PRIDE LAGOS CREATIVE ENTERPRISE WEEK 2021: CREATIVITY IS BIG BUSINESS

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The Pride Lagos Creative Enterprise Week (PLCEW) which seeks to chart pathways to make  creativity pay has assembled a stellar lineup of facilitators for its 2021 edition “Creativity Is Big  Business”. The event is scheduled to hold November 8–13, 2021 at Alumni Hall, Yaba College  of Technology, Lagos.

“As youths of Nigeria, we are currently faced with unprecedented unemployment and  underemployment – these are hampering our pursuit of rewarding and fulfilling lives”, said  Chukwuemeka Anyiam-Osigwe, Coordinator PLCEW. “The Pride Lagos Creative Enterprise  Week is targeted at turning creative talents into lasting businesses to uplift the youths of the  country.”

PLCEW is a weeklong event of seminars, master classes, workshops and other activities to  empower young creatives and help them to unleash their potential.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2021 

Digital Marketing: An Overview 

Featuring:

Muyiwa Aleshinloye, Group Head, Digital at Insight Redefini

Ose Osundeko, Group Head, Digital Marketing at Fidelity Bank PLC

Brand Building: The Way to Make It 

Featuring:

Abiodun Ajiborode, Director of Brand and Trade Marketing at Monument Distillers  Nnenna Onyewuchi, Executive Director of Strategy and Innovation at Yellow Brick Road

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021 

Intellectual Property Literacy and Respecting Copyrights 

Featuring: Busola Bakinson, Team Lead Intellectual Property at Olaniwun Ajayi LP

Building Your Music Career 

Featuring: Lucklyn Okeimiebi Audu, Legal and Corporate Affairs Executive at Aristokrat Group

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021 

Succeeding in the Creative Space 

Featuring: J. Martins, Popular Musician

A Guide to Professional Photography 

Featuring:

Richard Bamidele Eko, Visual Business Consultant

Jokotade Shonowo, Founder Poshclick Portraiture

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021 

Instagram Influencer: The New Way of Influencing 

Featuring:

Nonye Udeogu of This Thing Called Fashion

Valerie Egbuniwe, Lifestyle Content Creator

The Future of TV in Nigeria and Its Relevance for Content Creators

Featuring:

Abiola Matesun, Founder and CEO of MalekFoto Films and MalekFoto Weddings Anita Adesiyan, Country Manager for MTV Shuga Nigeria

Bola Atta, Group Director for Corporate Communications at UBA; Executive Producer at REDTV Moses Babatope, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Filmhouse Group; Managing Director of  FilmOne Entertainment

Rosemary Egabor Afolahan, Head Business Development, Market Strategy and Sales at News  Central TV

Tolulope Olamide Ajayi, Director, Producer and Creative Professional

Victor Okhai, President Directors’ Guild of Nigeria

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021 

How to Create a Successful Podcast

Featuring:

Dami Aros, Host of the podcast So Nigerian

Dolly Akintoye, Co-host of the podcast Road to 30

Rafiat Akinwande, Host of Queen Raffy’s Space podcast and Community Manager at  NaijaPodHub

Soft Skills Needed by Creatives

Featuring: Daniel Emenahor, Senior Learning and Development Associate at Jobberman

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021 

Comedy Workshop 

Featuring: Taaooma, Popular Comedian and Influencer

There will also be a display of artworks by up-and-coming artists throughout the week. Visit www.lagoscreativeenterpriseweek.org for more details.