Following a successful
five seasons of the Afrobeat Educational Roadshow in the UK, TAER is the
foremost networking initiative in Britain for African entertainment
entrepreneurs, and aims to bridge the gap between industry professionals and
commercial and governing bodies.
The Afrobeat Educational
Roadshow taking place on Saturday 21st March 2015 at the prestigious
venue, Mìlíki Private Members Club, 7b Etim Nyang Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos
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.
With the steady rise in
Nigeria’s creative industry, through a series of panels the event aims to
explore some of the core issues facing the sector such as intellectual property
and rights management in a global market, the business of branding and the
future of Nigeria’s entertainment sector. 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), 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.
Speaking on the event,
Strictly Entertainment Music founder, iKE Onuorah commented
“They say knowledge is power – If that be the case we at SEM believe TAER
has a very significant role to play – for the last 2 years we’ve been
championing the agenda of African owned creative businesses in the UK fully
getting to grips with understanding the business they are in, their position
within the African & Western markets as well as their potential bargaining
power. In return we have had a lot of interest & support from the emerging
African scene & mainstream industry!
Working with UKTI-Nigeria to bringing TAER home to Lagos could not happen
at a better time & we both share a common goal – Improving bilateral trade
between Nigerian & UK creative businesses whilst empowering the current & next generation of
creative business professionals. Its time to be in the business of creativity
as oppose to just being creative’s. We’re real excited about this trip &
can’t wait to meet the industry building new relationships”.
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to get involved, please visit
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