The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, and ThinkTank Media; a full service integrated marketing agency located in Lagos recently announced that the 2018 edition of the Creative Nigeria Summit #CNS2018 is set to take place on 17th and 18th July 2018 at the Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos and also released a list of speakers.
The summit which holds annually, will welcome top local and international key players, thought leaders and professional to tackle challenges bothering on the on-going digital migration in the Nigerian television landscape and provide insight on the dynamics of content in a purely digital TV industry. The theme for this summit is “Content; the Future of Nigerian Film & Television in a Digital Era”. Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Minister of Information and Culture will welcome and host over 2000 guests and partcipants during the summit.
The summit organizers are excited to welcome a group of experts from Nigeria and abroad, many of whom have impacted the industry through innovation to speak during the 2- day summit. “We are honored to be working with key industry professionals from across the world who, through their contributions, made CNS a world class event last year. This year’s event promises to be lot more impactful, as we ceaselessly move to grow the Nigerian creative industry with this gathering of creative minds.” Taiwo Olukunle; Managing Director of ThinkTank Media explained.
The speakers include;
• Mo Abudu; CEO of top Nigerian television and film production company, EbonyLife
• Jason Njoku; CEO and co-founder, iROKOtv – one of Nigeria’s leading VoD platforms
• Sanjay Salil; founder of Media Guru and one of India’s top media entrepreneurs
• Bada Akintunde Johnson; Country Manager, Viacom International Media – parent company of MTV, Nickelodeon, BET and Comedy Central
• Avi Armoza, Founder of Armoza Formats and one of Israel’s top television producer/distributors
• Anahita Kheder; Senior VP, Middle East, Africa and South Eastern Europe, Fremantle Media International
• Emma Smithwick; Film and TV Producer and Scriptwriter
• Jeff Kalligheri; CEO of Waterstone Entertainment – a production and financing company
The speakers will explore critical topic including:
• New frontiers in media and entertainment industry
• Content creation
• Content monetization, distribution and marketing
• Creating an interactive platform (Video on demand)
• Digital and media asset management
• Omni platform consumption of content
• Intellectual property management: rights, royalties
• Digital content security
Creative Nigeria Summit is a platform to examine and exchange ideas, innovations and create sustainable solutions to challenges and opportunities within the Nigerian creative industry. The event is an initiative of ThinkTank Media and Advertising in conjunction with the Ministry of Information and Culture.
Registration for the summit is FREE
