over the years, the Nigerian Entertainment Conference has hosted in the industry having various speakers feature at the event such as Prof. Pat Utomi, actress Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde, award-wining singer 2face Idibia, producer and Mavin Records Don jazzy, rapper Olamide and the masked one Lagbaja – to be part of what’s now become the marketplace of ideas, products and services for Africa’s leading creative and entertainment industry.