On Friday 6 November at Freedom Park, Lagos, several prominent personalities from the Nigerian creative industry including Programme Chair, Committee for Relevant Arts, Jahman Anikulapo, Wazobia FM OAP Steve “Yaw’ Onu, Writer and publisher Toni Kan, and Programmes Director, Beat FM, Olisa Adibua gathered for the inaugural NECLive Series conference entitled “Bridging Pathways To The Creative Industry Of Our Dreams”.
Organised by NET, the NECLive Series conference featured panel discussions on the topics “Protecting Intellectual Property” and “Bridging Pathways To The Creative Industry of Our Dreams.” Also Ace photographer, Sola Animashaun, anchored a master class titled ‘Power of Photography – Pictures in A New Age’
Other personalities in attendance included Founder, Olori Supergal.com, Tosin AJibade, Entertainment Editor, The Nation Newspaper Victor Akande, Director General, and National Council for Arts & Culture (NCAC) Mrs. Dayo Keshi, GM, Five Star Music, Soso Soberekon and Programmes Director, City 105.1 FM, Gbemileke “Oscar” Oyinsan amongst others.
Giving his thoughts on the day’s events, NET publisher and conference convener Ayeni Adekunle remarked,
“The process of creating an organized and sustainable creative industry is a unavoidably long one. An industry, which has existed in chaos for such a long time, will not transform itself overnight and this is where the NECLive Series conference is very important. Once a year we gather for the main conference, but these regular mini conferences give us the opportunity to bring more ideas to the table and engage in a robust debate that cannot be had in just one day.
The conversations we have had here today along with the many conversations we have had and will continue to have, will form the basis for the structure of the new Nigerian creative industry that we want to build. I am very happy at the turnout and I enjoin all the participants and everyone present to take these discussions to heart and begin implementing the resolutions wherever we may have a chance to.”
Convened annually since 2013 by Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET), the industry’s leading content platform, NECLive serves as a platform for discussing challenges, exchanging ideas and setting the agenda for the entertainment industry in Nigeria. NECLive Series is a spin-off from the broader conference, which held in April 2015.
