
Audu
Maikori
Students, professionals and general stakeholders in the creative
industry sector will be hosted by the
British Council, a
non-governmental international organization for educational
opportunities and cultural relations, in an interactive
Creative
Industries Expo, billed to hold on Sunday, December 4 to
Wednesday, December 7 2011 at the
Eko hotel and Suites,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
The event which is put together to develop and expand
entrepreneurship skills for attendees, providing a guide on how to do
business locally as well as in the UK, and tips on protecting
intellectual properties, promises to be an ideal gathering for like
minds in diverse sectors of the creative industry to interact and
network.
The four-day event will feature keynote addresses by Nigeria’s
Culture and Tourism Minister, Chief
Edem Duke and
Ian
Livingstone, Life President of British video game publishing
firm Eidos.
Other interesting features of the expo include speeches by key
players in various sectors of the Nigerian economy among whom are;
Governors
Rotimi Amaechi and
Liyel Imoke
of Rivers and Cross Rivers States respectively,
Greg Odutayo,
President of National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts
Practitioners, NANTAP, veteran Nollywood actress,
Joke Silva,
Audu Maikori, CEO
Chocolate City Music Group
amongst other seasoned professionals.
Interested Participants are expected to register online for the event
at; www.creativeexponigeria.org. The British Council has joined in work
on promoting creative industries abroad, including running a series of
awards for young creative entrepreneurs worldwide such as the
International Young Publisher of the Year, UK Young Publishing
Entrepreneur and International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year
awards.