Where: Transcorp Hilton Hotel,Abuja,Nigeria,West Africa

When:October 19th-20th

Who:Executive,Entrepreneurs,Governors,Chairman,Industry Leaders

The speakers include Babatunde Raji Fashola , Executive Governor of Lagos State
Madhu Mantena, Bollywood Film Director
Guy Harington, Head of CEMEA, Public Sector Group, CitiGroup
Aliko Dangote, Executive Chairman and Founder, Dangote Group
Ali Faramawy, Vice President and President, Middle East and Africa, Microsoft International
Oscar Onyeama, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange
Jubril Adewale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc.

The Agenda

-The world in 2012
What trends, discoveries, issues and ideas will dominate global discussions over the year ahead? How will developments in business, finance, politics, science and technology change the lives of Nigeria’s citizens?

-The nation finances
Which factors will shape Nigeria’s growth over the next five years? Will the Government be able to put the nation’s finances in order? We discuss what lies in store for the economy, talking through GDP, inflation, currency rates, industrial output and consumer spending, and explaining how global trends will directly impact Nigeria’s performance

-Reforming Nigeri’s business landscape: Investors and Government in dialogue
The operating environment for business in Nigeria remains challenging, with wide disparities across states in terms of the ease of paying taxes, registering property, enforcing contracts, obtaining permits or setting up a business.

-Spotlight on Nigeria Film Industry
In just thirteen years, Nollywood has become the world’s third largest producer of feature films. Now worth US$ 250 million each year, Nigeria’s film industry is the brainchild of entrepreneurship and digital technology.

-Business in Lagos: How to improve the working environment in Nigeria’s biggest city
Join Babatunde Raji Fashola, Executive Governor of Lagos State for an exclusive interview on what steps he is taking to improve the infrastructure of Lagos. How will Lagos transform itself into a modern hub and what examples can the city give to Nigeria and to Africa?

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Editor’s note:This is a copied and pasted interview of one of the organizers of Mobifest.The editorial team is not responsible for any information contained in this interview.Read on

WTN: What is mobiFest2010 About?

Emmanuel: MobiFEST is Nigeria’s first mobile apps, contents and devices
conference and exhibition. It will hold in the heart of the Nigerian
youth market in the Yaba axis of Lagos, targeting students from
about five higher institutions. MobiFEST was conceived to accelerate
mobile apps development focusing on areas of strong compelling need
across all areas of human endeavors in Nigeria.It will be hosted at
the University of Lagos.

WTN: How will it impact Nigerian mobile market?

Emmanuel: Immediately what we are looking at is a Nation wide buzz on mobile apps and how it can be leveraged to address some developmental challenges
in Nigeria.When this has been achieved,the next stage is to commence
development efforts in making this a reality.

WTN: From the developer’s perspective… what should we expect?

Emmanuel: Basically, we want the event to be a launch pad for Nigerian
developers to gain a share of the market. Nigerians are very
intelligent people. However, it is important to note that abilities
are limited where there are no opportunities. My expectation is that
the mobile network operators and device manufacturers active in the
mobile landscape in Nigeria will consider setting up an innovation lab
in Nigeria where Young mobiprenuers can develop their ideas. Such a
lab can be housed in one of our universities to create a hub for a
thriving mobile apps developer community.

WTN: What should we expect from the business perspective too?

Emmanuel: If new innovative services are successfully launched and it becomes
commercial success, then those players will reap the benefit of such
efforts. If we have More Nigerians striving to become the likes of
Alexandre Amosu, Chika Nwobi, Goke Akinboro in their own
communities,then we are on our way to launching a Nigerian Renaissance
via the mobile technology.

WTN: Looking at the speakers they are such movers in the industry, is there going to be a kind of synergy between budding technopreneurs and the established players?

Emmanuel: The essence of bringing the established players like you rightly
noted,is to bridge the gap and learn from them.The disconnection
between these two groups is the reason for the limited growth in that
sector. We need to come together,share experiences and forge a way
forward.

WTN: In the mail we got, top mobile brands are coming to look at innovations worth investing in, what’s your advice to our mobile developers?

Emmanuel: Apart from top Brands, some enterprenuers are actively seeking out
young developers to explore outsourcing developmental jobs from EU /
North America.While it will be great to attract these scouts,my advice
is,present or showcase what you have and where you are. Dont hurry to
complete your developments only to get it wrong. Be proud of your
efforts and show is as it is,even if it is still at conceptual
stage. You may not just know who will be interested at that stage.

WTN: Looking forward, what chapter will this event open, will it be an annual event?

Emmanuel: It will give us the ability to measure what is out there. Measure the efforts,understand the short falls in terms of resources and what is
needed to move forward.It is my sincere believe that this humble
efforts will open a new vista for Nigeria developers as we celebrate
the 9th year of GSM in Nigeria and hopefully, we may get our version
of mobile Monday and maybe, an innovation lab to make all these dreams
a reality. It will be an annual event and we hope to replicate it
across the geo-political zones in Nigeria.

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These auctions help create awareness of the scope of that regionalized art, passionate interest in individual artists, and serve as a working database to be used for fair, market oriented valuations.

Contact them:

ArtHouse Contemporary Ltd.
Penthouse Floor
Foreshore Towers
2A Osborne Road
Ikoyi, Lagos
Nigeria
Tel: +2341.774.0909
eFax: +44870.199.2847
Email: lagos@arthouse-ng.com

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-A number of leading broadcasters and content suppliers involved in sub-Saharan Africa have come together to form Africa Media Rights Watch. [ Source ]

-The World Cup of filmmaking’the first Cinemasports international filmmaking competition to be held in Africa will take place on 18 September in Tshwane, South Africa. Harnessing a synergy between digital video, Internet, and mobile technology, Cinemasports is at the forefront of the changing media landscape. [Source ]

-IBM has announced the opening of a full subsidiary office in Accra, Ghana. The new office will enable IBM to deliver high-value solutions and services to meet the growing needs of clients in Ghana. [Source ]

-Nigeria mobile operator, Zain has introduced free SMS (Short Message Service), lowered tariff for calls made to numbers within (On-Net calls) and out of the networks (off-Net calls), and loads of other benefits designed to give its customers more value.[Source]

-Kenya prepares the way for a technology-based future. [Source ]

-Apple’s iPad could go on sale in SA within a matter of weeks [Source ]

-Global investors’ interest in acquiring vast swathes of land for commercial agriculture in Africa intensifies [Source]

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LastPlaneToLagos is an online magazine featuring Events, Culture, Lifestyle, Music and Fashion by creative minds of African origin. Featuring daily updated news, features, editorials and music, LPTP highlights the best by Africa and Africans globally

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The Team
Services
Porfolio

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What:Social MediaWeek

When: Feb 1st-5th 2010

Where:New York,Berlin,London,San francisco,Toronto and Sao Paulo

The five day conference ,will explore the impact that social media has on culture, business communications and society at large.
The programs will span a variety of formats, ranging from talks, presentations and panel discussions, to interactive workshops, seminars, networking events and drinks receptions.

The social media week is being sponsored by meebo,mashable,pepsico,PSFK,wired.com and eventbrite among others.

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Inspired by the 8th edition of the Bamako Photography Encounters 2009, 10 Nigerians made up of photographers and writers decided to make a road trip to Bamako from Lagos: in a black Volks Wagen Mini bus rented from Photo Garage in Lagos. This project arose as a result of an urgent need to address the notion of dividing borders between countries in the African continent. It might sound paradoxical that while travelling by air might seem a lot faster and much more stress-free, it indeed suggests a feeling of immense “distance” between places, given that one might call the singular borders suggested by the airport terminals as “virtual”, not tangible, providing a rather fictitious notion of displacement in real time; more so due to the absence of land scapes and other elements which serves as visual testimony to distance covered.

Official website

Participants include:

Uche James Iroha, Lucy Azubuike, Emeka Okereke, Amaize Ojiekere, Uche Okpa Iroha, Ray Daniels Okeugo, Unoma Geise, Chris Nwobu, Nike Ojeikere, Charles Okereke.

Dates scheduled for Travel are as followed:

3rd of November: Participants leave Lagos,

6th of November: Participant arrive in Bamako

15th of November: Participants leave Bamako

18th of November: Participants arrive in Lagos.

Borders Involved:

Nigeria/Benin (Seme), Benin/Togo (Grand Popo), Togo/Ghana (Aflao), Ghana /Burkina fasso (Paga), Burkina Fasso/ Mali.

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In Kenya, the assets comprise four state-of-the-art cineplexes, with a total of eighteen luxury theatres and two media stores selling the latest books, music, Apple computing and filmed entertainment products. In Ghana, Silverbird has established the country’s first ever cineplex of five theatres fully equipped to international standards, with Dolby digital surround sound and contiguous with a media store.

In addition to Silverbird’s extensive Nigerian entertainment asset in Lagos, Abuja, Uyo, Port Harcourt, Jos, Owerri, Awka and Yenagoa, the Silverbird Group, with this investment, is now positioned as one the largest entertainment conglomerates in Africa. Silverbird Group has launched its media stores in Lagos and Abuja and has taken over the Nu Metro Cinema at Ceddi Plaza, Abuja.

In 2009, Silverbird will launch a further 12 screens planned for Abuja at its flagship entertainment centre. These latest developments will support Silverbird’s aspiration for market dominance in this field in Africa.

The group’s Executive Chairman, Mr. BEN MURRAY-BRUCE said, “Silverbird’s recent offshore acquisitions and expansion were made possible by forward-looking partnerships with businesses and individuals in South Africa, Zambia, and Ghana, allied with two of Nigeria’s finest financial institutions, Union Bank Plc, and FCMB Plc.”

This collaboration will enable Silverbird to improve the delivery of quality entertainment in Africa.

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Categories are :

dancing, singing, music, sports, acrobatics, soccer, street performance, comedy, magic.

The prizes include 30 million Naira

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