...Awosika, Ogunkoya, Badejo-Okusanya, Eiremiokhae to be honoured with LIFETIME awards
The event, which is scheduled to hold in Sheraton Hotel,
Ikeja Lagos on April 2, 2021 is themed,: “Addressing the Balance Question In
The Management Of Corporate Social Investment Portfolio During Crisis”.
The present a paper on the theme is the managing director of
Frutta Juice & Service Limited, Dr. Onyekachi Onubogu. Onubogu is an
accomplished Senior Business Leader/ Executive Board Member with over 20 year
track record of commercial and marketing success in multi-national companies
across Africa.
Lines up to do justice to this thought provoking topic are
the vice president, Association of Sustainability Professionals of Nigeria, (ASPN), Mrs. Ini
Abimbola, manager director of TruCSR/founder SERAS Africa, Mr. Ken Egbas,
director, corporate affairs & sustainability development, Unilever Ghana
& Nigeria, Mrs. Oluwasoromidayo George and regional executive head,
marketing & corporate communication, Standard Bank Group, Mrs. Nkiru Olumide-Ojo.
Other panellists include executive head, corporate
communication, Multichoice Nigeria, Ms. Caroline Oghuma, manager, communication
& corporate affairs, Nestle Nigeria, Mrs. Victoria Uwadoka, managing
director/CIO, G2M Creatives, Mr. Uduak J. Peters, chief brand & marketing
officer, Union Bank Plc, Mrs. Ogochukwu Ekezie-Ekaidem, Head, Events &
Sponsorship, Access Bank Plc, Mrs. Ogechi Kasie-Nwachukwu and group head,
strategic brand management & communication, Polaris Bank, Mr. Nduneche
Ezurike.
The chairman for the event is the Lagos State Commissioner
for Information & Strategy, Hon. Gbenga Omotoso while the moderator of the
session is the PR Lead, 9mobile, Ms. Chineze Amanfo.
Speaking on the theme of the event, the convener, Goddie
Ofose said that the theme could not have come at the better time as COVID-19
pandemic has disrupted the big corporate plans for their corporate social
responsibility initiatives.
“Last year, organisations Nigeria as well as elsewhere
abandoned their CSR plans and kept donating to the government at all levels to
fight the pandemic. This singular development caused several companies to halt
the CSR activities for the year,” Ofose said.
Therefore, we are trying to find a balance between CSI and
CSR, the convener revealed. “We believe that with the calibre of professionals we
have selected to discuss the topic, the solution would be found.”
Also part of the event of the evening, is the conferment of
LIFETIME awards on four distinguished professionals within the integrated
marketing communication firmament in Nigeria.
The four individual are Mr. Jimi Awosika, executive vice chairman,
Troyka Holdings owners of Insight Redefini, Halogen Security and Optimum
Exposure, Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, chairman, CMC BCW, Tolu Ogunkoya, regional
managing director, West & Central Africa, mediaReach OMD and Dr. Felix King
Eiremiokhae, group managing director/CEO, Oracle Agency Group.
Others distinguished individuals and organisations that have
performed creditably well in 2020 despite pandemic would also be recognised and
honour at the event.
The 2021 summit is sponsored by MultiChoice Nigeria and will
be hybrid while covid-19 protocol would be duly observed throughout the
session.