Its Your Chance to Network with Pat Utomi, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Omotola and other young leaders at The Future Awards Conference 2009
Posted on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 at 9:04 AMBy BellaNaija.com
So, everytime there is a conference – you hear the speakers teach, admonish, advise, inspire..
Every year there is the awards, you see the winners – they inspire, they motivate, they are role models…
But then how about YOU? You must wonder: isn’t it about time that you moved from watching and listening to being?!
How did these guys do it? What kind of support did they get? Is that support available in today’s Nigeria? Is it as easy as it looks? All the advices they give – are they practical? How can one move from watching and listening to actually being like these role models?
At this conference, young people will finally have the opportunity to stop being lectured this time around, but to ask the hard questions from some of Nigeria’s most successful, most respected, and most admired old and young achievers!
They will NOT be lecturing you. YOU will be asking them questions all the questions you’ve always wanted to ask.
You’ve never been at a conference this real, and this practical before.
It’s time to stop talking. Let’s start DOING!
Venue: Studio 868, by UBA Bank, Bishop Aboyade Cole,
Off Adetokunbo Ademola, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Date: Saturday, 17th January, 2009
Time: 11am
NOTE: If you had registered earlier, please do REGISTER AGAIN on the website www.thefuturenigeria.com, as there were problems with the site. Note that registration is IMPORTANT, because only registered participants will be allowed into the venue of the conference.
Once you register, your name will be put on the guest list; and it is the guest list that will admit you for entrance. There is no invitation card. Once you register, you are invited and can come straight to the event on saturday.
All attendees will also be accredited as The Future Awards Ambassadors – details of this will be given at the venue.
Below is the complete list of speakers – with new names added. Please look at the list of speakers carefully and come along with your questions – because this conference is mostly interactive; YOU will be asking all the questions.
SESSION 1
Tara Fela Durotoye
CEO, House of Tara/2007 Young Person of the Year
Chika Nwobi
CEO, MTECH
Toyosi Akerele
Principal Consultant, Rise Networks
Kaine Agary,
Winner, NLNG Prize for Literature
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Actress/Singer
IK Osakioduwa
Head of Presentation, Rhythm 93.7
Dayo Israel
Youth Coordinator, Nigerians in Diaspora
Modupe Adefeso
Member Planning Committee, Commonwealth Youth Council
TY Bello
Musician/Creative Director, TY Bello Photography
Sesan Awonoiki
CEO of Anchor International Consulting
Uzoma Okere
Human Rights Activist
Stella Damascus
Actress/Musician
SESSION 2
Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu
Managing Director, Shell Nigeria
Prof. Pat Utomi
Vice Chairman, Bank PHB
Ali Baba
Ace Comedian/CEO, XQZMOI
Fela Durotoye,
CEO, VIP Consulting
Osayi Oruene
Executive Director, Fate Foundation
Omobola Johnson
Country Managing Director, Accenture
Mrs. Bolanle Austen-Peters
CEO, Terra Kulture
Dr. Reuben Abati
Chairman, The Guardian Editorial Board
CONFERENCE PARTNERS: LEAP AFRICA. FATE FOUNDATION. RISE NETWORKS.
The GOOD NEWS: This conference is absolutely FREE! However, all participants must first register to have their names on the guest list. Without registration, you will not be allowed into the venue. Registration is on the website www.thefuturenigeria.com.
Uzoma Okere, human rights activist.
hmmmm….
Why is it that human beings like tatafo look thorugfh something and only identify the lone ‘problem’?!? You must really be sad.
well excuse me for wondering out loud.
I can definitely see how she is symbolic of the ill treatment towards civilians by military officials and I can see how this can propel her to advocate for others who face similar situations which is what I thought the definition of a human rights activist is – but I haven’t read/heard that she has. I’m not even sure what became of her case.
I’m happy to see that she is fully recovered… at least well enough to attend this forum and I wasn’t trying to take anything away from her character.
Word….I hope she has fully recovered too!
Human Rights activist sounds a bit…..but yei for the cause.
Whatever happened to her father (another military officer) who showed ill treatment towards some other man (I read in the news) hopefully she’ll be a human rights activist for him too. Double standards!
You obviously dont read the papers then. She organised rallies, and went on a media tour, and short a protest video to continue to advocate on the matter. And her ‘noise’ led eventually to an official ban of the use of horse whips etc by armed men… would you that fit your definition of ‘activist’ now?