SEM, UKTI To Launch The Afrobeat Educational Roadshow In Lagos
The UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Nigeria has announced that it has gone into partnership with Strictly Entertainment Music (SEM), to launch The Afrobeat Educational Roadshow (TAER) in Lagos Nigeria.
Speaking through a statement released by the British High Commission on Thursday in Abuja and signed by the Deputy Director of the UKTI, Beverly Okoye, the UKTI said that its aim of partnering with SEM to launch the TAER initiative is to bridge the gap between industry professionals and commercial and governing bodies.
According to the organisers, The Afrobeat Educational Roadshow will hold on Saturday 21st March 2015 at the prestigious venue, Mìlíki Private Members Club, 7b Etim Inyang Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The event will bring together leading industry experts in music and film from both the UK and Nigeria to address key issues that affect the progress of the creative industries.
Working in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the lead government organization in the United Kingdom that supports bilateral trade, the Nigerian edition of TAER is set to further develop such dialogue between both countries.
Guest speakers confirmed for the launch of TAER include Ibinabo Fiberesima (President, Actors Guild of Nigeria), Chinedu Chukwuji (CEO Copyright Society of Nigeria), Zainab Balogun (Actress / Model / TV Presenter), Stephanie Coker (Presenter, MTV Base) and Freeze (Presenter, Cool FM), Wale Ojo (Actor), Ojoma Ochai (The British Council), Lancelot Oduwa (Director / Producer / Screenwriter, Iceslide Films), Camilla Waite (Head of Legal, Phonographic Performance Limited UK).
Other speakers for the occasion include Adesope Olajide (VOX Africa, Arise TV, Bang FM & Factory 78TV), Lynxxx, (Recording Artist / Graphic Designer), Beverly Naya (Actress), Chin Okeke (Partner, Eclipse Brand Agency), Ruggedman (Recording Artist / Designer), Mykaell S. Riley (Head of Music Production, University of Westminster), Eku Edewor (Actress), Asa Asika (CEO, StarGaze Management), Sfiya (Recording Artist) Mannie (Radio Presenter, Cool FM ), Ayo Solarin (Director Zedakah Entertainment / I.P Law), Dayo Balogun (Creative Director, H264 Media), DJ Cuppy, iKE Onuorah (CEO, Strictly Entertainment Music – SEM) & many more.
